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Teen Events
December 10, 2018
10:30am - 11:30am
Join our Frank Olean Center friends, as we play with instruments, have fun and sing our fa-la-la’s out! Instruments will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
December 10, 2018
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Test your POP CULTURE KNOWLEDGE.
Your peer, Emilio, will be trivia master!
Trivia questions were written by a teen patron! Categories include music, movies, tv, and more.
Snacks! Prizes!
Audience: Teen
December 10, 2018
4:00pm - 7:30pm
With the holidays fast approaching, if you're having a hard time coming up with gift ideas, stop by our makerspace, and see if we can help you create something new and unique for someone on your gift list.
Feel free to contact Tim (thayes@westerlylibrary.... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
December 11, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Join us to discuss our next radical read, To be decided in November
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME, to half hour earlier!
“I can't change where I come from or what I've been through, so why should I be ashamed of what makes me, me... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 12, 2018
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us in going green! Give green gifts this holiday season. In line with a recent campaign by Teens Against Pollution to ban plastic in Westerly and Stonington, we will be making our own "beeswrap" or reusable food wraps in the teen space. Use them yourself or give them as gifts and help your... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 12, 2018
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library once or twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 12, 2018
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Are you new to the area? Interested in getting to know the town, and making connections with others?
The library could use your input!
We are working on designing a fun and unique program that will help newcomers to the area feel welcome, connected, and truly at home. To develop areally meaningful... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
December 13, 2018
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for teen anime club. You choose the movie we watch. We provide the snacks.
We'll have drawing supplies, perler beads, and more! Everyone who shows up can vote on the anime we watch.
We'll also be snacking on pocky and instaramen while watching. See you there!
Audience: Teen
December 13, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
December 15, 2018
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us to play dungeons and dragons! We will explain all the rules and play through a long-running adventure story. All game pieces will be included; all you need to bring is a willingness to learn and play!
Spots are Limited.
Event Category: Teen
Event Locations: Teen Room, Makerspace
Some... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 17, 2018
3:30pm - 6:00pm
Want to make a special gift for the holidays? What to indulge in self-care over winter break?
We will be making natural bath bombs in the maker space!
They will be accented with rose petals and lavender essential oils.
All ingredients will be provided. Parent permission form required to bring... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 17, 2018
4:00pm - 7:30pm
With the holidays fast approaching, if you're having a hard time coming up with gift ideas, stop by our makerspace, and see if we can help you create something new and unique for someone on your gift list.
Feel free to contact Tim (thayes@westerlylibrary.... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
December 18, 2018
3:30pm - 4:30pm
This is a discussion and support group for teens 12-18 about LGBTQ+ stories and issues in books, movies, TV shows, and more. This group will foster discussion, the sharing of stories, and a sense of community for those who identify as LGBTQ+, questioning, or their allies in a welcoming, inclusive,... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 18, 2018
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meditation group--all ages and experience levels are welcome!
Join us in the Auditorium of the Westerly Library on Tuesday evening from 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
Audience: Adult, Teen
December 19, 2018
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Yum! Get into the Holiday spirt and come bake with the librarians.
You'll be able to take some home and some we will save to decorate in the teen space.
This program is limited. Registration Required. To register: call the teen space @ 401-596-2877 ext 301 or email Melanie @... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 19, 2018
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library once or twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 20, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Come to the teen space and show off your best cookie decorating skills! We'll be decorating the cookies made by your peers the day before.
While supplies last, teens may take home a few cookies.
Note!** Registration is required for baking the previous day but not for decorating today! ** Every... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 20, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
December 20, 2018
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Come play Cribbage in a fun and relaxed environment. Welcome to all ages!
The library has some boards but please bring one if you can!
Registration is NOT required beforehand. Contact Melanie at mdesantis@westerlylibrary.org with any questions... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
December 21, 2018
12:45pm - 2:30pm
Come create fun original art work with artists from The Frank Olean Center, Inc. at a community art class at the Westerly Library. Classes will be instructed by Olean staff member Stephanie and include projects in acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media. All materials will be supplied by The Frank... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
December 21, 2018
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Come join us for some hot cocoa and paper crafting! Make some paper snowflakes, holiday cards, and enjoy the warmth and good company. Drop in whenever you can.
Audience: Teen
December 21, 2018
4:00pm - 5:45pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library once or twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 22, 2018
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us to play dungeons and dragons! We will explain all the rules and play through a long-running adventure story. All game pieces will be included; all you need to bring is a willingness to learn and play!
Spots are Limited.
Event Category: Teen
Event Locations: Teen Room, Makerspace
Some... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 24, 2018
December 25, 2018
December 26, 2018
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Want to learn how to knit or crochet your own scarves, hats, and more? Join us for this teen-led program to start with the basics and hopefully leave with the beginnings of your own project!
We do have some yarn and needles to use, but supplies are limitted. Bring needles & yarn from home ... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 26, 2018
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library once or twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a... Read more
Audience: Teen
December 27, 2018
11:00am - 12:00pm
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FULL AND THERE IS NO MORE ROOM ON THE WAITLIST**
*ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
*REGISTRATION OPENS DEC 1ST
Please let the library know by 12/22 if you have registered, but are unable to... Read more
Audience: Kids, Teen
December 27, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
December 28, 2018
11:00am - 12:00pm
Come join us, as the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center helps us become an animal detective and learn how to read the clues animals leave behind. Tracks, scat, feathers and fur are just a few of the signs we’ll discover as we figure out what our animal neighbors have been up to. Participants create... Read more
Audience: Kids, Teen