Managing the College Application Process
Tuesday, September 26 at 7pm

Are you a high school senior thinking about the college application process, but have no idea where to begin? Are you a parent of a high school senior, and you’re feeling overwhelmed? Are you wondering how to maximize your time this fall so everything gets done before the deadlines?

If you answered “Yes!” to any of the above questions, this presentation is for you!

Registration required

For teens and their adults

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club
Tuesday, September 26 at 7pm

If you enjoy the pace, imagery and stories presented in graphic novels, this is the club for you!

This month, we'll discuss D&D Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma.

Registration required

For grades 5-7

DIY Painted Rock Photo Holders
Wednesday, September 27 at 4pm

Enjoy looking back on photos and experiences? Join us to create a magnificent photo holder for your special memories with rocks, paint, wires, and more! Don't have a photo in mind just yet? Don't worry! We'll have a few instant cameras on-hand for you to make new memories!

Registration required

For grades 5-12

Super Smash Bros Tournament
Thursday, September 28 at 3pm

Spend the early release afternoon competing against your friends and other gamers in the Teen Area! This will be a bracketed Super Smash Brothers tournament. If you have a Switch, please bring it. The grand prize will be a Nintendo Amiibo. Snacks will be provided.

Registration required

For grades 6-10

Take & Make: Banned Book Bracelets
Starting Sunday, October at 1pm

We're celebrating Banned Books Week with friendship bracelets that say things like 'Free to Read' or "Read Banned Books." Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. This censorship of books continues to this day in many schools, libraries, and bookstores around the country.

For grades 5-12


Tween/Teen Watercolor Painting - Halloween
Wednesday, October 4 at 7pm

Take inspiration from the spookiest of seasons as you paint a wooded forest with a unique surprise in the foreground. There will be a brief practice session to inspire confidence to paint a beautiful landscape. Participants will leave with a few watercolor paintings.

Registration required

For grades 5-12


Coming Up for Teens and Tweens

5th/6th Grade Book Club
Starting Tuesday, October 10 at 7pm

Registration required

Engineering Club
Starting Thursday, October 12 at 7pm

Registration required

Teen After Hours Movie: Poltergeist
Friday, October 13 at 7pm


7th/8th Grade Book Group
Tuesday, October 15th at 7pm

Registration required

Tween

Lalo Lesperance Never Forgot by Phillippe Diederich - Lalo's taking stock and dealing with repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage, all the while spying on a mysterious stranger during COVID lockdown.

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez - Forced to complete community service hours at school, five overlooked students must decide to expose their own secrets to help or remain invisible to survive middle school.

Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera - 12-year-old Nat is taking her rage to the pool. She doesn't care what people think, which leads her to fight for the community she wants to see with people who lift her up and help her stay afloat.

Teen

Infested by Angel Luis Colon - 17-year-old Manny must rescue his family from a malevolent spirit targeting his apartment building in the Bronx.

Reclaim the Stars: Seventeen Tales Across Realms & Space edited by Zoraida Cordova - This collection of stories features best-selling and critically acclaimed authors, taking the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world!

Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pena - Graciela wanted to be a writer, but her family didn't approve. After a painful tragedy, she turned to photography to better understand the world, which led to her journey through Mexico capturing fascinating people and cultures, as well as fame and success.