All library locations and services will be closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day.

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

Cookie Scavenger Hunt!

Friday, May 22, 2026 • All day

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

For May’s scavenger hunt, we’ve hidden pictures of the 10 ingredients needed to bake chocolate chip cookies! Can you find them all?!...

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Toddler

Learn to Sew with Connecting with Threads

Saturday, May 23, 2026 • 10:00am - 12:00pm

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: April...

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

Registration full. Join the waitlist >

This Week In the Lab: Makedo Kit

Saturday, May 23, 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 explore cardboard construction with Makedo kits! Engineer new creations with reusable materials and tools safe for all ages. ...

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

Celebrating You: A Creative Writing Workshop on Self-Love

Saturday, May 23, 2026 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Conference Room #3214)

Find yourself focusing on your (or others') flaws and failures? Let's flip the script! Join local writer Erim Akpan for a series of guided creative writing activities that prompt you to celebrate yourself, reflect on your strengths and...

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

Registration required

This Week In the Lab: Makedo Kit

Saturday, May 23, 2026 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore cardboard construction with Makedo kits! Engineer new creations with reusable materials and tools safe for all ages. ...

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

South Durham Chess Club

Saturday, May 23, 2026 • 1:30pm - 5:30pm

South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (Adult Programming Room)

Participate in the Royal Game of Chess! ...

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

Cookie Scavenger Hunt!

Saturday, May 23, 2026 • All day

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

For May’s scavenger hunt, we’ve hidden pictures of the 10 ingredients needed to bake chocolate chip cookies! Can you find them all?!...

Ages: Baby, Elementary School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Toddler

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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.

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.

Meet the teen librarians

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

Dominique holding up the graphic novel "Saga."

Dominique

Location: North Regional Library

Email: fdiggs@dconc.gov

Dominique is an avid reader of everything fiction. She loves to debate about books with teens, so she loves book clubs. She also enjoys playing video games when she's not reading or thinking about her next home project.

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.