After-School Tutoring
Winter Session January 8 – May 16: Monday-Thursday 4-6 PM
Study Sharp free tutoring and homework help for all K-12 students. Whether your student is catching up or trying to get ahead, our professional tutors are here to help your child succeed. Appointments are available by clicking the button below or can be scheduled by calling the library.
Upcycled Tote Bags
Friday, April 19, 4:00-5:00 PM
Grades 5-12
Earth Day is coming and we are getting into the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Spirit by upcycling t-shirts into tote bags! Bring in a t-shirt of your choice or use one we provide.
DIY Seed Bombs
Tuesday, April 23, 4:00-5:00 PM
Grades 5-12
What better way to celebrate Earth Week than by making flower seed bombs to provide habitat and food for our essential pollinators?! Take them home and watch them grow!
Teen Crochet Class
Fridays, April 26, May 10 & May 24
4:00-5:00 PM
Grades 5-12
We are continuing our crochet class and will now be working on small projects. Beginners are still welcome!
Volunteen
Tuesdays, April 30, and May 28
4:00-5:00 PM
Grades 7-12
Need service hours for NHS, school clubs, your college resume, or just want to help out? We offer non-profit hours on the last Tuesday of the month
Mental Health Art Contest
Grades 5-12
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We will be holding an art contest to showcase the importance of mental health and how the expression of art positively affects our well-being. Please submit an art form showing your portrayal of mental health. Feel free to submit a drawing/sketch, painting, sculpture/3D art, poem, lyrics, etc. Portrayals will be judged on creativity of your interpretation. All submissions will be displayed and valued. Art due by May 20th.
Self-Care Bingo
Grades 5-12
Learning self-care is vital to our mental health and can be a lot simpler than we think. Taking a walk or long shower, eating right, reading a book or writing in your journal, and combating negative self-talk are all ways we care for ourselves. Pick up a bingo card at the library and mark off each self-care activity you complete throughout the month of May. Complete a BINGO and turn the card back in to be entered into our prize drawing.
Social Media Challenge
Grades 5-12
Lookout for interactive social media challenges throughout the month of May related to mental health. For each post you interact with, you will be entered into our YA May basket drawing.
Holistic Wellness Series
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we will be hosting a holistic wellness series to promote well rounded health. Each program you participate in during the month of May, will get you entered into the YA prize basket drawing.
Emotional Wellness: Bullet Journaling
Tuesday, May 7, 4:00-5:00 PM
Keeping a Journal can positively affect one’s mental health in many ways. Add in some art and it can be a relaxing and productive habit. Come to the library to start your own bullet journal. Each participant will receive a journal and inspiration pages to get started.
Nutritional Wellness: Smoothie Bowls
Thursday, May 16, 4:00-5:00 PM
Who says eating healthy has to be boring? Join us to make delicious and trendy smoothie bowls. Each attendee will go home with a small smoothie bowl recipe book.
Physical/Spiritual Wellness: Light Yoga & Meditation
Thursday, May 23, 4:00-5:00 PM
Join us at the library for light yoga and meditation. Learning breathing & mindfulness techniques as well as light physical fitness practices can help combat day to day anxiety and stress. Yoga beginners welcome!
Teen Crafternoons
Tuesdays, May 7, 4:00-5:00 PM
Grades 5-12
Our new series continues! Learn a new skill each month! We will try out bullet journaling in May. Registration required.
Young Adult Creative Kits
Grades 5-12
Each month we will have take and make kits that will allow young adults to show their creativity! All kits are available while supplies last.
April 1: Beaded Wind Chime
May 1: Marble Clay Dish
Celebrate National Scavenger Hunt Day!
Friday, May 24, during business hours
Come in and find all the bookworms hidden in the library to win a sweet prize. For all ages.
Chips & Chatter Book Club
Grades 5-6
Each month you select a book from a given genre. Then we meet, eat, and discuss. Registration required.
Monday, April 15: Fantasy
Monday, May 20: Fiction
100 Books Before High School
We’re challenging all 5th – 8th graders to read 100 Books Before High School. Sign up at any time, and read at your own pace! At 50 books, you’ll receive a goody bag including a bookmark and laptop/water bottle sticker. If you complete the challenge you’ll receive a High School survival kit!
Sign up using the Reader Zone app with code 133bf or stop by the Youth Services Department.
100 Books Before Graduation
We’re challenging all 9th – 12th graders to read 100 Books Before Graduation. Sign up any time and read at your own pace! At 50 books, you’ll receive a goody bag including a bookmark and laptop/water bottle sticker. If you complete the challenge you’ll receive an after graduation survival kit!
Sign up using the Reader Zone app with code 133bf or stop by the Youth Services Department.