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The next few months are jam-packed with workshops on sewing,digital drawing,painting and more

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow.com

Burnaby teens have no reason to be bored on their days off school.

Burnaby Public Library is hosting more than a dozen free programs for youth aged 13 to 19 in the next three months ranging from comic book drawing, to embroidery, to creating zines and folded books.

Responding to the recommendations and interests of local teens, the library scheduled its programming on weekends and professional development days when school is out, as well as during spring break.

The workshops will be in-person and online, with all in-person programs located at the library’s Tommy Douglas branch (7311 Kingsway), where a teen space recently opened.

All the programs and supplies are free including paints, brushes and a blank canvas, for the acrylic painting workshop, and iPads and Apple Pencils that can be borrowed for the digital drawing workshops

The workshops are part of the library’s ongoing series known as Julia’s Studio, offered throughout the year in memory of Julia Nelson, a teen services librarian at BPL who was passionate about providing creative opportunities for young people, according to the library.

To register, email BPL’s teen services librarians at teenservices@bpl bc ca

For more information about teen programs in the city, including a teen advisory group and teen booklists, go to bpl.bc.ca/ people-help/bpl-for-teens.

Creating Zinesand Folded Books

Friday, February 24 (Pro-D Day) from 1 to 3 p.m.

In-person atTommy Douglas.

Join artist Dawn Livera to learn techniques for creating folded books, zines, and ‘found poetry’ using collages of words and pictures.

Botanical Embroidery

Friday, February 24 (Pro-D Day) from 3 to 5 p.m.

In-person atTommy Douglas.

Join artist Dawn Livera to learn hand embroidery techniques for stitching botanical images

Stitching Embroideredwords

Tuesday, March 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In-person atTommy Douglas

Join artist Dawn Livera and learn hand stitching techniques to create embroidered words.

SEWINGBASICS:CREATE ASCRAPPYFABRIC BIRD

Tuesday, March 14 from 1:30 to 3 p m

In-person atTommy Douglas.

Join artist Dawn Livera and learn basic sewing techniques to create scrappy fabric birds.

ONLINE DRAWING: LEARNTO DRAWCOMICS

Wednesday, March 15 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Held online on Zoom.

Join artist Kathleen Gros to learn techniques for drawing comics

ONLINEDRAWING: LEARNTODRAW CLOTHESFORCOMIC CHARACTERS

Friday, March 17 from 1:30 to 3:00 p m

Held online on Zoom.

Join artist Kathleen Gros to learn techniques for drawing fabric and clothes for comic characters

Landscapepainting

WITHACRYLICS

Friday, March 17 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. In-person atTommy Douglas.

Join artist Paddi McGrath to learn the stepby-step of using acrylics in landscape painting. Acrylic paint stains, and from 4 to 5:30 p m

In-person, atTommy Douglas.

Join Janice Liu ofYoung Artists’ Place to learn the step-by-step of using watercolors to create images of birds

DIGITALDRAWING: DRAWING MANGA CHIBIS

Friday, March 24 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

In-person, atTommy Douglas participants are encouraged to wear appropriate clothes or bring a smock to wear during the workshop

Join Janice Liu ofYoung Artists’ Place to learn the step-by-step of drawing manga chibis digitally, in Procreate.

DIGITALDRAWING: DRAWINGMANGAFACES

Wednesday, March 22 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

In-person atTommy Douglas

Join Janice Liu ofYoung Artists’ Place to learn the step-by-step of drawing manga faces digitally, in Procreate. The library provides iPads and Apple Pencils for participants to use in the workshop

STUDIESIN WATERCOLOUR: PAINTINGBIRDS

Wednesday, March 22

STUDIES IN WATERCOLOR: PAINTING FUNGI OFB.C.

Friday, March 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

In-person, atTommy Douglas.

Join Janice Liu ofYoung Artists’ Place to learn the step-by-step of using watercolors to create images of local fungi and mushrooms of B.C.

SPRINGTIME GREETING CARDS

Saturday,April 22 from 1:30 to 3 p m

In-person, atTommy Douglas.

Join us as we create greeting cards that feature papercraft designs inspired by nature and springtime

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