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While we are not currently holding programs at the library, there is still plenty for teens & tweens to do! Check out our what is coming up next virtually and offsite.

Take & Make

Perler Bead Bracelets

Available @ Cary beginning Mon 2/18



registration not required

Gr 6-12

Teen Crafternoon

Custom Stamps

Mon 3/3 at 3:30pm

Omar's Comics

registration required

Gr 6-12

Needle Felt a

Wooly Sheep

Wed 3/5 at 4PM

VIRTUAL

registration required

Gr 6-12

Registration for our winter/spring tween/teen book clubs is now open. Sign up online through our event calendar to read and discuss a variety of great books!

Book Buzz is our

VIRTUAL book club for 6th graders.

We will meet at 7PM on the following dates:

2/25, 3/25, 4/22, 5/20

This month we are discussing

Buffalo Dreamer 

by Violet Duncan

at our February meeting.

Copies of this book are now available at Cary Library.

Summer heads to visit her maternal grandparents on a Cree nation reservation in Canada. While there, she becomes enmeshed in the stories of the abuse of indigenous children taken from their parents and placed in residential schools.

Book It is our

VIRTUAL book club for 7th & 8th graders.

We will meet at 7PM on the following dates:

2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13

This month we are discussing

Between Shades of Gray 

by Ruta Sepetys

at our February meeting.

Copies of this book are now available at Cary Library.

Told through the eyes of 15-year-old Lina, this historical novel describes Lithuanians deported and sent to Siberian work camps by Stalin during WWII.

Between the Lines is our

IN-PERSON book club for

9th-12th graders.

We will meet at 7PM at Galaray House on the following dates:

 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12

This month we are discussing

Icarus 

by K. Ancrum

at our February meeting.

Copies of this book are now available at Cary Library.

The world of Icarus, a teen art thief working for his very controlling father, collides with that of the son of his father's sole victim of crime. Romance ensues.

February is Black History Month.

For nearly 100 years, Black history, culture, and achievements have been honored during February.

Here are twelve YA nonfiction books exploring Black history in the U.S.

We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide

by Carol Anderson

Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre

by Alveme Ball

The Beautiful Struggle

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Blackbirds in the Sky: the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

by Brandy Colbert

When They Call You a Terrorist

by Patrisse Cullors

Ordinary Hazards

by Nikki Grimes

A Few Red Drops

by Claire Hartfield

Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream

by Blair Imani

Flamboyants: the Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

by George Johnson

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

by Frederick Joseph

And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement

by Erica Martin

Maybe an Artist

by Liz Montague

Every month, the Teen Library Leadership Council selects three recommendations from patrons suggestions. This month, they chose these three fabulous books.

The Grandest Game

by Jennifer Lynne Barnes

Crazy Rich Asians

by Kevin Kwan

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

Swing

by Audrey Meeker &

Sarah Davidson

A cute story about two awkward 8th graders who get paired up in swing dance. If you like stories about friendship with a school backdrop and relatable teens try picking this up. (gr 6+)

Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice

by Christine De WitteMallika Kauppinen

A Thai comic cookbook with over 50 recipes that pepper in personal anecdotes and some cultural background to each dish. (gr 6+)

Girlmode

by Magdalene Visaggio

& Paulina Ganucheau

Phoebe, who has just transitioned, navigates classic new school and slice of life scenarios. (gr 8+)

The Sweetness Between Us

by Sarah Winifred Searle

High school romance grounded in reality but with a touch of supernatural vampire shenanigans thrown in for good measure. (gr 7+)

Twisted Wonderland v1

by Yana Toboso &

Sumire Kowono

Characters inspired by Disney villains populate this ancient arcane magic academy. Fans of the game it is based off of, the manga Black Butler or the Disney movie series the Descendants will want to try the first volume. (gr 8+)

Avengers Twilight

by Chip Zdarsky & Daniel Acuna

A very old Captain America comes out of retirement to save an America where freedom is an illusion and the masses have been brainwashed by the government. (gr 9+)

Available on Hoopla

We are delighted to acknowledge the support of several community partners during the renovation of the lower level at the library. This month, we are continuing to hold teen/tween programs in three offsite locations.