Teen Read Week™, celebrated this year from October 18-24, is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is held annually during the third week of October. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users.
This year's theme, "Get Away @ Your Library during Teen Read Week™," spotlights the great Broward County Library resources and activities available for teens. These resources help teens build literacy skills while reading for the fun of it.
All Teen Read Week™ events at Broward County Libraries are free and open to the public.
-October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th - Teens: Learn how to write/illustrate your own comic books, 5 to 6PM, Tyrone Bryant Library, 2230 NW 21 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, 954-357-8210
-October 18th - Adopting Stories into Comics Workshop, 11AM to 3PM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
-October 21st - Family Movie Night, 6 to 7:30PM, Carver Ranches Library, 4735 SW 18 Street, West Park, FL 33023, 954-357-6245
-October 21st - Get Away@ Your Library with the Dennis Project, teens, 4 to 5:30PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 954-357-7444
-October 22nd, 24th - Teen Volunteer Orientation: Teen Volunteers must attend an orientation and register in person between Oct. 1 and 20, ages 13-17 with photo ID, 22nd: 6 to 7:30PM, Oct. 24th: 10:30AM to 12PM, Stirling Road Library, 3151 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL 33312, 954-357-7550
Broward County Libraries Division, named 2015 Library of the Year by the Florida Library Association, was founded in 1974 and is the largest library system in Florida by square footage and one of the busiest, with more than nine million walk-in customers visiting its 38 locations annually. Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation. Visit our website, Broward.org/Library, or follow Libraries on Facebook and Twitter.