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For teens

Closeup of a printed book list titled "Take Pride in Yourself: LGBTQ Books for Teens", with other printed lists visible in the background

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.

Common tasks

Upcoming events

Homeschool Learning Lab Teens

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • 10:00am - 11:00am

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Problem solving, critical thinking, and an open enviornment in which teens can learn!

Ages: High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Bookmobile Stop: Carolina Arbors

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Offsite (Bookmobile)

Our library-on-wheels serves local neighborhoods, shopping centers, and other community locations. We're open to all so check out our schedule to visit any of our many stops throughout Durham County. We have titles for children, teens, and...

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

This Week In the Lab: Paper Crafts

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • 10:00am - 2:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to do paper crafts by creating your own Zine and fold origami!...

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

Game Night for Science: Stall Catchers! (Citizen Science Month)

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Game Night for Science: Play Stall Catchers Online...

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

Crafting Thursdays

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Have fun learning a new craft while socializing with friends afterschool.  Join us on Thursdays!

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

Dog Appreciation Month Scavenger Hunt @ Southwest Regional

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • All day

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

For April’s scavenger hunt, we’ve hidden pictures of 10 dogs throughout the children’s area of the library (in honor of Dog Appreciation Month)... Can you find them all?!...

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

This Week In the Lab: Paper Crafts

Friday, April 17, 2026 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to do paper crafts by creating your own Zine and fold origami!...

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

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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 >

Dominique holding up the graphic novel "Saga."

Dominique

Location: North Regional Library

Email: fdiggs@dconc.gov

Dominique is an avid reader of everything fiction. She loves to debate about books with teens, so she loves book clubs. She also enjoys playing video games when she's not reading or thinking about her next home project.

Pronouns: she/her

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.

A teen tries on a real astronaut space suit
Closeup of a printed book list titled "Take Pride in Yourself: LGBTQ Books for Teens", with other printed lists visible in the background
A librarian shows a teen how to fold a piece of origami paper
A teen connects a circuit to light up an LED
Groups of teens cluster around laptops at a set of tables. Book-filled shelves line the walls behind them
Area with 4 screens on wall and kids near them with game controllers. Other kids sit at a table looking at a tablet and at a computer on a counter
Photo courtesy of Mark Herboth Photography LLC
A teen reads a book to a visiting therapy dog
A man in a NASA jacket stands and talks to three teens working at a table
Area with bookshelves, seating, and windows. A teen sits in a chair in the center and looks at his phone
A group of teens, one wearing a flight suit, wave to the camera