Thursday 19 March 2015

Teens at VPL: Vancouver Public Library

Photo Credit: Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Public Library. (2015) Teens at VPL. Retrieved from http://guides.vpl.ca/teens.

The teen website for the Vancouver Public Library looks very similar to the course guides here at Dalhousie University. It has the main page with links across the top, "What's Happening", "Community Service Opportunities", "Books and More", "Resources", "citizenU" and "TeenRC". In the "What's Happening" link there is a section for programs and contests which leads you to the Events Calendar. In the "Community Service Opportunities" there are the, Teen & Tween advisory group, the manga group, reading buddies and another link for community service opportunities. THe "Books and More" link has lists that help you figure out other things to read if you like certain titles or authors. The resources tab has things like health, education, and relationships. CitizenU is a program to combat bullying, and TeenRC is the teen reading club website. The reading club is for people who are 12-18.


The Vancouver Public Library Teen section doesn't look like it would be appealing to the teens. However the resources that are on there look like they would be very helpful. They have a wide variety of resources that the teens might need, from  reading advisory, to heath and homework help. The age group that would find this appealing would be wide because of the variety of resources available.


Rating: 4/5

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