Youth Advisory Council
All library locations are closed indefinitely due to health concerns related to the coronavirus.
Please email any questions to comments@tbpl.ca
Our mission:
- To encourage youth to use the library and raise awareness of the library and its resources among youth
- To provide a youth perspective on library services
Why join?
- YAC membership is a great addition to resumes, college and university applications
- Gain valuable and marketable skills like interviewing and teamwork
- Complete required volunteer hours for graduation while gaining valuable leadership and volunteer experience and a professional reference from TBPL's YAC library staff
- Contribute to the community and meet like-minded youth
What will you do?
- Attend monthly online meetings
- Provide input on the planning of youth programs and purchasing of youth library materials
- Support library staff in making the library collections, events, and space welcoming and inclusive to youth patrons
- Provide guidance and content for TBPL social media accounts
Join at any time! Click here to complete the registration form online.
For more information, email Laura or Nicole at youth@tbpl.ca
What do past YAC members say about their experience?
I made a lot of new friends. It's cool to talk to other nerds.
It's fun and a great way to be involved in the community.
I really enjoy taking part in the meetings.
[My favourite part was] the honest conversations.
I really enjoyed talking about big issues, like Freedom to Read Week and sexism in YA literature.
I liked that we didn't just talk about books, but other issues in our community/world.