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• Teens @ RPL June 2019 Newsletter •
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Summer Reading Program Join RPL for a great reading adventure this summer. This year's theme is "Explore Your World!" It's easy to participate - just follow the steps below to get started. - Come to any Richmond Public Library and pick up a RPL Passport.
- Come to a RPL program and get your passport stamped.
- Check out books and get your passport stamped.
- Collect all 8 stamps to collect a prize and be entered into the Grand Prize drawing.*
*One stamp per day. Join us for a fun filled Summer Reading Kick Off on Saturday, June 15th. Sign up for Summer Reading and get your "Reading Adventures Passport" to start Exploring Your World! Belmont- 10:00am - 1:00pm Broad Rock- 2:00pm - 3:00pm East End- 11:00am - 4:30pm Hull Street- 10:00am - 2:00pm Main- 11:00am - 1:00pm North Avenue- 1:00pm - 3:00pm West End- 10:00am-4:00pm Westover Hills- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Teen Advisory Group (TAG) MeetingCurrent and prospective TAG members, join us for our monthly meeting. Help us plan teen programs, give feedback on the YA collection, and have your voices heard concerning all things TEEN at the library, and earn volunteer hours. Snacks will be provided. For more information contact Jenn Deuell at 646-4740 or jennifer.deuell@richmondgov.com Date: Monday, June 24, 2019 Time: 6:00-7:00pm Location: Main, Teen Space
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Innovation Lab Richmond Public Library’s new Innovation Lab is now open! The Innovation Lab is a digital lab and makerspace for children, teens, and adults. In it you will find tools and technology for learning, exploring, designing, creating, and innovating. Let your imagination run! June Classes: Registration is encouraged for all Innovation Lab classes.
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Maker Meet-up for Teens Teens take over the Innovation Lab! Come get creative, work on your DIY skills, learn to use your Innovation Lab equipment, and more. Each month we will feature a new project. Space is limited and registration is suggested. Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: Main Library, Innovation Lab
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Pokemon GO Community Day Come join us for June's Pokemon GO community day event, where we'll be catching the monthly featured Pokemon and playing some Pokemon-themed mini-games! Feel free to bring your Pokemon cards or other Pokemon merchandise to trade or show! Starting in June, we'll also be handing out gym badges to all attendees. Gotta collect 'em all! Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019 Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Location: Broad Rock
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Yoga Learn basic breathing principles; pose alignment, meditation, and relaxation. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Please call before arrival! Date: Saturday, June 8 & June 22, 2019 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: North Avenue
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LEGO ClubAges 5+ join us for LEGO robotics, animation, and free building & play. Typically meets every 2nd Saturday. Register here. Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Hull Street
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Teen Board Game Night Come join us for an evening of fun board games. Date: Thursday, June 13 & Thursday, June 27, 2019 Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: Ginter Park
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Drop-In Origami Everyone is invited to drop in to the Library and make some origami. Paper and instructions will be provided. Belmont - Tuesday, 6/18 All Day Hull Street - Tuesday, 6/25 All Day
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Sister City Pen Pal Club Hey teens! Curious about how libraries look and work in other countries? Come into Broad Rock on June 18th from 4:30pm – 5:30pm as we reach out to our Sister City libraries around the world. Tell our new pen-pals all about life in beautiful RVA! Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm Location: Broad Rock
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Painted Rocks! Come join us as we tap into our creativity and use colorful sharpies or paint pens to transform our rocks into pieces of art! All supplies included. Recommended ages 12+, but everyone is invited! Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Broad Rock
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Family Games Come and enjoy indoor and outdoor games. Activities include board games, bean bag toss, giant bubbles, and more! Date: Monday, June 24, 2019 Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm Location: Westover Hills
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Tastes of the World Party Did you know that people in other countries think that America's obsession with all things peanut butter is just, well, weird? We've tracked down a sampler platter of snack foods from other parts of the world for you to taste. For teens 12-18. Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2019 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: East End
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Explore 3D Printing Join us for Teen Relaxation Hour with Ms. Clark. Teens will be shown stretches and breathing techniques to help them relax. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm Location: West End
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Research and Writing Class with GoogleLearn something useful this summer! This three-month class for adults and teens will teach you how to use Google Docs and Search to research a topic and write a paper or other document about your topic. Space is limited and registration is suggested. Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Broad Rock
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Introduction to Belly Dance and Transnational Fusion Twila Jane is the owner/artistic director for Illumination Dance Studio, Richmond's only studio dedicated to bellydance in all it's forms. She's teaming up with Richmond Public Library to bring bellydancing to teens and adults at the library. This introductory class shares the history and relevance of bellydance and its modern day incarnations through movement and a short lecture. Explore some of the more iconic movements of this form, including hip work, isolations, and shimmies. There is no experience required for this class. This workshop is appropriate for teens ages 12+ and adults. Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm Location: Main Library, Children's Activity Room
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Stranger Things Escape RoomStranger Things are happening at the library! If you like puzzles or escape rooms, this program is for you! Help Will escape the Upside Down in 30 minutes or less or the Demogorgon will get you! Must register your group by calling 804-646-4768. Up to 6 people per session. Each session lasts 30 minutes. AGES 10 and Up. Knowledge of the show is not necessary to play. Session Times 1:00-1:30, 2:00-2:30, 3:00-3:30, 4:00-4:30 *Beware- jump scares can exist. You can let us know if you are a novice or expert on Stranger Things or Escape Rooms. *We reserve the right to place small groups together. Date: Saturday, June 29, 2019 Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Main Library, Annex
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Teen Zine Workshop with Coleman Engle Make your own tiny book with local comics artist, Coleman Engle! No experience needed. Supplies and snacks provided. Just bring your ideas and creativity! There will be prizes and freebies, as well. Date: Saturday, June 29, 2019 Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm Location: Hull Street
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Spring Classic Film Series Join us during our five-part classic film series and enjoy a different classic each night with light refreshments. Check back for updates on this year's titles. Call Robert at 804.646.8833 for more information. Dare: Mondays Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm Location: Westover Hills
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GRASP's Financial Aid Assistance Need money for college? GRASP provides advisors, free of charge, to anwer financial questions and inform you about the FAFSA process. To receive any federal student aid, you must complete the FAFSA. By appointment only. Date: Wednesdays Time: 6:00pm - 7:45pm Location: Belmont
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Library YarnsIf you like to knit or crochet, join this fun time of creativity at the Belmont Library. Bring you portable handwork project for an informal group experience. Teens and adults are welcome. Date: Thursdays Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm Location: Belmont
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Time to Talk! English Conversation Club Practice your English speaking skills in a group of friendly native speakers and English Language Learners. We'll have fun and learn something every week! Date: Thursdays Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Broad Rock
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New Books We're Excited About
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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
by Shane Burcaw
The author of Laughing at My Nightmare and the picture book Not So Different presents a latest collection of evocative and humor-infused essays about living with disability caused by a degenerative disease in an uncomprehending, able-bodied world.
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Let Me Hear a Rhyme
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Three Brooklyn teens plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he is still alive, in a vibrant standalone novel by the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Monday's Not Coming.
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Finale : a Caraval novel
by Stephanie Garber
A conclusion to the best-selling series that includes Legendary finds Tella struggling to choose between the throne-claiming Legend and a former enemy, while Scarlett faces the impossible in the wake of a life-changing discovery.
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Aurora rising
by Amie Kaufman
Relegated by a misguided act of heroism to a squad comprised of his school's hopeless misfits, a graduating cadet in a 24th-century space academy rescues a centuries-hibernating girl from interdimensional space only to be swept up in an interstellar war millions of years in the making. By the best-selling authors of the Illuminae Files.
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Again, but better
by Christine Riccio
Feeling unfulfilled by a first college year spent entirely studying, a pre-med student signs up for a semester abroad in London, where her pursuits of friendship, romance and adventure are complicated by fish-out-of-water realities. A first novel by the creator of YouTube's PolandbananasBOOKS.
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With the fire on high
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Navigating the challenges of finishing high school while caring for a daughter, talented cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen. By the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X.
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The Missing Season
by Gillian French
Disregarding an urban legend about a marsh monster believed responsible for the disappearances of local kids, town newcomer Clara begins questioning the motives of her friends and her own judgment amid the mounting tensions of a Halloween prank war.
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We contain multitudes
by Sarah Henstra
Writing letters back and forth for an English class assignment, two teen boys develop a friendship that eventually grows into love before bullying, homophobia and devastating family secrets challenge their bond.
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