Summer Teen Library Workshops

If your child is aged 10-18 and you looking for fun activities to fill the summer, be sure to stop by one of our workshops listed below. These workshops, presented by Seattle Center for Book Arts in partnership with the Seattle Public Libraries as part of the Summer Reading Program, and funded by the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, are free drop-in workshops - no pre-registration required!

Double-sided Book – Ages 10 - 14
The Double-sided Book is two books that share a back cover, which presents an opportunity to house two stories or ideas in the same structure. This project is a standard book format with a twist, that provides youth participants a feeling of accomplishment creating a familiar object, while conceptualizing the sculptural possibilities of a book. Students interpret and organize the concepts in the book's content to relate to the book's physical structure.

Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch Friday June 20, 2 - 5 pm
Ballard Branch Friday June 27, 2 - 5 pm
Southwest Branch Tuesday, July 1, 1 - 3 pm
Downtown Central Library Tuesday, July 1, 2 - 4 pm
Delridge Library Wednesday, July 2, 2 - 5 pm
Ballard Branch Monday July 14, 1 - 4 pm
Columbia Branch Monday July 14, 4 - 7 pm
Int'l District Chinatown Branch Wednesday July 16, 11 am - 2 pm
Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch Friday July 18, 2 - 5 pm
Green Lake Branch Tuesday, August 12, 2 - 5 pm
North East Branch Wednesday August 13, 1 - 4 pm
Magnolia Branch Wednesday August 13, 4 - 6 pm
New Holly Branch Saturday August 23, 2 - 5 pm

House Book - Ages 13 - 18
The House Book is a structural book format that gives ample opportunities to customize the project to the individual. More technically advanced, it develops fundamental bookbinding skills and techniques that enable students to explore bookmaking independently. The House Book is autobiographical and visually expresses personal reflection in an individual style.

Lake City Branch Saturday June 21, 2 - 4 pm
South Park Branch Thursday July 17, 3 - 5 pm
Queen Anne Branch July 19 1 - 4 pm
Columbia Branch Wednesday July 23, 1 - 4 pm
Northgate Branch Wednesday July 23, 4 - 6 pm
Ballard Branch Friday July 25, 2 - 5 pm
Int'l District Chinatown Branch Friday July 25, 1 - 4 pm
Wallingford Branch Saturday August 6, 3 - 5:30 pm
University Branch Tuesday August 9, 3 - 5:30 pm
Northeast Branch Saturday, August 16, 1 - 4 pm
Delridge Branch Wednesday August 20, 1 - 3 pm