November 2025 | TEEN LIBRARY NEWS

 Events, books, and library services for teens in grades 6-12

Teen Library Events in CORVALLIS
Teen Advisory Group
Friday November 7, 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.
 
 

Teen Sketch Club

 
WEDNESDAY November 12, 2025 |
4:00-5:00 PM
 
Calling all teen artists! If you like to draw, paint, doodle, or collage, bring your favorite pencil and your creativity to Sketch Club! We will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of each month for an hour of studio time filled with new art challenges, contests, learning and practicing new techniques, and lots of fun. 


Middle School Book Club at Cheldelin
The Flicker by H. E. Edgmon
 
Thursday November 13, 2025 | @ Lunch!
This book club meets at Cheldelin Middle School during the school's lunch period
 
Welcome to Book Club at Lunch! We meet in the Cheldelin school library during lunch once every month. Pick up a copy of the current book from the school library, and come discuss it during lunch on November 13th. This month's book title is The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon.
Middle School Book Club at Linus Pauling
Tuesday November 18, 2025 | @ Lunch!
This book club meets at Linus Pauling Middle School during the school's lunch period
 
Welcome to Book Club at Lunch! We meet in the Linus Pauling school library during lunch once every month. Pick up a copy of the current book from the school library, and come discuss it during lunch on October 21st. This month's book title is The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
The Wrong Way Home: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) by Kate O'Shaughnessy
 
Teen Watercolor Workshop
 
Saturday November 22, 2025 | 1:00-2:30 PM
 
Learn to paint using watercolor with tips and techniques from this painting workshop! All supplies will be provided by the library. No experience needed!
 
Registration Recommended but not required, walk-ins welcome as space allows.

Emily's Picks for November:
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
 
 
The Flip Side: A Graphic Novel by Jason Walz
 
The Deep Dark: A Graphic Novel by Molly Knox Ostertag
 
COMING SOON to the library!
Champion: A Graphic Novel
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A high school student whose promising basketball career is in jeopardy discovers the triumphs and hardships of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's life as a social justice advocate.
Champion: A Graphic Novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote by Michael Eric Dyson
Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote
by Michael Eric Dyson

An exploration of the ongoing fight for democracy in the United States, from the American Revolution to the present day.
Sonnets and Serpents: Volume 2
by Elizabeth Lowham

A shapeshifting serpent and a romantic princess, bound by magic, must work together to uncover legendary secrets, confront danger, and discover an unexpected love.
Sonnets and Serpents: Volume 2 by Elizabeth Lowham
It Won't Ever Be the Same: A Teen's Guide to Grief and Grieving by Korie Leigh
It Won't Ever Be the Same: A Teen's Guide to Grief and Grieving
by Korie Leigh

Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens.
The House Saphir
by Marissa Meyer

The Queen of Fairytale Retellings is back! #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer weaves the tale of Bluebeard as it's never been told before. This is a thrilling romantasy and murder mystery, perfect for fans Meyer's Cinder and Heartless.
The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh
The Demon and the Light
by Axie Oh

Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in The Demon and the Light, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Axie Oh's The Floating World.The battle is over, but the war is just beginning...With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General's insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire. And far worse, she was powerless to save Sunho from being overcome by the monstrous power in his blood. Now he's gone, transformed into a feral, deadly creature that doesn't even recognize her anymore, and her heart aches for the sweet boy she's grown to love.But the escalating war will not pause for her grief. Seen by some as a heavenly savior and others merely a figurehead to be manipulated, Ren must use all her courage and cunning to survive the royal court's game long enough to find Sunho and bring him home before he loses himself to the Demon forever.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Number!
Call or text 988 to get help for anyone feeling suicidal
or dealing with a mental health crisis.
Find out more here: https://988lifeline.org

Have a great week!
 
-Emily Schilling
Teen Services Librarian