Teen & Tween Events
Teen Board can be a great way to earn volunteer hours! If you have ideas for how the library can better serve teens and tweens, come join us!
Register here for this virtual event: https://bit.ly/ILP_JasonReynolds
Have a writing itch? The Western Springs Writers' Society welcomes all writers from the community to discuss and hone their craft with other local writers. Whether this is your career or hobby, writers of all levels and genres are invited.
This session is for teens and tweens in 5th - 12th grade
This session is for teens and tweens in 5th - 12th grade
This session is for teens and tweens in 5th - 12th grade
The Teen Space
Welcome to the Teen Room, a space specifically for teens and tweens in grades 5 through 12. The teen room has study space with built in charging stations, as well as comfy chairs for reading and gathering with friends. The teen room houses our Young Adult and Tween books, as well as Graphic Novels for teens and tweens. We have gaming laptops, ipads, maker kits, board games, and much more for you to explore!
Study Areas
The teen room has study space specifically for teens and tweens. All tables have built-in charging stations.
Gaming Laptops and iPads
Gamers unite in the teen room! With five gaming laptops loaded with Epic Games, Fortnite, and Roblox, as well as three iPads preloaded with games from Apple Arcade, we have plenty to keep you entertained!
Maker Kits
Looking for something to do? Our maker kits are always available for fun, screen-free entertainment. Make your own pinback buttons, greeting cards, and much more!
Game Collection
Gather some friends and get together in the teen room for a game of Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Jenga, Clue, or many other card games and board games! Located under the bench seat by the south window.
Community Art Boards
Two whiteboards in the teen room provide fun prompts, magnetic scrabble tiles, and dry erase markers for our creative teens and tweens.
YA Graphic Novels
Manga, graphic nonfiction and much more are all available in the teen room on the graphic novel shelf. Teal dots on the spine highlight graphic novels that are great for tweens.
Tween Section
Look for our YA TW section to find books that are recommended for our younger teens, grades 5-7.
Homework Help
Literary Reference Center Plus
Novels, short stories, poems, plot summaries and synopses, and literary criticism. Research guides, lesson plans, and citation tools support student learning.
Middle Search Plus
Resources to support middle school students, including biographies, magazines, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags. Includes Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic and dozens more.
Points of View Reference Center
Resources for students to understand issues, develop critical thinking skills, and develop persuasive arguments.