Tag: Teen Programming

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 11/6/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Lost, by Natasha Preston. In the town of Aurora, teenagers keep disappearing, and everyone assumes they’re just a bunch of runaways. But Piper and her best friend Hazel suspect something more sinister is going on.  Their search for answers will find them suddenly locked away in a secluded building in the middle of a privately owned forest. But the building isn’t only meant… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 10/2/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Attack of the Black Rectangles, by A. S. King. At first, Mac thought the blacked out words in his classroom copy of The Devil’s Arithmetic were just a mistake, but then he and his friends discover what the missing words are.  Someone is trying to hide the full story, but who? So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself. Mac’s about… Read more

Wooden Spoon Carving (Youth ages 9+): Wednesday, September 25th at 5:30 PM

Kids ages 9 and up are invited to learn how to carve and test  your skills on a wooden spoon with Owl Eyes Wilderness. Wood carving is a meditative activity that you can do almost anywhere. Handmade spoons and forks are usable forms of art that will last for years if carved well and taken care of. Using simple tools: a fixed blade knife, hook knife, saw, and sandpaper, you… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 9/4/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is The Raft, by S. A. Bodeen. Robie, an experienced traveler, is on a flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll.  A storm hits, and soon she finds herself and the plane’s co-pilot, Max, trapped on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  They have no water, and their only food is a bag of Skittles.  There are sharks.  There is an island. … Read more

Interactive Movie Night: Jumanji (1995) (T/weens) Wednesday, 7/24/24 at 6 PM

  We have the props, the scripts, the movie, the big screen and candy! Just bring your t/weenage self and a friend (ages 10+) and get ready for some play-acting antics in the jungle! It’s super easy to participate because everyone is ALL IN. Please try to arrive by 5:50 for the best candy and seats! Jumanji (1995) When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release… Read more

ADVENTURE Begins At Your Library (Summer Reading Program 2024)

Summer Reading registration for the program itself begins on June 6th and will be in person throughout June and July. If we get 200 registrations or more, Kathy Watson is going to KISS A LIVE PIG! Please note that you must register for all events separately. Check out what we have planned… Read more

ADVENTURES in Doodles and Drawing (Ages 8+): Tuesday, 7/9/24 starting at 3 PM (DROP-IN)

For many, drawing can be an extremely relaxing practice. Create your own characters or learn from the masters. Stop in to the Children’s Room where we will have all kinds of zentangles to color and how-to-draw books to practice your skills with. Registration is not required for this event. Drop in anytime between 3-5 PM and leave when you must. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library Summer Reading… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 7/3/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. On his way to visit his estranged father, Brian’s plane crash-lands in a lake, leaving him stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness, with only his clothes and the hatchet his mother gave to him before his departure.  Now alone, exhausted, terrified, and hungry, with no special knowledge of the woods, Brian must brave circumstances beyond his experience, meet each day’s… Read more

ADVENTURES in Candy (Ages 10+): Tuesday, 7/2/24 at 4:30 PM

Do you like candy? Have you ever made candy sushi? Kids ages 10 and up are invited to this sweet program. We’ll play all kinds of candy related games and snack on the candy sushi we make. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library event generously sponsored by The Friends of Kimball Library.… Read more