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Automatic library cards for all Clarke and Oconee students!
Are you a student in the Clarke County or Oconee County public school system? That means you've got a special library card you may not even know about! The student PLAY Card is up and running in both counties, which means you can access the whole Athens Regional Library System with just your Student ID number. With this card, you can check out 5 items at a time and you'll have no late fees for 3 months. You can also use your PLAY Card to check out digital eBooks and audiobooks, movies, and even park and museum passes! Learn more about the PLAY CARD and start using yours today!
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Start a new chapter with YA Recommendations! Are you in a reading rut? Having trouble finding something interesting? Or maybe you're just overwhelmed by your giant TBR list? Try our Young Adult Reader's Advisory service and let the Teen Librarians find some new titles that will be right up your alley! Tell us what you like, and we'll provide a list of book suggestions tailored to your preferences. This is also a great way to find a gift for the avid reader in your life, or fill out your own wish list! Give it a try today:
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Math Circle
April 18th, 6-7:30pm
Athens-Clarke County Library
Open to teens in grades 6-12 This program aims to build foundational understanding of mathematical principles using fun games and interesting puzzles. A better grasp on math helps teens both in the classroom and out in the world! Come discover the mathematics behind knots, tangles and Mobius strips. Learn new and interesting ways to count and solve curious counting problems. Invent new games and study the game theory behind them. This is math you may never see in a classroom but it's fun, challenging and accessible for everyone!
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Family Cookbook Club Tuesday, April 25th, 6:00-7:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to all ages Are you in a cooking rut? Making the same thing over and over, wanting to learn a new technique or cuisine, or just starting out in the kitchen with no idea where to start? ACCL Teen Services has your solution: a family-friendly cookbook club! This month: Recreate your favorite TV and Movie Meals~ Our next pick is Binging with Babish! If you haven't chosen a recipe, stop by the Teen Services desk before our meeting and make your selection! We have several copies available for checkout. Bring your completed dish to the next meeting on Tuesday 4/25 and participate in our club potluck! (Or just show up and sample everyone's successes!)
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[Untitled] YA Book Club Tuesday, April 26nd, 4:30-5:30pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to ages 12 and up We're welcoming Young Adult novel enthusiasts of all ages--teen, adult, or anywhere in-between-- in this monthly book club! In April, we're reading We Are Not Free by Traci Chee. Copies are waiting to be checked out at the Teen Services desk (no sign-up necessary), and are open for digital checkout on Libby. Stop by on 4/26 to get cozy, enjoy snacks and chat about this fantastic book!
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Let's Talk About That! Intro to Teen Philosophy Every Thursday from 4:00-5:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 Join us for high-quality philosophical discussion led by instructor Rissa Willis and students of the UGA Philosophy Department. This weekly program offers inquisitive minds the chance to develop critical thinking skills. The topic can vary, but we'll always have interesting and fun debates ready!
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Craft Café Tuesday, April 11th, 6:00-8:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to all ages! Join us for a cozy evening of crafts at this now-recurring program! We'll have hot tea and cocoa, snacks, and the chance to try your hand at a fun fiber art, including knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, and more! Bring a project you're currently working on, or start something new with the provided materials.
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Teen Dungeons & Dragons Thursday, April 20th, 6:00-8:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 We are looking for brave adventurers to join our D&D crew! Bring a character leveled up to 5, or use one of our pre-made options. Loosely interconnected one-shots means that any player can join in at any time! Aspiring and experienced Dungeon Masters are very welcome!
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Work In Progress Monday, April 10th, 5:00-6:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 For aspiring teen writers. Get together to learn new skills from our instructors and each other! We'll participate in fun writing exercises, brainstorming sessions, and give feedback on one another's work. This program meets monthly.
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Open Chess Play Every Monday, 3:00-5:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to ages 7 and up 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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Video Games Thursday, March 7th, 4:00-5:00pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12
Join us on the first Thursday of each month for video games after school! We have a Nintendo Switch with your favorite multiplayer games, plus an older console so you can try out some retro titles.
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Teen Volunteer Association Monday, March 6th, 6:00-7:30pm Athens-Clarke County Library Open to teens in grades 6-12 The Teen Volunteer Association (TVA) meets on the first Monday of every month (except for holidays). This month we'll be preparing for Bling Your Prom! To join the TVA, use the link above or just come to a meeting!
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Hot dog girl
by Jennifer Dugan
Determined to have an epic summer, Lou takes a job as a dancing hot dog at Magic Castle Playland and is disappointed when her best friend Seeley, the carousel operator, is less than enthusiastic about helping her steal her crush from another girl.
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Openly straight
by Bill Konigsberg
Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences.
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Excuse me while I ugly cry
by Joya Goffney
Quinn keeps lists of everything--from the days she's ugly cried, to "Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud" and all the boys she'd like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is,until her journal goes missing... Then an anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennett--the last known person to have her journal--in a race against time to track down the blackmailer. Together, they journey through everything Quinn's been too afraid to face, and along the way, Quinn finds the courage to be honest, to live in the moment, and to fall in love
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Maybe this time
by Kasie West
Working for a local florist, Sophie attends all of the big events and hopes to apply to design school, but the arrival of Andrew, son of the fancy new chef in town, complicates her life in unexpected ways
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The art of being normal
by Lisa Williamson
Outsider David Piper forms an unlikely friendship with Leo Denton who, from the first day at his new school wants only to be invisible, but when David's secret desire to be a girl gets out, things get very messy for both of them
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Counting down with you
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Karina Ahmed has a plan. Keep her head down, get through high school without a fuss, and follow her parents' rules...Tutoring the school's resident bad boy was already crossing a line. Pretending to date him?...But Ace Clyde does everything right, he brings her coffee in the mornings, impresses her friends without trying, and even promises to buy her a dozen books (a week) if she goes along with his fake-dating facade
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She drives me crazy
by Kelly Quindlen
Getting into a fender-bender with a beautiful rival after an embarrassing loss to her ex, a talented basketball athlete reluctantly agrees to a carpool arrangement before an opportunity for revenge leads to an unlikely relationship
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These violent delights
by Chloe Gong
Set in 1920s Shanghai, a reimagining of Romeo and Juliet follows the star-crossed romance of a flapper-turned-gang leader who must set aside her prejudices to work beside a rival to protect their city from territorial gangsters.
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Misfit in love
by S. K. Ali
Janna Yusuf and her friends are planning for her brother's nikah. But what started as a simple marriage ceremony is turning into the biggest event of the summer--and a chance for Janna to finally reveal her crush...or so she thinks
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Now That I've Found You
by Kristina Forest
Blacklisted from Hollywood for badmouthing a famous director, a disgraced teen star enlists the help of a cute delivery boy when her eccentric, once-famous grandmother goes missing in New York City on the eve of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. By the author of I Wanna Be Where You Are.
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I kissed Shara Wheeler : a novel
by Casey McQuiston
When her rival, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses her and disappears, leaving behind cryptic notes, Chloe Green hunts for answers and discovers there is more to this small town than she thought - and maybe more to Shara, as well..
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Stay gold
by Tobly McSmith
A transgender boy who keeps his head down during his senior year at a new school and a cisgender girl who avoids dating find their immediate chemistry complicating their resolve.
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Not so pure and simple
by L. R. Giles
High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church, hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera
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We are all made of molecules
by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Thirteen-year-old brilliant but socially-challenged Stewart and mean-girl Ashley must find common ground when, two years after Stewart's mother died, his father moves in with his new girlfriend--Ashley's mother, whose gay ex-husband lives in their guest house
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Contact Us
Elizabeth Hood ARLS Teen Services Regional Coordinator (706) 613-3650 x323 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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