Teens & Tweens!

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What's Going on at cfpl for Teens & Tweens

Teen Poetry

Submit poetry that you have written! The poems will be reviewed by the Young Adult Librarian and posted to our Teen Poetry page.

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Teen Advisory Board

Make your voice heard in the library and the community by helping to plan, organize, and publicize teen library programs and events. Your membership and input will help us offer programs and materials of interest to you and your friends!

TAB members must be ages 12-18 years old AND in 7-12 grade.  Snacks will be provided at all meetings!

 

TAB INTEREST FORM

Featured Events

Teen Snack Food Madness

February 28, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

February is National Snack Food Month!  Close out the month with us by trying some snacks foods, ranking your favorites, and even making a guess on which ones will be the favorites overall - the closest guess goes home with a snack food basket prize!  Program held in Teen Room.

Registration required.

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Teens & TWeens
Programs & Events

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Tween Time

This is a social program just for tweens, (for ages 9-12) that entertains, enriches, and empowers. Tweens are invited to drop-in and check it out on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday […]

Teen Night

Teen RoomJoin us after hours for an evening of fun!  This month's program will be a movie night!  Teens will vote on the movie that they would most like to […]

Drop-in Miniature Painting

CoLab.Ever wanted to bring life and color to the character you play in a tabletop game?  Join us in painting a miniature to represent you!Attendees are welcome to bring in […]

7th-9th Grade Book Discussion

March's book pick is Sorry for Your Loss by Joanne Levvy, you can pick up a copy at the Youth Desk. Teens vote for what we'll read the following month […]

Lord of the Rings Trivia

Meeting Room. Celebrate the Gondorian New Year with Lord of the Rings Trivia! Delve into the depths of Middle Earth's and the War of the Ring's history with us and see […]

360 Degrees of Creativity Art Club

Teen Room.Join our Teen Advisory Board-hosted Art Club!  Come work on your art in a quiet and relaxing space.  Feel free to do your art solo or collaborate with others!  […]

Canceled: Tween Time

Youth Department (Storytime Corner).  This is a social program just for tweens, (for ages 9-12) that entertains, enriches, and empowers. Tweens are invited to drop in and check it out on […]

Tween Time

This is a social program just for tweens, (for ages 9-12) that entertains, enriches, and empowers. Tweens are invited to drop in and check it out on the 2nd and 3rd […]

7th-9th Grade Book Discussion

Book TBA. The 7th-9th graders present at March's meeting will be voting on the book we read in April. It will be announced and available at the beginning of the […]

Cedar Valley's Youth Read with Jennifer Nielsen

Each April, the Cedar Falls Public Library hosts an author-in-residence program for 5th graders called Cedar Valley's Youth Read. This year's author is Jennifer Nielsen. Jennifer Nielsen was born and […]

Iowa Chamber Music Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo

Cedar Falls Community Center, 528 Main St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, USA

Community Center.  Have you ever wanted to learn how to play a stringed instrument? Join us at the Community Center for a  Chamber Music Concert followed by an instrument petting […]

7th-9th Grade Book Discussion

To celebrate the end of the school year, 7th-9th graders are invited to read any book of their choosing. At our meeting, we'll share what we read in the style […]

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Teen & Tween Spaces

Teen Room

The Cedar Falls Public Library Teen Room is a space of comfort, empowerment, and entertainment for teens aged 12-18.  The area includes a comfy booth to hang out in, a roaming board game table, video game consoles, YA graphic novels, computers, the new YA materials, and more!  Anyone is welcome to come in and look for a book or other library material, but this space as an area to hang out in is for teens only.

Tween Zone

Nestled in a corner between Youth Biographies and Youth Nonfiction lies the Tween Zone or Corner. There are comfy chairs, a round table for collaborative projects or playing games, and a storage bench, which contains fidgets, puzzles, games, cards, and coloring pages. This area is reserved for tweens (ages 9-12) between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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