Maker + STEAM is excited to announce that our 3D printers are here! Check the Maker + STEAM 3D printing page for more info including some new printing procedures.

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

This Week In the Lab: Paper Crafts

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 11:00am - 1:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to do paper crafts by creating your own Zine and fold origami!...

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

Learn to Sew with Connecting with Threads

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd) (Southwest Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Learn how to use a sewing machine and hand sew with Connecting with Threads. This is a series of programs where teens and tweens will be able to build their knowledge as they become independent sewers. Other dates in this series are as follows:...

Ages: Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Middle School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

South TGNBC - February Meeting

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (South Regional - Children's Programming Room)

Welcome to the South Tween Graphic Novel Book Club (TGNBC)!...

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

Registration required

Author Reading & Book Giveaway with Victoria Scott-Miller

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm

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

Author Victoria Scott-Miller will read from her book Miss Edmonia’s Class of Wildfires. The session will include audience engagement and interactive elements for children and families. This program is designed to encourage participation,...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

Rubber Duck Cosplay

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm

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

Do you want a rubber duck dressed like your favorite cartoon character, or maybe your favorite pop star? The possibilities are endless! Get creative, and duck-orate a rubber duck with an original design or based on your favorite character!  This...

Ages: High School, Middle School, Teen

Registration required

Still Telling: A Day of Stories at Durham County Library

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 10:30am - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Library - Café area - 2nd floor)

This intergenerational, family-friendly event highlights the Durham Colored Library at Duke (DCL at Duke) program and the enduring power of storytelling to preserve history, strengthen community, and foster connection. Rooted in the legacy of Black...

Ages: Adult, Elementary School, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Teen, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds

This Week In the Lab: Paper Crafts

Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to do paper crafts by creating your own Zine and fold origami!...

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

College Bound Fiction

YA books about teens applying to college, getting ready to go to college, or already enrolled in college! Books are organized by publication year.

YA Disability Pride Month [July '25]

Celebrate with us as we remember the groundbreaking legislation that is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In July of 1990, discrimination against people with disabilities...

Meet the teen librarians

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

Danielle holding up the graphic novel "New Kid."

Danielle

Location: Stanford L. Warren Branch Library

Email: dsjohnson@dconc.gov

Danielle is the Teen Services Manager for Stanford L. Warren. She grew up in Durham, NC. She grew up reading many books, watching anime, and playing video games. The video game systems that hold a soft spot in her heart are the SNES and PS2. Most people she’s worked with in the library know that she wanted to go to circus school but has settled on taking lyra classes and improving her roller skating skills. Danielle is always plotting her next adventure!

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.