Join us for some wild fun this year for teens & tweens! From super fun events, to monthly creative kits, and more!!
TEEN SUMMER VOLUNTEERING (Ages 14 - 18)
Applications Due: JUNE 19
Explore Teen Summer Volunteering HERE
Writers In Residence
- Weekly Zoom Meetings: JULY 8 - AUG 12
- Book Premiere: AUG 15 | Fanfare Books
Earn volunteer hours for writing and become published in the Forest of Words anthology book, and read some of your work and sign copies of the book at the book premiere party.
Summer Event Crew
Dates vary
Earn volunteer hours while attending events like Summer Swiftie Celebration and Spider-Man Escape Room
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Teen Maker Marketplace
- Weekly Zoom Meetings: JULY 7 - AUG 5
- Vendor Show: AUG 8 | Destination Stratford
Earn volunteer hours for weekly trainings on creating a small creative maker business. At the end, earn money at your own vendor show. APPLY HERE for Maker Marketplace.
SUMMER EVENTS
Ignite Your Summer Photography Contest (Grades 8 - 12)
Weekly JULY 6 - AUG 24
Each week, teen photographers submit a photo (or photos) by following that week's theme. Enter to win a weekly prize pack. All submitted photos are entered into the end-of-summer grand prize draw. Follow SPL’s teen Instagram @SPL.Ignite to compete.
Spider-Man Escape Room
JULY 8, 9 & 10 | 3:00 - 8:00 PM | Quiet Room
In this 30-minute escape adventure, groups of five will work together, solve clues, and stop the Spider-Man villains. Registration required.
Summer Swiftie Party
JULY 29 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Details TBA.
SUBSCRIPTION KITS
YA Loot Packs (Grades 8 - 12)
Pick up kits: MAY 12 + new dates JULY 13, AUG 10
Turn reading into a gift with our book subscription kits for teens. Sign up each month for three books in the genre of your choice, goodies (candy, buttons, stickers), a craft or activity. Return the books but keep the goodies. Registration required.
Tween Lit Kits (Grades 4 - 7)
Pick up kits: MAY 20 + new dates JULY 22, AUG 19
Turn reading into a gift with our book subscription kits for tweens. Sign up each month for three awesome tween books, goodies (candy, buttons, stickers), a craft or activity. Return the books but keep the goodies. Registration required.
Tween Break-In Bags (Grades 4-7) NOW FULL
Pick up kits: MAY 7
Solve the themed puzzles each month to unlock the bag of goodies each month. Keep all the goodies but return the lock and bag!
Chopped @ Home (grades 8 - 12)
Pick up kits: MAY 25
Each month, pick up your pre-packed basket of ingredients kit and use to make a new twist on that month's theme. Send a pic of your creation so the public can vote on their favourite. Each winner receives a kitchen gadget prize. Registration required.
OTHER EVENTS - ALL AGES
LEGO Community Mosaic
Build: APR 22 - 30 | Display: MAY 1 - 9
Help us build a large-scale LEGO mosaic one tile at a time. From April 22 to 30, visitors can complete a small pre-designed LEGO tile that will become part of a collaborative community artwork. Each tile contributes to the final image, which will be displayed on the main floor from May 1 to 9.
No LEGO experience required — just drop in and build. For ages 6+. For ages 0-5 visit the tinker table for Duplo Mosaic building.
Chess Knight at SPL (All Ages - on-going)
MONDAYS | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Drop-in and gather on the main floor of the library, where all ages come together to enjoy a chill night of playing chess and drinking tea. BYOBoard if you have one -- if you don't, come anyway. (Youth under 12 must be accompanied by adult.)
Questions?
Email Brooke at bwindsor@splibrary.ca or call 519-271-0220 x131.