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For teens

The library is a place for you to be you.

Hang out with your friends. Have some time to yourself. Ask us a question, or tell us how it’s going.

Join a book club. Do an activity. Get creative.

Use the computer. Get help with research. Learn about technical school, college, and whatever you aspire to be.

And oh yeah, check out a book.


Upcoming events

Board Game Cafe

Monday, February 23, 2026 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Want to try out a new board game? Are you looking to play some classics, but you're not sure how to find other players to join you? Then come grab a warm beverage, pick out a game, and meet others in your community at our Board Game Cafe!...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen, Teen

Registration required

Make your own Pokemon Card!

Monday, February 23, 2026 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Join us to celebrate Pokémon Day by making your own iridescent Pokémon card! This program is open to school-age kids. Please don't forget to register!

Ages: Elementary School, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

Play Switch!

Monday, February 23, 2026 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Tweens & Teens:  play Nintendo Switch at the library with friends!  Console and joy cons provided by the library.  Snacks will be provided.

Ages: Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Evening Family Storytime

Monday, February 23, 2026 • 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)

Come join us for an evening of stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts! It is open for toddlers to elementary aged children and their parents/ caregivers. Hope to see you there for a fun time!

Ages: Elementary School, Pre-School, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Black Heroes Movie Night: Spider Man: Into the Spiderverse

Monday, February 23, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Stanford L. Warren Branch Library (1201 Fayetteville St) (SLW Meeting Room - Side 1)

Join us to celebrate Black History Month, with movies about Black Superheroes. On February 23rd, we'll watch Spider Man: Into the Spiderverse (Miles Morales). We will have popcorn and drinks!

Ages: Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Middle School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt at Southwest Regional

Monday, February 23, 2026 • All day

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Area)

February is Black History Month, and February 2026 marks a century (100 years) of national commemorations of Black history! ...

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Morning Crochet

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 • 10:30am - 12:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Study Room #1)

Get hooked on crochet with your neighbors at the morning Crochet Club!...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen, Teen

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Staff picks

College Bound Fiction

YA books about teens applying to college, getting ready to go to college, or already enrolled in college! Books are organized by publication year.

YA Disability Pride Month [July '25]

Celebrate with us as we remember the groundbreaking legislation that is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In July of 1990, discrimination against people with disabilities...

Meet the teen librarians

We want to hear from you! Get in touch with us anytime. Find a teen librarian at your library location >

Danielle holding up the graphic novel "New Kid."

Danielle

Location: Stanford L. Warren Branch Library

Email: dsjohnson@dconc.gov

Danielle is the Teen Services Manager for Stanford L. Warren. She grew up in Durham, NC. She grew up reading many books, watching anime, and playing video games. The video game systems that hold a soft spot in her heart are the SNES and PS2. Most people she’s worked with in the library know that she wanted to go to circus school but has settled on taking lyra classes and improving her roller skating skills. Danielle is always plotting her next adventure!

Meet all the teen librarians >

Volunteer at the library

Looking to get involved? We have different volunteer tasks available at different locations and different times. In the past, teen volunteers have helped with shelving and pulling books, tutoring, prepping for crafts, and more. This program is for all tweens and teens in grades 6 – 12. Contact the teen librarian at your preferred location for availability.