Teen Events
Teen Collection
The Teen Collection currently houses 1,223 popular, bestselling and award-winning hardback books and audio. The collection is updated with an average of 25 new titles each month keeping it fresh and current.
Teen Community Service
The Wimberley Village Library has an excellent Teen volunteer program. To be eligible for this program you must be 13 years old or older. All volunteers are required to fill out an application and acquire two teacher references. The general duties of teen volunteers are: assist with shelving, displays, straightening and assembling craft packages. Teen volunteers work in 2 to 3 hour shifts.This is a great opportunity to get some work experience, serve your community and learn about the library.
Community service hours are available by volunteering at the Wimberley Village Library. Eligible teens will have completed the application, interview and training process before earning community service hours. Certificates of completion are awarded at the end of summer programming or during the school year when earned by teens.
Teen Volunteer Programs
Summer
Teens aged 13 – 17 years are encouraged to apply and volunteer for the fast-paced and fun-packed Children’s Summer Reading Programs! Summer volunteering begins with 2 teen prep sessions held at the latter part of May and runs through the end of July when summer reading programs end.
Teens can volunteer as solo shelvers, as part of a group for the community-wide July 4th Float and Parade and set-up and tear-down for children’s programs like Wacky Wednesdays and assist with Story Time and Hands on Fun to name a few.
School-Year
For teens wanting to volunteer during the school year positions are available for shelving and set-up and tear-down for children’s programs like Story Time and Discovery Fridays during and after-school hours.
Applications are available year-round and online for interested teens. Signed and completed applications may be returned to the circulation desk at the library.
Questions? Contact Pat Galvin at teenservices@wimberleylibrary.org or call 512/847-2188, ext.109
Teen Saturdays Summer Programming
Teen Saturdays is open to teens 13 to 17 years of age and is held each Saturday from 2 – 4 PM during June and July. During these eight sessions, the teens will participate in STEM-based learning workshops or collaborate in special projects that benefit the community at large.
SPECIAL PROJECT FOR SUMMER 2019:
Learn about what makes cars tick and how to do minor repairs by helping completely rebuild and restore a real full size Go-Kart! Teens will get hands-on experience planning the restoration, then doing the engine and bodywork themselves.
Meanwhile, a team of teens will produce a video about the project to show online and at the annual Wimberley Film Festival held in 2020. Attach festival link here. Once the Go-Kart is complete, it will be sold at auction and the funds will directly benefit the Teen or Young Adult program at the library.
SUMMER 2018 TEEN WORKSHOP results with Johnny Villarreal (The Edge of Imagination)
This is a stop motion animation compilation created during a Teen Saturday Workshop at the Wimberley Village Library in Wimberley, Texas on June 16, 2018. During the workshop teens learned about the process of stop motion animation and created their own paper puppets for their sequences.