Category Archives: Programs and Events for Tweens and Teens

NEXT THURSDAY (1/18/24) – Storybook Cook Presents Cooking Anime Style for Teens

The Storybook Cook will join us at the library for an evening of anime-inspired cooking on Thursday, January 18, at 6:00 PM! In Cooking Anime Style For Teens, we’ll be making ramen with a peanut butter sauce, veggie stir fry, and a dessert sushi. Gloves will be provided, but please email our Inclusion Coordinators with […]

THIS FRIDAY (1/12/24): Friday Fun & Games for Teens

Friday Fun & Games for Teens (for ages 13-18) is back this Friday, January 12, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Drop-in after school to play video games and board games, color, work on puzzles, and hang with your friends! There will also be snacks!

NEXT THURSDAY (1/11/24) – Storybook Cook Presents Cooking Anime Style for Tweens

The Storybook Cook will join us at the library for an evening of anime-inspired cooking on Thursday, January 11, at 6:00 PM! In Cooking Anime Style For Tweens, we’ll be making ramen with a peanut butter sauce, veggie stir fry, and a dessert sushi. Gloves will be provided, but please email our Inclusion Coordinators with […]

NEXT SATURDAY (1/13/24) – The Irondequoit Hunger Games

The Hunger Games come to Irondequoit! Do you dare volunteer as Tribute? First, we’ll draw names and assign you to teams (Districts). After that it’s down to the Training Center to practice with your Nerf blaster and interview you about your skills. Finally, the games will begin and we’ll turn you loose in our library […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (1/10/24) – Write On For Teens

Start your 2024 off right by joining our writing group for teenage writers (ages 13-18), Write On For Teens, which will meet on Wednesday, January 10, at 4:00 PM. Come hang out with your friends and work on creative writing exercises and prompts! Registration is required for Write On For Teens and you can register […]

THIS FRIDAY (1/5/24): Friday Fun & Games for Tweens

Friday Fun & Games for Tweens (for ages 9-12) is back this Friday, January 5, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Drop-in after school to play video games and board games, color, work on puzzles, and hang with your friends! There will also be snacks!

NEXT WEDNESDAY (1/3/24) – Young Writers Club for Tweens

Start your 2024 off right by joining our writing group for tweenage writers (ages 9-12), the Young Writers Club for Tweens, which will meet on Wednesday, January 3, at 4:00 PM. Come hang out with your friends and work on creative writing exercises and prompts! Registration is required for Young Writers Club for Tweens and […]

90-Second Newbery Film Festival is Now Seeking Entries from Kid Filmmakers Until March 8, 2024

The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is coming to the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman Museum on Saturday, April 20! What is the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival? Glad you asked… ***** The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which young filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (12/27/23) – Build Your Own Terrarium for Tweens and Teens

Can plants live without needing watering? In a terrarium they can! Build your own self-sustaining tiny world and learn how terrariums work in this fun hands-on class with Jardin Terrariums. Build Your Own Terrarium is designed for tweens and teens in grades 6-12, and all materials will be provided (including your jar, base materials, live […]

NEXT THURSDAY (12/21/23) – Teen Anime Club

Get ready for the new year with a few rounds of anime trivia during the last meeting of our Teen Anime Club in 2023, which is coming up next week on Thursday, December 21, at 4:00 PM! Tween Anime Club is designed for teenage anime fans (ages 13-18), and if you’d like to attend, please […]