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TEEN NEWSLETTER February 2024
LIBRARY OF THINGS This thing, that thing ... so many things!
The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
A richly detailed story of a Deaf teen who is left to determine who she wants to be after moving to a new school. Full of Deaf pride, advocacy and a little romance.
Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson
This is an emotional, cute and powerful story of two teens searching to discover themselves in a challenging and seemingly unforgiving world.
Did you know that we have a collection called Library of Things? This is a miscellaneous collection of items for you to borrow. You can try before you buy or save yourself some money if you were only going to use something once. You can also borrow convenient things that you may have forgotten, like umbrellas, ice scrapers or bike locks! In our teen Library of Things collection, we have: • Recording Set with Keyboard Controller • USB Microphone Set • Recording Set with Microphone
The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown
An LGBTQ+ summer romance that is filled with joy, friendship and drama. Will this be a friends-to-crushes or friends-to-enemies?
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester An authentic coming of age story about first loves, self-discovery and the challenges of growing up with a physical disability.
Teen Services: teenservices@stdl.org • (847) 923-3240
• 3D Printer • Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Desktop Kit
• Mental Health Kit • Social Justice Kit Curious to learn more about all the amazing items we have in our Library of Things? Scan the QR code!
UPCOMING TEEN PROGRAMS ROBOTIC BASICS – 12-19 YEARS Monday, Feb. 5 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
TEEN ART STUDIO: SCRAPE PAINTING – 12-19 YEARS Tuesday, Feb. 6 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Craft Room
ONLINE PROGRAM: NEW COLLEGE PLANNING STRATEGIES & ACT/SAT UPDATES – TEENS & ADULTS Wednesday, Feb. 7 • 7-8 p.m. • Zoom
MIDDLE SCHOOL CODING CLUB – 12-15 YEARS Thursdays, Feb. 8 & 22 • 3-3:45 p.m. • Hoffman Estates Branch Meeting Room
TEEN STEAM: CSI: TRACE EVIDENCE – 12-19 YEARS Monday, Feb. 12 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Hanover Park Branch Meeting Room
SPA SCIENCE: SELF-CARE – 12-19 YEARS Wednesday, Feb. 14 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Craft Room
SELF-CARE TUESDAY: UNPLUG – 12-19 YEARS Tuesday, Feb. 20 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Craft Room
ARDUINO BASICS – 12-19 YEARS Monday, Feb. 26 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
TEEN DIY: PRESSED FLOWER LANTERNS – 12-19 Wednesday, Feb. 28 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
PICK-UP PROGRAM: MONOGRAMMED KEYCHAIN – 12-19 YEARS Saturday, March 2 • All Day • Temporary Teen Space
ROBOTIC CHALLENGES – 12-19 YEARS Monday, March 4 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
TEEN SOCIAL HOUR – 12-19 YEARS Friday, March 8 • 5-6 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
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