Teen Advisory Council

What is the San Francisco Public Library Teen Advisory Council?

The San Francisco Public Library Teen Advisory Council is a group of San Francisco high school students who want to make the Public Library a better place for teens. We meet every month to plan Library events such as the teen summer read program, Teen Zine production, and other teen-related programs. We make ideas happen.

We aim to make the Library more visible for teenagers, so that they will know about the great free resources we have right here in our city. Each Council member is responsible for advertising Library programs in our area of the city. We talk to other students about what the library has to offer.

We also want teens to participate in library decisions. We meet with library administrators to let them know what improvements the Library can make to invite all teens inside the doors.

When you join the Teen Advisory Council, you agree to learn leadership skills such as sharing your opinions, negotiating with other teens, speaking in public (if you want!), contacting other agencies, applying for special funding (money!!). As teenagers, we can give our input on how money provided by the Friends and Foundation of San Francisco Public Library should be spent. In the past, we’ve successfully started S.A.T. prep workshops, film programs, and a Library Teen Zine publication.

As a Council member, you also get to participate in fun events like the summer reading party and author visits.

If you want your voice to be heard, and you care about the public library, or you want to improve the library, apply for the Teen Advisory Council today!!

Are you in a San Francisco High School?

• Can you attend one meeting a month at the Main Library, or in the Sunset district?
• Do you want to be a teen leader for the Public Library?
• Do you enjoy working with other youth and adults?
• Do you have strong opinions about how the Library should serve teens?

If you answered YES to all these questions, you might be a great Council Member!!

Call Jennifer Collins at 557-4268 for information!

Fill out an application and tell us about yourself! (PDF)