Upcoming Events

This week challenge builders will be using Legos to create the tallest tree you can. How high can you build your tree? All supplies are included—registration is required.

Join our A Likely Story book club for grades 6th thru 8th! This month’s book is “Carry On, Mr. Bowditch” by Jean Lee Latham. Explore the real-life adventures of Mr. Bowditch as he overcomes challenges to become a renowned navigator.

Come meet and hang out with your fellow otaku! For seasoned anime fans and newbies alike - We'll watch a different anime each month, do fun stuff, and eat snacks! 

Join us in the Teen Corner of the Valparaiso Branch to discuss Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter and make a craft to accompany the book! 

Snacks provided! Walk-ins welcome! 

Bring your friends and celebrate the season with us while we create an assortment of holiday ornaments! For tweens and teens ages 10-17. 

Join us for our annual Winter WonderFest at the Portage Branch! Enjoy FREE hot chocolate, tasty snacks, fun games, and so much more! And guess what? Santa himself will be joining the party to spread the festive cheer!

Teens between ages 11-17 are invited to create a silhouette collage vision board to visualize goals, motivations, inspirations, and clarity for 2025. Registration is requested but not required and opens 12/9.

Decorate a glass bowl with colorful beads and create a beautiful mosaic. 

Join us as we dive into the vibrant world of pop art, using candy as a medium! Tweens and teens will learn about Andy Warhol and explore the art of graphic design, including the lettering in the logos of the candy we enjoy.

This month’s A Likely Story book is “A Single Shard” by Linda Sue Park! Follow Tree-ear, a young orphan in 12th-century Korea, as he embarks on an adventure to learn the art of pottery.

This month’s A Likely Story book is “Take Me to the River” by Will Hobbs! Follow a boy as he embarks on an adventure filled with wildlife and unexpected challenges while exploring Alaska.

Join us as we create silhouette self-portraits! Tweens and teens will also learn about the artist Frida Kahlo, exploring how symbolism is reflected in her art and how they can incorporate this concept into their own creations. 

Join us for a thrilling Nancy Drew Mystery Night after hours! Dive into the world of the iconic sleuth and discover the creators behind her adventures.

This month’s A Likely Story book is “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman!

Join us as we jump back in time to create still life masterpieces from items found in the decades before us!

This month’s A Likely Story book is “Chomp” by Carl Hiaasen!

This month’s A Likely Story book is “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World” by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick!

This month’s A Likely Story book is “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy! Embark on a touching journey about friendship and important life lessons.

This month’s  A Likely Story book is “BodyGuard: Recruit” by Chris Bradford!

This month’s A Likely Story book is “The Giver” by Lois Lowry!

This month’s A Likely Story book is “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry!