San Pablo Library, San Pablo, CA

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Project Description: Youth will track their participation in a variety of music-literacy

related activities via a ‘Musical Scavenger Hunt’ big game.

Target Population: middle & high school students

Project Design: the library will host a variety of activities including:

· Music enrichment assemblies

· Creative writing workshop featuring a song writing contest

· Musical Jeopardy

· Performances by local teen musicians

· Music composition workshop featuring hands on experimentation with music composition software

· Music video games like Wii Music and Rock Band

· “Iron Musician” competition

· Build your own musical instrument contest

Project Goals:

· Expand library services designed to support out of school learning for San Pablo students

The Library will partner with:

· Helms Middle School

· Middle College High School

· Richmond High School

· North Richmond Youth Center

Awards Won

Title Year
Libraries, Literacy and Gaming Grant

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These grants were awarded to libraries that clearly demonstrated creativity, capacity, sustainability and a strong commitment to literacy-related gaming services.

2009 - Selection(s)

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