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Programs for Tweens & Teens
Programs for September 2023
Read Across Genres: All Year Long. Celebrate 2023 and explore the diverse world of books with the ‘Read Across Genres Challenge’! Each month a different genre will be highlighted. Read a book in that month’s genre and write a quick review. Then, drop your review off at the Young Adult desk to be entered in a monthly draw for a $25 book gift card! September’s genre is… FANTASY!
Crochet a Granny Square – Thursdays, September 7 – 28 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Learn how to crochet a granny square in this weekly workshop. Once you’ve made enough squares, you’ll learn how to stitch them together to make a throw blanket. Create a cozy holiday gift or a warm blanket for yourself! Yarn and crochet hooks will be provided. This program is open to ages 11 – 17. Registration is required. Please register for each session you plan to attend.
Robot Rumble – Saturday, September 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 A pile of plastic bricks, some motors, wheels, and a battery pack. Doesn’t sound very interesting… until you combine these together to make a robot! Build robots and pit them against one another in a robot rumble. Follow the instructions or design a robot of your own. This activity uses Circuit Cubes, electronic building blocks. Due to the small size of some of the parts, this program is open to ages 8 and up. Space is limited. Registration is required.
Young Adult Council – Saturday, September 9 @ 4:00 – 4:45 Need community service hours? Want to get involved in the library? Join the Young Adult Council! The Young Adult Council (YAC) is a group of teens in grades 6 – 12. We meet once a month to plan programs, choose books, create displays, and work on projects to help the library. Come join us!
Five Steps to a Winning College Application Essay – Tuesday, September 12 @ 6:30 – 7:30 Applying for college can be overwhelming. If only you had someone who could offer you advice. Good news, you do! Join us this Tuesday as Jason Howard leads a special discussion about how to write a college admission essay that helps you stand out! Mr. Howard is an experienced tutor, certified teacher and trained writing coach who will provide information and encouragement to both students and their parents. This program is open to high school students and their parents. Space is limited. Registration is preferred.
Teen Beading Club – Wednesday, September 13 @ 4:00 – 5:30 Join us for the first meeting of the Teen Beading Club! We’ll meet once a month for a relaxing afternoon of beading. This month we’ll use safety pins, seed beads, and elastic string to create colorful safety pin bracelets. No experience necessary. This program is open to ages 13 – 17. Registration is required.
Board Game League – Tuesdays, September 19 & 26 @ 5:00 – 7:45 Are you interested in board games but don’t have a group to play with? Then come join us Tuesdays in the Young Adult Department as we play classics like ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Settlers of Catan’, and ‘Trekking the National Parks’ – as well as explore new titles. Do you have a game that you’d like to share? Bring it along! This program is open to teens and adults. Registration is not required.
The Tolkien Challenge: The Children of Húrin – Wednesday, September 20 @ 6:30 – 7:30 Join us as we explore the world of J.R.R. Tolkien! This meeting we read the next book in the great tales, The Children of Húrin. The Tolkien Challenge is open to tweens, teens, and adults. All participants will receive a copy of The Children of Húrin that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive your copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.
Carm’s Classics Club: Pygmalion – Thursday, September 21 @ 6:30 – 7:30 Join us for the next meeting of Carm’s Classics. This meeting is one of transformation as we read George Bernard Shaw’s classic play Pygmalion and Jennieke Cohen’s My Fine Fellow! Carm’s Classics Club is open to tweens, teens, and adults. All participants will receive a copy of both Pygmalion and My Fine Fellow that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive copies of the books and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.
Carm’s Kids Book Club: The Trumpet of the Swan – Wednesday, September 27 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Join us for Carm’s Kids Book Club, a version of our Carm’s Classics Club made just for kids ages 6 – 12! This meeting we discover the joy of music with E.B. White’s classic novel, The Trumpet of the Swan! Carm’s Kids Book Club is open to kids ages 6 – 12 and their parents. All participants will receive a copy of The Trumpet of the Swan that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive a copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.
Science Fiction Book Club: The Caves of Steel – Wednesday, September 27 @ 6:00 – 7:00 Join us for the next meeting of the Science Fiction Book Club. This month we read Isaac Asimov’s classic space mystery The Caves of Steel! The Science Fiction Book Club is a monthly book club open to tweens, teens, and adults. All participants will receive a copy of this month’s book that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive a copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.
Navigating College Admissions Successfully in 2023 – Wednesday, September 27 @ 7:00 The lingering effects from the pandemic have changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. The recent college admissions cycle was the most competitive to date. Join Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC. for a virtual discussion about current college admissions trends, the importance of researching and visiting colleges to find schools that can be a good fit for you and your child, and a timeline and other action steps that can be taken to make this fall productive and help reduce the stress around the college admissions process. We’ll examine the holistic admissions review process, what admissions officers consider important when they review applicants, and how students can position themselves to develop a compelling narrative to increase their chances for admission. This program is recommended for high schoolers and their parents.