May Teen Zone Newsletter
Teen Events and Volunteer Opportunities at Coeur d'Alene Public Library
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VIRTUAL TUESDAYS • TWO ONCE-A-MONTH SERIES
In a Teen Zone Minute (Ages 12+) – Every 1st Tuesday, May 6 (released by 4 pm)
Get a quick virtual monthly update from our Teen Librarian about teen events, library services, volunteer opportunities, and more on TikTok (@cdalibrary), Instagram (@cdalibrary), or here on our CDA Teen Zone Newsletter Substack.
The video will be posted below soon. Click below (after May 6) to watch!
ClassicBookTok (Ages 12+) – 2nd Tuesday, May 13 (released by 4 pm)
Each month, a new Young Adult Classic will be selected to be introduced on TikTok (@cdalibrary), Instagram (@cdalibrary), or on our ClassicBookTok Substack. Find out if it’s available as a Digital Book Club title. Use the accompanying #ClassicBookTok guide (in CDA Library’s copy only) to create a classic book club with your friends and/or join the virtual readalong on Storygraph.
May’s book choice is “Peter and Wendy” by J.M. Barrie. Let me, our Teen Librarian, know if you have suggestions for future Young Adult Classic selections.
Subscribe to classicbooktok.substack.com to stay updated.
WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB
TGIF Club – Fridays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 (4-5:30 pm) - In the Teen Zone
Join us every Friday in the Teen Zone for an afternoon of creativity, fun, and friendship. Play games, make art, buttons, friends—hangout! It's the perfect way to kick off your weekend (for 12-19yo)
SPECIAL CHALLENGES
New ‘Teen Zine’ Publication coming! - Submissions due May 15 - Released by June 1
Want to be a content creator for a zine that’s by teens and for teens? Stay tuned for more information on May 1, but feel free to start dreaming up content now.
Fancy yourself a good judge of books? Write book reviews. Are you a poet (and you don’t know it)? Save your best poetry. Enjoy creating comic strips or small masterpieces? Digitize them and send them our way. Think you have great advice? Write an advice column. Have an important opinion that needs sharing? Send it in.
Find out more information in the pdf below!
ALL-AGE EVENTS TEENS CAN PARTICIPATE IN
Ukulele Club (All-ages) - Saturday, May 10 (3-4:30pm) - In the Nelson Room
Want to play ukulele with others? Join local ukulele enthusiast, “Birdie” (Brittany Clapp-Abdella), for a monthly community Ukulele Club. Learn to play the ukulele while you play songs. At this time, you must bring your own ukulele. Email me (cdateens@cdalibrary.org) if you’d like us to provide a uke for you. (for all-ages)
Dungeons & Dragons Guild (Ages 13+) - Friday, May 16 (4-7pm) - In the Community Room
Adventurers from all walks of life may participate in monthly one-shot dungeon campaigns for treasure, glory, and fellowship. Campaigns will be based on a simplified version of 2014 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons rules so that anyone can participate. Campaigns hold 3 to 4 players and will be one-shot gaming sessions that finish within 2-3 hours. Pre-made character sheets are available, but adventurers may bring their own homemade characters (3rd level only please). Each month will be a new adventure! Wandering adventurers are welcome but registration is encouraged to help us prepare. Adventure, gold, and glory awaits! HUZZAH! (for ages 13+)
If you’d like to help with this, email me (cdateens@cdalibrary.org) to let me know.
OTHER TEEN SERVICES
Think we should offer something different or have fresh ideas? Fill-out the Teen Survey and let your voice be heard!
If any of the above opportunities sounds like something you’d like to do while volunteering, please email me at cdateens@cdalibrary.org. Or if you can think of another volunteer option that you’d like to try, let me know, and we’ll see if it’s possible.
Okay, I think that’s it from me. Hope I see you around! :)
