NOLS - North Olympic Library System

Teen Friday Movies @ the Sequim Branch Library

For young adults ages 13 and up.
Some movie selections rated PG-13.

Join your friends on the last Friday of each month for a movie at the Sequim Branch Library! Movies selected by the Young Adult Advisory Group.

	Based on the novel Casino Royale Friday, February 24, 5:30pm
	Based on the novel Bringing Down the House Friday, March 30, 5:30pm

Movie licensing agreement prohibits publication of movie titles. Contact the Sequim Branch Library at or 360.683.1161 for titles.

Getting Graphic: Young Adult Comic Book Club@ Forks Branch Library

For young adults ages 12 – 18

First and Third Tuesdays @ 3:30pm

Upcoming Meeting Dates
February 21
March 6
March 20
April 3
April 17

Unleash your creativity while discovering the basic principles needed to create comic books and graphic novels.
Design your own superhero or evil nemesis while experimenting with graphic illustration materials and concepts.

February Fabulous Filmmaking @ Port Angeles Main Library

Ages 12-18
Learn how to make a movie from professional writers and filmmakers in this extraordinary three-part class geared towards young adults. Attendees will learn how to write their own script, and some of the basics of pre and post production from a professional author and filmmaker. Preregistration recommended; classes are free. Filmmakers can sign up for one, two, or three classes. Call (360) 417-8502 for information or email .

Wednesday, February 8, 3:30pm
Port Angeles-based author Lisa Mantchev will give writers pointers on how to write a theatre or film script. In the class, you’ll learn some of the basics of putting together a plot.

When not scribbling, Lisa Mantchev can be found on the beach, up a tree, making jam,or repairing things with her trusty glue gun. Her short fiction has appeared in venues like Clarkesworld, Weird Tales, Fantasy Magazine and Strange Horizons. Her YA fantasy trilogy, The Théâtre Illuminata, is being published by Feiwel & Friends. Book One, EYES LIKE STARS (Request this book), was released in 2009, the sequel PERCHANCE TO DREAM (Request this book) in 2010, and the conclusion, SO SILVER BRIGHT (Request this book), in 2011.

Wednesday, February 15, 3:30pm
Wednesday, February 22, 3:30pm
Documentary filmmaker Andrew Burke will teach participants the basics of movie making. He’ll share tried-and-true tips and share personal pointers on how to develop a film idea and guide it through the filmmaking process..

Andrew Burke is a filmmaker and media expert with a passion for education. His work has screened at numerous international film festivals, museums, on broadcast television, and has been viewed more than five million times on YouTube. Filmmaking has taken him to remote locations in rural China and South America's wild Patagonia region. Most recently, Andrew worked as an Editor on a theatrical feature film about sea otters, produced by Sea Studios Foundation (National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth). Prior to that, he shot and edited the film "In the Eye of the Whale" with friend Kate Miller, which was nominated for a 2010 WILDSCREEN Golden Panda Award; the highest achievement in environmental filmmaking. In 2008, Andrew helped launch the Woodward Video Production Camp in rural Pennsylvania with Stanford Digital Media Academy director Dave Metty. During the rise of online video, Andrew collaborated with YouTube to write and direct their YouTube Toolbox educational series, which is currently part of YouTube's Creators' Corner. Andrew leads several workshops each year, and is a Contributing Editor for Videomaker Magazine; the nation’s largest educational video magazine. Currently he is working on a project about the Olypmic National Park and the Lower Elwha Dam removal.

   Break It Down, Build It Up for Teen Tech Week @ the Sequim Branch Library

    For young adults in grades 6 -12

    Friday, March 9, 4pm

Geek Out@ the Sequim Branch Library by “breaking down” old electronics and “building” them into something new! Learn to make computer jewelry, keyboard wallets, and anything else you can imagine!

Draw. Eat. Read. Watch. Manga Madness returns @ Port Angeles Main Library

For young adults ages 12-18.

Mondays, March 5 and March 19 at 3:30pm

Read-It-Before-You-See-It: The Hunger Games @ the Sequim Branch Library

For young adults in grades 6 -12

Have you read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins?
Do you want to win passes to see the movie?

Participate in a trivia contest based on the book and compete to win passes to see the movie being released on March 23rd in theaters.

Haven’t read the book yet? Stop by the Sequim Branch to borrow a copy!

Wednesday, March 21, 4:30pm
Sequim Branch Library

Teen Writing Group@ Sequim Branch Library

For young adults in grades 6-12

Do you like to write? Are you a poet? Do wonder what others would think of your writing? Join the Teen Writing Group and share your work with your peers. Meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday at the Sequim Branch Library.

Wednesday, March 21, 6pm

The group will be led by volunteer Nellie Bridge, a Sequim native, who has facilitated writing workshops at The Evergreen State College, New York University, and in a New York City public middle school. She holds an MFA in poetry from New York University, which she attended as a New York Times Fellow. Her poems have appeared in New Delta Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Rattapallax, KNOCK, and other journals. She freelances for the Authors Guild.

Young Adult Advisory Group@ Sequim Branch Library

For young adults in grades 6-12

Volunteer in your community and voice your opinion about books, events and services for young people. Help with programs, meet new people and learn valuable leadership skills!

Tuesday, March 6, 6pm

      Talk technology and help the library promote e-resources with the library’s new Flip Camera.

Build A Robot @ Port Angeles Main Library

Wednesday, March 14, 6pm for ages 9-14.

Caleb Gentry, middle school game design teacher will show students how to build robots using Lego RCX Mindstorm technology.

Space is limited; preregistration required.

Call (360) 417-8502 for more information or email .

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