Our teens have been doing some very sPooOoky crafting this month in anticipation for Halloween! Stop by tomorrow to grab some candy and show us your costumes before you start haunting the neighborhood. We’ll have limited trick or treat bags for any teens who need one 🎃🍬

Shout out to our wonderful teen summer helpers for hosting a super cute terrarium craft program last week! Their involvement at the library has been invaluable this summer and we feel so lucky to have had them in our program 🌿📚

Have you decorated your Teen Underground summer reading t-shirt yet? We highly recommend tie-dying it! 🎨

We’re excited to announce our first game for the summer: Cicada Search! You have until 7/1 to collect pictures of 3 cicadas you see outside or bring us 3 cicada shells . Show your pics or shells to the librarian in the Teen Underground to win a prize and mark off a bingo square.

REGISER HERE! We can’t wait see you this summer ☺️☀️📚 https://t.co/eO0svq6arm

✨We’ll have a new game to play for candy and stickers in the TU every 2 weeks! Our grand prizes this year are: Inside Gaming – Nintendo Switch Package (one Nintendo Switch Lite, plus a game) Outside Gaming – Sports Package (supplies for outdoor games and sports)

✨Pick up a bingo card from the Teen Underground and ask a librarian to mark off every square you complete. Win bingo two different ways to earn a summer fun tote bag filled with goodies, plus your choice of book

✨Sign up for Summer Reading to earn a Teen Underground T-shirt ✨Log your time spent reading through Beanstack. Read 2 hours to earn entry in the grand prize drawing of your choice, plus entry in twice-a-month Village Creamery gift card drawings

Pre-registration for our Teen Summer Reading Challenge is off to a strong start! If you’re going into grads 7-12 next year, here’s how it works:

School might almost be over for the year, but our teens aren’t stressed! We made some sensory bottles to help us stay calm through finals and they seem to be doing the trick ☺️✨

Even on nights with no programs, the Teen Underground knows how to have a good time 👁️👁️ stop by and see if you can find where our teens put all the googly eyes!

Join us this Saturday, April 20th from 1-3pm to connect with local employers who are eager to hire young people like you! Participants are encouraged to bring their resume and come dressed for success.

You can also find more details here:

If you are interested in applying or want more info, email us at: teen@nileslibrary.org Please note that interns must be a resident of our district or attend a school in our district and entering their junior or senior year of high school, or first year of college in the fall.

We’re looking for two part-time teen interns to help out in the Youth and Teen Services Department this summer. Interns will be: ✨ paid $15/hour ✨ expected to work 5-6 hours/week ✨ help us from June to early August

The Library is seeking two part-time teen interns to assist the Youth and Teen Services Department for the 2024 summer season. Interested? Details: https://t.co/LoWCPDDa1m

Register here:

We all had such a fun time at Sewing Club this month making leaf pillows! If you’re a teen who’d like to try using a sewing machine, join us at our next meeting on April 2 from 4-6pm. Librarian Tess will show you how to make scrunchies and lip balm holders.

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Join us TONIGHT in the Teen Underground to experience the freedom of creativity without the burden of perfection at Bad Art Night! This is your opportunity to unleash your artistic side without the expectation of creating a masterpiece.