Events and Classes for Teens

Summer Reading Challenge

Who: Teens entering grades 6 to 12

What: Track days read and learning activities completed to earn virtual badges, activity packs, and free books.

Where: On our Beanstack reading challenge website. You can sign up by visiting https://springfieldmontco.beanstack.org. You can also use the Beanstack mobile app to sign up and track reading; it is available on iOS and Android.

When: Track your reading from June 15 through August 16. You may sign up at any time and are able to log past days read; you’re not required to log in each day.

How: Read whatever you want: physical books, e-books, audiobooks, online books, magazines, etc.; it all counts.

We encourage you to track your reading online, either through the website or the mobile app. However, if you do not have access to the internet or a device, we do have a paper reading log available. Copies will be available in the vestibule of the library; please call the library if you need more information.

If you want to use paper documents to track your reading and activities daily and enter them online later, please feel free to use the following:

Events and Activities

Teen Time

Tuesdays at 3 PM

Join us via Zoom for trivia, games, activities, crafts, and chat. If you're interested in attending, please email Miss Marie at mkiessling@mclinc.org and she will get the Zoom meeting information to you.

Teen Book Chat

Wednesdays at 3 PM -- THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 will be last one for the summer

If you like to read, love to read, or just want to talk about books, movies, music, and more with other teens, this is the place for you! Virtual chats will happen weekly via Zoom. No required reading or genres; just come to discuss the books you love, discover new titles, and share favorites with others. If you're interested in attending, please email Miss Marie at mkiessling@mclinc.org and she will get the Zoom meeting information to you.

Teen Zine

You may print out the PDFs below (on 11x17 size paper) or stop by the library to pick up a copy at the front desk.

Virtual Content

Check out our YouTube channel! You'll learn how to use some of our online resources and can watch tutorials on craft and science projects. Videos feature library staff members!