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For teens

The library is a place for you to be you.

Hang out with your friends. Have some time to yourself. Ask us a question, or tell us how it’s going.

Join a book club. Do an activity. Get creative.

Use the computer. Get help with research. Learn about technical school, college, and whatever you aspire to be.

And oh yeah, check out a book.


Upcoming events

"Switch It Up!"

Friday, August 21, 2026 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)

Come beat that August heat and play some Nintendo Switch with librarians Jimmy & Miles. Whether you want some fun multiplayer action, exciting solo play or just want to hang out and watch, we're going to be switching it up in the...

Ages: Elementary School, Kindergarten, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration required

This Week In the Lab: Ozobots

Friday, August 21, 2026 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to discover the power of robotics thorugh color! Code our special color sensing Ozobots by drawing directly onto the page, or dive deep into the basics of block coding...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Game On: Nintendo Switch Fun at Bragtown

Friday, August 21, 2026 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)

Join us at the Bragtown Branch Library for daily gaming for tweens and teens! Dive into the world of Nintendo Switch with an array of exciting games available for play. Challenge your friends, explore new worlds, and level up your gaming skills...

Ages: Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Registration required

Pirate Ship Scavenger Hunt @ Southwest Regional

Friday, August 21, 2026 • All day

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Computer Area)

For August's scavenger hunt, we’ve hidden 10 pictures of pirates & pirate ships throughout the children’s area of the library...Can you find them all?!...

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

Mindful Yoga

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • 10:00am - 11:00am

East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) (East Meeting Room)

Inhale, exhale, and join us for a Mindful Yoga class at Durham East Regional Library!...

Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Senior Citizen

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

Ink, Stamp, Create

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (MakerLab)

Long before photocopiers important documents like the Declaration of Independence were reproduced by hand-operated printing presses so people across the country could read them. Discover how to make multiple copies of an image as you experiment with...

Ages: Elementary School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Pre-School, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

This Week In the Lab: Ozobots

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • 11:00am - 1:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to discover the power of robotics thorugh color! Code our special color sensing Ozobots by drawing directly onto the page, or dive deep into the basics of block coding...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS

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Staff picks

YA Books for the Summer

Find the best YA books to read this summer, from romance to horror, realism to fantasy, the library has everything you're looking for.

Meet the teen librarians

We want to hear from you! Get in touch with us anytime. Find a teen librarian at your library location >

Teen Services librarian Archie in front of shelves of young adult fiction books.

Archie

Location: East Regional Library

Email: pburke@dconc.gov

Archie is a Teen Services Manager at East Regional Library. She started working with teens in 2006 and continues to learn from and enjoy the tweens and teens she meets. Her most valued accomplishment is being part of teens' lives by interacting with them at the library and the schools she visits. Archie is an avid YA reader by choice and political junkie at night! At Durham County Library, she's editor on the NextReads Committee and serves on Teen Services, LGBT, and Electronic Resources Selection committees. She loves being a Teen Services Manager!

Pronouns: she/her

Meet all the teen librarians >

Volunteer at the library

Looking to get involved? We have different volunteer tasks available at different locations and different times. In the past, teen volunteers have helped with shelving and pulling books, tutoring, prepping for crafts, and more. This program is for all tweens and teens in grades 6 – 12. Contact the teen librarian at your preferred location for availability.