Middletown Free Library - Teen Programs

We are so excited to welcome you to your own space at Middletown Free Library. The Teen Space features lounge seating, a collaboration space and more. It also includes a Roku Smart TV, HDMI connection, whiteboard, dry erase markers and a classic Wii with MANY games. Bring your own games or your own systems to play!

The Teen Space will be open to TEENS ONLY ages 12-19 Monday to Friday from 2pm-close and all day on the weekends.

Now Available! Reserve time to use the Teen Collaboration Space! Room for up to 6 people to sit and work on projects, watch a show together, study or hang out.

High School and Middle School students have the opportunity to volunteer at the Middletown Free Library monthly in the Teen Space. We typically meet every Monday 6:15-8:15pm and every Wednesday 6-8pm. Volunteers can accrue service hours by helping to prepare materials for story times, book cataloging, graphic designing flyers, scavenger hunts, and other library-related projects.

Contact Miss Libby for details: mflyouthservicesassistant@gmail.com or (610) 566-7828

Appropriate for ages 13-17. You must register in order to attend and get credit for your volunteer hours! Subscribe HERE to text messages to keep up with teen volunteer opportunities!

Ages 8+. Registration not required.

Registration not required. Equipment will be shared.

This hands-on program for ages 10+ invites participants to digitally draw characters and/or design storyboards for their own creative projects—ranging from animated comics to LEGO stop-motion animation—with guidance from Mr. Keville Bowen.

Calling all anime fans ages 10+! In Anime Club with Mr. Keville Bowen, participants will watch and discuss anime, and practice drawing anime-style art.

Monday, June 1st @ 4:30pm
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Drop-in to the Maker Space while Mr. Jason has a variety of robots & Chromebooks out for you to code & play with. Each week will focus on different robots! Registration is not required, but sharing & taking turns is!

Dates to Register:

Wednesday, June 10 @ 4:30pm - Edison Robots

Wednesday, June 17 @ 4:30pm - Dash, Mini Spheros, Cubelets

We will use the app Bloxels on tablets or Chromebooks to build our very own video games. From characters to scenes to power-ups, YOU design & make it! And, best of all, we'll play each other's games and give constructive feedback. Bring your own device, if you'd like!

Registration is required each week as space is limited!

Monday, June 8th @4:30pm
Monday, June 15th @4:30pm
Monday, June 29th @4:30pm

Play some of the games made in our MFL Class Arcade!
Click here to play!

Mr. Jason will lead small classes going over the basics of 3D printing. He'll encourage participants to follow the lessons in Tinkercad and design their own 3D objects and print them on our 3D printers.

Participants are limited to printing 1 (free) object a week.

Children (ages 10+) & Adults are welcome to register! Include the total number that will be participating. Click on the dates for more info & to sign up! Registration opens 2 weeks before.

Dates to Register:
Tuesday, June 2nd @4:30pm --CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, June 9th @4:30pm --CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, June 16th @4:30pm --CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, June 30th @4:30pm --CLICK HERE!

POWER Teens provides online resources including full-text research e-resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and Chat with a Librarian.

You will need your library card to access resources in the Power Teens Library from home.

The Teen Book Finder from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access the past three years' of YALSA's awards and lists.

Download for Android app
Download the iOS app