York Cosplay! Workshops for Teens Start September 6

York Cosplay! Workshops for Teens Start September 6
 
YORK, PA – York County Libraries have announced the upcoming York Cosplay! workshop and open studio series for teens. Open to York County youth, ages 12 to 18, presenters guide participants through the various facets of cosplay from selecting a character and creating the look to posing in character. The monthly series will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, September 6, October 4, and November 1 at Martin Library in York. They will be held in the library’s second floor Teens space.
According to York County Libraries Director of Youth Services Mindy McDonnell, the program aims to help teens build new skills, creativity, and self-confidence. York Cosplay! includes all fandoms such as comics, anime, manga, role-playing games, television series, books, and movies.  
The workshop and open studio series will lead up to YCL’s York Cosplay! Teen Fashion Show on Saturday, December 13 during the annual York Cosplay! Con. Teens interested in signing up for the series should register online using the yorklibraries.org events calendar. 
“This program series empowers our local teens to develop their own cosplay characters from concept to fruition,’ says York County Libraries President Robert F. Lambert. “Instruction and guidance from local experts help teens acquire new skills using library 3D printers, sewing machines, and digital resources.”
The workshops are scheduled at the following dates and times: 
Saturday, September 6 Create Your Character
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Martin Library
 
Saturday, October 4 Complete Your Look
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Martin Library
 
Saturday, November 1 Posing in Character
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Martin Library
 
 
Anyone with questions about the workshop series or upcoming Teen Fashion Show at York Cosplay! Con should email the York County Libraries Youth Services department at ysdepartment@yorklibraries.org. Email updates about York Cosplay! and other library events are available by signing up at yorklibraries.org/newsletters. 
 
Martin Library is located at 159 E. Market Street in York. It is a branch of York County Libraries which provides the latest in print and digital information, best sellers, Wi-Fi, story times, book discussions and databases. In addition to their extensive collection of 560,000 physical items, they offer over one million digital library materials for loan. All are available for free with a York County Libraries card. Community members without a card are invited to request one at yorklibraries.org at no cost.
 
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