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Teen Volunteer Application Form: Teen Advisory Board and/ or Page Volunteer

By filling out this form, you are expressing your interest in a volunteer opportunity at Southwick Public Library. The library will contact you in late October or early November to follow up with you about the positions and next steps.  This application is for either the Page Volunteer, or the Teen Advisory Board Volunteer. If you feel you can commit to both, you are welcome to participate in both opportunities.

To apply, click here: Teen Volunteer Application

Page Volunteers- help with shelving, organizing, preparing book and bulletin board displays for the young adult area, and other activities as needed. This opportunity requires that volunteers commit to an hour a week at a mutually agreed upon time.  There will be an interview session for new applicants in early Monday November 7th at 3:00.  The training session will take place November 14 at 3:00. 

Teen Advisory Board– Create and plan teen activities and events, as well as      suggesting materials for the teen collection. Commit to meeting the second Tuesday each month from 2:30-4:00 for 4 sessions. Our first meeting will be November 12. 

Girl Called Echo (Vol. 1) by Katherena Vermette

Book  Review

“A Girl Called Echo follows the story of a teenager who embarks on a

journey to the land of her ancestors whenever she is lost (or just bored!). This book

immerses youboth in Echo’s school life, and in her ancestors’history.
Including a timeline of the Pemmican Wars, a recipe for pemmican,
and a song by a Métis poet and songwriter, this book will truly bring you

back to the past. Discover pieces of Echo’s history—and maybe some

of your own—with this remarkable book.”

-“ScholarlyDonut” ~ Grade 7

Enter your reading hours here between Dec. 17th and January 18th for your chance to win a raffle!

You may enter up to 5 hours per week.
You must be in grades 7-12.
Prizes include a $10 gift card to Dunkin Donuts, a $10 gift card to 5 Below, and a Mystery Prize!
Winners will be announced on January 21, 2019.

Click here to enter your reading hours!

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter by Atelier Sento

Onibi is a good story about two young foreigners: Cécile and Oliver. They buy a camera that they are told can take pictures of the supernatural. They explore and enjoy the local foods as they search for yokai in Japan.

 According to Wikipedia  "Yokai  are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for 'bewitching; attractive; calamity'; and 'spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious'. They can also be called ayakashi, mononoke, or mamono"

To learn more about yokai and onibi, explore http://yokai.com/ and check out this book!

Call number: YAGRAPHIC SENTO

By Faith Sketches

Edited by Heather P. 

Smile😁

  The book “Sisters” by Raina Telgemeier has a way of relating to people with siblings and gives those without brothers and sisters a taste of what it’s like. It switches between the story of a family going on a field trip to how we got to the beginning of the story, and how the family changes over the years. It also shows how sibling relationships can have their ups and downs, but when it comes down to it, family is forever (sappy I know). But, Raina makes up for it with the humor and an amazing  story.

Review by "Faith Sketches," grade 7. 

Call number: YAGRAPHIC TELGEMEIER