All library locations and services will be closed Tuesday, December 24, through Thursday, December 26, for the winter holiday.

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: STEAM Board Games

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 11:00am - 1:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to adventure through our STEAM-themed board game collection! Bring friends or play games with others here in this drop-in, self-paced activity....

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

Dungeons & Dragons - Adventurer's League

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 1:00pm - 3:30pm

North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)

Want to go on amazing adventures?  Want to grow your character to their limits?  Then register to come out and play Dungeons and Dragons!!  Beginners and seasoned tweens and teens are welcome!

Ages: High School, Middle School, Teen

Registration required

Little WORLD Charity Holiday Model Train Show

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 10:00am - 4:00pm

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

All aboard and welcome to the train show! This exhibit is brought to us by Little WORLD Charity, a 100% volunteer effort....

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

This Week In the Lab: STEAM Board Games

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to adventure through our STEAM-themed board game collection! Bring friends or play games with others here in this drop-in, self-paced activity....

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

Downtown Durham Chess Club

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Meeting Room #4347)

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

Scavenger Hunt @ Southwest: Happy Birthday, Taylor Swift!

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • All day

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

Celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday on December 13! Look for pictures from her most epic music videos! Find all 10 in the Children’s Area of the Library!

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

Southwest Children's & Teens Winter Program Break

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • All day

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

The Southwest Children’s and Teens Unit will be taking a program break from December 16th - January 1st. Programs resume Thursday, January 2nd. Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a healthy 2025! 

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

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Meet the teen librarians

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

LaShaunda holding up the book "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak."

LaShaunda

Location: Main Library

Email: lrogers@dconc.gov

LaShaunda is the Teen Services Manager at Main Library. She has been employed with Durham County Library since July 2006, beginning as a Library Page. Her passion for working with teens began through conversing with fellow Teen Services Manager Archie Burke and connecting with many of the teen patrons during her tenure at East Regional Library. After graduate school, she got back into the love of reading, with an interest in graphic novels and young adult materials about real-life situations. Outside of the library world, she loves spending time with her tween daughter playing video games.

Pronouns: she/her

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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.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) – The Teen Services Area is a space built for you. Come meet with other students and your librarians to create programs, revamp spaces, and be involved in the Library. Find out more on the Teen Advisory Board page.

Teen volunteers – help us out at the Library! Contact the teen librarian at your preferred location for availability.