Artistic Expressions
That's My Take Teen Trailers
Tucson teens teamed up with PCPL to make videos about the library and their favorite books.
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Poetry
Valencia Teen Poetry Festival
Every year, the Valencia Teen Poetry Festival provides middle- and high-school students the chance to share their original poetry with fellow students, teachers, families, and the community. Find out more about this annual poetry festival...
County-wide Youth Poetry Contest
We've held two county-wide poetry contests so far.
2008 - Youth Poetry Contest
Read the poetry of the winners.
2006 - A Celebration of Possibility
Read and listen to the poetry of the winners.
River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest 2008
Come to Main Library and see the winning entries from the annual River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest, May 28, 2008 - July 31, 2008.
The contest helps connect students with the natural world and encourages them to take responsibility for conserving water. Children ages 5 to 19 explore nature to learn about watersheds and life cycles and express understandings with original creations of poetry and visual art.
This year, over fifty students were honored for their creative and award winning contributions to the contest along with their parents and teachers who supported enrichment in the classroom. All pieces of award winning poetry and art are published in a Tucson's River of Words book and displayed in an exhibit which travels to several venues throughout the city.
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Plaza Poetry
Students from local high schools read their original poetry on Jácome Plaza each year. Find out more about this event, and listen to the poets read their poetry.
Inside/Out Chapbook
Female teens at the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center create chapbooks annually. Chapbooks are collections of poetry and illustrations. Read more and view the chapbooks...
Visual Arts
High School Art Invitational
The High School Art Invitational features artwork by local students. Each year art teachers from Tucson high schools and charter schools are invited to select up to five pieces of their students' work to submit for display. Read more and find out how to participate...
The Fantastic in Word and Image Teen Art Contest
In September 2008, the Pima County Public Library and TusCon35 held a short story contest and teen art contest as part of our Fantastic in Word and Image writing workshops.
Entries were judged by professional writers and artists. The teen art contest drew more than one hundred entries!
Winners were announced at TusCon, the 35th annual convention of the Baja Arizona Science Fiction Association, held November 7-9, 2008 in Tucson.
Hangin' at Himmel's Manga Art
Teens! Join in the fun every Tuesday afternoon from 4-6pm at Himmel Park Branch Library. Join others in drawing manga and viewing manga movies. Refreshments are provided. Read more, see the art produced, and come join us at Himmel...
Teen Magazine Club
In this program, teens wrote music reviews, gossip columns, recounted their most embarrassing moments, created original works of art, comics and Manga, poetry, photography and more. Read more and view art from this program...
Performing Arts
Readers Theatre Project
Students from Montessori Khalsa School performed Letters from Rifka as part of the library's Becoming American Readers Theatre Project. Read more and listen to the performance...
Film
Why Vote? YouTube contest
To mark the 2008 general election, the Pima County Public Library held a video contest for teens age 17 and younger to promote voting and emphasize civic involvement in young people. The library received nine video submissions about voting and why it's important.
The prize for the winning entry was a Flip video camera, the second and third place finishers each received a digital camera. The contest winners were determined by a team of youth judges from the Youth Advisory Council / Tucson Teen Congress.
Winners:
- Evan, age 12, for Why we should vote - Lego
- Hassael, age 17, for Hassael tells you to vote
- The youth of VOICES for Youth Voices urges you to vote
Special thanks for the Why Vote? Video Contest go to the Friends of the Pima County Public Library.
That's My Take
Local teens write, direct, edit, and produce a short films with the professional assistance. Watch the films, learn more about them and how they are produced...