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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

Fired Up: Prescribed Burning and the Natural Role of Fire

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 10:00am - 11:30am

Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)

Join wildland fire management staff from NC State Cooperative Extension to learn what wildland fire management is, fire ecology, why prescribed burns are helpful, and concludes with a controlled burn demonstration outside! The program will...

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

Registration required

Fired Up Junior: Matchstick Forest

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 11:30am - 12:15pm

Main Library (Main Library - Outdoors - Amphitheatre)

Along with NC State Cooperative Extension staff, this program will offer two activities for younger patrons and intergenerational age groups to explore how fire spreads in forests of varying densities through a matchstick forest demo, plus a hands-on...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration required

Camp Warren

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 10:30am - 12:30pm

Offsite

Come join us at Forest Hills Park for our Summer Reading closing event: "Camp Warren". We'll have games, crafts, and a few more surprises.   

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, High School, Intergenerational, Middle School, Pre-School, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Write Types

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 11:00am - 1:00pm

North Regional Library (North Study Room #1)

Write Types is a writing critique group for works of all genres. Each meeting, we will discuss the craft of writing and review each other's works. Registration is required. To submit an item for critique, email dpeterson@dconc.gov by July...

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

Registration required

GSK Science in the Summer: Be a Spacesuit Designer

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)

Join GSK and the maker+STEAM team for a summer science series all about space! We will explore many out of this world topics ranging from astrobiology to spacesuit design!...

Ages: Elementary School, High School, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Registration required

S'mores & Solar Ovens: A Sun-Powered Adventure! [RESCHEDULED]

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Main Library (Main Library - Outdoors - Amphitheatre)

Call to all teens and tweens! Join us and make awesome solar ovens from pizza boxes to cook up some tasty s'mores. It's a fun way to learn about solar energy and enjoy delicious treats!Bring your creativity and enthusiasm as we explore the...

Ages: Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration full.

The Roots of Our World: A Cultural and Aesthetic History of The Soulsborne Video Games

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (South Meeting Room - Full Room)

The Soulsborne video games by FromSoftware have consistently been a popular and critical success, from the release of Dark Souls in 2011 to the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC for 2022’s Elden Ring. In this talk, David Hall will discuss...

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

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

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Meet the teen librarians

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

Main Library teen services manager LaShaunda

LaShaunda

Location: Main Library

Email: lrogers@dconc.gov

LaShaunda is the Teen Services Manager at Main Library. She has been employed with Durham County Library since July 2006, beginning as a Library Page. Her passion for working with teens began through conversing with fellow Teen Services Manager Archie Burke and connecting with many of the teen patrons during her tenure at East Regional Library. After graduate school, she got back into the love of reading, with an interest in graphic novels and young adult materials about real-life situations. Outside of the library world, she loves spending time with her tween daughter playing video games.

Pronouns: she/her

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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.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) – The Teen Services Area is a space built for you. Come meet with other students and your librarians to create programs, revamp spaces, and be involved in the Library. Find out more on the Teen Advisory Board page.

Teen volunteers – help us out at the Library! Contact the teen librarian at your preferred location for availability.