Events & Programs for Teens

We have tons of programs and events just for teens. Programs like craft workshops, movie marathons, poetry readings, and a lot more. To check out all of our Teen programs, search our Event Listings.

E-resources & Databases for Teens

Visit our e-Resources and Databases pages to find e-books, e-comic books, audiobooks, and videos.

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Not Sure What to Read Next?

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Try a book from the Green Mountain Book Awards from our shelves. We also have them as ebooks and audio.

Green Mountain Book Award 2019-2020

The Green Mountain Book Award (GMBA), initiated in 2005, is a reader’s choice award for Vermont students in grades 9 – 12. The program is intended to encourage high schoolers to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.

Early Literacy

Children

Teen

	August 2019
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				1 Lunch & Books - STEAM Program for Kids Lunch & Books - STEAM Program for Kids August 1, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Bring your lunch, listen to a chapter or 2 from Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and then using the Mars Rover Toolkit provided by the VT Dept. of Libraries, work together to create a "Mars Rover Map" and guide each other through the maze. Program is for kids age 9 and older; younger with an adult. See more details STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER! STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER! August 1, 2019 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Bring your stuffie to the library any time after 12 Noon. Your critter will be treated to an evening of fun & frolic (pictures taken), followed by breakfast and pickup at 10:00 AM, August 2. See more details • •	2 Legos at the Library Legos at the Library August 2, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details First Friday Movie First Friday Movie August 2, 2019 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm G or PG rated movie for kids - popcorn or other snack provided. See more details • •	3
4	5	6 Early Literacy Storytime Early Literacy Storytime August 6, 2019 10:30 am - 11:30 am At Early Literacy Storytime we read books, sing songs, learn new (and old) fingerplays, and we create and build! Children, from infants to age 5, and their caregivers are welcome. See more details Italian Conversation Group Italian Conversation Group August 6, 2019 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Join a lively group of conversationlists and hone your Italian language skills! See more details Code Club Code Club August 6, 2019 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Code club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make friends, and build cool stuff with us! Kids age 8 - 18 are welcome. Register Here See more details • • •	7 Adult Code Club Adult Code Club August 7, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Cribbage Cribbage August 7, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Senior Activities at the Library, co-sponsored by Aging in Hartland and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program August 7, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Book group and more for LGBTQ+ young adults and their allies. We will read, talk, and work on various crafts. Program geared for Young Adults 16 and up. See more details How to look at the Night Sky How to look at the Night Sky August 7, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm To celebrate this year's Summer Reading Program theme, A Universe of Stories, the library will be purchasing a community telescope that will be available to check out after this program. Tonight Rick Bates and Claudio Veliz from SoVerA (the Southern Vermont Astronomy group) will discuss of how lenses work and how they function in the design of various types of telescopes. This will give attendees an idea of the pros and cons of various styles of telescope. Then they will discuss a few easy viewing items in the summer/fall sky. And if the weather cooperates, we will go out into the field and look at the moon. https://sovera.org/ See more details • • • •	8 Wii Bowling Wii Bowling August 8, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details Comm Oven Mtg Placeholder Comm Oven Mtg Placeholder August 8, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • •	9 Legos at the Library Legos at the Library August 9, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Open Lego play See more details •	10
11	12	13 Italian Conversation Group Italian Conversation Group August 13, 2019 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Join a lively group of conversationlists and hone your Italian language skills! See more details Code Club Code Club August 13, 2019 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Code club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make friends, and build cool stuff with us! Kids age 8 - 18 are welcome. Register Here See more details Comm Oven Meeting placeholder Comm Oven Meeting placeholder August 13, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • •	14 Adult Code Club Adult Code Club August 14, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Cribbage Cribbage August 14, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Senior Activities at the Library, co-sponsored by Aging in Hartland and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program August 14, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Book group and more for LGBTQ+ young adults and their allies. We will read, talk, and work on various crafts. Program geared for Young Adults 16 and up. See more details Ukulele Club Ukulele Club August 14, 2019 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Do you want to practice and play the ukulele with a welcoming group of ukulele players? A group of players of all abilities will meet on the 2nd and last Wednesdays of each month. See more details • • • •	15 Start a Resume - Digital Skills for Job Seekers Start a Resume - Digital Skills for Job Seekers August 15, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm In Start a Resume, you will select a Google Docs resume template and add information to it. The template offers points to think about with example formatting for you to add information. In this workshop you will learn how to: locate and open a template, delete and replace text in a template, cut and paste text, create and add to a bulleted list, place the cursor where needed, use the enter key as a hard return to the next line, use the backspace key to erase to the left, save the file as a PDF. Registration is required. Please call 802.436.2473, email director@hartlandlibraryvt.org. or register online using the registration form This series of workshops are made available to the community through the Libraries Lead with Digital Skills grant from the Public Library Association and American Library Association, in partnership with Grow with Google, to support local businesses and job seekers with digital skills. See more details •	16	17
18	19	20 Italian Conversation Group Italian Conversation Group August 20, 2019 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Join a lively group of conversationlists and hone your Italian language skills! See more details Code Club Code Club August 20, 2019 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Code club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make friends, and build cool stuff with us! Kids age 8 - 18 are welcome. Register Here See more details Girl Scouts Girl Scouts August 20, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm See more details • • •	21 Adult Code Club Adult Code Club August 21, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Cribbage Cribbage August 21, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Senior Activities at the Library, co-sponsored by Aging in Hartland and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program Summer Pride & Beyond - a Young Adult Program August 21, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Book group and more for LGBTQ+ young adults and their allies. We will read, talk, and work on various crafts. Program geared for Young Adults 16 and up. See more details • • •	22 Wii Bowling Wii Bowling August 22, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details Connect and Collaborate From Anywhere with Digital Tools -Digital Skills for Job Seekers Connect and Collaborate From Anywhere with Digital Tools -Digital Skills for Job Seekers August 22, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm In Connect and Collaborate Anywhere with Digital Tools, you will use digital collaboration tools to connect with others no matter their locations, make teams more efficient and productive, and help achieve business objectives. You will learn how to: direct message someone through Google Hangouts Chat in Gmail, use comments in Google Docs, set up a shared folder in Google Drive, schedule a meeting with Google calendar, hold a video call in Google Hangouts. Registration is required. Please call 802.436.2473 or email director@hartlandlibraryvt.org. This series of workshops are made available to the community through the Libraries Lead with Digital Skills grant from the Public Library Association and American Library Association, in partnership with Grow with Google, to support local businesses and job seekers with digital skills. See more details • •	23	24
25	26 Hartland Riding Club Hartland Riding Club August 26, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	27 Italian Conversation Group Italian Conversation Group August 27, 2019 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Join a lively group of conversationlists and hone your Italian language skills! See more details Board of Trustees Meeting Board of Trustees Meeting August 27, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm See more details Code Club Code Club August 27, 2019 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Code club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make friends, and build cool stuff with us! Kids age 8 - 18 are welcome. Register Here See more details • • •	28 Adult Code Club Adult Code Club August 28, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Cribbage Cribbage August 28, 2019 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Senior Activities at the Library, co-sponsored by Aging in Hartland and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Ukulele Club Ukulele Club August 28, 2019 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Do you want to practice and play the ukulele with a welcoming group of ukulele players? A group of players of all abilities will meet on the 2nd and last Wednesdays of each month. See more details • • •	29 Use Google to Get a Job - Digital Skills for Job Seekers - Use Google to Get a Job - Digital Skills for Job Seekers - August 29, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm During this free class, learn how to use Google search to search more effectively to bring together job postings from across the web. Learn how to use Google sheets to keep track of your job applications. Registration is required. Please call 802.436.2473 or email director@hartlandlibraryvt.org. This series of workshops are made available to the community through the Libraries Lead with Digital Skills grant from the Public Library Association and American Library Association, in partnership with Grow with Google, to support local businesses and job seekers with digital skills. See more details •	30	31