Teens

Library Events

Youth Conversation Circle

Practice your English in conversation with other teens. We will discuss everyday topics such as sports and music and will play lots of fun games! This program is for teens in grades 8-12. Presented in partnership with Settlement Workers in Schools. Registration required.

Get involved

Teen Programs

Check out what events are happening at the library for teens!

Teen Ambassadors

RPL’s Teen Ambassador (TAMBAS) are a youth leadership group that helps to improve the library. The TAMBAS help library staff develop teen programs and collections, while working as a team and developing public speaking skills.

Volunteer

Interested in giving your time to support the library? Click here for current volunteer opportunities.

Resources

Child and Youth Mental Health

The Ministry of Children and Family Development’s Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) teams located across B.C. provide a range of mental health assessment and treatment options for children and youth (0-18 years of age) and their families at no cost. Our clinics are staffed by mental health clinicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists.

Youth in BC

Crisis mental health line for teens. It connects teens with support, information and resources.

Education Planner BC

EducationPlannerBC helps learners make well informed decisions about their education and career options. Use the Plan section to find articles and information about the different paths along the student journey.

Student Aid BC

We help with the cost of post-secondary education through student loans, grants, and scholarships. We also have programs that help with loan repayment.

Connections Community Services

An organization in Richmond offering a variety of programs for teens including homework help, Youth & Seniors Connect, and Station Stretch’s academic support.

Foundry

Foundry is a province-wide network of integrated health and social service centres for young people ages 12-24. Foundry centres provide a one-stop-shop for young people to access mental health care, substance use services, primary care, social services and youth and family peer supports.

RESET Youth Team

The RESET Youth Team is dedicated in supporting youth aged 13-19 and their families in partnership with the Richmond School District.

RESETing youth on their path through individual and family counselling, group work, school support, and advocacy. We believe positive change is possible and the ‘reset’ framework guides our everyday practice and more importantly, RESET youth’s thinking and goals towards successful outcomes.

WorkBC Scholarships, Bursaries, and Loans

Post-secondary education can be expensive. StudentAid BC provides loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs to qualifying students.

Staff Picks For Teens

The Grimmer

Ruthnum, Naben

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces

Cheng, Linda

Fate Breaker

Aveyard, Victoria

Wrath Becomes Her

Polydoros, Aden

Powerless

Roberts, Lauren

Defiant

Sanderson, Brandon

Teen Fantasy Novels

Godly Heathens

Edgmon, H. E.

The Severed Thread

Vedder, Leslie

Curious Tides

Lacelle, Pascale

Murtagh

Paolini, Christopher

The Hunting Moon

Dennard, Susan

Painted Devils

Owen, Margaret

Teen Rainbow Reads

And Other Mistakes

Turner, Erika

The Witch and the Vampire

Flores, Francesca

Brighter Than the Moon

Valdes Greenwood, David

Planning Perfect

Neil, Haley

The Severed Thread

Vedder, Leslie

Another Dimension of Us

Albo, Mike

Teen manga

X-gender

Miyazaki, Asuka

Frieren, Beyond Journey's End

Yamada, Kanehito

The King's Beast

Tōma, Rei

Case Closed

Aoyama, Gōshō

Kakegurui, Compulsive Gambler

Kawamoto, Homura

Horimiya

Hero

Teen French Collection

Rose des vents

Chevalier, Valérie

Faire face à la musique

Roy, Isabelle

Les jambes en spaghettis

Bérubé, Clarisse

Danse avec moi

Masood, Syed

Ghostée

Dignard, Sara

C'est beau, le rouge

Zamolo, Lucia