TEEN 2023 HACKATHON
Join us for this year’s annual Hackathon! Four days of coding, programming and hacking your way through a computer science competition. Find Your Voice. Create your project. Be heard.
Starting Tuesday, June 27, at 1 p.m., we’ll give you a problem to solve. You can work solo, with friends you bring or with friends you make (in groups of up to four people).
There will be space available in the Library to work on your project along with in-person workshops, however, you are not required to be in-person the entire time. Regardless of where you work, all projects are due on Friday, June 30, at the end of the competition.
The project you submit must be created during the Hackathon (no previous projects may be submitted). Individuals or groups may only submit one project, and finished projects will be judged by a panel. Prizes will be awarded to winning projects!
Snacks will be provided each day, and a limited supply of computers will be available for check out at the Library. Please bring your own laptop if you’re able.
THIS IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT EVENT. The Library will open and close at the regular posted hours. This program is for teen competitors only.
TEEN NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING TEEN PROGRAMS
CREATE & CHILL WITH JESS: ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Monday, June 5 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Online on Zoom
SMASH BROS SESSION
Monday, June 5 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
TEEN VOLUNTEER HOURS
Wednesday, June 7 • 5-7 p.m. • Hanover Park Branch Meeting Room
TEEN MAKERSPACE: ARDUINO JOYSTICK
Wednesday, June 7 & 21 • 7-8 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
DARE-TO-DREAM CRAFTIVISM – SUMMER CHALLENGE: FIND YOUR VOICE
Tuesday, June 13 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
SCIENCE BEHIND SKINCARE
Wednesday, June 14 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: ADVENTURER’S LEAGUE – GRADES 5-8
Friday, June 16 • 3-5 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
MINI SUCCULENT POT CREATION
Monday, June 19 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
UNO TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, June 20 • 6-7:30 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
BOOKS & BITES: THRILLERS!
Tuesday, June 27 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
TAG – TEEN ADVISORY GROUP – SUMMER CHALLENGE: FIND YOUR VOICE
Wednesday, June 28 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Teen Program Room
RAINBOW CELEBRATION
Thursday, June 29 • 6-8 p.m. • Town Square
BAKING WITH OWEN’S TREATS
Teen baker Owen Dodson has partnered with us for more than two (2) years to share videos of his baking creations on our YouTube channel for his series Owen’s Treats. Owen gained interest in baking when his brother took cooking classes at a nearby college and brought home desserts for his family. Read below to learn more about Owen’s baking journey!
What inspired you to create Owen’s Treats?
I connected with the Library to create baking videos, and was excited to start on this new journey. When I was younger, I always thought of having my own YouTube channel someday but never got around to it. Now, I’m here making my own videos!
Where do you hope to take your baking in the future?
I never thought about making a career out of my baking talent, but now that I have started this train, I don’t think I want to stop anytime soon! I wish to continue making more baking videos to entertain my mom’s friends as well as encourage and inspire young bakers to try their hand at the craft. I hope this baking channel inspires more people just like me!
What is your favorite dish to create?
I have quite the sweet tooth, so instantly I think desserts. I love breakfast foods, including muffins, filled pancakes, sweet crepes and donuts! By far the best thing I like to make are cinnamon rolls because they were one of the first advanced desserts I made well.
What is one tip you would share with a new baker?
Start with an easy recipe that you’re interested in baking! Never push yourself into making the hardest thing ever because you saw a trend on TikTok! Don’t feel discouraged if it doesn’t turn out, either. When in doubt, try and try again! I failed countless recipes, but I still encouraged myself to make it again and learned from my mistakes.
Thanks to Owen for sharing his baking journey with us! Find Owen’s Treats at YouTube. com/@SchaumLib.
CHECK
IT OUT
JUNE: SUMMER READING
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Their principal is murdered, and they are the suspects.
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Friends-to-enemies-to-dating?
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
An emotional novel in verse with bodypositivity, self-acceptance and friendship.
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
A heist on the Titanic with a powerhouse cast of characters.
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