Mission Statement

 "GVPL's Teen Council strives to make the library and the services it offers important and relevant to teens in the community."

Teen Council Booksmack at Limelight Youth Arts Experience

Teen Council members Jadzia and Charlotte went head-to-head with GVPL staffers, booksmacking at Limelight this year. Fast, furious, intelligent and hilarious best describes the results.

Teen Council at the Victoria Teen Expo

Teen Council's button maker booth was a runaway success at the Victoria Teen Expo!  Between 600 and 700 teens from the region came for this one-day event celebrating all things teen.

Teen Council Survey

Teen Council at the Symphony

Teen Council members presented pre-show activities for children and their families at the Victoria Symphony Orchestra's recent production of The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket.

United Way's Annual Youth Council Development Day

Teen Council members Daphne, Jadzia, Ryan, Anna and Sheryl represented the library at the United Way's annual Youth Council Camp, and got to meet members of the Saanich Youth Council, the City of Victoria Youth Council, Island Sexual Health Society's Youth Committee, and our hosts, the Youth Now Council of the United Way of Greater Victoria.

Recommended by Teen Council

Featured booklist: Hunger Games Read-a-Likes for fans of The Hunger Games. These selections were chosen by Angus, one of our members. Thanks, Angus!

The Teen Zone Project

See the work of Teen Council in action - check out the Teen Zone at your local branch!  Teen Council helped review library youth spaces last year, and conducted a peer-based survey to find out what you want!  Using information from our  Teen Zone Survey Report, we helped select new furniture, generously funded by The Victoria Foundation.  We're still hard at work, evaluating the new Teen Zones!  Find out more about the Teen Zone project >>

Teen Council at Victoria Symphony Splash

Teen Council members Jadzia, Charlotte and Allison entertained kids with crafts, prizes in a fishing booth, and a good ole candy guess at the Family Fun Zone.  Clifford the Big Red Dog made a hit with kids and adults alike as many people wanted to have their photos taken and hug the lovable children's book celebrity.  Thanks to Caeleigh, Sidney, Alex and Alexis for their remarkable enthusiasm despite the heat!

Teen Council at Victoria Symphony Splash

Hi visitors, and welcome to the Teen Council page. My name is Ryan, and this is my third year of volunteering at the library. My personal interests and hobbies include biking, swimming, playing video games, watching films and skiing. I also enjoy reading (mostly crime and comedy) - the main reason as to why I join programs at GVPL. For any teen who feels as though the voice of the teen community's voice in the library ought to be heard, the Teen Council is a must.

My name is Daphne and this is my second year as a Teen Council member. I enjoy reading, painting, drawing, singing, horseback riding, skiing, and most importantly, VOLUNTEERING IN THE TEEN COUNCIL! My friend introduced this volunteer to me last year, and it has been a great experience. One aspect that I enjoy the most is that I get to go to conferences and many other more events introduced to the members. It's a fabulous opportunity, it looks great on your resume, and the library needs YOUR VOICE! Hope to see you there!

Hi, my name is Madison, and this is my first year on the GVPL's teen council. I am excited about the experiences and volunteer activities that I will have this year. In my opinion, books are amazing as they transport me on wonderful and, sometimes, scary adventures. Teens have the opportunity to use our public libraries, and I am looking forward to making them aware of the resources available. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, playing the violin, hanging out with friend, and playing a squash match or two!

Hey everyone, I'm Shengsheng, known as Sheryl...since pronouncing my name is a nuisance...it's similar to Shungshung in English if you want to give it a go~

I like languages, swimming, piano, reading, writing especially, arts, annnnnnd people! I love people, love meeting them, knowing them, and bonding, conflicting, debating, chilling out with them…you get the idea. It’s partially why I find languages so fascinating too. Communication! The absolute essence of interaction! I’m new to Victoria, but the friendly atmosphere really makes me feel at home. So I’m really excited about volunteering in the YAC, giving back some friendliness to the community!

Greetings, humans who have stumbled upon the Teen Councilpage!

Hi! My name is May, AKA Spider-May, and I have been known to talk really fast. This is my first year in Teen Council and I'm super excited.   I like a lot of things. Like books, reading, cats, food, sleeping in, and music. I play cello and trumpet and love going to the Opera and Symphony. I also swim, play volleyball, and completely don't understand football. Chemistry is my favourite thing in the world. I would like to say that I keep my room impeccably organized, but that plan is failing miserably. I think that libraries are an important part of any city, and I'd like to help make ours a better place for teens.

Hello:)

My name is Anna and this is my first year in Teen Council. I enjoy reading, writing, painting, dance and travel.It's so great to have a voice in Library projects and meet cool people! Also the snacks are great... You should come check it out, we are doing some fun things this year with the Library's teen zone and much more. Hope to see you there!