TEEN EVENTS

Sneaker Session with SNKR TUB [IN-PERSON]

Date: Tuesday, September 28 Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Ages: 13+ Cost: Free Location: Meeting Room (Morgan Memorial) Registration required. Join the SNKR TUB crew as they teach ways to restore, clean, and customize your favorite kicks. SNKR TUB was opened by Daequan Rose in August 2019 in Suffolk, Virginia. SNKR TUB was born a place that could literally be called a One-Stop-Shop housing cleaning services, alongside the buying and trading of shoes! This event is free and open to people of all abilities!

Teen Chill Night: Discord Edition [LIVE]

Date: September 22, October 20, November 17, December 15 Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM Ages: 12 - 17 Cost: Free Location: SPL Online Registration required. Come chill with other teens at a laid back LIVE virtual hangout every Thursday with SPL! This is a safe place where teens can talk about their week and connect with other teens. We will learn mindfulness techniques and chat about what’s going on in our lives. Being that we will be using Discord, teens will need a device that can connect to the internet and has a microphone, but do not need a webcam. Registration required.

Totally Tubular Teen Pogs Tourney [IN-PERSON]

Date: Thursday, September 30 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Ages: 13+ Cost: Free Location: Offsite Tired of listening to millenials telling their pog glory stories on repeat? Here’s a chance for you Gen Z’ers to claim some of your own pog fame. In this tournament, teen competitors will decorate and personalize their own slammer and pogs before being pitted against each other to battle it out for the championship title. Prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners, so begin your training regimen now!

Building Websites Using Django and Python Office Hours [IN-PERSON]

Date: November 3, 10, 17 & December 1, 8, 15 Time: 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Ages: Teen; Adult Cost: Free Location: Meeting Room (Morgan Memorial) Learn the basics of building a website using Django and Python! The course includes pre-recorded lessons and in person meetings! Registration required.

Super Soaked Saturday Showdown [IN-PERSON]

Date: September 18 & 25 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Ages: 13-18 Cost: Free Location: New Library Lot Downtown (corner of Lee and W. Washington Streets) and Bennett’s Creek Park Registration required. School may be back in session, but the fun continues on Super Soaked Saturdays. Join us for a fun outdoor water fight! Dress accordingly. Water blasters and water balloons will be provided, as well as music and light refreshments.

SPL Arcade [IN-PERSON]

Date: November 8 & 29 Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Ages: 13-18 Cost: Free Location: Meeting Room (Morgan Memorial) Adult Room (North Suffolk Library) Like games and tech? Come to the SPL Arcade to game and hangout with other teens. From Switch and XBox, to retro consoles like SNES and Sega Genesis, to iPad and Osmos. No quarters or tokens required!

Teen Art Gallery Hangout [IN-PERSON]

Date: September 16, October 7, November 4, December 16 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ages: 12 - 18 Cost: Free Location: Suffolk Art Gallery: 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk One Thursday a month, join Suffolk Public Library and other teens and tweens at the Suffolk Art Gallery for a special tour of the current exhibit on display. Participate in an interactive craft or activity connected to the exhibit. Each month will have a new theme and a new special topic. Registration required.