Teen Advisory Board

The Teen Advisory Board (affectionately referred to as TAB) is a monthly open-forum lead by the TAB Coordinators where teens discuss the issues related to teen use of the library. TAB helps the Teen Services Librarian and the TAB Coordinators come up with new library events specifically designed for teens. They also spend time hanging out, getting to know each other, and eating the free food and drink from local Benicia restaurants that come with every meeting! (brought to you by Friends of the Library!) The teens can also earn volunteer time for participating in the Library's monthly TAB meetings!

We always need more teens willing to share ideas and suggestions on how to make the library a better place for teens. Anyone (age 13-19) is welcome to attend our meeting,s which are usually held on the last Monday of each month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Check the Events Page for exact dates and times!

Want more information about TAB? Call the Teen Services Librarian at 707.746.4345, or e-mail her.

By the way, once per year, the Teen Advisory Board holds a contest for designs for the official Teen Volunteer t-shirts.

TAB Mission Statement

What is the purpose of our Teen Advisory Board? Two former TAB Coordinators, Olivia and Lauren, took a deep look at what TAB does for its teens and the Library. This is what they came up with:

The Benicia Public Library Teen Advisory Board is committed to creating a youth (13-19 years) friendly library by aiding in the availability of popular and relevant media, and planning and implementing active youth programs that are interesting, safe and fun.

TAB Coordinators

Our TAB Coordinators are the appointed teen supervisors who watch over the volunteers and Teen Advisory Board to make sure that we are maintaining our cool and nifty demeanor. Despite being tasked with this awesome responsibility, they're really very friendly and did we mention that these are paid positions?!  

Currently, our TAB coordinators are Ryan and Michael, two dedicated teens who have been involved in TAB, volunteering and attending programs during the last two school years.

updated 12/29/07