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The Republic Branch Library will open Monday, Feb. 2. The Drive-Thru is now open Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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All Libraries will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Activites for Teens


ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY


Summer Reading Program Activities

for Teens in Grades 6-12


Adventure Begins at Your Library! Complete at least 8 activities—you can choose from our list or create your own! Feel free to repeat any of theses activities and adapt them to fit your needs.

Take our Summer Reading Survey.



  • Volunteer with an organization in your community.
  • Plan a hike with your friends and family.
  • Read a book that's different from what you usually choose. Try a new genre, format (audiobook or ebook) or author!
  • Ask a friend, your family or someone in your community for a book recommendation. Give them a recommendation of your own.
  • Make a piece of art with your friends or family. Share it with imagine@thelibrary.org.
  • Plan a board game night for your friends or family.
  • Make a list of places you'd like to visit. Use a library resource like a book or a database to research one of them.
  • Who would you most like to go on an adventure with? Write a story or an essay about what it would be like.
  • Read a book about a famous adventurer, real or imagined.
  • Introduce yourself to a librarian at your favorite branch and ask them for book recommendations.
  • Write a letter or send a card to a friend or family member who lives far away.

  • Use Your Next Read on the library website to get some personalized book suggestions from your librarians.
  • Check out a cookbook and make dinner for your family or friends. Send a photo of your dish to imagine@thelibrary.org.
  • Create a Vision Board for your goals.
  • Create a structure out of LEGOs or blocks and send a picture to imagine@thelibrary.org.
  • Listen to an audiobook!
  • Read a memoir about someone going on an adventure.
  • Write a suggestion of a program you and your friends would like to see at the library. Give it to a librarian or send it to imagine@thelibrary.org.
  • Visit your library with a friend and choose books for each other.
  • Make a trip to the Library Express East or West and check something out!
  • Make a video to hype up a book you just read. Send it to imagine@thelibrary.org.
  • Read a YA book, then watch the movie.
  • Read an award-winning book.
  • Create your own.
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