Arlington School & Family Magazine April/May 2015 | Page 11

Texas Teen Video
Challenge 2015
Raquel Reyna, Librarian
Every summer libraries around the world participate in
Summer Reading Club, which encourages students to
continue reading throughout the summertime.
The Collaborative Summer Library Program challenges
teens to create a 30- to 90-second video at the public library
and include their interpretation of the 2015 CSLP teen
slogan “Unmask.”
This past January, the Arlington Public Library worked
with the Workman Junior High eighth-grade book club
sponsored by school librarian, Sara Darden. The students
met once a week after school to create a group video.

The students took on individual roles in the film process:
actor, director, cameraperson, video editor and scriptwriter,
allowing them to learn important skills in planning,
organization, time management and being a team player.
The teens were aware of the possible momentary prize of
$150 for the winner of each participating state, but many of
the teens stated that they wanted to participate simply for
“the fun of it.”
You can find the finished product at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArlingtonTxLib †

Arlington Library staff held four sessions to help the group
plan, create and edit a finished product. Throughout the four
sessions, teens learned the basics of a flip camcorder, how to
upload and edit film using iMovie, as well as the importance
of copyright protection and free use within film production.
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