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Browse and Borrow is here! I am thrilled that after such a long year, the library is again open to the public. Our Browse and Borrow model means that you can swing by Cary to pick up your holds without making an appointment! (YA holds are still shelved on the main floor with the Adult holds.)  It also means that you can visit the Teen Room and explore new books and old favorites. Cary Library is open the following days/times: Tuesday 10:00-6:00 Wednesday 10:00-7:00 Thursday 10:00-6:00 Friday 10:00-5:00 Saturday 10:00-5:00 More information about visiting Cary Library during this time or to check the current capacity of the building can be found on our website. Of course, as always, if you would like resources for a project or suggestions of what to read next, but are unable to come into the library, just fill out an AskTeen form, with as much information as you can, and I will get back to you. Hope to see you in person soon! Michelle Techler Teen Services Manager

Teen Programs

• WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT •

This month's line up of activities includes crafts, games, cooking, and book clubs. Plus... the Teen LLC has also developed a fabulous book bingo challenge. Why not join in the fun!

LLC's Book Bingo April 19 - May 19 (gr 6-12/no registration needed) LHS Origami Club Comes to Cary Friday, May 7 @ 3pm (all ages/registration required)

Virtual Game Night Tuesday, May 18 @ 7pm (gr 6-12/registration required) Teen Kids Cooking Green - Rhubarb & Rose Petal tart May 27 @ 3:30pm (gr 6-12/registration required)

• TWEEN BOOK CLUBS •

Our tween book clubs have been meeting regularly! Check out our reading lists for the spring. Watch for signups in late June for our summer tween clubs.

BookBuzz - 6th grade King and the Dragonflies (Callendar) Cinder (Meyer) Goodbye Stranger (Stead)

BookLook - 7th grade Everything Sad is Untrue (Nayari) Fable (Young) Orbiting Jupitar (Schmidt)

BookIt - 8th grade We Are Not Free (Chee) We Were Liars (Lockhart) Ash (Lo)

• TEEN BOOK CLUB •

Breaking Boundaries through YA Literature Friday May 14 @3:30pm This monthly teen-led book club is open to 9-12th graders from Lexington and the surrounding areas. The mission of the group is to utilize YA books to spark conversations which explore the themes of social justice, inclusion and equality, and to enhance connections from communities in and around Lexington. The selection for May is Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu. Register to receive the link to join the discussion.

What to Read Next

•WHAT'S NEW IN THE TEEN ROOM? •

Here are just nine of the many, many new books recently purchased for the Teen Room. Want to see more? Check out what we have on the 'NEW for TEENS' shelves located directly outside the Teen Room for new YA and BeTween fiction, graphic novels and nonfiction selections. New books arrive every week, so don't forget to come back!

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Laura Sook Duncombe

Checked by Cynthia Kadohata

We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough

Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore

Just Like That by Gary Schmidt

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (sort of) by Kathleen Gros

Wonder Twins Vol 1. Activate by Mark Russell & Stephen Byrne

•MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH•

It is a good time to remind yourself that fostering good mental health is important and that individuals experiencing mental health issues deserve compassion, support, and a life free from stigmatization and shame. Below are three recent additions to our Teen Interest collection that explore mental health. More resources for teens and tweens can be found in the Teen Room, next door in the Children's Room, and upstairs in the Adult collection.

Life Sucks: How to Deal with the Way Life Is, Was, and Always Will Be Unfair by Michael Bennett, MD & Sarah Bennett

You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image & Eating Disorder Recovery by Jen Petro-Roy

Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health by Melanie Siebert, illustrations by Belle Wuthrich

• GRAPHICS' CORNER •

Youth Services staff member, Justin Wang, shares his thoughts on Banned Book Club, a biographical graphic novel set in South Korea in the 1980.

Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook & Ryan Estrada, artwork by Ko Hyung-Ju A coming of age story set during South Korea’s Fifth Republic, Hyun Sook is trying to avoid the political issues enveloping the nation while getting through her freshman year of university. An avid reader, she inadvertently joins an underground banned book club and learns to stand up against oppression. Hyun Sook’s growth from an initially timid student who just wants to read, to a full grown activist who can’t abide what her government is doing to her own people was very inspiring. The manga style artwork makes this quite humorous at times given the seriousness of the topic. Grades 8+ (Justin Wang, Youth Services Technician)

More Cary Happenings for Teens

Our Teen Librarian, Michelle Techler, appeared again on this month's episode of NECN's Page Turners with a few recommendations of humorous books, including a new YA novel, This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry. This is the story of 16 year-old Isabelle, who finds her voice when she stumbles into performing stand-up comedy. Alternatingly heartbreaking and hilarious, This Will Be Funny Someday is worth a read!

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