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August 2025 | TEEN LIBRARY NEWS
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TOMORROW! Thursday July 31, 2025 | 2:30-4:30 PM Party like it's 1985! Break out the neon colors and join us at the library for a totally rad 1980's-themed event. We'll have a costume contest, play popular games from the decade, listen to '80's music, sing karaoke, compete in 80's trivia, and eat lots of snacks! Come dressed in your best '80's outfit and get ready to travel back in time! |
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Friday August 1, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 PM Join the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and have a say in making the library a more awesome place! Be involved in your community and meet new people while helping to plan teen events. We'll talk books, movies, music, and games, as well as work on team building. Snacks are provided! Apply to join.
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Saturday August 2, 2025 | Sessions at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM A mysterious science corporation invites you to a private tour of their facilities—and then leaves you locked in a room! Why you? What do they want? And most importantly, how do you escape? It’s up to you and your team to find out, but the clock is already ticking… Registration is required, please only register for one timeslot. If online registration is full, drop-in spots may be available as space allows on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Saturday August 9, 2025 | 3:00-4:00 and 4:00-5:00 PM ------------------------------- Make a splash at the Clemens Community Pool! Open to all Summer Reading participants and their families! Registration recommended. Please register for one session only.
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Saturday August 16, 2025 | 1:00-2:30 PM Join us to express our shared love for libraries! Write a letter, an email, or call your representatives to advocate for library funding across the country. Enjoy snacks, a photo booth, and learn about why libraries are so important at this fun event perfect for all ages. All supplies and snacks provided!
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Friday August 22, 2025 | 3:30-5:00 PM Whether you read manga or watch anime-only, join us in Philomath for all things anime! We'll discuss our favorite characters, learn about the culture and history of anime, practice the art style, meet other fans in the community, and watch episodes together. Snacks are provided! Episodes shown may be rated from PG to TV-14.
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Thursday August 14, 2025 | 3:30-5:00 PM Whether you read manga or watch anime-only, join us in Philomath for all things anime! We'll discuss our favorite characters, learn about the culture and history of anime, practice the art style, meet other fans in the community, and watch episodes together. Snacks are provided! Episodes shown may be rated from PG to TV-14. This Event is at the Philomath Community Library-- a branch of the Corvallis Benton-County Public Libraries
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Shortcake cake. 1
by Suu Morishita
To reduce her commute to school, Ten Serizawa decides to move into the local boardinghouse, where one of her friends and three tempting boys are living.
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Kimi ni todoke = : from me to you. Vol. 1
by Karuho Shiina
As a shy, misunderstood teen, Sadako is thrown when the most popular boy in school befriends her and she becomes the object of many other girls' frustration.
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The Avant-guards 5
by Carly Usdin
The Avant-Guards have been on a roll when it comes to their newly-formed Athletic Coalition, and Charlie has been getting more comfortable with her new teammates, but when they hit the end of their winning-streak, will these new friendships survive?
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The last tiger
by Julia Riew
In a land oppressed by the Dragon Empire, sixteen-year-old Lee Seung, a poor cleaner, and privileged Choi Eunji form an unlikely bond, only to find themselves on opposite sides of a battle for the last tiger--a magical spirit key to their nation's liberation and their intertwined destinies.
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How the boogeyman became a poet
by Tony. Keith
In this powerful YA memoir, the poet, writer and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
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Of Flame and Fury
by Mikayla Bridge
When seventeen-year-old Kel Varra and her phoenix Savita join the Crimson Howlers racing team, they must navigate fierce rivalries, a mysterious tech mogul with his own hidden agenda, and a dangerous romance with Kel's arrogant rival, Warren "Coup" Coupers.
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Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Number! Call or text 988 to get help for anyone feeling suicidal or dealing with a mental health crisis. |
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