Category: Tweens & Teens

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Did You Know? You can earn COMMUNITY SERVICE hours.

Contact the Youth Services Director for a availability of hours. You can earn hours by helping at children’s events, creating book trailers, co-sponsoring youth events, or by preparing questions and co-leading one of the teen book discussions. Call Kathy Watson at (603) 362-5234 or send her an email at kwatson@kimballlibrary.com.

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 5/7/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Stateless, by Elizabeth Wein. A murder mystery set in 1937 Europe, with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. Stella North is one of twelve young pilots competing in an air race meant to promote peace in Europe, but when one of her competitors is sabotaged, Stella races to determine who is capable of murder…and who might be the next victim.… Read more

It’s official, the KIDS WON! Ms. Kathy KISSED the PIG!

Congratulations to the Kimball Library youth! You registered and encouraged your friends until they signed up for this year’s Summer Reading Program. True to her word, Ms. Kathy made an appointment at Schafer Acres to give Chuck the Pig a big smooch. Easy enough, right? Apparently not! Chuck played hard to get and Ms. Kathy had to chase him all around his pen. FINALLY she was able to convince him… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 4/2/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Blood Debts, by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history.  In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau — twin heirs to a powerful, magical, dethroned family — are mourning… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 3/5/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Confession of Hemingway Jones, by Kathleen Hannon. A Frankenstein-style plot narrated by a teenage genius with an attitude. Snarky 17-year-old Hemingway Jones is a rebel doing an internship at Lifebank, a sketchy but well-funded cryogenic lab in North Carolina.  After his father dies in a car accident, Hem hijacks the lab in a desperate attempt to bring his father back to life, which… Read more

A Thank You to Our Sponsors

The Kimball Library would like to say a very special thank you to:     Altitude Trampoline Park The Chawla family The Elizabeth Smith Estate The Friends of the Library Hannafords Market Basket P.A.C.E The Red Sox Organization Xtreme Craze for their support of this year’s Adventure Begins at your Library Summer Reading Program. Without your generosity, none of this would be possible!  … Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 2/5/25 at 6 PM

The book of the month is One of Us is Lying, by Karen M. McManus. Pay close attention and you might solve this:On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walked into detention — Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Simon.  One of them never made it out of that classroom alive.  The death wasn’t an accident.  Now, the remaining four high-profile classmates are suspects in the murder. They all have… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 12/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Sunshine : A Graphic Novel, by Jarrett Krosoczka. When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn’t it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn’t it be grim? In this powerful follow-up… Read more