Teen

A variety of events and programs geared for teens grades 6-12. Registration required.

Cool Careers: Artist

January 13 | 6:00-7:00 pm

This quarter’s Cool Career talk is with Boxx the Artist! Teens and adults will meet Boxx virtually and learn about her career as a professional artist.

Boxx is a self-taught visual artist. Her artwork employs acrylic, digital, and mixed mediums to capture different elements of life from the African diaspora.

Season of Gratitude Crafty Teens: Duct Tape Zip Bags

Make cool, no-sew duct tape zip bags for yourself and for a friend in the spirit of the Season of Gratitude!

November 2 | 5-6 pm | Noblesville November 4 | 5-6 pm | Fishers

Crafty Teens: DIY Snow Globes

Create your own winter wonderland to keep or to give as a gift to someone you’re grateful for!

December 2 | 5-6 pm | Fishers December 7 | 5-6 pm | Noblesville

Gratitude Rocks! Celebrate the Season of Gratitude by spreading inspirational and kind messages on painted rocks for others to find or to keep for your own personal positivity!

December 7 | 4:30-5:30 pm | Fishers December 9 | 4:30-5:30 pm | Noblesville

Teen Lit Café

A monthly book club exclusively for teens! Teens get a free copy of each month’s selection and get to choose future titles for the group to read.

November 18, January 20 | 6-7 pm | Fishers December 16 | 6-7 pm | Noblesville

November – Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz December – Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo January – Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Rainbow Reads

This LGBTQI+ themed book club for teens now meets monthly at both libraries! While this is a queerthemed book club, readers across the spectrum are welcome to attend. Teens get a free copy of each month’s selection and get to choose future titles.

November 15, December 20, January 24 | 6-7 pm | Fishers November 22, December 27, January 24 | 6-7 pm | Noblesville Fishers:

November – The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson December – I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver January – Ash by Malinda Lo

Noblesville:

November – Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram December – Pet by Akwaeke Emezi January – Camp by L.C. Rosen

Winter Break Programs

Teen Games

Hang out with other teens for an afternoon of games at the library!

December 28 | 2-4 pm | Fishers & Noblesville

Anime Club: Extended Edition

You can stay in your pjs all day and still attend this extended Anime Club virtually!

December 29 | 2-4 pm | Virtual Teen Interactive Movie

Meet up to watch a flippin’ sweet movie about the unforgettably quirky character, Napoleon Dynamite! Make “Vote for Pedro” buttons and be ready to use the pre-prepared bag of props during specific scenes of the movie. Chapstick included, of course. Supplies provided, costumes encouraged!

December 30 | 2-4 pm | Fishers

Monthly Programs

Anime Club

Meet up online to watch and comment on anime with other teen fans! For grades 6-12. Registration required.

November 3, 17, December 1, 15, January 12, 26 | 4:30-5:30 pm | Virtual

Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

Join TAB to brainstorm program ideas, provide input about library services for teens, and earn volunteer hours by reading for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten and/or being a teen guest blogger on the library’s website! Apply online! https://www.hepl.lib.in.us/teenzone/ teen-advisory-board/

November 9, December 14, January 11 | 6-7 pm | Virtual

Teen D&D

Experienced Dungeons & Dragons players and newbies are welcome! We use Roll20.net and Zoom to run the monthly adventures.

November 16, December 21, January 18 | 4:30-6 pm | Virtual

Inspire is a collection of resources funded and compiled through the State of Indiana and offered to you on the HEPL website. Here are two great resources for teens you can use through Inspire:

Explora Secondary is a database for middle and high school students focusing on arts & literature, biography, business & government, current issues, geography, health, history, science & math and more. Searches will retrieve articles in magazines such as Time and Newsweek and also primary source documents where applicable.

School Center Skills Improvement brings practice sets at a middle school and high school level for areas such as math, English, social studies, science, technology and high school entrance exams to the offerings for Students on Inspire.