Monthly Supply Packs, Podcasts, and Meetups
Free take-home activities and conversation starters for teens to de-stress, learn a skill, get creative, and be the change, all while engaging communally through meetups at the library and a monthly podcast. Click the button to sign up for a supply pack, then scroll down for a link to the podcast and more information!
THIS MONTH
FINANCIAL JUSTICE
May is all about Financial Literacy. Financial literacy is the knowledge and application of various financial skills like creating a budget, understanding how credit works, and saving for retirement. Financial literacy also includes understanding different financial instruments, such as stocks, bonds, and creating an investment plan.
Learning about finances can teach us how to pay bills, how to borrow and save money responsibly, and how and why to invest and plan for retirement, and help us not make bad financial decisions to end up in with high debt.
Financial Literacy
Visit our Financial Literacy page for tips on finding a job, creating a budget, and balancing your saving and spending.
Listen to the Podcast
A new podcast is available each month. Listen to them all here, including the special episode with Staying Power!
Share your Experience
Madison wrote this month’s newsletter! We’d love to see how you’re using the packs. Fill out our form or upload a photo to show us!
See what was in last month’s pack! If you want to sign up, click the button at the top of the page and fill out the form. We’ll be in touch.
INSIDE THE PACK
Jackpot by Nic Stone
Coin Purse
Money Mints
Smarties Money Roll Candy
Dollar Notepad
Budget Sheets
Snack from Local Teen-Owned Business
Finance Themed Pins
FIND US
Follow us on Instagram to get the latest information about what’s inside the packs and when they’ll be ready to pick up each month.
TAG YOU'RE IT PODCAST
Find all the places to hear our teen-led discussion based podcast with themes related to the subscription packs.
YouTube
Videos of pack contents and another way to listen to the podcast.
MEET THE CREATORS
Wondering who is working behind the scenes on the project? Read more about the team of Ypsilanti youth who are curating the contents, chatting on the podcast, designing swag, planning events, and advertising everything.
MORE SUBSCRIPTION PACK THEMES
SELF LOVE
HAPPY NEW YEAR
SNOW DAY
WHAT'S YOUR AESTHETIC
UPLIFTING ALL VOICES
SAFE SPACES
MORE ABOUT THE PACK PROJECT
Thanks to our amazing Teen Advisory Group who created a vision of a new way to serve our community during the pandemic and obtained funding by writing grants and pitching their idea, we are happy to be able to offer more themed monthly subscription packs and internships for teens during the 2021-2022 school year.
Want to be part of future projects? Sign up for the library’s Teen Advisory Group! We brainstorm what Ypsi teens need and want, then find ways to make our ideas come to life by planning events and writing grants. Contact teens@ypsilibrary.org for more information.
Launched in 2020, Generator Z is a teen-led initiative to reimagine the future of afterschool. More than 1,000 ‘Generators‘ from across Southeast Michigan and Western New York shared their afterschool experience and insight online. Afterschool providers stepped up with ideas to turn that teen insight into action. Over 90 providers across both regions received $4 million to bring their ideas to life in the next year and Ypsilanti District Library is one of them!
Generator Z is driven by teens and powered by Lakeshore Connections with support from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. Learn more at www.generator–z.org.