Keith Summey North Charleston
Teen E-Newsletter - December 2025
 
The holidays are finally here, which means we say goodbye to another year. Grab some hot cocoa and a sweater, to keep you warm in this cold weather. We hope that you join us for lots of cheer, as we send off the year. Learn some first aid from MUSC, and how to properly budget so you don't go on a spending spree. You can learn to build a resume, or make a bracelet for our crafting day. We're bringing some fear to sweeten the cheer. Join us, for a viewing of Krampus!
 
 
 Highlighted Teen Programs
 
Stop the Bleed
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and save lives with an instructor from MUSC. For teens in grades 6-12.
Teen Resume Workshop
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Come join us and learn how to create and write a resume! We'll go over tips, advice, and general job-related information for teens who are curious about getting their first job. For teens in grades 6-12.
 Upcoming Teen Programs
 
Bracelet Making
Date: Monday, December 1
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Teens can make a beaded bracelet to take home. For teens in grades 6-12.
Fuzzy Fridays
Date: Friday, December 5 & 12; 19
Time: 4:00-5:30PM; 1:45-3:15PM
 
Description: Come join us for a cozy time and decompress after a long week of school. We'll have hot tea, hot chocolate, snacks and fuzzy blankets for teens to enjoy while they watch a movie. For teens in grades 6-12.
KSNC TAB Invites You to a Holiday PJ Party!
Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 4:00-6:00PM
 
Description: This special event is designed just for teens—so grab your friends, wear your comfiest pajamas, and come celebrate the holiday season with us by watching a spooky take on the holiday season with the movie, Krampus! Hot chocolate and snacks will be provided. For teens in grades 6-12. Rated PG-13. Runtime: 1 hr. & 40 min.
Spending, Budgeting & Your Paycheck
Date: Thursday, December 11
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Teens in grades 6-12 and their caregivers are invited to learn how to create a budget, read their paycheck, and understand their taxes with a representative from Pinnacle Financial. Participants will learn how to balance their personal income with their expenses.
CCSD K-12 STEAM Initiative: STEM Stop
Date: Monday, December 15
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Scholars in grades K-12 will participate in fun, hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities led by the CCSD K-12 STEM Team and local industry partners. Session themes will include Chemical reactions, aerospace, coding, engineering, drones, art, and more.
Teen Eats: Mini Chicken Pot Pie
Date: Tuesday, December 16
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Teens can learn how to make individuals mini chicken pot pies. For teens in grades 6-12.
Level Up! Teen Gaming Club
Date: Thursday, December 18
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Gamify your library experience at KSNC's Level Up! Teen Gaming Club. Teens will join their peers for an opportunity to talk about their favorite games and gaming topics. Games can be digital or tabletop, giving all teens a chance to share their passions. Meetings can include teens playing video games, VR games, tabletop games, trivia, and more! For teens in grades 6-12.
 E-Resources for Teens 
 
Did you know with your CCSD student I.D. you can access CCPL's online databases and resources for free? (Not to mention checkout books and DVD's with your I.D. and access our computers) 
 
We have online resources for school help, research as well as leisurely ones that allow you to stream music, e-audiobooks, videos and more. Check out these CCPL digital resources for teens: 
 
 
Homework Help
  • Explora for Middle Schools
  • Middle Search Plus
  • African American History
  • World Almanac for Kids Intermediate 
  • Study SC
  • Tutor.com Student Center 
  • Hispanic Life in America from NewsBank
  • Black Life in America from NewsBank
  • Asian Life in America from Newsbank
  • Writer's Reference Center
  • Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
For Leisure...
  • Libby & Libby for Teens
  • Hoopla
  • Teen Bookcloud
  • Freegal Music 
  • Kanopy
  • Flipster
  • NoveList Plus
Other Gems...
  • Mango Languages
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
  • LearningExpress Library 
  • Gale Business: Entrepreneurship 
  • Hobbies & Craft Source
  • Ancestry Library Edition
 New Books
 
Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno
Persephone's Curse
by Katrina Leno

The Hazel Wood meets Laini Taylor in this gorgeous urban fantasy of sisterhood, ghosts, and old family curses.Are the four Farthing sisters really descended from Persephone? This is what their aunt has always told them: that the women in their family can trace their lineage right back to the Goddess of the Dead. And maybe she's right, because the Farthing girls do have a ghost in the attic of their New York City brownstone --a kind and gentle ghost named Henry, who only they can see. When one of the sisters falls in love with the ghost, and another banishes him to the Underworld, the sisters are faced with even bigger questions about who they are. If they really are related to Persephone, and they really are a bit magic, then perhaps it's up to them to save Henry, to save the world, and to save each other.
The Rebel and the Rose
by Catherine Doyle

The path of destiny burns with love, magic, and betrayal in this second book in the City of Fantome enemies-to-lovers romantasy series perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Caraval. From a remote hilltop haven, far from the city of Fantome, Seraphine Marchant and her Order of Flames plot to eradicate shade magic with lightfire. But as Sera struggles to control her blooming powers, destiny calls her back to Fantome--and to the assassin who haunts her dreams. Ransom Hale can't get Sera out of his head. As their rivalry grows and he grapples with the responsibility of leading the Order of Daggers, he feels himself slipping further from who he wants to be. Is he doomed to a life in the shadows? Or can he forge another path? Meanwhile, rebellion is stirring in the kingdom, and a dangerous prince grows in power. Forced to work together by order of the king, Sera and Ransom's conflicted hearts are tested to their limits. And all the while, an ancient prophecy is unfolding that will change the fate of Valterre forever...
The Rebel and the Rose by Catherine Doyle
There's Always Next Year by Leah Johnson
There's Always Next Year
by Leah Johnson

Told in two voices, Andy, a serious journalism student adamant about reinventing herself, and her influencer cousin, Dominique, who is on the verge of securing a major deal, navigate their own respective love stories over the New Year.
 
For more teen titles coming out in December, check out Book Birds.
 
 
After School Food Programs
 
Kids and teens can enjoy free after-school snacks and meals at select library branches through the Kids Café Program! The program is in partnership with the Lowcountry Food Bank and provides access to healthy food options. The program also offers hot and cold suppers at a few branches.
 
The Kids Café Program runs from Sept. 8, 2025 through May 15, 2026. Meals and snacks are available to kids ages 5-18, Monday through Friday, from 3 - 5 p.m. (*unless otherwise noted) at the following library locations. Check out the schedule and locations below:
 
Serving Hot Suppers
  • St. Paul’s Hollywood (5130 Hwy 165, Hollywood) 
Serving Cold Suppers 
  • Main (68 Calhoun St, Charleston) 
  • Keith Summey North Charleston (3503 Rivers Ave, North Charleston)
Serving Snacks 
  • West Ashley (45 Windermere  Blvd, Charleston)
  • Hurd/St. Andrews (1735 N. Woodmere Dr, Charleston) 
  • Dorchester (6325 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston) 
  • Otranto (2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston) *Snacks at Otranto Road Library will be served from 2:30 -4:30 p.m. 
  • John’s Island (3531 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island) *Snacks at John’s Island Library will be served from 2:30 –4:30 p.m.
  • Dart Library (1067 King St. Charleston)
Other After-school Food Programs (not affiliated with the Lowcountry Food Bank) 
This program is brought to you by the Charleston Friends of the Library.
  • Baxter-Patrick James Island (1858 South Grimball Rd) - Serving Snacks: Monday – Friday, 3-5 p.m.
 
Keith Summey North Charleston Library
3503 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
843-744-2489

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