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Teen Book Boxes resume in February!
Registration begins December 1st at 2:00pm,
ACCL Baxter Street
Register Here!
Spring Book Box subscriptions will run from February to April, with registration beginning December 1st at 2:00pm. Subscribers will receive a box with 1-2 library books personally selected for them, plus snacks, toys, crafts, and other items! In the middle of every month, we'll give you the chance to review the books we sent and let us know if you want anything new or different in your box.
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 Curl up with a good book this winter! Winter has arrived, and now is the time to settle in, get cozy, and start reading! Not sure where to start? Try our brand-new Young Adult Reader's Advisory Form! Use this online form to pick the brains of our Teen Librarians - we'll provide a list of book suggestions for you, or even pick some off the shelves and hold them for you! Give it a try today: Hope to see you in the library soon! |
BTS Fan Party
Wednesday, December 1st, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 Wednesday we're celebrating that worldwide K-pop favorite - BTS! Join us for fun games, music, activities, snacks, and trivia. Masks required. Registration is recommended, but not required, so feel free to just K-pop in! (Sorry - we couldn't resist.) |
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Pokemon Go Battle
Saturday, December 4th, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 Are you a big Pokemon fan? Join us for a fun afternoon of all things Pokemon! We'll have crafts, games, trivia, and snacks - plus a Pokemon Go tournament with a special prize for the champion! Masks required. Registration is encouraged, but not required, so feel free to pop in and play! |
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DIY Gift Workshop
Tuesday, December 7th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Thursday, December 16th, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 Join us for an exciting winter Crafternoon, where you can make gifts for the special people in your life! Try your hand at making jewelry, clay bowls or figures, pictures frames, ornaments, and more! This is a drop-in program - no registration required. Masks must be worn. |
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Anime Night Wednesday, December 8th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens grades 6-12 Tonight, we're celebrating all things anime! Join us for fun snacks, games, crafts, and other activities all related to our love of anime! We'll also talk about creating a new Teen Anime Club at the library. Registration is encouraged, but not required, so feel free to just show up! Masks required. |
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Athens-Clarke County Library Open to both teens and adults Join us for a cozy evening of crafts! We'll have a roaring fireplace (on the tv), hot tea and cocoa and snacks, and the chance to try your hand at a fun fiber art, including knitting, crochet, weaving, and cross-stitch. If you're already skilled at one of these crafts, we'd love to have you swing by and share your knowledge with others! This is a crossover event, designed for both teens and adults. All skill levels welcome. Masks required. RSVP on Facebook at https://fb.me/e/1dbKjZZly |
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Prism @ACCL
Wednesday, December 15th at 6:00pm Friday, December 17th at 4:00pm
Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 A positive safe space without judgement for teens who share a common vision of equality to gather and build community. Come hang out with us in the library as we talk about the issues facing diverse communities, our favorite LGBTQIA TV shows and movies, and work on fun crafts. No registration required - just stop by to participate! |
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Dungeons & Dragons Prop Making
Tuesday, December 14th, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens grades 6-12 Bring your tabletop experience to life! We'll be making figurines, set pieces, and even boss monster models to either use in future library D&D sessions, or take home and implement in your own personal games. Make something, talk D&D, and pick our local Dungeon Managers' brains about strategy, writing campaigns, and running a table of your own. Choose your own adventure - at the library! |
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Open Chess Play
Every Monday, 3:00-5:00pm
Athens-Clarke County Library
Want to pick up a new hobby? Stop by every Monday after school for open chess play from 3-5 pm! Learn the game or sharpen your skills while connecting with other community members! Open to all skill levels, ages 7 & up. Run by our partners at Chess & Community. |
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Tutor.comFor homework help or a difficult math problem, look no further than the library's Tutor.com! Seven days a week, between 2-9pm, you can log onto Tutor.com with your library card and be connected with a tutor who specializes in your subject matter. After 9pm? Find an answer in their Resource Library, full of worksheets, lessons, and helpful videos. Provided free of charge from the Athens Regional Library System. Get to it anytime from our main website - just click on the Tutor.com logo in the upper right hand corner! |
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Teen Volunteer Association
First Monday of every month at 5:00pm!
Athens-Clarke County Library The Teen Volunteer Association (TVA) meets on the first Monday of every month for a community outreach or volunteer project, plus optional sign-up slots available each week to shelve books, organize and prepare supplies, and even help with library programs! If you're interested in helping out at the library, giving back to your community, and joining a fun club - this could be the place for you! To join, sign up at the link above or just come to a meeting! |
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Recommended for you
by Laura Silverman
When her boss at the bookstore promises a holiday bonus to whomever sells the most books, an avid reader who needs to fix her broken-down car competes against a charming, fellow-Jewish newcomer whose high sales numbers belie his disinclination to read.
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The afterlife of Holly Chase
by Cynthia Hand
Assigned to work as a Ghost of Christmas Past after refusing to change her ways on a fateful Christmas Eve five years earlier, Holly becomes unexpectedly motivated to help a latest Scrooge, who may offer her a fresh start of her own.
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Check please! : Hockey Book 1, #Hockey
by Ngozi Ukazu
Hockey player and amateur baking vlogger Eric Bittle chronicles his freshman and sophomore year at Samwell University, where he joins the school hockey team and falls for its very attractive but moody captain, Jack Zimmerman.
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Girls made of snow and glass
by Melissa Bashardoust
A feminist fantasy reimagining of "Snow White" relates the past and present experiences of a magician's daughter-turned-heartless queen and her beautiful rival stepdaughter.
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Not if I save you first
by Ally Carter
Six years ago Maddie lived in Washington D.C. with her father, a Secret Service agent assigned to the President's family, and her best friend was Logan, the President's son; but after her father was wounded in an attempted kidnapping, the two of them moved to a remote cabin in Alaska. Logan never replied to her letters, but now he has suddenly turned up on her doorstep, and while she has no attention of forgiving him for his silence, she soon realizes that first she'll have to save him from the winter wilderness and the men who are pursuing him.
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Dash & Lily's book of dares
by Rachel Cohn
While romantically optimistic Lily embraces the forthcoming season and surly Dash dreads the holidays with his divorced parents, a mysterious red notebook and a scavenger hunt brings about a Christmas miracle.
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The chaos of standing still
by Jessica Brody
Stranded overnight at the Denver airport, Ryn finds courage in the face of kind strangers, a new romance and the almost magical qualities of an unfamiliar place to confront the shattered aspects of her past.
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My true love gave to me : twelve holiday stories
by Stephanie Perkins
Collects twelve holiday-themed romances featuring relationships that blossom during Christmas, Hanukkah, the winter solstice, and Kwanzaa by such young adult authors as Jenny Han, Holly Black, and Myra McEntire.
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After the snow
by S. D. Crockett
Willo Blake, born after the 2059 snows that ushered in a new ice age, encounters outlaws, halfmen, and an abandoned girl as he journeys in search of his family, who disappeared from the freezing mountain that was their home.
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Contact Us
Jen Schumann Teen Services Coordinator (706) 613-3650 x323 Elizabeth Hood ACCL Teen Services Lead (706) 613-3650 x363 Teen Services Desk (706) 613-3650 x329 |
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Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 2-6pm |
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