Upcoming Events

Teen Book Club: Hispanic Heritage Month (Ages 12-19)

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Teen Book Club: Hispanic Heritage Month (Ages 12-19)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sep 21, 2021

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room A

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Description

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re reading and discussing Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno. This romantic tale of curses and culture is on our Too-Good-to-Miss list. ...

Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-19)

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room B

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Club, Meeting

Description

Looking for an opportunity to give back and get involved in your community? Need service hours? Join the Library's Teen Advisory Board! ...

What's K-Poppin' (Ages 12-19)

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room B

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Club, Music, Pop Culture

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Description

From BTS to BLACKPINK, Korean Pop has taken over the world. Join us for Korean snacks, K-Dramas, and dancing along to your favorite K-Pop videos. Registration Required. ...

Teen Game On! (Ages 12-19)

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Northside

Northside Activities Room A

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Description

Teens! Bring your friends and enjoy an afternoon of gaming at the library! There's no better way to kick off your weekend! We will provide a selection of fun tabletop games and a video game system. Registration Required....

Right in the Middle Reading Club: The Dark Lord Clementine (Ages 10-14)

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Age Group: Kids (Ages 9-12), Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Right in the Middle Reading Club: The Dark Lord Clementine (Ages 10-14)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Oct 12, 2021

Northside

Northside Conference Room

Age Groups: Kids (Ages 9-12), Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 6

Description

Finding the right books to keep 10-14 year old readers engaged can be a bit tricky, but we've got the book club for you! This month we will be reading The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz. ...

Teen Anime Club (Ages 12-19)

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room B

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Pop Culture

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Description

Love watching Yuri skate across the ice, Asura spreading chaos, and Goku going Super Saiyan? Come watch anime, talk about manga, eat Japanese snacks, and enjoy fun activities! Most importantly...subs or dubs?...

Teen Pumpkin Decorating (Ages 12-19)

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Northside

Northside Activities Room A

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Seasonal

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Description

Get into the Halloween spirit as we decorate pumpkins! Will your pumpkin be silly or scary? We will provide the pumpkins, art supplies, and some Halloween-themed background music to set the mood. Just bring your creativity!...

Visiting the Beyond with Curt Strutz (Virtual - Registration begins 10/1 at 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 7:15pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Visiting the Beyond with Curt Strutz (Virtual - Registration begins 10/1 at 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Oct 15, 2021

Virtual

Age Groups: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: History & Genealogy, Lecture, Seasonal, Special Event

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 100

Description

Have you ever wondered what the inside of a REAL haunted house looks like? Introducing the "Visiting the Beyond" haunted paranormal lecture series, a fun mix of history, photography, storytelling, and humor! Go on a virtual journey ...

Dye-O-Rama: Bewitching Bleaching at Southwest Library (Registration opens 10/12 @ 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Dye-O-Rama: Bewitching Bleaching at Southwest Library (Registration opens 10/12 @ 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Oct 19, 2021

Southwest

Age Groups: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Seasonal

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Description

Make the perfect gift for your favorite boo-tiful friend or give your wardrobe a chilling makeover with this frightfully simple technique. Just bring an article of clothing or fabric to dye and we will provide the rest!...

In the Making: Yayoi Kusama Inspired Pumpkins at Southwest Library (Registration opens on 10/13/21 at 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

In the Making: Yayoi Kusama Inspired Pumpkins at Southwest Library (Registration opens on 10/13/21 at 9:00 AM)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Oct 20, 2021

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room AB

Age Groups: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class

Registration Required

Description

Learn about artist Yayoi Kusama and create your own polka dot pumpkin to take home!...

Teen Writers' Time: Zines! (Ages 12-19)

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Northside

Northside Activities Room B

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Reading & Literacy

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Description

Explore new writing formats each month and get your creative juices flowing! Teens are not required to share their work, but we will have some quiet time in the session to work on our own projects....

Teen Craft: Needle Felted Pumpkins (Ages 12-19)

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Age Group: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Teen Craft: Needle Felted Pumpkins (Ages 12-19)

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Oct 22, 2021

Southwest

Southwest Activities Room B

Age Groups: Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Seasonal

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Description

Need a cute pumpkin friend for the spooky season? Learn how to needlefelt a fuzzy little pumpkin pal. Registration Required. ...

Spirits in the Stacks: A Paranormal Investigation of Simmons Library (Virtual - Registration opens 10/9 at 9:00 AM)

7:30pm - 8:45pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Spirits in the Stacks: A Paranormal Investigation of Simmons Library (Virtual - Registration opens 10/9 at 9:00 AM)

7:30pm - 8:45pm
Oct 23, 2021

Virtual

Age Groups: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: History & Genealogy, Live Performance, Seasonal, Special Event

Registration Required

Description

Rumors abound that the 121-year-old Gilbert M. Simmons Library is home to more than books....

Lights Out, Everybody: Mystery and Horror During the Golden Age of Radio (Virtual)

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Registration Required

Lights Out, Everybody: Mystery and Horror During the Golden Age of Radio (Virtual)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oct 26, 2021

Virtual

Age Groups: Adult, Teens (Ages 12-19)

Program Type: Creative Expression, Pop Culture, Seasonal

Registration Required

Description

This presentation uses sound clips from some of radio's best known mystery and horror programs to illustrate how radio could truly be a frightening "Theater of the mind"....