Young Adult Newsletter April 2025

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The Pitkin County Library will be closed on

Monday, April 21, for a Staff Training Day.

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What's Happening at the Library?


A new month means new books and events!


If you enjoy Manga, stop by the Library to browse our brand new Manga collection.


Join T.A.B. to earn volunteer hours, dive into exciting book clubs, explore arts and crafts, watch movies, and so much more.

Upcoming Events

Let's Chat in Spanish!

Tuesday, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29| 1:00pm-2:00pm
Hotpick Meeting Room


A weekly program designed to bring together speakers of all levels to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed, friendly environment.


Learn more.

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Read the Rainbow Teen Book Club

Tuesday, April 1 | 5:30pm-6:30pm
Hotpicks Meeting Room


Once a month, we will select a book authored by an LGBTQ+ writer or featuring LGBTQ+ characters. This month's book is Hand in Hand in Love edited by Simon Avery.


Learn more.

SIGN UP FOR READ THE RAINBOW TEEN BOOK CLUB

Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B.)

Wednesday, April 2| 4:30pm-5:30pm

Teen Area


A group of teens who help decide which books, movies, and games will be added to the library and what programs will be offered. Food and drinks will be provided. 


Learn more.

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SIGN UP FOR TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (T.A.B.)
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Crafting at the Library: No-Sew T-Shirt Bags

Saturday, April 5 | 3:00pm-5:00pm

Library Lab


Join us for a rotating monthly craft program on the first Saturday of the month. The activity will be different each month, so stop by, explore, play, and learn new skills!


Learn more.

Book Thieves Book Club

Wednesday, April 9 | 4:30pm-5:30pm

Teen Area


A group of enthusiastic readers who meet monthly to discuss exciting young adult literature. This month's book is The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell.


Learn more.

SIGN UP FOR BOOK THIEVES BOOK CLUB
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Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, April 12 & 26 | 3:30pm-5:30pm
Library Lab


Come with us on a magical adventure to test your problem solving skills and imagination in a fantasy setting as we learn to play Dungeons and Dragons!


Learn more.

Book to Film: Out of My Mind

Wednesday, April 16, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Teen Area


Monthly, we show a movie based on a book, and of course, offer plenty of popcorn to munch on! This month's showing is Out of my Mind based on Sharon M. Draper's book.


Learn more.

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Middle School Book Club

Friday, April 18| 4:30pm-6:00pm
Dunaway Community Room


Middle School Book Club is a literary adventure for young readers eager to explore the world of books! This month's book is Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.



Learn more.


To sign up, contact Lily Wymer at lily.wymer@pitkincounty.com or 970-429-1918.

Bookbinding: Paper Making

Saturday, April 19 | 3:00pm-5:00pm
Dunaway Community Room


Learn beginner bookbinding skills. No prior experience is necessary. Each program will build on skills learned in previous sessions, but beginners are always welcome.


Learn more.

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Banned Books Book Club

Tuesday, April 28| 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dunaway Community Room


Read materials that have been historically challenged or are on the American Library Association's current challenge list. This month we will discus Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg.


Learn more.

SIGN UP FOR BANNED BOOKS BOOK CLUB

Young Adult Recommended Reads

Looking for something new to read? Check out these amazing books!

Fledgling

S.K. Ali

Raisa of Upper Earth has only lived a life of privilege and acquiescence. Ever dutiful, she accepts her father’s arrangement of her marriage to Lein, Crown Prince of the corrupt, volatile lands of Lower Earth. Though Lein is a stranger, Raisa knows the wedding will unite their vastly different worlds in a pact of peace: an infusion of Upper Earth technology will usher in the final age of enlightenment, ending war between humans forever. 

Rest in Peaches

Alex Brown

Quinn Marcelo wouldn't necessarily win the award for Most Popular Person at her school, but unbeknownst to her peers, Quinn entertains them at every football, basketball, and baseball game―as Peaches the Parrot, her high school's God-like mascot. When someone sabotages the legendary Peaches costume at the Homecoming Game, Quinn's left unmasked and humiliated. As if that wasn't enough, Little Peaches, a new, real parrot that the PTA got to enhance the Peaches Experience, is kidnapped right after Quinn's unmasking.

Solving for the Unknown

Loan Le

Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. Evie Mai is a junior biology major and the eldest daughter who has never trod far off the beaten path. When a clumsy accident brings Viet and Evie together, they bond over their shared hometown and similar history—and their orbits grow smaller as their friends collide. The more time they spend with each other and support each other, mentally and emotionally, the more their friendship shifts into something else.

This is the Year

Goria Muñoz

Seventeen-year-old self-proclaimed Goth and aspiring writer Julieta Villarreal is drowning. She’s grieving her twin sister who died in a hit-and-run, her Florida home is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and she isn’t sure how much longer she can stand to stay in a place that doesn’t seem to have room for her. Then, Juli is recruited by Cometa, a private space program enlisting high-aptitude New American teens for a high-stakes mission to establish humanity’s first extraterrestrial settlement. 

Sixteen Minutes

K.J. Reilly

Seventeen-year-old Nell knows two things for sure—she’s never going to get out of her rural, dead-end hometown of Clawson, NY and her best friend Stevie B and longtime boyfriend Cole are never going to leave her. That is until Charlotte, a new girl, arrives at their school and their lopsided friend triangle is turned on its axis. While Nell and Stevie B are certain that Charlotte isn’t who she says she is, Cole is caught fully in her thrall. There are secret calls and meetings between the two, and Nell knows Cole is keeping something big from her. Now, for the first time in their lives, Nell worries she could lose Cole.

On the Wings of la Noche

Vanessa L. Torres

Death waits for Estrella (Noche) Villanueva. In her human form, she is a lonely science girl grieving the tragic accidental drowning of her girlfriend, Dante Fuentes. At night, she is a Lechuza who visits her dead girlfriend at the lake, desperate for more time with her. The longer Dante’s soul roams the earth, the more likely it is that she will fade into the unknown, lost forever, but Noche cannot let go . . . That’s when a new kid comes to town, Jax, another science nerd like Noche. They connect in a way she can’t ignore, seemingly pulled together by an invisible thread.

BROWSE THE YOUNG ADULT COLLECTION

Resources

Recommended Resources for Teens to Explore

The Pitkin County Library offers 100+ free resources to the community.


Resources are organized and free to use. Subjects include test preparation, books, authors, journals, magazines, newspapers, research help, history, automotives, encyclopedias, cooking, crafts, languages, maps, medicine, health, and science. Learn more.

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Britannica Young Adult Edition

Britannica is an online encyclopedia that provides reliable, accurate, and easy-to-understand information on a wide range of topics, from history and science to arts and culture. Teens may find facts and resources for school projects, research, and general learning.

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Kanopy

Stream over 30,000 Documentaries, Classic and Independent Films.


Each patron has access to 30 free tickets to use with your library card per month.

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Overdrive / Libby

OverDrive / Libby provides a full range of Young Adult contemporary and classic downloadable eBooks and audiobooks.


Available for free with a library card.

Volunteer Opportunities at the Library

Volunteer with youth services

If you are looking to gain volunteer hours, considering lending a hand at the Library. If interested, please contact Lily Wymer at lily.wymer@pitkincounty.com or 970-429-1918. 

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