Teen Advisory Board
High school students in grades 9–12 earn volunteer hours by planning teen library programs, promoting books and services, and assisting with children’s activities through a youth advisory board.
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High school students earn volunteer hours by planning teen library programs, promoting books and services, and helping with children’s activities. Build leadership skills through hands-on service at a public library.
High school students earn volunteer hours by planning teen library programs, promoting books and services, and helping with children’s activities. Build leadership skills through hands-on service at a public library.
High school students earn volunteer hours by planning teen library programs, promoting books and services, and helping with children’s activities. Build leadership skills through hands-on service at a public library.
Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop stories, share creative work, and exchange peer feedback in a welcoming library setting with fellow teens.
Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop stories, share creative work, and exchange peer feedback in a welcoming library setting with fellow teens.
Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop stories, share creative work, and exchange peer feedback in a welcoming library setting with fellow teens.
Lit Lounge
MoreTeen readers in grades 9–12 gather for relaxed book discussions, favorite reads, and fandom talk, with snacks adding a casual social feel to this library meetup.
Teen readers in grades 9–12 gather for relaxed book discussions, favorite reads, and fandom talk, with snacks adding a casual social feel to this library meetup.
Teen readers in grades 9–12 gather for relaxed book discussions, favorite reads, and fandom talk, with snacks adding a casual social feel to this library meetup.
Teen D&D Club
MoreRoll dice, build characters, and explore fantastical worlds in a collaborative tabletop roleplaying campaign. Beginners can learn Dungeons & Dragons basics, while experienced players can develop and run adventures for grades 6–12.
Roll dice, build characters, and explore fantastical worlds in a collaborative tabletop roleplaying campaign. Beginners can learn Dungeons & Dragons basics, while experienced players can develop and run adventures for grades 6–12.
Roll dice, build characters, and explore fantastical worlds in a collaborative tabletop roleplaying campaign. Beginners can learn Dungeons & Dragons basics, while experienced players can develop and run adventures for grades 6–12.
Follow a guided, step-by-step sunset painting tutorial designed for beginners, with a relaxed creative session that helps high school students build confidence using color and basic painting techniques.
Follow a guided, step-by-step sunset painting tutorial designed for beginners, with a relaxed creative session that helps high school students build confidence using color and basic painting techniques.
Follow a guided, step-by-step sunset painting tutorial designed for beginners, with a relaxed creative session that helps high school students build confidence using color and basic painting techniques.
Book Tasting
MoreYoung independent readers in grades 2–5 rotate through book tables, sampling blurbs and first pages to discover new genres and find engaging next reads.
Young independent readers in grades 2–5 rotate through book tables, sampling blurbs and first pages to discover new genres and find engaging next reads.
Young independent readers in grades 2–5 rotate through book tables, sampling blurbs and first pages to discover new genres and find engaging next reads.
Explore career pathways, local job opportunities, and training programs with an advisor who can help connect personal interests to work options and strengthen resumes and applications.
Explore career pathways, local job opportunities, and training programs with an advisor who can help connect personal interests to work options and strengthen resumes and applications.
Explore career pathways, local job opportunities, and training programs with an advisor who can help connect personal interests to work options and strengthen resumes and applications.
Learn the rules of Exploding Kittens, a strategic, cat themed card game inspired by Russian Roulette. Designed for grades 6–12, the library game night brings teens together for playful competition.
Learn the rules of Exploding Kittens, a strategic, cat themed card game inspired by Russian Roulette. Designed for grades 6–12, the library game night brings teens together for playful competition.
Learn the rules of Exploding Kittens, a strategic, cat themed card game inspired by Russian Roulette. Designed for grades 6–12, the library game night brings teens together for playful competition.
Teens in grades 6–12 can take on a fast-paced, competitive card game that brings dodgeball-style action to the table, with quick rounds and playful rivalries.
Teens in grades 6–12 can take on a fast-paced, competitive card game that brings dodgeball-style action to the table, with quick rounds and playful rivalries.
Teens in grades 6–12 can take on a fast-paced, competitive card game that brings dodgeball-style action to the table, with quick rounds and playful rivalries.
Browse information on veterans’ benefits and community resources during a casual library lobby drop-in, with an opportunity to learn about support available to local veterans.
Browse information on veterans’ benefits and community resources during a casual library lobby drop-in, with an opportunity to learn about support available to local veterans.
Browse information on veterans’ benefits and community resources during a casual library lobby drop-in, with an opportunity to learn about support available to local veterans.
Poet-Tea Party
MoreCelebrate poetry, rhyming books, and stories written in verse at a dress-up gathering for children, with yummy treats and a festive tea party atmosphere.
Celebrate poetry, rhyming books, and stories written in verse at a dress-up gathering for children, with yummy treats and a festive tea party atmosphere.
Celebrate poetry, rhyming books, and stories written in verse at a dress-up gathering for children, with yummy treats and a festive tea party atmosphere.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character play, and teamwork. No experience is needed; advance registration is required for this monthly club.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character play, and teamwork. No experience is needed; advance registration is required for this monthly club.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character play, and teamwork. No experience is needed; advance registration is required for this monthly club.
Hands-on engineering challenges invite children in kindergarten through fifth grade to build with more than tiny bricks, exploring creative problem-solving and construction in a library setting.
Hands-on engineering challenges invite children in kindergarten through fifth grade to build with more than tiny bricks, exploring creative problem-solving and construction in a library setting.
Hands-on engineering challenges invite children in kindergarten through fifth grade to build with more than tiny bricks, exploring creative problem-solving and construction in a library setting.
Children and families take part in an early literacy storytime with songs, movement games, flannel board stories, and action rhymes, building language skills through playful group participation.
Children and families take part in an early literacy storytime with songs, movement games, flannel board stories, and action rhymes, building language skills through playful group participation.
Children and families take part in an early literacy storytime with songs, movement games, flannel board stories, and action rhymes, building language skills through playful group participation.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character-driven quests, and teamwork around the table. No prior experience is needed; advance registration is required.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character-driven quests, and teamwork around the table. No prior experience is needed; advance registration is required.
Collaborative Dungeons & Dragons adventures bring teens ages 12–18 together for imaginative storytelling, character-driven quests, and teamwork around the table. No prior experience is needed; advance registration is required.
Sensory STEM
MoreMessy, hands-on stations invite young children to explore early STEM concepts through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, with caregivers moving through playful sensory activities together.
Messy, hands-on stations invite young children to explore early STEM concepts through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, with caregivers moving through playful sensory activities together.
Messy, hands-on stations invite young children to explore early STEM concepts through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, with caregivers moving through playful sensory activities together.
Learn how a local nonprofit supports library services through fundraising and volunteer efforts, with an open community meeting for adults interested in getting involved and strengthening public library resources.
Learn how a local nonprofit supports library services through fundraising and volunteer efforts, with an open community meeting for adults interested in getting involved and strengthening public library resources.
Learn how a local nonprofit supports library services through fundraising and volunteer efforts, with an open community meeting for adults interested in getting involved and strengthening public library resources.
Learn to borrow eBooks and audiobooks through Libby and Hoopla using a library card. This introductory digital literacy class explains how to access the library’s collection anytime online.
Learn to borrow eBooks and audiobooks through Libby and Hoopla using a library card. This introductory digital literacy class explains how to access the library’s collection anytime online.
Learn to borrow eBooks and audiobooks through Libby and Hoopla using a library card. This introductory digital literacy class explains how to access the library’s collection anytime online.
Explore genealogy through shared family stories, then use library computers and research resources with guidance from staff. Beginners and experienced family historians can connect, exchange discoveries, and get hands-on research help.
Explore genealogy through shared family stories, then use library computers and research resources with guidance from staff. Beginners and experienced family historians can connect, exchange discoveries, and get hands-on research help.
Explore genealogy through shared family stories, then use library computers and research resources with guidance from staff. Beginners and experienced family historians can connect, exchange discoveries, and get hands-on research help.
Community men share picture books and the joy of reading with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children in a librarian-supervised program promoting inclusive early literacy.
Community men share picture books and the joy of reading with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children in a librarian-supervised program promoting inclusive early literacy.
Community men share picture books and the joy of reading with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children in a librarian-supervised program promoting inclusive early literacy.