Hi Everyone - just wanted to give you some bits of news from the Teen Department.
First, the teen webpage is in development and almost ready to go! Some of the features on the site will include the book of the week and TRAP recommends list - these will include recommendations and reviews you post to the blog. I'll give you more details about this once the site is developed a bit more.
Second - we're recruiting new volunteers for the Reading Buddies Programme - the programme runs on Tuesdays between February 6 and March 27. Volunteers work one-on-one with children to practice reading. If you are interested in applying, please email me at acecch@markham.library.on.ca and I'll send you an application - you must be in grade 10 or older to volunteer.
Last, we're starting a new project for summer and we're looking for a group of creative, enthusiastic teens who like working with kids and want to get involved in running children's craft programmes. The group will meet once a month beginning in March to plan a series of drop-in craft programmes for children. These teen volunteers will not only get to help plan the classes, but they will actually run the programme! It's a great opporutnity to be creative, get some great experience (that'll look great on your resume or university/college applications) and have some fun! If you are interested in applying, again, drop me a line at acecch@markham.libary.on.ca - again, grade 10+ please.
Andrea.