Fight back against the winter blues by making your own microwavable heating pad. All participants will be able to take their creations home with them
Just like the classic party game, VR Charades will test out your ability to act out a secret for your friends to guess, with one slight twist: you’ll be virtually transported to another location. Try and get your friends to guess where in the world you’re at!
Each month, a group of teens gets together at our Anythink Wright Farms branch to discuss our favorite reads from the past month. Back in October, we gushed about our favorite spooky books. Despite all the horror enthusiasts in the room, most teens were excited about reading genre-bending works that mix fantasy, science fiction, thriller, and horror. Read more about their picks below, and stay tuned for more recommendations from the book squad.
Hang out with friends and have fun playing some of your favorite table top games. We’ll provide the games and snacks; you bring your gaming skills. Appropriate for teens in grades 7-12. No registration required.
Hang out with friends and have fun playing some of your favorite video games. We’ll provide the games and snacks; you bring your gaming skills. Appropriate for teens in grades 7-12. No registration required.
Ever heard of a zine? A zine is a mini-magazine-of-sorts that is independently made and distributed for free throughout the community. What accumulates in a zine can represent a particular moment in time, poetry, artwork, doodles or simply a collection of ideas. In this series with Emily from Betterish, learn how to share your story, your skills, your uniqueness, and even your playlists. Each week we’ll cut, we’ll paste, and we’ll get crafty making handmade informational guides that will ultimately culminate within a DIY’BRARY* we’ll construct during the last session. At the end of each session, each participant will get to make 5 copies of their mini zine to keep, trade, and share. Appropriate for tweens and teens. Space is limited; registration requested. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn all about print making from local expert Ashley Quick. You’ll get to carve your own block of linoleum to press onto a card for Valentine’s Day. Appropriate for teens and adults. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn how to build your own floating shelf in this two-part series with Heather from Relevant Reuse. Use basic techniques and hand tools to create the shelves in part one. In part two, learn how to sand and stain the shelf and best practices for hanging them. Space and supplies are limited; registration required. Appropriate for teens and adults. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Challenge your friends or the teen librarian to an intense game of Mario Kart, or learn the art of reading people that goes into an epic game of One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Join us for laughs, snacks, and various video and board games. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Learn some basics of hand sewing with Emily from BETTERISH while you make your very own stuffy. Appropriate for teens and adults. Space is limited; registration required.
