Teen Activities & Events

Ever feel like one artistic medium wasn’t enough to bring your vision to life? Make your watercolors pop with pastels or add texture to pencil work with paint. Ages 16 & up. (90 min.) Call to preregister.

If you like manga, anime, K-Pop, or cosplaying, then this is your chance to meet others just like you. Snacks provided. Ages 11 & up. (60 min.) Call (561) 233-2600 to preregister.

Gather your friends, or come and make new ones, as we discover new games and reacquaint ourselves with old favorites. Ages 12 & up. (2 hr.) Call to preregister.

A night for teens only! Enjoy Wii games, board games and more. Bring a friend or make new ones. Snacks provided. Ages 12-17. Limit 30. (2 hr.) 

Copies available at the research services desk.  Ages 12 & up. (45 min.) 

Learn about the different places that teens can volunteer to earn their community service hours! Ages 12-17. Call (561) 233-2600 to preregister.

Gather your friends, or come and make new ones, as we discover new games and reacquaint ourselves with old favorites. Ages 12 & up. (2 hr.) Call to preregister.

Blast off into a big adventure with our new book club! Discuss the book, and then build our own spacecraft. Pick up a copy at the children's services desk. Ages 9-14. (60 min.) Call (561) 304-4500 to preregister.

Prepare for the ACT®, SAT®, AP®, GED®, TASC and more. LearningExpress has interactive exams, career and résumé tips, computer tutorials and study guides.  (60 min.) Call (561) 233-2600 to preregister.

Practice your skills and get guidance on how to finish bringing your vision to life in this open studio. Bring an unfinished project or start a new one. Ages 16 & up. (90 min.) Call to preregister.

Share your ideas to help plan library teen activities while earning community service hours for school. Application required. Refreshments served.  Ages 12-17. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Basic game knowledge is required. (90 min.) Call (561) 304-4500 to preregister.

"Ben-Hur (2016)." ©Paramount Pictures. (123 min.) Popcorn provided. Call to preregister.PG-13

Want to be a summer volunteer? Submit a completed volunteer application by Sat, May 26, and attend this mandatory orientation session.  Ages 12-17. Space is limited. (60 min.) 

Copies are available in the teen section.  Snacks provided. Grades 5-12. (60 min.) 

Assist with plans for the Summer Reading kickoff event and prep for your role in the festivities! Ages 12-18. (2 hr.) Call (561) 924-5928 to preregister.

Read and play literacy games with children during weekly sessions. Applications are available at the children's services desk. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons with fellow wizards, warriors and battle evil monsters to bring goodness back to the world. Snacks provided. Ages 12 & up. Space is limited.

Watch anime with your friends, talk about your favorite manga, and discover new ones.  Snacks provided. Ages 13-17. (90 min.) Call to preregister.

If you like manga, anime, K-Drama, K-Pop, J-Pop, or cosplaying, then this is your chance to meet others just like you.  Snacks provided. Ages 12-17. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Summer term is in session at Hogwarts! Each week, take a different magical class with your fellow wizards.  Ages 10-17. Limit 20. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Features a fun new craft all children can enjoy! All ages. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Cosmic Times publisher Martin Pierro will talk about the place comic books hold in history, how they are created and who creates them. Q&A session to follow. (90 min.) Call to preregister.

Be the last one sitting in our Musical Chairs Challenge! Winner will wear the Library Musical Chairs Championship Belt and receive a musical prize.  Snacks provided. Ages 12-17. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Chat with the group about a book, movie, game, anime or show that you loved or hated while enjoying pizza and drinks. Ages 12-17. (90 min.) 

"Dunkirk." ©Warner Bros. (105 min.) Snacks provided. PG-13

Learn the basics of chess and polish your skills. Ages 7-12. (60 min.) 

Learn the hottest hip hop dance moves with local dance instructor Devyn Collins, in this eight-week course. Wear sneakers and loose clothing.  Ages 11-17. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Enjoy special summer gaming with friends at our tabletop role-playing games, PS4 multiplayer games, and unusual new card and board games. Snacks provided. Ages 12-17. (2.5 hr.) 

To honor the theme of Music for this year's Summer Reading Program, the Drum Line from Inlet Grove High School will perform. Be prepared to be dazzled! (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons with fellow wizards, warriors and battle evil monsters to bring goodness back to the world. Snacks provided. Ages 16 & up. Space is limited. (2 hr.) Call to preregister.

Are you a student looking for help researching a topic for a school paper? Do you need assistance finding and applying for college scholarships?  Ages 13-18. (60 min.) Call to make an appointment.

This workshop is a prerequisite for teens who would like to read with children in kindergarten through fifth grade over the summer. Ages 12-18. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Classics from the '80s and '90s. Snacks provided. Ages 8 & up. Call to preregister.

Gather your friends, or come and make new ones, as we discover new games and reacquaint ourselves with old favorites. Snacks provided. Ages 12 & up. Call to preregister.

Learn concepts of control, logic and programming with fun games and activities.  Ages 10-14. Limit 12. (45 min.) Call to preregister.

PBC Fire Rescue answers your babysitting questions and will instruct you on the basics of CPR and first aid. Snacks provided. Grades 5-12. (3 hr.) Call to preregister.

Adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons with fellow wizards, warriors and battle evil monsters to bring goodness back to the world. Snacks provided. Ages 12 & up. Space is limited.

Tie-dye a T-shirt or just hang out with your friends playing Wii or board games and then cool off with an ice cream float! Bring a plain, white T-shirt. Refreshments provided. Ages 12-17. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Savor the sights and sounds of handbells as they entertain you with an array of songs featuring brass, strings, clarinet and percussion. All ages. (60 min.) 

Copies available at the children's services desk. Popcorn provided. Ages 12 & up. Space is limited. (45 min.) 

Summer term is in session at Hogwarts! Each week, take a different magical class with your fellow wizards.  Ages 10-17. Limit 20. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Make a unique tie-dye T-shirt or accessory with sharpies and rubbing alcohol. Bring a plain, white T-shirt, pillowcase, socks or whatever you want to tie-dye. Grades 6-12. (90 min.) Call to preregister.

Share your ideas for activities you want to see happen at the library. We'll play games and enjoy snacks, all while earning community service hours! Grades 5-12. (90 min.) 

Paint rocks with fun pictures or messages then place them in public areas for others to find. They're the latest thing in random acts of kindness. Ages 12-18. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Basic game knowledge is required. 

Use our materials or feel free to bring your own pictures. Ages 12 & up. (60 min.) Call to preregister.

Share your various types of art with others just like you—whether it is writing, painting, drawing, singing, playing music or more.  Snacks provided. Ages 11 & up. (60 min.) Call to preregister.