Youth Council

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Contact

City Manager's Office
Youth Council
(805) 583-6766

2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
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Overview

The Simi Valley Youth Council is an advisory board to the City Council on issues affecting youth in the community and is comprised of 21 members and up to three alternates. Each high school and middle school is represented on the Youth Council, as well as the Community at Large.

Application

Apply for the Youth Council

Membership on the Youth Council is open to residents of the City of Simi Valley who are in 7th through 12th grade. The current Youth Council term began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on June 30, 2025.

Applications to serve on the Youth Council are accepted year-round, and successful applicants are appointed by the City Council each June.  The application period to serve on the 2025-26 Youth Council term will open in March 2025. 

To apply, submit an online application.

For those interested in volunteering for upcoming Youth Council events, email the Youth Council Coordinator.

Upcoming Events

The Youth Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., August through June. All meetings of the Youth Council are open to the public. The Youth Council discusses various issues of interest and concern for youth. For upcoming meeting dates and agenda information, please see below.

To be notified in advance for other Youth Council events, students are encouraged to subscribe to the City's govDelivery system (formerly E-Notify) to receive updates and information related to Youth Council activities. Please add simivalleyca@public.govdelivery.com to your spam filter's safe list to ensure receipt of govDelivery messages, but note the email address is not monitored. 

Awaken Your Power With Reading!

Annual Library Family Book Festival

The Simi Valley Friends of the Library and Simi Valley Public Library proudly present their annual Family Book Festival. This free and highly anticipated event  will feature presentations by two local authors:

Michael Kogge, author of Star Wars Rebels book series for Disney-Lucasfilm Press and coauthor of Star Wars Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.

Kirsten Larson, author of Freaky Nature Series for children.

Both authors will be selling and autographing their books and will be available for questions.

In addition, children and teens may become Jedi Knights through activities and crafts from community partners.

All children and teens who arrive before 10:30 a.m. will receive a ticket for a special drawing!

Meet and pose for pictures with your favorite Star Wars characters. Read to a therapy dog during a special session of Bark Buddies!

The Grilled Cheese Food Truck will be in the parking lot until 3:00 p.m. (food prices vary).

For more information, click here. The full schedule of activities is now posted on the Library's website - calendar page.

For information on all Library programs and resources, click here or call 805-526-1735

May the FORCE of reading be with you!

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