All kids, teens and families are welcome at these free BOOKtopia events. Interested in attending a registered event? Registration opens Monday, April 2. Drop by the WVML Youth Department or call 604-925-7408.
DROP-IN EVENTS
Opening ReceptionOpening Reception
Friday, May 4 @ 4:00 pm
WVML Youth Department (second level)
BOOKtopia opening reception including the announcement of the winner of the annual Member of Parliament Writing Award by M.P. John Weston and a celebration of the artists features in the library’s artwork display.
Feels so Write Teen Performance Event
Friday, May 4 @ 6:30 pm
WVML Main Hall
The BOOKtopia Feels So Write event is an open mic night for West Vancouver students in Grades 9-12 to share an original piece of writing. Co-organized by Rockridge Secondary School creative writing students and the West Vancouver Memorial Library Youth Department, Feels So Write is a positive, welcoming environment for young writers to share their talents in front of an audience. Writers can share anything including a:
- Poem
- Monologue
- Song lyrics
- Excerpt from a short story or novel
Writers will have a maximum of three minutes to read from their original work and must register by Monday, April 30 at midnight. Space is limited so sign up now!
To register or find out more about the event, contact Shannon Ozirny at sozirny@westvanlibrary.ca or 604-925-7422.
Reading into Teens: an introspective exhibit
May 4-31
WVML Gallery
Featuring introspective self-portraits and “week-in-the-life” drawings from Grade 9 students in West Vancouver, the exhibit is offered in concert with library’s plan for a new teen space and the leading role youth will have in the process. For eight years, BOOKtopia has celebrated local young artists by featuring their work in the library art gallery, a space visited by thousands of people each month.
BOOKtopia Goes to the Movies: Tintin
Sunday, May 6 @ 1:30 pm
Reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock’s ancestor. Based on the comics by Herge and directed by Steven Spielberg.
BC Film Classification: Parental Guidance
Sunday, May 6 @ 1:30 pm
Welsh Hall
See your favourite children's book on the big screen!
REGISTERED EVENTS
Moving with Math and Literacy: It’s aRHYTHMetic!
With Kari-Lynn Winters
Saturday, May 5 @ 11:30 am-12:20 pm, Ages 4-7
WVML Welsh Hall
In this interactive workshop, students will use storytelling, movement, improvisation, puppets, as well as Kari-Lynn’s books, aRHYTHMetic and Count Us In (co-written with Tiffany Stone and Lori Sherritt-Fleming), in order to create deeper understandings about math and literacy. This workshop is full of giggles, reading activities, and math concepts. It offers dynamic and embodied strategies to bring books to life for young readers and writers.
When the Wild Things Visit Storytown with Kari-Lynn Winters
Saturday, May 5 @ 1:30-2:20 pm, Ages 4-7
WVML Welsh Hall
What happens when the Wild Things start tearing up Storytown? Move like Wild Things, then participate in a town interview where students become important townspeople, and devise a range of ways to capture the Wild Things and convince them to stop destroying property. Students learn about reading comprehension through movement, active storytelling and oral presentations. This workshop is based on the classic book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
Move Beyond Writer’s Block: Get Inside the Story with Kari-Lynn Winters
Monday, May 7 @ 4:00-5:00 pm, Ages 8-12
WVML Storyhouse
What happens when Jeffrey gets carried away and starts to make Sloth do any number of things? Put yourself inside Kari-Lynn’ picture book story, Jeffrey and Sloth in order to connect to, predict, engage with, and infer the meanings it contains. Use role play to become a sloth, art to draw a new ending, or music to create a chamber of whispers and sounds. Participate in an imagined court case, and devise a myriad of artful ways to get these characters to stop being so controlling. Active storytelling, movement, songs, puppets, and oral presentations make this workshop a hit with students!
Illustrator’s Workshop with Julie Flett
Wednesday, May 9 @ 4:00-5:00 pm
WVML Storyhouse
In Julie’s workshop for 8-12 year olds, she will do a brief introduction on how books are put together. She will present original sketches, collages, and finished artwork from her books as well as others. She will then lead a hands-on collage making session with the group with selections of materials, paper, magazines, paint and pencil crayon - and introduce the process of mixing text and images to make their own book cover (or revise a favourite book cover).
Fairy Tale Puppet Show
Saturday, May 12 @ 10:30 am
WVML Welsh Hall, Ages 3+
Join our Youth librarians for a puppet production of a favourite children’s fairytale.
Are you a teacher/teacher librarian looking for more information on BOOKtopia school events? Please check our Schools page.
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