For Teens

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Day of the Dead Luminaries / Día de los Muertos Luminarias

Monday, November 1, 4 PM | Franklin Avenue Library This Day of the Dead, come to the Franklin Avenue Library to create your own skull lamp in memory of your friends and relatives who have passed away. Registration required. Este Día de los Muertos, vengan a la biblioteca Franklin Avenue para crear su propia luminaria de calavera en memoria de sus amigos y familiares que han fallecido.

Level Up!

Tuesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 3:30 PM | Forest Avenue Library Level Up your gaming skills! Use our tablets and Nintendo Switch to play Among Us, Minecraft, Roblox, and more. Ages 8+.

DMPL VolunTeens

Meet fellow teens to do volunteer projects for the library and our community. You must fill out an application and waiver prior to attending. Central Library: Wednesday, November 3 and 17, 4 PM Franklin Avenue Library: Monday, November 8, 4 PM South Side Library: Wednesday, November 3 and 17, 4 PM

3-D Printing Basics: Glow Stick Lightsabers

Friday, November 5, 4:30 PM | Forest Avenue Library Learn how to design your own 3-D prints! Join us for a 3-D Printing basics class, where we will design our own 3-D printed lightsabers with Tinkercad or 3-D Pens. Registration required.

Chinese Calligraphy and Characters with Phoebe Liang D’Alessandro

Friday, November 5, 4:30 PM | North Side Library During this session, Phoebe, a CultureALL embassador, will show pictures of different writing styles, writing materials, and examples of Chinese characters. Students will also have the chance to practice writing their own Chinese characters!

All About Journaling Take & Make Bag

November 6-12 | North Side Library Take home a journaling project! Learn about different kinds of journaling and try your hand at it yourself with the materials provided. While supplies last.

3D Printing Basics: Pencil Toppers

Monday, November 8, 4 PM | Zoom We’ll create our Pencil Toppers together in class, then you’ll be able to pick up your printed design in one to two weeks. Registration required.

Teen Take & Make Bags: Stars

Tuesday, November 9 | East Side Library Teens ages 12-17 are invited to take home an activity bag with an LED paper circuit star light, bookmark, and Native American star myths. Available at the desk while supplies last.

After-School Club: Video Gaming

Tuesday, November 9, 4 PM | North Side Library Tweens and teens ages 10-18 can join us after school to enjoy video games on our Nintendo Switch.

Teens and Tweens: Craypens and 3-D Pens

Wednesday, November 10, 4 PM | South Side Library Visit the South Side Library and get creative by making works of art with our Craypens and our 3-D Pens! Students ages 10-18 can melt crayons with our Craypens to create pictures or make 3-D art pieces with our 3-D Pens! Registration required.

Learn to Slay: Intro to Dungeons & Dragons

Mondays, November 15 & 22, 4 PM | Franklin Avenue Library Always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons, but didn’t know where to start? Join us as we learn the basics of how to get started and play with The Rook Room. We will learn everything from character creation, to combat, to the basics of storytelling, and more. These are sessions 3 and 4 in a four-part series. Registration required.

Anime Club

Monday, November 15, 5:30 PM | East Side Library Watch anime on our big screen, talk manga, work on drawing and kawaii crafts, and eat Ramen noodles. We also will discuss future anime club programs, add to our manga collection, and vote on what we should watch at next month’s meeting.

Teen Gratitude Take & Make Bag

Saturday, November 20 | East Side Library The library is grateful for you and this bag includes booklists, bookmarks, a journal and resources that help you appreciate how wonderful you are. Available at the front desk while supplies last.