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EVENTS Global Thoughts...Local Action: Celebrating United Nations World Habitat Day @ YOUmedia Saturday, October 10th 1:00-3:00 PM Families and teens are coming together to celebrate United Nations World Habitat Day @ YOUmedia. Teens have put hours of heart & creativity into projects that “imagine a new urban habitat”. Show your support by witnessing their vision and sharing the fun! Join us for live student performances, documentaries, the Digital City Planner photo exhibition, a community art project and refreshments. Experience the Plan of Chicago Through Geocaching Saturday, October 10th 2:30-4:00 PM Join experienced Geocachers from the GPS Classroom in a hunt to rediscover Chicago history laid out by Daniel Burnham 100 years ago by using handheld GPS units. This high-tech walking tour will give you a better understanding of the foundations of modern day Chicago along with gaining the new 21st century skill of Global Positioning and how it works. Presented in partnership and with gratitude to Science Chicago.
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Rock Band Tournament Saturday, October 17th 1:00-4:00 PM Play for prizes in YOUmedia’s very first video game tournament. Play solo or in a band for prizes and Rock Band glory. Pre-registration is recommended. Call 312.747.5260, visit the Help Desk or email tbayless@chipublib.org to register. Meet the Author: Cassandra Clare Tuesday, October 20th 5:00-7:00 PM Join Chicago Public Library’s Teen Read Week celebration with a renowned young author for young adults as she reads from The Mortal Instruments; talks about her interest in writing fantasy; her inspirations for the books and some of her favorite authors. An Evening with Kevin Coval Thursday, October 29th 5:00-6:30 PM A short, entertaining performance of poems followed by an hour-long workshop [of writing exercises] intended to give writers confidence to tell their own stories and add to or begin their own portfolios. Selected readings will include topics on; hip-hop, love and urban living, love of Chicago, coming of age and Jewish identity. !
EVENTS The Language of Film: Suspense Saturday, October 31st 2:00-4:30 PM What makes a movie frightening? This Halloween come watch some scary movies, eat some candy corn and learn how the world’s best filmmakers keep us scared. Pre-registration is welcome. Spoken Word Contest: iRemix the Raven Information Session: Monday, October 12th 4:00-6:00 PM Contest: Saturday, October 31st 12:00-2:00 PM Join us for YOUmedia’s first Poetry Slam. Remix and perform your favorite poet’s work and win Big! Original works also accepted. Attend the informational session before the Poetry Slam to learn more. Spoken Word: Urban Storytelling and Narrative Poetry Wednesday, November 11th 1:30-3:30 PM Listen to spoken word artist Keith Kelley perform his poems and stories and talk about his inspirations for them. Then take a look at stories and experiences found in classic and current works of literature and create a captivating story or poem of your own with the energy and emotion to turn heads! Space is available on a first come, first serve basis. Attendance is limited to 100 participants.
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CHANGE SOCIETY @ YOUMEDIA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 4:00-7:00PM Join us for a Change Society informational session. The goal of Change Society is for youth to collaborate on projects, think ciritcally and gain social & financial empowerment for themselves and their communities. Youth will use new media skills to create multiple roads to self expression. At YOUmedia, Change Society uses the library as a central space to cultivate ideas and hone digital skills. The library itself becomes a living symbol of knowledge, research, community outreach and change. Pre-registration is required. VOCALO RADIO 89.5 ( (RADIO TRAINING SESSION) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 5:00-6:30 PM Vocalo Radio will teach you all about how to create your own radio show. Registration is capped at 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis. Pre-registration is required.
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YOUDOCUMENT REALITY: DIGITAL VIDEO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 14TH, 21ST & 28TH 1:00-4:00 PM Apply your skills to become part of a filmmaking team focused on documentary, reality TV, drama and more. Learn how to film, edit and present your videos around the world. Pre-registration is capped to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. YOUdocument Reality requires a commitment over a series of weeks. IREMIX RADIO: PODCAST TO THE PRESIDENT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND 5:00-7:00 PM Using the http://thisibelieve.org format and Garageband for podcasting, teens will express to President Obama, what they believe has changed or needs to change in America. Be prepared to Speak Your Truth... Pre-registration is capped at 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis.
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DIGITAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS continued THE CHANGE SOCIETY @ YOUMEDIA: OBAMA EDITION HOW DO TEENS BRING ABOUT CHANGE? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 5:00-7:00 PM In this session we will be discussing and blogging on the topic: How do teens bring about change? Preregistration is capped at 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. THE DIGITAL DIX & MIX TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 4:00-7:00 PM Travel to the 8th floor of the Harold Washington Library Center and dig through a massive collection of records. We will bring some records down to YOUmedia to take a listen and show how to sample, mix, and archive our findings. Library card needs to be up to date to check out records. Pre-registration is capped to 10 participants on a first come, first serve basis.
DIGITAL QUEENDOM: INFORMATION SESSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 4:00-6:00 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 1:00-3:00 PM Join the Digital Queendom! Digital Queendom is a Digital Youth Network group focusing on balancing the gender landscape in the field of digital media and technology. The goal of Digital Queendom is to ignite and support young women’s sense of agency and unique voice through the creation of exciting digital media products, peer collaboration, community outreach and fostering their ability to think and converse critically. Girls only. Pre-registration is capped at 30 participants on a first come, first serve basis.
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Get Certified: Music Saturday October 10th & 24th 2:00-4:00 PM Apply your skills to become certified to use the YOUmedia Music Studio. You will learn how to use Fruity Loops, Garageband, Pro-Tools and will take the Studio Guideline test. Attendance is on a first come, first serve basis. Preregistration is welcome. Open Music Studio for “Certified� Teens Wednesday, Novemer 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th 3:00-7:00 PM Every Wednesday afternoon, certified teens may sign up to use the music studio in YOUmedia. Pre-registration is capped at 5 participants per hour on a first come, first serve basis. Pre-registration is welcome. Call 312.747.5260 or stop in to sign up.
BOOK DISCUSSIONS JERK, CALIFORNIA BY JONATHAN FRIESEN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 4:00-5:30 PM Everything about Sam Carrier, the hated twitchy freak with Tourette Syndrome, will change after graduation. All thanks to Coot’s long journey and the love of his life. He’ll forget the jokes, the hateful step father, his weak mother, his name and most of all, the lies about his biological father.
DARK DUDE BY OSCAR HIJUELOS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH 4:00-5:30 PM Like an urban Wizard of Oz, Dark Dude is the story of Rico, a white skinned Cuban kid from the mean streets of Harlem transplanted to a place far far away. When Rico cannot take the streets anymore he runs away to a commune run by homeboy Gilberto in upstate Wisconsin. Like Dorothy he has to deal with a lot of adversity and life changes, until he finally decides, “There is no place like home.”
PROGRAM CALENDAR OCTOBER GLOBAL THOUGHTS...LOCAL ACTION: CELEBRATING UN WORLD HABITAT DAY Saturday, October 10 | 1:00-3:00 PM GET CERTIFIED: MUSIC Saturday, October 10 | 2:00-4:00 PM EXPERIENCE THE PLAN OF CHICAGO THROUGH GEOCACHING Saturday, October 10 | 2:30-4:00 PM SPOKEN WORD CONTEST: INFORMATION SESSION Monday, October 12 | 4:00-6:00 PM ROCK BAND TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 17 | 1:00-4:00 PM MEET THE AUTHOR: CASSANDRA CLARE Thursday, October 20 | 5:00-7:00 PM CHANGE SOCIETY @ YOUMEDIA: INFORMATION SESSION Wednesday, October 21 | 4:00-7:00 PM VOCALO RADIO 89.5 (TEEN TRAINING SESSION) Wednesday, October 21 | 5:00-6:30 PM GET CERTIFIED: MUSIC Saturday, October 24 | 2:00-4:00 PM TEEN VOLUME BOOK DISCUSSION: JERK, CALIFORNIA BY JONATHAN FRIESEN Thursday, October 29 | 4:30-5:30 PM
DIGITAL QUEENDOM: INFORMATION SESSION Thursday, November 4 | 4:00-6:00 PM THE CHANGE SOCIETY @ YOUMEDIA: OBAMA EDITION - HOW DO TEENS BRING ABOUT CHANGE? Wednesday, November 4 | 5:00-7:00 PM DIGITAL QUEENDOM: INFORMATION SESSION Saturday, November 7 | 1:00-3:00 PM YOUDOCUMENT REALITY: DIGITAL VIDEO Saturday, November 7 | 1:00-4:00 PM SPOKEN WORD: URBAN STORYTELLING AND NARRATIVE POETRY Wednesday, November 11 | 1:30-3:30 PM OPEN MUSIC STUDIO FOR “CERTIFIED” TEENS Wednesday, November 11 | 3:00-7:00 PM YOUDOCUMENT REALITY: DIGITAL VIDEO Saturday, November 14 | 1:00-4:00 PM OPEN MUSIC STUDIO FOR “CERTIFIED” TEENS Wednesday, November 18 | 3:00-7:00 PM TEEN VOLUME BOOK DISCUSSION: DARK DUDE BY OSCAR HIJUELOS Thursday, November 19 | 4:00-5:30 PM THE DIGITAL DIX & MIX Thursday, November 19 | 4:00-5:30 PM YOUDOCUMENT REALITY: DIGITAL VIDEO Saturday, November 21 | 1:00-4:00 PM
AN EVENING WITH KEVIN COVAL Thursday, October 29 | 5:00-6:30 PM
OPEN MUSIC STUDIO FOR “CERTIFIED” TEENS Wednesday, November 25 | 3:00-7:00 PM
SPOKEN WORD CONTEST Saturday, October 31 | 12:00-2:00 PM
YOUDOCUMENT REALITY: DIGITAL VIDEO Saturday, November 28 | 1:00-4:00 PM
THE LANGUAGE OF FILM: ALFRED HITCHCOCK Saturday, October 31 | 2:00-4:30 PM
NOVEMBER IREMIX RADIO: PODCAST TO THE PRESIDENT Monday, November 2 | 5:00-7:00 PM OPEN MUSIC STUDIO FOR “CERTIFIED” TEENS Wednesday, November 4 | 3:00-7:00 PM