You are not going to want to miss this event, June 30th from 1-5PM at the Twin Hickory Library.
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Teen Summer Songwriting Challenge
In celebration of our music themed Summer Reading Club, we will be featuring a series of songwriting challenges over the next month and a half. All aspiring teen songwriters are encouraged to get creative and participate.
Each week from June 18 to July 23, we will introduce a different musical genre. We will give a little background history of the genre and its Virginia roots. We will then provide you a writing prompt and you will have a week to submit a song (no more than 300 words).
All songs submitted must be the original work of the person who is submitting. That means they need to be written in your own words; do not plagiarize.
The winner will receive a songwriting book appropriate for that week’s theme.
Check in with us during the next six Mondays to learn about and enter the weekly challenge. The winner will be announced the following Monday.
Featured genres will include:
- June 18 – Pop / Rock
- June 25 – Blues / R&B
- July 2 – Country
- July 9- Hip Hop
- July 16 – Punk
- July 23 – Your Choice – Enter here for this week’s challenge
And don’t forget to stop by your local library and sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Make sure you register in time to get one of our HCPL custom kazoos! Available while supplies last.
Music Petting Zoo @ the Fairfield Library
Have you been thinking about playing a musical instrument, or starting a band? Come by the Fairfield Library (1001 N Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23223) next Saturday, June 16 from 2-3 PM and give some instruments a try! Girls Rock! RVA will be bringing the instruments! No registration required. Have any questions? Call 804-501-1930
Build A Better Website: Submit your work to the Teen Art Contest this Summer!
Looking for a way to build your portfolio? Help us Build a Better Website this summer by creating original artwork for hcplteenscene.org! We will accept original artwork ranging in size from 4″ x 6″ to 8.5″ x 14″. Submissions will be accepted all summer long! Click here to download contest guidelines and an entry form, and read on for more info about submitting art and prizes for contest winners – you could win a $100 Barnes and Noble gift card!
We’re looking for artwork to help us BUILD A BETTER Teen Scene website!
Create a work that captures the awesomeness of being a teen in Henrico. The winning design will be featured prominently on hcplteenscene.org. Entries will be accepted at any Henrico County Public Library location between Thursday June 1 and Thursday, August 31, 2017 – or you may send a digital copy to teenlibrarian@henricolibrary.org
What types of artwork are eligible?
Entries should be at least 4” x 6” and no larger than 8 ½” x 14”. Entries are the property of HCPL and will not be returned.
All designs must be the original work of the entrant.
Designs should be in color. Computer-generated images may be used, but all components must be completely original. You may not use any copied images
Entries are limited to two (2) original pieces, digital art, or scanned art per student with a completed entry form attached to each; no staples please.
What are the awards?
Prizes are sponsored by the Friends of Henrico County Public Library.
First prize: $100 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
Second prize: $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
Honorable mention: $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
Who can enter?
This contest is open to students in grades 6-12 (or equivalent) who are Henrico County residents, or students who hold a Henrico County Public Library card.
Are there Different Entry and Prize Categories by Age?
No. All entrants must be entering grades 6-12 (or equivalent) at the time of submission.
Summer Reading Club
Read this summer and your brain won’t have such a hard time getting back to work in the fall. Read this summer, log your books online (here) as part of HCPL’s Summer Reading Club and you could win a branch-level prize of a four-pack of tickets to a race at RIR, OR the grand prize of a $50 gift card to your choice of Gamestop or Barnes & Noble!
Every teen who reads and logs at least five books gets a sports pack!
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