The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve Hayley always has a crush. Talia wants romance but rarely gets crushes on anyone. The two girls make a pact: They’ll help each other find summer love by putting themselves in situations that always lead to romance in movies.
Suitor Armor, vol. 1 by
Purpah
While humans and fairies are at war beyond the castle walls, Lucia’s life is dedicated to helping prepare Lady Kirsi for her upcoming wedding to King Reimund.
Up In Smoke
by Nick Brooks
A girl determined to clear her brother’s name.
A boy determined to keep his out of the line of fire. A secret smoldering between them. This edge-of-your-seat mystery is perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give.
The Forgotten Summer of Seneca
by Camryn Garrett
A mystery with a magical twist about a girl who goes to live with her aunt in the summer after the loss of her father and finds a doorway in Central Park that leads to a magically preserved historical village.
Teen Services: teenservices@stdl.org • (847) 923-3240
June Teen News
LEVEL UP SUMMER CHALLENGE
SIGN UP BEGINNING
SUNDAY, JUNE 1 THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
READ AND EARN PRIZES!
Join the Summer Challenge and receive a prize ticket just for registering. Anyone can sign up at any library location – share your name, phone, email, and age to join.
Read for 40 days to complete the program and earn a FREE BOOK for finishing the Challenge – while supplies last. Choose from popular young adult titles in all genres and formats – fiction, nonfiction, manga, and graphic novels.
Log each day you read between June 1 and August 1, whether it’s for five minutes or 105 minutes. (No need to be consecutive.)
All reading counts – includes graphic novels, magazines, eBooks, audiobooks, or school reading!
TRACK ONLINE WITH BEANSTACK
Participants can track their reading progress on a paper log or online using Beanstack. If you already have an account from other reading programs, use your same login information.
Log your reading at schaumburglibrary.org/challenge
LEVEL UP YOUR ABCS EXHIBIT
Sunday, May 24 through Sunday, Aug. 3
Be inspired by this display of LEGO® brick-built figures that celebrate
Black artists, inventors, and visionaries–past and present! The ABC Awesome Black Creativity exhibit brings their stories to life through 26 amazing figurines, each representing a letter of the alphabet. All ages.
2025 TEEN SUMMER READING SUGGESTIONS
Not sure what to read this summer? Scan the QR code for a list of titles hand-selected by our Teen Librarians. Find these books on our display outside the Teen area.
www.schaumburglibrary.org
TEEN PROGRAMS
PRIDE JEOPARDY WITH THE KENNETH YOUNG CENTER - 12-19 YEARS
Wednesday, June 4 • 5-6 p.m. • Central Program Room
HEAT TRANSFER TO TOTE BAG - 12-19 YEARS
Monday, June 9 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room
ADAPTIVE TEEN: GAMES - 12-19 YEARS W/CAREGIVER
Wednesday, June 11 • 5-5:45 p.m. • Central Program Room
BUILD A BENTO BOX - 12-19 YEARS
Thursday, June 12 • 5-6 p.m. • Central Program Room
PAGES IN THE PARK - ALL AGES
Thursday, June 12 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Town Square
SCAVENGER HUNT: HOW TO FIND YOUR DRAGON - 12-19 YEARS
Friday, June 13 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Central Program Room
MINI SOLDERING PROJECT - 12-19 YEARS
Monday, June 16 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room
PRIDE CELEBRATION - ALL AGES
Tuesday, June 17 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Central Library
SPA SCIENCE - 12-19 YEARS
Wednesday, June 18 • 5-6 p.m.
Central Program Room
AI AND INFINITE CRAFT - 12-19 YEARS
Monday, June 23
6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room
LEARN TO SEW BASICS - 12-19 YEARS
Tuesday, June 24 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Central Program Room
TIE DYE: TIC-TAC-TOE - 12-19 YEARS
Wednesday, June 25 • 5-6 p.m. • Outside Central Library East Entrance
BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO RUNNING D&D AND OTHER RPGS
TEENS AND ADULTS
Thursday, June 26 • 7-8 p.m. • Central Rasmussen Room
UNO TOURNAMENT - 12-19 YEARS
Friday, June 27 • 4:30-6 p.m. • Central Program Room
SUMMER SERIES PROGRAMS
TEEN DIY: TINY LIBRARY - 12-19 YEARS
Tuesday, June 3 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room
AUTISM MOVEMENT THERAPY FOR TWEENS 7-14 YEARS W/CAREGIVER
Wednesdays, June 4 and 18 • 6-6:45 p.m. • Central Storytime Room
TEEN MUSIC COLLECTIVE - 12-19 YEARS
Introduction: Thursday, June 5 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room
General Session: Saturdays, June 7 and 21 • 9:30-11 a.m. • Central Various Locations
Music Showcase: Thursday, June 19 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Town Square
TEEN VOLUNTEER HOURS - GRADES 9-12
Saturdays, June 7, 21, and July 5 • Central Various Locations
Wednesday, June 4 • 5-7 p.m. • Hanover Park Branch
Wednesday, June 4 • 5-7 p.m. • Hoffman Estates Branch
COMPUTER SCIENCE: CODING IN JAVA - 12-14 YEARS
Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26 • 3-4 p.m. • Central Program Room
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB - 12-19 YEARS
Tuesday, June 10 • 4-6 p.m. • Central Program Room
OWENS TREATS - ALL AGES
Fridays, June 13 and 27 • 4:30-4:45 p.m. • ONLINE: YouTube
