KPL Videos: teens — Kalamazoo Public Library

Let's Talk About KPL's Manga Collection with Brianna!

Let’s talk about KPL’s manga collection! I’ve loved manga since my middle school days and have wanted to be a Librarian since high school. So, I’m thrilled to channel both…

Recorded 11/05/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: Manga; teens

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Youth Development Network discuss Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work by Dr. Bianca Baldridge. This writing “tells the story of a…

Recorded 01/28/2021

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: black history; business; community support; teens; urban renewal

Paint Some Happy Trees!

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but will always include trees in some way. No previous painting…

Recorded 01/28/2021

Categories: Children; Entertainment; Family; Instructional; Teen

Tags: art; Instructional; teens

Book Thoughts

Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s Children’s and Teen collections. This event is prerecorded and will…

Recorded 01/05/2021

Categories: Children; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: author; children; teens

Paint Some Happy Trees!

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but will always include trees in some way. No previous painting…

Recorded 12/23/2020

Categories: Children; Family; Instructional; Teen

Tags: children; How to; teens

Paint Some Happy Trees

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but will always include trees in some way.

Recorded 12/01/2020

Categories: Family; Information; Instructional; Teen

Tags: art; education; teens

Wellness Wednesdays for Teens!

Get health and wellness tips from yoga instructor Gena, a certified nutritionist. Videos will include instructions for stretching, good sleep hygiene, and the importance of taking care of yourself.

Recorded 11/18/2020

Categories: Entertainment; Family; Instructional; Teen

Tags: education; Instructional; teens; wellness

Paint Some Happy Trees

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion. Each month will feature a different theme but will always include trees in some way.

Recorded 11/10/2020

Categories: Teen

Tags: art; artist; How to; Instructional; teens

Book Thoughts with Mr. Bill & Miss Natalie

Listen to a conversation with Mr. Bill and Miss Natalie talking about exciting new books for all ages in KPL’s Children’s and Teen collections.

Recorded 11/02/2020

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Entertainment; Family; Information; Teen

Tags: author; children; teens

Gryphon Place — School to Prison Pipeline

Join Restorative Justice Trainers Molly Mechtenberg and Ruth Garcia (Gryphon Place) as they discuss the historical, cultural, and systemic policies and practices that have led to the term known as…

Recorded 10/21/2020

Categories: Entertainment; Information; Instructional; Timely Topics

Tags: education; Instructional; segregation; teens

Bristlebots Roller Derby

Miss Natalie and Miss Wendy make their own bots

Recorded 10/17/2020

Categories: Teen

Tags: teens

Wellness Wednesdays for Teens

Get health and wellness tips from yoga instructor Gena, a certified nutritionist. Videos will include instructions for stretching, good sleep hygiene, and the importance of taking care of yourself.

Recorded 10/14/2020

Categories: Family; Instructional; Teen

Tags: teens; wellness

RAWK Writing Workshop-Prompt #2: Marvel’s Black Panther

RAWK Prompt #2: Marvel’s Black Panther Calling all writers! RAWK will host a workshop series during Geek Fest Month with three prerecorded video writing prompts and a final, live, virtual workshop on…

Recorded 10/13/2020

Categories: Entertainment; Instructional; Teen

Tags: Instructional; teens; writing

RAWK Writing Workshop-Prompt #1: Afrofuturism

Calling all writers! RAWK will host a workshop series during Geek Fest Month

Recorded 10/06/2020

Categories: Teen

Tags: teens; writing

Paint Some Happy Trees! October 2020

Let’s get creative and paint some trees, in true Bob Ross fashion.

Recorded 10/06/2020

Categories: Teen

Tags: art; teens

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2018

The 15th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival was held at the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The festival featured the best teen-produced and directed…

Recorded 03/17/2018

Categories: Teen; Teen Filmmaker Festival

Tags: education; film; michigan; teens

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2017

The 14th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, March 4, 2017, featured the best teen-produced and directed films from this year’s competition. Films…

Recorded 03/04/2017

Categories: Teen; Teen Filmmaker Festival

Tags: education; film; michigan; teens

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2016

The 13th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, February 20, 2016, featured the best teen-produced and directed films of the past year. Films…

Recorded 02/20/2016

Categories: Teen; Teen Filmmaker Festival

Tags: education; film; michigan; teens

Chef Camp: Cooking is an Art with Chef K

Kalamazoo restaurant owner, chef, and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz, Keneisha Darden (a.k.a. Chef K), helped students ages 10 and up identify, prepare, cook, challenge and consume a variety of tasty…

Recorded 07/16/2015

Categories: Instructional

Tags: author; children; culture; education; food; kalamazoo; teens

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2015

The 12th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI, on Sunday, February 22, 2015, featured the best teen-produced and directed films of 2015. Films were produced…

Recorded 02/22/2015

Categories: Teen; Teen Filmmaker Festival

Tags: education; film; michigan; teens

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Let's Talk About KPL's Manga Collection with Brianna!

Reclaiming Community — Book Discussion

Paint Some Happy Trees!

Book Thoughts

Paint Some Happy Trees!

Paint Some Happy Trees

Wellness Wednesdays for Teens!

Paint Some Happy Trees

Book Thoughts with Mr. Bill & Miss Natalie

Gryphon Place — School to Prison Pipeline

Bristlebots Roller Derby

Wellness Wednesdays for Teens

RAWK Writing Workshop-Prompt #2: Marvel’s Black Panther

RAWK Writing Workshop-Prompt #1: Afrofuturism

Paint Some Happy Trees! October 2020

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2018

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2017

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2016

Chef Camp: Cooking is an Art with Chef K

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2015