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Youth Advisory Group volunteers attend a session on 3D Design at Leaside Branch.

The Youth Advisory Group (YAG) is a group of teenagers who volunteer and attend meetings to discuss the development of teen spaces at the library. This blog post explains a little bit about what happens at Leaside YAG.

Number of Members: 21

Memorable YAG Moment: Virtual Reality

"In November 2018, there was this program called Pop-up Learning Lab (PULL) where a digital technician ran different digital events each day. During one of our meetings, the digital technician came and he ran a Virtual Reality (VR) event with the group. It was fun because everyone was competing to see who can get the highest score. It was also very funny seeing people’s reactions when they got very surprised while using VR headsets and having that great VR experience."

Top 3 Book Recommendations

Super by Jennifer Chen

"This book has the most surprising twists no one would be able to guess."

Surface Tension by Mike Mullin

"This book is really interesting and is hard to stop reading."

Cheesie Mack is Cool in a Duel by Steve Cutler

"This book is funny."

Top 3 Music Recommendations

Hall of Fame by The Script

"This song is a song that wants you to believe in yourself and to become who you want to be."

Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons

"This song is a song that wants you to do whatever it takes to achieve your goal and to persevere, to never stop trying."

Happier by Marshmello

"This is a song that wants you to make that special person who matters to you happy, and always know that they are happy. But that just can’t be enough so you’ll have to go beyond that and make them happier."

Top 3 TV Recommendations

Henry Danger

"It is about a bunch of friends who have a hard time getting along. It’s also got comedy involved."

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

"It is a little funny and has a lot of action."

The Thundermans

"It is about a family of superheroes that try to live like normal people."

Top 3 Favourite Apps

Settings

"Controls most of the device."

Play Store

"Lots of other apps can be downloaded from here."

YouTube

"You can watch almost anything from this app."

Best Kept Secret in the Neighborhood

There is a place in the library where you can do jigsaw puzzles!

Submitted by: Farayhen K. and Yuesf H. of Leaside Youth Advisory Group

Our Favourite Things To Do in Summer

• Go swimming to refresh ourselves after a hot day.
• Volunteer somewhere to help the community.
• Take a road trip to see new things and spend time with people.
• Eat ice cream on a hot summer day or night.
• Visit the cottage with family to spend time with them.
• Go to the beach for a swim or walking a dog and have a barbecue.
• Go on late night walks.
• Go to the movies and eating popcorn.
• Go to the park and look after siblings.
• Go on a bike trip to explore nature and de-stress.

Submitted by: Jenny C. and Anusha A., members of Leaside YAG.

Find out more about how to volunteer with a Youth Advisory Group and other programs for teens at the library.