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Teen Art Classes with Amy Wicks - Zoom - Ocean Waves
Thursday, June 10, 2:00 pm
Library Online
Click here to register for summer art classes with Amy Wicks. Use watercolor to paint ocean waves. Materials might be available for pickup at your local SLO County Library. While supplies last. Or just join in with your own art supplies.
This program is paid for by an LSTA Virtual Youth Programming Grant through the California State Library.
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Teen Art Classes with Amy Wicks - Zoom - Camping Scene
Thursday, June 17, 2:00 pm
Library Online
Click here to register for summer art classes with Amy Wicks. Create a camping scene using art supplies and found objects from your own area. Gather leaves, twigs, and other natural items before the class. Materials may be available for pickup at your local SLO County Library. While supplies last. Or just join in with your own art supplies.
This program is paid for by an LSTA Virtual Youth Programming Grant through the California State Library.
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Heart Castle: Art and Architecture Virtual Visit
Friday, June 18, 11:15 am
Library Online
Click here to register. Newspaper publisher, William Randolph Hearst spent decades of his life acquiring a vast art collection for his hilltop estate in San Simeon, California. We'll go on a journey exploring the art and architecture of Hearst Castle which includes Roman artifacts, Mosaics, Renaissance paintings, and more, all with a dash of California History. During this live and interactive 45-60 minute tour you will explore the gardens, pools, and the historic structures of Hearst Castle with a State Park tour guide. Suitable for all ages. Registration is required.
This project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Heart Castle: The Science of Architect Julia Morgan Virtual Visit
Friday, June 25, 11:15 am
Library Online
Click here to register. Discover the fascinating story of this cultural resource and of Julia Morgan, California's first licensed woman architect, who built HearstCcastle starting in 1920 for media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Incorporating STEAM disciplines, we'll examine how Hearst Castle went from concept to construction over a period of 28 years, yet is still not complete! During this live and interactive 45-60 minute tour your students will explore the gardens, pools, and historic structures of Hearst Castle with a State Park tour guide. Suitable for all ages Registration is required.
This project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Teen Trivia Night
Wednesday, June 30, 6:00 pm
Library Online
Are you a trivia champ? Come and show us your smarts on teen trivia night. Click here to join online.
This program is paid for by an LSTA Virtual Youth Programming Grant through the California State Library.
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• JUNE IS GLBT BOOK MONTH •
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A queer history of the United States for young people
by Richie Chevat
Through engrossing narratives, letters, drawings, poems, and more, the book encourages young readers, of all identities, to feel pride at the accomplishments of the LGBTQ people who came before them and to use history as a guide to the future.
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The ship we built
by Lexie Bean
Ostracized at school and abused at home for being different, a trans teen writes his secrets in letters that he attaches to balloons and releases into the skies before making a trustworthy friend who understands how it feels to be lonely and scared.
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Ana on the edge
by A. J. Sass
Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend-- and how to navigate the best path forward
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The new queer conscience
by Adam Eli
In this installment of the popular Pocket Change Collective series, activist Adam Eli explores how aspects of his Jewish faith, namely kindness and support, can be used to bring together the queer community into a stronger and more responsible “global consciousness.”
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All Boys Aren't Blue : A Memoir-manifesto
by George M. Johnson
A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.
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When we were magic
by Sarah Gailey
Four teen witches whose secret abilities have forged their friendship find their close bond tested by complicated love, jealousy and a magical accident that ends a boy’s life.
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You should see me in a crown
by Leah Johnson
A Black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship.
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I'll be the one
by Lyla Lee
A nuanced celebration of body positivity by the author of the Mindy Kim series follows the experiences of a plus-sized teen girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition to become the next big K-pop star.
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Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
"Imagine an America very similar to our own. This America been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples. Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry"
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Miss Meteor
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
A teen who secretly arrived with the meteor that gave her small hometown its name discovers that she is turning back into stardust and teams up with her best friend in an effort to secure her human existence by entering a local beauty pageant that has always been won by thin, blonde, white girls.
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Cemetery boys
by Aiden Thomas
Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death.
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The magic fish
by Trung Le Nguyen
"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tiâên still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiâên, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"
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GALA Q Youth Group- Thursdays 6-8 pm, Zoom - This group serves Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender youth between the ages of 12 and 18.
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SLO Hotline24 Hour Crisis Intervention 1 (800) 783-0607
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