 Hi everyone! We're here to tell you all about the Teen Reading Club at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Yes, Teen Reading Club is still on. We have something for everyone in all grades and at all reading levels. This video is for anyone in grades 6 to 12 as of June 2022. For those of you in grades 7 and up, the Teen Reading Club is the program for you. Just sit tight and we'll get to that in just a second. For those of you in grade 6, you have a choice to make. You can choose to do one more year of the Kids Summer Reading Club where you read for at least 15 minutes a day for 50 days throughout the summer and earn yourself a medal at the end. Or you can choose to make this your first year you join the Teen Summer Reading Club. As you'll soon learn, Teen Reading Club is more about the number of books you read, and there's a chance that you can win a way bigger prize. But you have to choose. You can't do both. Now we're going to tell you what Teen Reading Club is, why you should join, how to sign up, and some of our very favorite new books that you can get at the library. Teen Reading Club or TeenRC is all about celebrating the books that you already want to read for fun this summer and helping you read just a little bit outside your comfort zone. So if you feel stuck in a reading rut and need help finding some great new titles, TeenRC is a great way to do that. But more than reading, TeenRC also encourages you to be creative and to get out into our community safely. To complete the Teen Reading Club, you will need to complete two different types of challenges. Reading challenges and beyond reading challenges. First, the reading challenges. You get to choose 10 reading challenges from the list for a total of 10 books over the summer. Don't worry, the challenges are broad enough that you'll still have tons of choice about the titles you read. One challenge asks you to read a book by an author who lives in BC. One asks you to read a graphic novel or a manga. And one asks you to choose a book about an immigrant or a refugee. Many of the challenges come with lists of books we recommend so you won't have trouble finding any. The beyond reading challenges are community related challenges like creating art inspired by nature or climate change or learning three new phrases in a language or even interviewing the oldest person you know. You only have to finish three beyond reading challenges to complete the Teen Reading Club. There are lots of reasons to join the club besides getting to choose what you read. Reason number one, it's totally free. It doesn't cost any money and you don't even need a library card to join. You really have nothing to lose. Reason number two, prizes. Everyone who completes the Teen Reading Club gets entered in a draw and I can tell you that we have lots of prizes. Prizes you'd actually want. Plus you could write a book review every week and submit it for a chance to win extra prizes. Reason number three, beat the boredom. Teen Reading Club is a great way to change up your routine, read something new and discover your community. If you've never tried Teen Reading Club, this is the year to give it a try. Reason number four, make your brain happy. Did you know that even when you read for fun you're getting smarter and giving yourself a head start for going back to school in September? It's true. Signing up for Teen RC is easier than ever. This year's sign-up is completely virtual so you don't even have to come into the library to join. All you need to do is go to the Teen RC website at wvml.ca slash trc and click the link that says register now. You'll enter your first name, grade, school and email address and then you'll be registered. Once you're registered for Teen Reading Club, you can complete the challenges at your own pace throughout the summer. You don't have to come into the library at all, but if you do, we're always happy to see you. At the end of the summer, just email us with your completed challenge card and you'll be entered into the prize draw. And remember, you choose the reading challenges you complete and the titles you read for those challenges. You can also choose how you read or listen to books. You can read a graphic novel or nonfiction book, listening to a digital audio book on Libby. Libby by Overdrive is the name of the free app with ebooks and e-audio books that you can access with your library card. If you haven't tried Libby yet, you have to. It's just as good as using the Amazon Kindle Store or Audible, except instead of paying for a membership or titles yourself, the library pays that bill for you. To get started, just search for Libby by Overdrive in any app store and use your library card to set up your account. We can help you or do this over the phone, by email or in the library. Listen to a play away. These are self-contained audiobook players you can borrow from the library. We have lots of popular titles for upper elementary and secondary grades. Read in any language or multiple languages. We have books in all these different languages that you can borrow from the library. Plus, you don't have to just read library books or books labeled teen or young adult. You can read whatever you want. The choice is yours. But now that we have you here, we can't really resist giving you some book recommendations. I mean, it's not our fault. We're librarians, okay? It's just kind of what we do. We recommend books. Falling short by Ernesto Cisneros. Isaac and Marco couldn't be more different. Isaac is a star basketball player and Marco is a straight-A student, but they have been best friends since they were little. Now they're starting middle school and they want more than anything to impress their families, especially their fathers. Isaac needs better grades and Marco wants to join a sport to earn his father's approval. Their strong friendship and unique strengths will help both of them succeed in middle school and at home. Children of the Fox by Kevin Sands. This first new book in the Thieves of Shadow series follows a 14-year-old con artist who has been contracted to be part of a group of young thieves who are then hired to steal this magical stone from the high weaver who is the world's most powerful man. It is a fast-paced heist novel that is set in this magical fantasy world that feels steampunky at times. Very similar vibes to the Rick Riordan books because it can get a little bit dark, but it's so good. The audiobook is fantastic. The narrator does such a wonderful job at giving everybody their unique personality through their voice and I highly recommend you check it out on Libby. Every group of friends needs a place to belong and for Wolf and her friends that place is their tree fort in Birchwood. It's Wolf's favorite place on earth. It allows her to connect with nature, her friends and her ancestors. When new construction puts Birchwood in danger, the friends devise a plan to save their favorite place. Can they do it? Find out in Danielle Daniels Forever Birchwood. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostrotek. Morgan and Kelty each have their secrets. Morgan can't wait to leap her small Canadian island life and Kelty is a silky. Their love story blooms when they share these secrets with each other and fight to save Kelty's seal friend's home. This is a beautiful graphic novel to read if you loved Heartstopper. If you wanted the recipe for Kaelin Barron's This Poison Heart, I would say take one gothic mansion, add a splash of family secrets, a pinch of Greek mythology and a sprinkling of witches and add it all up to get a fantastic page turning series starter. Watch for book two this wicked fate out this summer. You can find all of these books in our library catalog but please make sure to place a whole diet even if there's a long waiting list because that means we can order more copies. You can also find these books on our Lucky Day shelf. Lucky Day books are special extra copies of some of our most popular books at the library but you can only find them if you visit us in the library. Finding one means that you get to skip the wait list. It's like winning the lottery! So that's everything that you need to know about the teen RC and if you still have questions please feel free to visit wvml.ca slash trc or email us call us or even pop in and say hi we're on the second floor in the youth department. We are pumped for an awesome summer of reading and can't wait for you to join the club. Remember no matter what is going on you always belong at the library and we can't wait to see you. Happy reading!