by Lauren Abbott | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog, Teen Zone, Upcoming Events |
Our teen Take n’ Go crafts become available for pickup at the Youth Reference Desk starting Thursday September 17th. Teens will make yarn key chains and bracelets, and learn the basics of coding with a fun game.
by Lauren Abbott | January 13, 2021 | Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Missing: Magic Experiment #23 Answers to the name twenty-three. If Found, please return to Mg. Tirian, 443 Cemetery Ln. Bywater. Reward: 500 Silver Pieces (upon delivery, not information) Caution, contact with Experiment #23 may cause severe chemical burns. Treat...
by Lauren Abbott | January 11, 2021 | Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
This month for Bibliomaniacs we'll be talking about what we're reading and doing a scavenger hunt! Join us Monday, January 25th at 4:30 p.m. We also have a new and secure messageboard hangout on Discord for teens. Join our ongoing discussions about books, anime, and...
by Lauren Abbott | January 8, 2021 | Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
This month we'll be meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 4:00 p.m to watch The Cat Returns.
by Lauren Abbott | January 7, 2021 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make a fabric mask. You will need the following supplies: scissors needle thread ruler fabric about 1 foot by 2 feet yarn for around the ear tie paper plate large white piece of paper (11x17)
by Lauren Abbott | December 29, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments
Each winter we host a month long community reading event we call On the Same Page. Basically, we hand out hundreds of copies of a selected book and then spend a month exploring it through activities, lectures, concerts, and contests. Think of it as a county-wide book...
by Lauren Abbott | December 28, 2020 | Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
We're doing group critiques in January! Submit your work to the Google Drive folder by January 4th. We'll be meeting on Monday, January 11th at 4:30 p.m to do group critiques.
by Lauren Abbott | December 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Check out January's upcoming teen Take n' Go craft kits! Teen craft 1: Fabric face masks, available for pickup starting Thursday January 7th. Teen craft 2: Mini piñatas, available for pickup starting Thursday January 21st.
by Lauren Abbott | December 14, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments
Join us for episode 3 of Read, Look, Learn! About twice a month we'll take a look at a topic with books from our catalog, then go out into our neighborhood and see if we can find someone to tell us more about it. This time we're talking about machinery at Fat Cats!...
by Rebekka Hanson | Jul 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone |
Build a glow-in-the-dark pony bead dreamcatcher! You will need:
- 5 ft plastic string
- 6 red beads
- 12 orange beads
- 24 yellow beads
- 36 green beads
- 24 clear beads
- 48 purple beads
by Lauren Abbott | January 7, 2021 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make a fabric mask. You will need the following supplies: scissors needle thread ruler fabric about 1 foot by 2 feet yarn for around the ear tie paper plate large white piece of paper (11x17)
by Lauren Abbott | December 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Check out January's upcoming teen Take n' Go craft kits! Teen craft 1: Fabric face masks, available for pickup starting Thursday January 7th. Teen craft 2: Mini piñatas, available for pickup starting Thursday January 21st.
by Lauren Abbott | December 7, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make a melted snowman ornament (available through curbside pickup starting Wednesday, December 9th). You will need the following supplies: scissors glue ribbon small black beads/plastic pieces orange craft foam plastic ornament epsom salt
by Lauren Abbott | November 20, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to crochet and make a flower! Here's what you'll need: About 10 feet of your petal color (that's a generous amount) About 5 feet of your interior color (also generous) Size H (4 mm) crochet hook Darning needle (optional)
by Lauren Abbott | November 5, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make these hexagon shelves! You will need the following supplies: 60 popsicle sticks (more if you are making a double shelf) Elmer's Glue or hot glue gun Hexagon template
by Lauren Abbott | October 23, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Check out November's upcoming teen Take n' Go craft kits! Teen craft 1: Popsicle stick shelves, available for pickup starting Thursday November 5th. Teen craft 2: Magic circle crochet, available for pickup starting Thursday November 19th.
by Lauren Abbott | October 15, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make The Child. You will need the following supplies: scissors large rubber band 4 small rubber bands polyurethane filling small rectangle of fabric brown fleece green fleece needle thread two buttons (preferably black) sewing pins
by Lauren Abbott | October 5, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Launch a ghost paint rocket by following the video below! You will need the following supplies: film canister Alka Seltzer tablets water-based paint like finger paints
by Lauren Abbott | September 28, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments
Check out our October teen Take N' Go kits below. Each will be available for pickup at the Youth Reference desk. Instructions will be available on our website and our YouTube channel. Ghost Rockets - available starting October 1 We'll launch Alka-Seltzer rockets...
by Rebekka Hanson | July 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Build a glow-in-the-dark pony bead dreamcatcher! You will need: 5 ft plastic string 6 red beads 12 orange beads 24 yellow beads 36 green beads 24 clear beads 48 purple beads
by Lauren Abbott | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone |
Make these incredible dragon eggs! You will need:
- 150-200 thumb tacks
- styrofoam egg
- desired color(s) of fingernail polish
by Lauren Abbott | January 7, 2021 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make a fabric mask. You will need the following supplies: scissors needle thread ruler fabric about 1 foot by 2 feet yarn for around the ear tie paper plate large white piece of paper (11x17)
by Lauren Abbott | December 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Check out January's upcoming teen Take n' Go craft kits! Teen craft 1: Fabric face masks, available for pickup starting Thursday January 7th. Teen craft 2: Mini piñatas, available for pickup starting Thursday January 21st.
by Lauren Abbott | December 7, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make a melted snowman ornament (available through curbside pickup starting Wednesday, December 9th). You will need the following supplies: scissors glue ribbon small black beads/plastic pieces orange craft foam plastic ornament epsom salt
by Lauren Abbott | November 20, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to crochet and make a flower! Here's what you'll need: About 10 feet of your petal color (that's a generous amount) About 5 feet of your interior color (also generous) Size H (4 mm) crochet hook Darning needle (optional)
by Lauren Abbott | November 5, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make these hexagon shelves! You will need the following supplies: 60 popsicle sticks (more if you are making a double shelf) Elmer's Glue or hot glue gun Hexagon template
by Lauren Abbott | October 23, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Check out November's upcoming teen Take n' Go craft kits! Teen craft 1: Popsicle stick shelves, available for pickup starting Thursday November 5th. Teen craft 2: Magic circle crochet, available for pickup starting Thursday November 19th.
by Lauren Abbott | October 15, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Learn to make The Child. You will need the following supplies: scissors large rubber band 4 small rubber bands polyurethane filling small rectangle of fabric brown fleece green fleece needle thread two buttons (preferably black) sewing pins
by Lauren Abbott | October 5, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Launch a ghost paint rocket by following the video below! You will need the following supplies: film canister Alka Seltzer tablets water-based paint like finger paints
by Lauren Abbott | September 28, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments
Check out our October teen Take N' Go kits below. Each will be available for pickup at the Youth Reference desk. Instructions will be available on our website and our YouTube channel. Ghost Rockets - available starting October 1 We'll launch Alka-Seltzer rockets...
by Rebekka Hanson | July 24, 2020 | Blog, Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone | 0 Comments
Build a glow-in-the-dark pony bead dreamcatcher! You will need: 5 ft plastic string 6 red beads 12 orange beads 24 yellow beads 36 green beads 24 clear beads 48 purple beads
by Patty Abel | Mar 22, 2019 | Teen Zone |
We have LOTS of fun things planned for the teens in April! Here’s a breakdown of all the great things you’ll want to do:
TEEN ACTION COUNCIL: Monday, April 1 at 4:00 to 4:45 pm
TEEN CRAFT: Thursday, April 4 at 4:00 pm – Come learn how to do Book Art!
YOUNG LEAGUE OF WRITERS: Monday April 8 at 4:00 pm – “Creating characters your readers will adore and despise”
TEEN PARTY: April 12 at 7:00 to 9:00 pm National Library Week Teen Party- “Libraries are EGGs-traordinaryl!” 
TEEN ACTION COUNCIL: Monday, April 15 at 4:00 to 4:45 pm
TEEN CRAFT: Thursday, April 18 at 4:00 pm – Come and make a Fairy Lantern Jar.
TEEN BOOK CLUB: Monday, April 22 at 5:00 – 6:oo pm Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie “Mystery dinner and discussion before going to see the production of Murder on the Orient Express @ Madison High School” *Participants need to sign up on clipboard at the circulation desk & provide own transportation to MHS.*
We hope to see you there!
All teen activities and events are for those ages 12 to 17, All craft supplies are provided. All you need to bring is yourself and maybe a friend!
by Patty Abel | Feb 27, 2019 | Teen Craft Days, Teen Zone |
We have LOTS of fun things planned for the teens in March! Here’s a breakdown of all the great things you’ll want to do:
TEEN ACTION COUNCIL: Monday, March 4 at 3:30 to 4:15 pm
TEEN CRAFT: Thursday, March 7 at 4:00 pm – Join us to make some cool LED Cuff Bracelets!
TEEN TECH PARTY: Friday, March 8 at 7:00 to 9:00 pm – “Putting it all together!” 3D Pens! Robot races! Circuits! Snacks and more! Bring a remote control with you to program the robots…
TEEN BOOK CLUB: Monday, March 11 at 4:00 – “Once upon a time… I found a retold fairy tale.” Find a “retold” fairy tale, read it and the original tale, then join us for all things FANTASY where you can share your fairy tale adventure with everyone else!
TEEN CRAFT: Thursday, March 21 at 4:00 pm – Come and learn how to do NOTAN art work.
YOUNG LEAGUE OF WRITERS: Monday March 24 at 4:00 pm – “Writing to an Editor’s Specifications”
We hope to see you there!

All teen activities and events are for those ages 12 to 17, All craft supplies are provided. All you need to bring is yourself and maybe a friend!