Keith Summey North Charleston
Teen E-Newsletter - March 2026
 
Spring is a symbol of new beginnings. As the flowers burst to life with color and the warmer weather, we bring new programs for teens to enjoy. Our Teen Advisory Board is hosting a sewing program for teens interested in making a coin purse. We are partnering with Roper St. Francis to teach a CPR course allowing teens to get certified in administering CPR. Teens can have their skills and patience tested in our Aggravating Olympics. For a more calm and creative programs, teens can learn the paint by pouring it onto the canvas or learning the basics of crochet.
 
 Highlighted Teen Programs
 
T.A.B Presents: Easy Sew Coin Purse
Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: This is for teens by teens! Come learn how to make an easy coin purse taught by someone your own age! Materials will be provided. Limited to the first 12 participants.
CPR Certification Course for Teens
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 4:30-6:30PM
 
Description: Join us for a free CPR certification class with Roper St Francis Hospital. Learn essential life-saving skills to help someone in need. This program is for teens in grades 6-12. Registration is required. To register, please email the KSNC Teen Services Department at ksnc-teenservices@ccpl.org or call the branch at 843-744-2489. Limited to the first 16 participants. 
 Upcoming Teen Programs
 
Aggravating Olympics
Date: Monday, March 2
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Think you can conquer these annoying challenges while keeping your cool? For teens in grades 6-12.
Pour Paint
Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Learn how to do acrylic pour painting and create your own masterpiece! Limited to the first 10 participants. For teens in grades 6-12.
Fuzzy Fridays
Date: Friday, March 6, 13, 20, & 27
Time: 4:00-5:30PM
 
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.
Teen Advisory Board: Voices of Tomorrow
Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 4:30-5:30PM
 
Description: Join our Teen Advisory Board at the KSNC Library and be a part of something amazing! As a member, you’ll have the opportunity to share your ideas, help plan events, recommend books and media, and shape the future of teen programming at the library. This is your chance to make your voice heard, meet new friends, and earn volunteer hours while gaining valuable leadership skills. Open to all teens in grades 6-12 who want to make a positive impact in their community. We will meet once a month on Tuesday from 4:30-5:30pm.
Group of Students Having Discussion about a Project
Level Up! Teen Gaming Club
Date: Tuesday, March 17
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.
Take the Mic
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Join us for a fun afternoon of karaoke. For teens in grades 6-12.
Teen Eats: Almond Punch
Date: Tuesday, March 24
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Learn how to make this refreshing drink. Alternative ingredients will be available for those with a peanut allergy. For teens in grades 6-12.
Teen Afternoon Flick
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 4:00-6:00PM
 
Description: Come chill with your friends and enjoy a movie, popcorn, and drinks! For teens in grades 6-12.
CCSD K-12 STEAM Initiative: STEM Stop
Date: Monday, March 30
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.
Crochet Basics for Teens
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
 
Description: Come learn the basics of crochet. Teens will learn how to make starting loops, chains, and basic stitches. For teens in grades 6-12.
 Resources for Teens 
 
About L2: Limitless Learning
Starting February 4, 2026, all L2 accounts passwords will be updated to the student's 6-digit birthday (ddmmyy). 
 
Thanks to a continued partnership between the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County School District (CCSD), Charleston County students have been automatically registered for a free L2 (L Squared) account.
 
L Squared gives students the ability to borrow books, movies, and other items from any of our library locations around Charleston County. The account also gives students access to digitally borrow materials that are available for downloading or streaming online including ebooks, movies and music. In addition, you can connect to more than 100 subscription databases for free. 
 
L Squared was created to better connect students to the library's free resources and services, and using the program is simple. Check out the FAQs below for information on how to use L Squared, what students can access with the account, and more. Have more questions? Just email lsquared@ccpl.org or contact your local library branch. 
 
View the L Squared letter sent from CCSD to students for the 2025-26 school year. 
 
OPT-OUT NOTICE: Parents/guardians may choose to opt their student(s) out of the L2 program by completing the form linked below or by contacting or visiting a local CCPL branch. Opting a child out of the program will forfeit their access to CCPL’s physical and digital resources as well as Internet access on public computers. Wi-Fi remains accessible to all personal devices on site. Parents/guardians who opt their child out may still register them for an age-restricted CCPL Youth Card by contacting their local branch. Opting out of the L2 program does not affect a student’s educational programming with CCSD.
 
E-Resources
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
 
When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson
When I Was Death
by Alexis Henderson

Haunted by her sister's mysterious death, Roslyn joins a mysterious caravan of girls with whom her sister spent her last summer and who she discovers serve Death by reaping souls, forcing Roslyn to choose between finding closure or making a deadly bargain herself.
The Free Verse Society
by Delali Adjoa

This deluxe paperback edition will feature gorgeous sprayed edges! A tender hate-to-love YA romance about two teens who connect through their high school poetry club, where the power of the written word tears down the walls they've built around their hearts. No one in Delray knows Jae Aenyo's story--that she's a teen mom who placed her baby for adoption--and she intends to keep it that way. After moving in with her uncle, Jae is looking for a fresh start. But an accidental run-in with the school's delinquent, Derek Patel, is not exactly what she had in mind. She soon finds a haven in the poetry club--at least, until Derek joins. Derek Patel is desperately clinging to his old life--where his dad was alive, his mom was healthy, and they lived in an oceanfront estate instead of a run-down pink bungalow. He'll do anything to hide his problems from his friends, including breaking into his old house to keep up the charade that he still lives there. But the house now belongs to the school's lit teacher, who offers him the chance to join the poetry club as a penance. As the newest members of the club, Jae and Derek are tasked with planning the end-of-semester poetry reading. While Derek is hell-bent on keeping his broken family a secret, Jae is desperate to prove to her uncle that she's more than a walking statistic--which means guarding her heart against Derek, who her uncle thinks is no good. A poignant exploration of love, loss, and the power of words to draw people together, The Free Verse Society announces the arrival of an important new voice in YA romance. Perfect for readers who love Forced Proximity, Forbidden Love, Opposites Attract, Hate to Love, the Misunderstood Bad Boy, Opposite Sides of the Tracks, and Reading/Literature Club Bonding!
The Free Verse Society by Delali Adjoa
Meet Me Under the Lights by Cassie Miller
Meet Me Under the Lights
by Cassie Miller

My Life with the Walter Boys meets The Notebook in this small town baseball romance perfect for fans of Kasie West and Carley Fortune. High school junior Eliza Crowley is known as the Princess of Fairfield, a farm town in North Carolina that loves two things--tradition and baseball. Although Eliza loves the game, her life goal is to become a lighting designer on Broadway. Shaking off her reputation as the rich girl and focusing on her town's community theater production are what she's set her sights on this summer, and nothing will stand in her way. That is until Reed Fulton, the grandson of a struggling Fairfield farmer, and ace pitcher of the Fulton Hawks, returns to town. Reed dreams of putting the catastrophe of last season behind him and leading the Hawks to a championship victory against the Crowley Cardinals. When his childhood friend turned stranger, Eliza, strolls back into his life, she makes his heart accelerate quicker than his fastball, and he's not sure he can stay away from the girl he's supposed to despise. Small-town summers and baseball draw Reed and Eliza together, even though the Crowleys and the Fultons are determined to run each other out of town. When the families make a deal to settle their thirty-year-long dispute once and for all, Eliza and Reed are stuck in the middle during the most important summer of their lives.
 
For more teen titles coming out in March, 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

www.ccpl.org/