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Teen Reading Club Information
Designed for Youth Ages 13-17
- Stop by any branch library location to pick up your summer reading club bag and information.
- Read 10 books, record them on your reading log, and turn it in to receive a prize and entry into the grand prize drawing.
- Complete five (5) items from the activity sheet to receive your second prize and another grand prize entry. The first 50 teens to complete both challenges will receive a free Chick-fil-A card, available for pickup at the South Branch Library.
- Every additional five (5) books read, or activities completed, will earn you extra entries into the grand prize drawing.
Prizes available while supplies last. One (1) prize per teen. Must be present to receive the prize.
Summer Events Schedule
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Main Library Basement Wednesday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: CRABS (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, June 1 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
South Branch Teen Room Wednesday, June 1 @ 4:00PM | TEEN LEGO CLUB Meetup with your peers in the Teen Room to free-build or work on building larger projects using LEGO. Your finished designs will even become part of a display too. |
Main Library Teen Zone Wednesday, June 1 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH BOARD GAMES If you're into gaming, join us for an afternoon of traditional board gaming fun. Put down the gaming consoles, phones, and tablets and try one of our classic (or new) board games. |
Main Library Basement Saturday, June 4 @ 2:00PM | PIRATE FLIX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 1 Join us for our Pirate Flix series where we're working our way through the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. You can even earn a pirate themed button at each showing. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, June 5 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: CLAM SHELLS (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, June 6 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, June 6 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, June 7 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: DIY BUTTONS Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, select some cool images we'll have on hand to show off your geeky side. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, June 8 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, June 12 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: WHALES (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, June 13 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, June 13 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Main Library Auditorium Tuesday, June 14 @ 1:00PM | VR OPEN HOUSE (AGES 16+) Explore different career paths using virtual reality in a joint program between the library and Workforce Solutions. Discover what your passion might be. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, June 14 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: FANNAGORIES Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, we'll be playing a different version of Scattergories that's more fandom based. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, June 15 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Wednesday, June 15 @ 2:30PM | PET CARE 101: REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS If pets with fur make you sneeze, and you're looking for something a little more exotic, come to this program as Pam's Pets provides a free program on owning reptiles. |
Main Library Teen Zone Wednesday, June 15 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH BOARD GAMES If you're into gaming, join us for an afternoon of traditional board gaming fun. Put down the gaming consoles, phones, and tablets and try one of our classic (or new) board games. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, June 15 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH CHESS CLUB (AGES 8-18) All skill level players are invited out for an afternoon of chess fun. Whether you're challenging your friends or learning new techniques, come have some gaming fun! |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, June 16 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: PAINTING WITH A LIBRARIAN Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to have you express your creative side through art using acrylic paints on a canvas. |
Main Library Teen Zone Friday, June 17 @ 3:00PM | TEEN FLIX: "JUNGLE CRUISE" Teens are invited out for a great movie showing based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangers. |
Main Library Basement Saturday, June 18 @ 2:00PM | PIRATE FLIX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2 Join us for our Pirate Flix series where we're working our way through the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. You can even earn a pirate themed button at each showing. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, June 19 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: TURTLE (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, June 21 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: COSPLAY DAY Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, come out and celebrate cosplay by making some DIY ear headbands. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, June 23 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: EARBUD HOLDERS Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to make your own earbud holders using melty beads...let's face it, we could all use an extra one. |
Main Library Teen Zone Friday, June 24 @ 3:30PM | MASTER NATURALISTS: FLYING FLOWERS Attend a free presentation on to learn about some interesting insects native to our area, and more about nature around us, from the Big Country Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, June 26 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: FISH (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, June 27 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, June 27 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Tuesday, June 28 @ 4:30PM | SEASHELL PAINTING (ALL AGES) Get hands-on with crafting fun by showing off your creativity painting & decorating seashells. We'll supply the shells and the paints, you bring your creative hands. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, June 28 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: FANFIC DAY Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, it's all about creative writing exercises and discussing fan fiction!. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, June 29 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
Main Library Teen Zone Wednesday, June 29 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH BOARD GAMES If you're into gaming, join us for an afternoon of traditional board gaming fun. Put down the gaming consoles, phones, and tablets and try one of our classic (or new) board games. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, June 30 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: MELTED CRAYON ART Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to create some works of art...all from wax shavings and a bit of heat too! |
Main Library Basement Saturday, July 2 @ 2:00PM | PIRATE FLIX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 Join us for our Pirate Flix series where we're working our way through the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. You can even earn a pirate themed button at each showing. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, July 3 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: SEAGULLS (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, July 5 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: FANART Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, we'll be celebrating fanart, and asking you to bring your art from home to share. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, July 6 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
South Branch Teen Room Wednesday, July 6 @ 4:30PM | TEEN LEGO CLUB Get together with your friends and meetup at the library to get creative with building with LEGO. Free design a cool project solo, or team up with others for something more elaborate. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, July 7 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: COTTAGECORE BOOK BINDING Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to make your own journal or sketchbook using the Japanese Side Sewn book binding technique. |
South Branch Meeting Room Saturday, July 9 @ 2:30PM | SATURDAY MATINEE: "AQUAMAN" Catch a DC flick featuring Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater king of Atlantis, who must go on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, July 10 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: SAILBOATS (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, July 11 @ 2:30PM | PET CARE 101: RATS (ALL AGES) If you've ever been interested in getting a pet rat, attend this free program to learn about the best ways to take care of them, pick up tips and tricks, and how to look for signs of illness. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, July 11 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, July 11 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, July 12 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: FANDOM COLORING Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, we're taking it easy. Come color some fandom pages we'll have on hand. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, July 13 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
Main Library Teen Zone Wednesday, July 13 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH BOARD GAMES If you're into gaming, join us for an afternoon of traditional board gaming fun. Put down the gaming consoles, phones, and tablets and try one of our classic (or new) board games. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, July 14 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: RESIN NECKLACES Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to make your own necklaces using UV resin and bottlecaps that'll have you showing off your fandoms. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Thursday, July 14 @ 5:00PM | MOVIE & ESCAPE ROOM: THE HAUNTED GROTTO Come out for a free movie showing of "The Abyss" and then stick around to see if you can escape our Haunted Grotto to solve the mystery of the aquatic cave. |
Main Library Teen Zone Friday, July 15 @ 3:00PM | TEEN FLIX: "CRUELLA" Teens are invited out for a Disney flick that tells the origin story of the teen who would grow up to become Cruella de Vil. |
Main Library Basement Saturday, June 18 @ 2:00PM | PIRATE FLIX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 Join us for our Pirate Flix series where we're working our way through the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. You can even earn a pirate themed button at each showing. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, July 17 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: SEAHORSES (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, July 18 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, July 18 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, July 19 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: FANDOM PIXEL ART Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, it's all about using melty beads to create fandom characters and symbols. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, July 20 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, July 20 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH CHESS CLUB (TWEENS & TEENS) Come out and play chess in a supportive environment. Challenge your peers, learn new techniques and skills, practice strategy, and just have some fun. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, July 21 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: TRINKET HOLDERS Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to make your own geometric trinket holders. It'll be something cool to make with others. |
Main Library Basement Friday, July 22 @ 3:30PM | SLITHER AND SCRABBLE (ALL AGES) Join a member of the Big Country Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists as he brings in some reptiles to teach the audience about the ones native to our area. |
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South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, July 24 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |
Main Library Basement Monday - Saturday All Day | OCEAN ORIGAMI: SEA LIONS (TEENS & ADULTS) Each week we'll feature a new ocean-themed Origami project for patrons to come create. Instructions provided, just come ready to make something new. |
South Branch Meeting Room Monday, July 25 @ 5:00PM | FAMILY GAME NIGHT (ALL AGES) Everyone is invited out for an evening of traditional gaming fun at your library. We'll have a variety of games for the entire family as a way of spending quality time together. |
Mockingbird Branch Activity Room Monday, July 25 @ 5:30PM | TEEN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB Be a part of this weekly gaming series just for teens where we'll provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets. Get your gaming on with your peers. |
Main Library Teen Zone Tuesday, July 26 @ 4:30PM | FANDOM CLUB: RESIN FAN CHARMS Join us for this weekly meetup for teens where we celebrate popular fandoms. At this session, we're using UV resin to make bottlecap charms of your favorite fandoms. |
South Branch Meeting Room Wednesday, July 27 @ 10:00AM | COLORING CLUB (ALL AGES) Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of stress-free coloring with friends. We'll supply the materials, or feel free to bring your own from home to work on. |
Main Library Teen Zone Wednesday, July 27 @ 4:30PM | YOUTH BOARD GAMES (TWEENS & TEENS) Come out and have fun playing some traditional board games with your peers. Enjoy the classics or try some of our new games in a supportive environment. |
Main Library Teen Zone Thursday, July 28 @ 4:30PM | CRAFTY TEENS: BOOK PAPER FLOWERS Get crafty with your peers and we'll supply you with the materials to design your own paper roses using discarded books in a great altered books workshop. |
Main Library Basement Saturday, July 30 @ 2:00PM | PIRATE FLIX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 Join us for our Pirate Flix series where we're working our way through the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. You can even earn a pirate themed button at each showing. |
South Branch Meeting Room Sunday, July 31 @ 1:30PM | POKEMON MEETUP (AGES 7+) Meetup for a weekly session of this popular card game at your library. All skill levels welcome and all cards will be returned at the end. Are you up for the challenge? |