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New Book Review

Join Sierra on Mondays to learn more about some of the new titles coming to PGPL's shelves! Featuring titles from our youth collection. Videos posted weekly on Facebook and YouTube.

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Teen (13-18 years)
Registration: 

Trivia Night on Zoom

Join library staff on Zoom for 4 rounds of trivia - 10 questions each round. Each household is its own team.

Zoom info:
https://zoom.us/j/98364414641?pwd=RlIwakpwU3RvYXdXK1UxTGdPM3JpQT09

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Adult
Registration: 

Fairy Tale Thursday

From Aurora to Rumplestiltzkin how well do you know your fairytales? Every other Thursday join Sierra in reading fairy tales from Andrew Lang's classic Fairy Books of Many Colours.

Location: 
Bob Harkins Branch
Target Audience: 
Kids 0-11 months
Kids 0-5
Kids 5-9
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Registration: 

New Book Review

Tune in every Monday to learn more about some of the new exciting titles coming to PGPL's shelves! Featuring titles from our youth collection. Videos posted weekly on Facebook.

Location: 
Bob Harkins Branch
Target Audience: 
Kids 0-11 months
Kids 0-5
Kids 5-9
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Teen (13-18 years)
Registration: 

Tens to Teens Summer Challenge - Week 6

How It Works:
Complete challenges each week throughout the summer for a chance to earn weekly prizes and entry ballots for our Grand Prize Draw. The draw will take place on Monday, August 17th, 2020. Almost all the entries can be submitted online through at teens@pgpl.ca. When you enter a submission online, an entry form will be completed on your behalf.

Rules:
You must be between the ages of 10-18 or entering into Grade 5 this September. Each challenge can be completed only once and draw winners must be able to come to a Prince George Public Library branch to pick up their prizes. The Challenge is held between July 8th, 2020 to August 14th, 2020.

Week 6
1. Take a photo and do a quick write-up about an awesome experience you had this summer!
2. What is your go-to YouTuber to watch? Share and tell us about them!
3. Build a cool costume-piece based on a book or whatever you want out of recycled materials – 1 bonus entry if your costume has a creative name and/or ability.
4. Design your perfect teen space in the library? What would be in it and why?
5. Go outside and play! Take a photo and do a quick write-up about an awesome outdoorsy experience you had!
6. Suggest a new title that the library could add to its collection and why?
7. What are you most looking forward to with the start of your next school year?
8. Going on a summer vacation? Send us a postcard or drop one off at the library. Make sure it has your full name and “Teen Summer Challenge” marked clearly on it. You can mail it to us at Prince George Public Library – Teen Services, 888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC, V2L 5L1.

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Teen (13-18 years)
Registration: 

Tens to Teens Summer Challenge - Week 5

How It Works:
Complete challenges each week throughout the summer for a chance to earn weekly prizes and entry ballots for our Grand Prize Draw. The draw will take place on Monday, August 17th, 2020. Almost all the entries can be submitted online through at teens@pgpl.ca. When you enter a submission online, an entry form will be completed on your behalf.

Rules:
You must be between the ages of 10-18 or entering into Grade 5 this September. Each challenge can be completed only once and draw winners must be able to come to a Prince George Public Library branch to pick up their prizes. The Challenge is held between July 8th, 2020 to August 14th, 2020.

Week 5
1. Take a photo and do a quick write-up about an awesome experience you had this summer!
2. Perform a random act of kindness! Tell us about one nice thing you did for a friend, family member, stranger this summer.
3. Find a new recipe to try out and take a picture of how it turned out.
4. Try a new video or smartphone game – what was the game and what did you think of it?
5. Go screen-free for 24 hours. Tell us what you did during this time and how it felt.
6. Did you make an awesome summer crafting project? Share it & tell us about it.
7. Write a piece of fan-fiction based on your favourite book. (min. 400 words) -- 1 bonus entry for a creative title.
8. Create a family Tiktok and send a snapshot of it; remember to make it fun and awesome!

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Teen (13-18 years)
Registration: 

Nature Walk Storytime

The Prince George Public Library presents Nature Walk Storytime at Moore's Meadow! This adventure presents an opportunity for families to explore nature while also supporting their child's early literacy development. Families will find opportunities to engage in songs, rhymes, and other guided activities at various activity points throughout the park. Starting point: Parking Lot on Foothills Blvd, with the sign reading "Moore's Meadow."

Enjoy this activity any time!

To participate, download the geotourist app from https://geotourist.com onto your mobile device. You can then search for the tour labelled "Nature Walk Storytime at Moore's Meadow." To avoid using mobile data, make sure to download the tour before leaving home!

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Kids 0-5
Kids 5-9
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Registration: 

Nature Walk Storytime

The Prince George Public Library presents Nature Walk Storytime at Moore's Meadow! This adventure presents an opportunity for families to explore nature while also supporting their child's early literacy development. Families will find opportunities to engage in songs, rhymes, and other guided activities at various activity points throughout the park. Starting point: Parking Lot on Foothills Blvd, with the sign reading "Moore's Meadow."

Enjoy this activity any time!

To participate, download the geotourist app from https://geotourist.com onto your mobile device. You can then search for the tour labelled "Nature Walk Storytime at Moore's Meadow." To avoid using mobile data, make sure to download the tour before leaving home!

Location: 
Other
Target Audience: 
Kids 0-5
Kids 5-9
Intermediate (8-12 years)
Registration: 

Grilling With Ignacio

Ignacio puts his grill into action trying out new mouth-watering recipes that others can also enjoy.

Location: 
Virtual Event
Target Audience: 
Adult
Registration: 

Friday Night Gaming Sessions 18+

Come out every Friday night to join other gamers (18+ only) in the community in a variety of video games. Discuss favourite moments, past memories, and awesome achievements & trophies in this adult-only video gaming program.

Session chats will be taking place on our Discord Server — find a link to the room here: https://discord.gg/F77u7qG or search for “PGPL Gaming Room” on Discord.

May 29th: Fortnite (add Chris on Epic at Complex_Persona)
June 5th: Jackbox Games (add Chris on Discord at https://discord.gg/F77u7qG)
June 12th: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Tournament Code 0526-3024-6955; from 6:30-8:00PM)
June 19th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (add Chris on Activision online at Complex_Persona)
June 26th: Minecraft (add Chris with Gamertag - Complex Persona)

Location: 
Other
Target Audience: 
Adult
Registration: