TEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Are you in the 6th grade or higher this year? Are you excited to help us with events at the library? Would you like to have some input on what teen activities we have at the library? Then our Teen Advisory Group may be a great fit for you! Join us for our monthly TAG group meeting on the 2nd Thurs of the month at 4pm (except summer). If you haven’t signed up to join yet, please follow this link to our form.
PROGRAMS
Monday, June 2, from 6:30-8:00 PM in the parking lot behind the Tipp City Public Library
Join us for a celebration of the summer fun awaiting you at the library. We will “Color Our World” with balloon animals, art stations, face painting, hair chalk, a community weaving project, games, and delicious, free Kona Ice for all participants. Local artists, community groups, and Miami County Parks will be on hand with engaging activities to try. Two Dayton Dragons tickets for the June 6 game and two tickets for the June 7 Meet the Team will be awarded to two youth in attendance.
Hey teens, come join our Kindness Blooms @ Your Library project to add color to people’s lives who can’t easily leave their home and see a park or garden.
Individuals or families may sign up to decorate a flower pot, which will later be filled with dirt and zinnia seeds and delivered to a homebound library patron. We have 50 flower pots to be decorated with acrylic paints and personalized for homebound patrons according to a questionnaire they complete.
The downstairs Meeting Room will be available for painting during the following times, and pots must be completed by 3 PM on Saturday, June 7:
Tuesday, June 3, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, June 4, from 10:00 AM -12:00 PM and 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursday, June 5, from 10:00 -12:00 PM
Friday, June 6, from 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
We have lots of fun activities for the month of May (while supplies last):
- Make a mini-lightsaber to duel with your friends!
- Make some something cool with K’Nex!
- Play a few games of Death Star Cornhole!
Bring a white or very lightly colored shirt to the Tipp City Park pavilion to tie-dye! Dying is messy, so wear clothes that can get stained!
Come help us add a new Community Art Painting to the Teen Den stairwell that will hang for years to come! Each teen can contribute by painting a provided 5×7 canvas “bookshelf” to add to our community bookcase using paint markers. This project will be up until all canvas is used up to cover the wall so don’t wait!
MONTHLY DIY ACTIVITIES
This month’s Sound-Off Wall is all about starting off the summer so what are your awesome summer plans??? Don’t wait to make those plans, it goes by fast! Make your opinion heard on our sound-off wall!
Try out our Nintendo Switch multiplayer games with your fellow gamers. One participant must have a library card to get games at the Teen Den desk.
New board games, card games, and puzzles have been added to the Teen Den for individuals and groups to enjoy. There is also a Dungeons & Dragons beginner kit to learn and lead a game even if you’re new to it. Have fun with your friends, make new ones, or just do your own thing!
Come help us Color Our World with our annual teen room mural that will hang up all year!
Bring some color to your world with a take-home scratch-off postcard of your own design!
Test yourself or challenge a friend with our DIY Lego challenges like tower and bridge building!
Throughout June and July, each week we will feature a different snack series for you to taste and compare – then share your findings. Bring your friends and try them all!
***Snacks will be put out on Tuesdays and remain through the week until they run out***
June 3: Doritos flavors
June 10: Oreos flavors
June 17: Pringles flavors
June 24: Chocolate flavors
July 8: Potato Chips flavors
July 15: Goldfish flavors
July 22: Mystery Snacks
TEEN RESOURCES
Find great teen books!
Search 4,000+ books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA’s book awards and book lists.
While these books have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA’s selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping individual teens choose those books that are the best fit for them and their families.
