How does The Book Thief speak to teens today?

Join Teen Volume in October to celebrate the Fall 2012 One Book, One Chicago selection of Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief with programs and books to make a positive change in your city!

Teen Volume Citywide Programs

How Does The Book Thief Speak to Teens Today?

Chicago Public Library’s Teen Volume Project welcomes teaching artists from Steppenwolf Theatre for dynamic, theater-based workshops chock-full of hands-on, expressive, movement-based activities designed to guide teens to explore The Book Thief as a work of art and cultural expression. (No prior reading or knowledge of the book is necessary.)

• Wednesday, October 3, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  Avalon
• Thursday, October 4, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Roosevelt
• Wednesday, October 10, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Greater Grand Crossing
• Thursday, October 11, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  Garfield Ridge
• Thursday, October 16, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Hall
• Wednesday, October 17, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Thurgood Marshall
• Thursday, October 18, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  YOUmedia
  (YOUmedia program is for teens in high school only)
• Tuesday, October 23, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Lozano
• Wednesday, October 24, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  Dunning
• Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  Budlong Woods
• Thursday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  Little Village
• Monday, October 29, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt

Read, Draw and Discuss The Book Thief

Don’t miss an opportunity to discuss The Book Thief with other teens from across the city with an exciting twist – the second half of the program will be a drawing workshop led by special guest and local artist Steve Musgrave. Chicago Public Library’s Read, Draw and Discuss The Book Thief programs are presented in partnership with The Big Draw Chicago, a month long festival of informal drawing programs across the city.

• Thursday, October 18, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Woodson Regional Library
• Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  Sulzer Regional Library
• Thursday, October 25, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  YOUmedia
  (YOUmedia program is for teens in high school only)

Now Is The Time: Stand Up for Banned and Challenged Books

In The Book Thief, books are not only banned, they are burned. While many years have passed since Liesel had to steal books, we still fight for the freedom to choose what we read even today. During the American Library Association's Banned Books Week (September 30-October 6), teens ages 14-18 are invited to join teen members of Chicago Public Library's Readers Theatre Troupe in a brief special performance of excepts of teen novels that have been banned or challenged.

This half hour performance will be followed by an hour-long workshop related to themes of The Book Thief, presented by a teaching artist from Steppenwolf Theatre. (No previous reading or knowledge of the book is necessary.)

• Saturday, October 13, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  YOUmedia
  (This YOUmedia program is for teens in high school only)

October Teen Volume programs are presented as part of the Now Is The Time project, a citywide initiative inspiring young people to make positive change in their communities and “take a stand” against bullying, youth violence and intolerance. Visit Now Is The Time to learn more about the partner organizations, events across the city, and how you can participate online to speak up and make a difference.

Teen Volume Citywide Programs For Teens By Teens are made possible with grant funding from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. All programs are for tweens and teens ages 12-18 unless otherwise noted.

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