MML Teen Programs

Overview

Teens 7th-12th Grade are welcome to use the Teen Zone for resources, a break, or socializing with friends. With the help of our Teen Advisory Council, we strive to provide an environment that is welcoming to all and offers something for everyone. We offer clubs, events, and virtual activities. See below for the details on current Teen Events.

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Meet TAC

TAC is MML’s Teen Advisory Council. TAC Members are in 7th – 12th Grade. TAC helps plan and organize teen events and activities and helps select new books to order.

*We are currently accepting applications for new members. You can pick up an application at the Front Desk.

Send any questions, suggestions, or recommendations to [email protected].

Current Members:

  • President: Maya Lewis, 11th Grade
  • Vice President: Jasmine Walton, 11th Grade
  • Secretary: Hanna Walton, 10th Grade
  • Community Manager: Sharon Frost, 10th Grade
  • Historian: Adam Lewis, 8th Grade
  • Franky Duncan, 11th Grade
  • Aaron Tenore, 10th Grade
  • Linda Walton, 11th Grade
  • Bry Francis, 9th Grade
  • Ryan Patterson-Bellar, 11th Grade
  • Sarah Lewis, 10th Grade

TAC Activities:

TAC has a hand in planning all of our current events and activities. In the past, TAC has helped plan:

  • Teen Tea Parties
  • Costume Contests
  • Terrarium Programs
  • Cupcake Wars
  • Murder Mystery Night
  • Summer Programming
  • Cooking Classes
  • Clubs
  • Game Nights
  • Karaoke Nights

Chatting with TAC

Season 4 is well underway and includes 2 separate videos each month. One all about books, and one where we have conversations about MML, libraries, and life in general. All episodes from the previous three seasons are available. Listen in as TAC Members have a monthly conversation about all things new, exciting, and teen at MML. You can listen or watch, whichever you prefer. Audio only versions can be found on the following podcast sites:

Let’s Have a Conversation

Let’s Talk About Books

2023-2024 Events and Activities

TAC will be spending our fall meetings working out all the details for these programs, but here’s the schedule for the 2023-2024 year. It looks like it’ll be a fun one!

Keep an eye out on the Calendar/our Instagram for all the details, changes, and pictures afterwards.

Teen Special Events

September – May

  • Fourth Thursdays at 5:30

Once a month TAC plans for something a bit outside of the box of what we normally do. This is where you’ll usually see things like Cupcake Wars, Karaoke, and Craft Nights.

  • March 28 – Trivia Night
  • April 7 at 6:00 – Art Show
    • Registration Forms will be available at the Front Desk
  • April 25 at 6:00 – Open Mic Night
    • Must be registered to perform – forms will be available at the front desk
  • May 23 – Terrariums

Drop by on Mondays and/or Thursdays for free, open, creative space. MML will provide the space, resources, supplies, and snacks.

While here you can:

  • play games,
  • get creative and try new art skills,
  • beat writer’s block,
  • get editing help,
  • work together on homework (or get some help),
  • or just hang out.

MML will provide the space, resources, supplies, and snacks.

Teen Studio

September – May

  • Mondays at 3:30 in the Children’s Department
  • Thursdays at 3:30 in the Kerr Garden Room

Nerd Herd: Teen Book Club

September – May

  • Third Mondays at 5:30 in the Story Time Room

We meet once a month to talk about all the things we love to nerd out over. Each month has a theme; just bring the books, movies, and/or TV shows that best meet the theme that you love, hate, or love to hate.

  • March 18: Crime, Thrillers, Horror, and Mysteries
  • April 22: Fantasy
  • May 20: Animals and Non-humans

MML will provide the snacks.

We meet once a month to learn something new. We’ll learn from each other and local experts.

  • February 20: Music History
  • March 19: TAC Hobbies
    • TAC Member Franky – Scrapbooking and More
    • TAC Historian Adam: Video Recording and Editing
    • TAC Member Bry: Music (piano and/or brass)
    • TAC Member Sarah: Music (guitar)
    • TAC Coordinator Jami: Knitting and/or Quilting
  • April 23: Investigative Research with Author David Meyers
  • May 21: Local Conservation

Teach Me Tuesdays

September – May

  • Third Tuesdays at 6:00

Movie Nights

November – May

  • Wednesdays at 5:30

Join us every Wednesday for a movie and snacks!

Upcoming titles:

  • March 6: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
  • March 13: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
    • Story Time Room
  • March 20: Spider-Man
    • Pizza Night
  • March 27: Spider-Man 2
    • Story Time Room
  • April 3: Scooby-Doo (live action)
  • April 10: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (live action)
  • April 17: Scooby-Doo Camp Scare
  • April 24 at 5:00: Double Feature – Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Upcoming Monthly Themes

  • May: Space

Bonus Movies: Join us for these Family Movie Nights, too!

  • April 30 at 6:00: Once Upon a Forest

Helper Buddies Needed!

Helper Buddies:

  • meet every week
  • work with the same partner every week OR act as a floating helper to help someone different each week
  • earn volunteer hours
  • mentor younger students

Registration forms can be picked up at the Front Desk.

Study Buddies

September – May

  • Wednesdays at 4:00

Family Nights

September – May

  • Tuesdays at 6:00

Family Nights are great for all ages!

Family Game Night

  • March 5
  • April 2
  • May 7

Family Art Night: Process Art with new skills

  • March 12
  • April 9
  • May 14

Engineering Club: Monthly Themes and Challenges

  • March 26
  • April 23

We always have snacks!

Resources & Research

Mental Health and Other Concerns

Whether you’re in need of help or information, these resources are fantastic:

HowRightNow  – An initiative to address people’s feelings of grief, loss, and worry during COVID-19

National Alliance on Mental Illness – Teen/Young Adult Resources

Ok2Talk – The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a safe space to talk about your needs and/or helping others

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Resources for Youth

You Matter – The National Suicide Prevention Life sponsored safe space for youth to talk about mental health and suicide prevention

The Trevor Project – Focus on LGBTQ+ Youth, their mental health, and suicide prevention

Ditch the Label – A leading and global youth organization with a focus on bullying, digital wellbeing, mental health, relationships and identity

Love Is Respect – The national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people

Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown– This is currently Jami’s favorite Podcast. I will share that due to sponsorships and honest conversations, watching/listening is probably best for older teens or as a shared activity between parents and teens. But the additional resources included on the website are great for independent research or anyone just a little curious about what’s going on inside their head.

Resources for Research, Learning, and More

Whether you’re working on something for school or just in search of more information, these resources are great:

OWL (Ohio Web Library) – Provides research resources & how-to information on topics like Biographies, Car Repair, Academic Research, Literature, Oxford Encyclopedias, Science, Languages, and Historic Timelines.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab is one of Jami’s favorite resources! Use it for help with in-text citations, works cited pages, and general how-to guides

The Smithsonian Institution has several options:

MML FaviconCheck out our Digital Resources Page for all of our Digital Offerings, including Hoopla, Niche Academy, and local research.

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