This PSA is a collaboration with the WPHS Global Ambassadors, White Plains Community Media and the White Plains Public Library. It was funded by the Allstate Foundation and White Plains Library Foundation. No teens were harmed in the making of this PSA.
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Saturday, April 18 from 1:00-3:00 PM Are you curious about how your car runs and what you can do to keep it from breaking down? Victor Principe from Bronx Community College will teach you about cars and share some basic tips to keep them on the road. All participants will receive a free gift. This program is part of the Allstate Readiness Series, in partnership with the Allstate Foundation and the White Plains Public Library Foundation.
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Are you interested in learning website design or how to build a website? In this class we will cover Internet research, web design and building to create a site on the dangers of distracted driving. The site will be uploaded to the Internet so everyone can see it. There will be a launch party at the end. For teens ages 12-18. Wednesdays, October 30-December 4 (except November 27), from 4:30-6:00 PM
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This fall get ready to take the SATs and start your college applications at the Library. Princeton Review will be holding two SAT practice test sessions on September 21 and October 12. They will be following up with their SAT 101 Test Review course on October 26. College Planning 101 is coming to give two workshops in September: Creating Your Path to College on September 23 and Admissions & Financial Aid on September 25. These are for both parents and teens.
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Tuesday, July 30 at 3:00 PM Teens will learn drawing and storytelling techniques, and create their own cartoon. Check out http://jerrycraft.net/ to see some of the artist’s work.
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Summer Reading Kick-off Party Saturday, June 15, 3:00 p.m. at The Galleria Join us as members of the WPHS Song Writer’s club perform their original music. Enter to win raffle prizes and play The Deadliest Drive, our distracted driving video game. There will be plenty of giveaways. Summer Reading Events for Teens Here is a highlight of our programs and events for teens this summer: make a light bulb terrarium, all-natural face masks, cartooning, Latin dancing and pizza & a movie Saturdays. Go to our teen page for more information.
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This program is for teens who want to become babysitters. You will be a certified babysitter after this 4-hour course. Pizza will be served to help get you through.
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Teens: You talk, we listen! Talk about issues and topics that concern you. Let us know what you would like to do at the library. Each month we will make a different craft project and eat pizza! Teen Advisory Group meets the first Monday of every month from 4:30-5:30 PM
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An exciting program for teens! Four Wednesdays: February 6 – 27; 6:00 – 7:00 PM We will be making clay characters to act out scenes of famous African Americans. Claymation is a form of stop motion animation using figures that are malleable – usually made from plasticine clay.
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Have you ever wanted to make your own hip hop music or wonder how artists mix songs together? Then join us for this 6-week workshop where you will learn about hip hop and mix your own song. Saturdays, January 19 – February 23, from 2:30-4:30 PM. Registration is required, open to teens only. Register through our online calendar or by calling or visiting the 1st Floor Reference Desk.
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Four Wednesdays: February 6 – 27; 6:00 – 7:00 PM We will be making clay characters to act out scenes of famous African Americans.
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Ten Thursdays: January 17 – March 21; 4:00-5:45 PM Learn the basics of video game design and create a video game using Scratch open source software. This is part of the Allstate Readiness Series – the video game will be used to show teens the dangers of distracted driving.
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Have you ever wanted to make your own hip hop music or wonder how artists mix songs together? Then join us for this 6-week workshop where you will learn about hip hop and mix your own song. Saturdays, January 19 – February 23, from 2:30-4:30 PM. Registration is required, open to teens only. Register through our online calendar or by calling or visiting the 1st Floor Reference Desk.
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Friday, December 21, 3:30-6:00 Music, snacks & edible crafts. Start your holiday recess with a party. We will be making edible crafts, listening to holiday music and eating snacks. Then we will watch the Hunger Games and eat pizza. At the end of the movie you can pick a gift out of the grab bag.
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Monday, December 10, 7:00 PM Young People Achieve! Join us for English & Spanish presentations made by students from White Plains High School on healthy decision making, self-esteem & setting goals. Refreshments will be served.
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Kids in grades 6-8, join Alex Barile, graduate student at the School of Visual Arts, for this 3-session drawing program. Participants will learn fundamentals of designing a character, figure drawing, how to create a layout, specific angle shots and their meaning, what not to do, and continuity. Snacks will be served! The Art of Story Telling – Tuesdays, November 13, 20, & 27 at 7:00 PM
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Join us on Saturday, November 17 at 2:00 PM or Wednesday, November 28 at 6:00 PM. This workshop developed for middle school and high school students, teaches smart-money behaviors. It provides an overview of the common money tools teens will use throughout their lives such as credit cards, checking accounts and how to budget their money. Because dumb money is not an acceptable form of currency.
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Calling all teens! Join us on October 20 at 2:30 PM to learn some simple things you can do to keep your car running from Richard Manzino, instructor at Saunders Technical High School in Yonkers, NY. He will explain how your engine works, show you how to fill fluids and the correct way to fill your tires with air. He will also talk about which cars are best for new drivers and answer any question. Participants will receive a tire gauge. This program is provided by the Allstate Foundation, part of the Allstate Readiness series.
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Parents and teens: Join us on Monday, September 24, at 7:00 PM for a workshop to help you get started on the college application process. Mollie Reznick, from the College Connection, will address both your questions and concerns while giving you concrete advice on beginning the college application process. Register on our calendar or at the Reference Desk (422-1480).
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Parents and teens: Join us on Monday, September 24, at 7:00 PM for a workshop to help you get started on the college application process. Mollie Reznick, from the College Connection, will address both your questions and concerns while giving you concrete advice on beginning the college application process. Register on our calendar or at the Reference Desk (422-1480).
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Phone: 914-422-1400
Text: WPPL to 66746
Email: librarian@whiteplainslibrary.org
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