Teens

Pick up your Summer Reading Challenge Sheet and color in a paint spot on the palette for every 30 minutes of reading or bonus activity. When your first 5 spots are filled, come in for a reading buddy. Collect a Croc charm, book, or prize for every 5 spots you color in after that. Complete the whole palette to enter the drawing for gift certificates, art sets, and more. In addition to the Summer Reading Challenge, we have some programs that are designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.

Wednesday: Cartooning Workshop with Ryan Abb – 4-5pm on July 16 to August 13 – Join graphic artist Ryan Abb for a weekly hands-on workshop! Registration is required. For teens in grades 6-12.

Friday: Teen Reader’s Cafe/Art Club– 3:30-4pm on alternating weeks from July 11 through August 15 – We’ll be reading and discussing 3 novels on 7/11, 7/25, and 8/8 and painting, collaging, and felting on 7/18, 8/1, and 8/15. For grades 6-12. Separate registration is required for the Reader’s Cafe and the Art Club.

  • July 11 – Dark & Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain
  • July 18 – Pass & Paint
  • July 25 – Ballad & Dagger by Daniel Jose Older
  • August 1 – Collage Creations with Johnson Art Museum
  • August 8 – Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale
  • August 15 – Felted Animals