Lego Challenge!

Thursday, March 15th
4:00 pm
For ages 10-18.
Glen Park Library

Youth will have the opportunity to construct trucks, bridges, elevators, cranes, bulldozers, conveyor belts, and other motorized and alternatively powered contraptions. Instruction will be provided by Legos presenter. Space limited. To register, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

First Fridays: Mighty Ugly Craft Challenge

Friday, January 6
4:00pm
Glen Park Public Library

Take the Mighty Ugly Craft Challenge to make a creature that is not cute-ugly but ugly-ugly. Craft materials will be supplied, but feel free to bring anything you would want to work with.

For kids ages 6 and thru 18.

Teen Winter Read

What are you doing over winter break? Why not sign up for the Teen Winter Reading contest? You can win prizes!
How it works:

Beginning Friday, December 16, 2011, visit a participating library and pick up a reading log.

Fill out one reading log for every five hours that you read.

Return the logs to a participating library by Saturday, January 14th.

For every 5 hours you read, your name will be automatically entered into a raffle for cool prizes! The more you read, the more chances you have to win!

And remember that you can read in the language of your choice. Practice your multilingual skills!

You must be between the ages of 12 and 18 and have a San Francisco Public Library card to enter. Participation is free and prizes are funded by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Monster Make-up Made Easy

Friday, October 28
Glen Park Library
4:00 pm

Hear spooky stories, create monster makeup effects and more at these Halloween-themed events.

It's time to scare your friends and turn your face into a skull, ghoul, zombie, vampire! After this free Halloween make-up (non-toxic) workshop you will be ready to haunt! For ages 12-18.

Teen Program: Wreck this Journal

Wreck This Journal

Thursday, September 8 at 3:30pm
Thursday, October 13 at 3:30 pm
Thursday, November 10 at 3:30 pm

At this workshop, teens will get a \\\"Wreck this Journal\\\" to keep. Use the journal like a scrapbook, art journal or writing journal. Not sure where to start? Every page has an activity: do it or ignore it. Express brain clutter, a new idea, life noise, a bad day, or whatever you want -- with pictures, words, or just scribbles. Why? Because creativity and literacy come in all flavors.

All materials provided. Ages 13-18 welcomed. Space is limited. For information or to RSVP, contact: Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

Teen Gaming

Friday, June 24

4:00 pm

Video gaming for teens and tweens! We will have video games here, but feel free to bring your own PS3 and Wii games (rated E or T only please). For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

The Great Teen Book Swap

Thursday, June 16

3:00pm

FREE BOOK! Just swap us a review! Here’s how it works: The Teen Librarian will bring out free books and hand them out to the first people who want them (or until the books run out). You will, in turn, swap us a bookmark review by the next bookswap. The books available may include: advance readers’ copies, new or old titles, nonfiction, or graphic novels/manga.

For more information, contact Marla, Teen Librarian, at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858 415-355-2858

String Creatures for Teens

Thursday, April 21
4:00 pm

Learn how to make an adorable, string creature from one piece of string. All materials provided. For teens, ages 12-18.

For more information or to register, contact Marla Bergman, Teen Librarian, at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

Henna Workshop for Teens

Want a free, safe, temporary tattoo? Choose your own design and learn how to apply it with natural henna. Henna artist Rachel-Anne Palacios will show you how and she’ll apply a design on participants.

Program limited to 20 teens. For ages 12-18.

For participants under 18, a signed parent/guardian permission form must be returned prior to the workshop. To reserve your space and/or request a form, contact Marla at 415.355.2858 or mbergman@sfpl.org

Free SAT Workshop for Teens

The Glen Park Library will be offering the 3-hour SAT INTENSIVE Class for Teens for Free.

Tuesdays: April 12 & 19
4:00 - 5:30PM

The learn more about it or other classes click here.
To register for this class click here.

3-hour SAT INTENSIVE
This is the quick fix for the student who is too busy to commit to a month-long workshop, but still wants to review the strategies and techniques to improve her or his scores on the writing, critical reading and math sections of the SAT.

• Workshops are free and are intended for high school students, with priority registration to juniors. There is a limit of 25 students per class. Additional information is available directly from the library branches.
• Space permitting, students can join a two or four class series at any point, but we do ask that you make a commitment to attend all of the classes in a series.
• The workshops are intensive and we move quickly through the material, so we ask that every student ensure at least basic familiarity with the SAT by reviewing some of the practice questions on the CollegeBoard website prior to the first day of class. That way, students who have not previously taken the SAT or PSAT will have hands-on experience with the test.
• Please expect an average of 2 hours of homework between classes. Students who complete the homework and participate in class achieve noticeably higher score improvements.

Graphic Novel Workshop for Kids and Teens

Graphic Novel Workshop for Kids and Teens

Thursday, February 17

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Learn how to write and illustrate a graphic novel, includhng perspective, expression, background, and movement. Each participant will create a mini-comic or mini-graphic novel and learn how professional artists work to create graphic novels and comics. Artist and writer Cara Goldstein teaches this workshop.

Ages 11-18. '
For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or (415) 355-2858.

Teen Gaming

Friday, February 11

4:00 pm

Bring a friend to Gaming Day and widen your circle of competition. Show off your mad gaming skills and bring your Wii games (T or E ratings only please).

For ages 12-17

Youth Chess Tournament

Glen Park Chess Tournament
Hosted by the Bright Knights Chess Club San Francisco

Saturday, January 29
1:oo pm - 4:30 pm

Free!

Open to all Youth ages 6-17
No experience Necessary

You must register with the librarian or email by Wednesday, January 26.

MUST REGISTER BY: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26TH

TO REGISTER EMAIL: Vincent Ng at NGVINCEP@YAHOO.COM, with Subject Line: Glen Park Chess TOURNAMENT

Email must include:
1. Please include participating youth's First & Last Name
2. Age
3. School
4. Parents' Name
5. Phone Number
6. Years/months of Tournament Chess Experience if any.

SAT Free Workshops for Teens-CANCELED

This class has been canceled for today and the 18th. It will be rescheduled at a future date. Sorry for any inconvenience.
---Glen Park Library



The Glen Park Library will be hosting a 3 hour SAT Intensive on:
Tuesdays: January 11 & 18 from 4:00 - 5:30PM

You can sign up online here.

3-hour SAT INTENSIVE
Our 3-hour intensive follows the same course outline as above, but squeezes it all into just two 90 minute classes!

This is the quick fix for the student who is too busy to commit to a month-long workshop, but still wants to review the strategies and techniques to improve her or his scores on the writing, critical reading and math sections of the SAT.

• Workshops are free and are intended for high school students, with priority registration to juniors. There is a limit of 25 students per class. Additional information is available directly from the library branches.
• Space permitting, students can join a two or four class series at any point, but we do ask that you make a commitment to attend all of the classes in a series.
• The workshops are intensive and we move quickly through the material, so we ask that every student ensure at least basic familiarity with the SAT by taking a full-length pre-test prior to the first day of class. That way, students who have not previously taken the SAT or PSAT will have hands-on experience with the test. The pre-test can be downloaded a head of time and answers will provided on the first day of class.
• Please expect an average of 2 hours of homework between classes. Students who complete the homework and participate in class achieve noticeably higher score improvements.

Tie Dye T-shirts

Thursday, December 14
4:00 pm

Turn a plain t-shirt into colorful art and have fun doing it! We'll be using non-toxic airbrush paints, so bring a white t-shirt to tie dye!

For ages 12-18. Space limited. To register or for more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

Lucha Libre Felt Buttons for Teens

Lucha Libre Felt Buttons for Teens: Skulls, flowers, monsters and wrestlers.

Thursday, November 18
4:00- 5:30 pm

Make felt pins based on your favorite Mexican wrestler, Day of the Dead image, or create your own original design. All materials supplied. For ages 13-18. For more information, contact Marla at 415-355-2858 mbergman@sfpl.org.

Ghost Hunting for Teens!

Ghost Hunting for Teens

Thursday, October 28
4:00pm

Hunt for ghosts or learn how to create spooky makeup effects at these Halloween-themed events.

Ever wonder if ghosts are real? If they are, how can you tell a real ghost from a fake? Do teens tend to experience poltergeists more than other age groups? A real ghost hunter from SF Ghost Society, Tommy Netzband, will talk about his experiences investigating ghosts and hauntings. He will also show you how to use ghost hunting tools and share some ghostly images and sounds he has caught on DVD. Get the info, then you decide what to believe! www.sfghostsociety.org

For information or to register, contact: Marla at 415.355.2858 or mbergman@sfpl.org

Teen Guitar Hero Tournament

Thursday, October 21

3:30pm-5:30pm

This year’s Teen Read Week theme is “Books with Beat”! Come celebrate this (R)Oc(k)tober by entering a Guitar Hero Tournament at branch near you! For more information or to register, contact Marla at 355-2858 or mbergman@sfpl.org

Henna for Teens

Thursday, September 10
3:30pm - 5:30pm

Henna body art, or mehndi, is an ancient art. Henna has been used to adorn young women's bodies as part of social and holiday celebrations since the late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. In this workshop, you'll be able to choose a design for a free, safe, temporary tattoo, and learn how to apply it with henna. Henna artist Rachel-Anne Palacios will show you how. Program limited to 20 teens.

For ages 12-18. For participants under 18, a signed parent/guardian permission form must be returned prior to the workshop.

To reserve your space and/or request a permission form, contact Marla at (415) 355-2868 or mbergman@sfpl.org

Friendship Bracelets for Teens

Thursday, August 12
3:00 pm


Make a friendship bracelet for a friend or yourself. All materials provided. For ages 12-18. For more information, contact Marla , Teen Librarian, at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.