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Teen Room
• News & Updates •
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Schedule Reminders:
The Library will be closed in observance of Labor Day Monday, September 7.
Sunday hours resume September 13, and we will be open 1 - 5 pm.
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Request a Book Bundle
Looking for some good books to read, but not sure what to read next? Request a book bundle! Tell us about what you like to read, and we'll pick some books for you to try!
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Library Leadership Council
LLC is a group of 6-12th graders looking to improve the experience of teens at the library by advising on library policies, inspiring creative library enrichment events, and engaging in our shared values of community and personal growth.
Registration is requested to ensure that we have enough food.
Wednesday, September 9, 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Teen Room Workshop.
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VIRTUAL: Pop Up Art School Presents Felted Pumpkins
Learn the art of needle felting! Using loose wool fibers and a special barbed needle, you'll craft an adorable pumpkin figurine from scratch. Shape, sculpt, and attach pieces together to create a permanant version of everyone's favorite fall vegetable.
Recommended ages 13+.
A supply kit will be provided. After registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to pick up your supply kit from the Cary Library Teen Room and access to the pre-recorded instructional video.
Registration Required
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master Noah Michelson returns to host a series of Dungeons and Dragons sessions. Create your own fantasy character and join a unique campaign in this open-ended roleplaying game. No prior D&D experience is required to join and everything will be provided for you.
Sign up for ALL 3 SESSIONS: 9/15, 9/22, 9/29.
If you cannot attend all 3 sessions, please do not register as space is limited and all sessions are required to complete the campaign.
Registration Required:
Tuesdays, Sept. 15, 22, 29, 6-8 pm
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High School Book Club
High school readers in grades 9 - 12 are invited to the the first meeting of the revamped book club formerly known as "Between the Lines" since the Cary Library ChiRP construction project!
In anticipation of author Kelly Yang's visit to Lexington in October, we will be reading her book Parachutes. Copies are available to pick from the Teen Room after registering. Please read the book before our September 28 meeting, where we will discuss it and also plan for future book clubs.
Registration Required:
Monday, September 28, 7-8 pm
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Photo Card Keychains
Customize your own collectible photo card keychain.
We'll provide acrylic frames, stickers galore, and more. You'll provide the creativity.
Drop in while supplies last!
Tuesday, September 29,
3-8 pm
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Author Kelly Yang Comes to Lexington!
Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Due to anticipated attendance, this event will be held at the Diamond Middle School Auditorium,
99 Hancock Street.
Cary Library is honored to host Kelly Yang's only public appearance in the Boston area for her national tour for the release of Front Desk: A Graphic Novel. Books will be available for purchase.
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Attention Apprentice Dragon Trainers!
The last day to claim your dragons from summer reading is Saturday, September 5.
Did you misplace your dragons? The Children's Room hosts a collection of dragons who have lost their trainers - please check with them!
Ask in the Teen Room or email lexteen@minlib.net after September 8 to see if we are able to replace lost cards (with a log showing they had been previously earned).
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Massachusetts Center for the Book
2026 - 2027
Student Reading Challenge
A new student reading challenge is happening! Limited paper passports are available at the Library, stop by to pick up yours! Create an account in Beanstack to log your reading as you go through the year to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes awarded by the MA Center for the book to readers who completed 4, 8, and 12 months of reading! *If you want to be eligible for prizes, you must use Beanstack to log your reading.
Read a book that meets the prompt for the month, come back and report your reading and get a sticker for your passport!
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• Justin's Graphics Corner •
Looking for some good graphic novels? Check out Justin's latest recommendations!
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Frostbite
Written by Ian Boothby
Illustrated by Pia Guerra
Recommended for Grades 8+
Creepy and downright weird happenings begin to manifest around two extreme sports social media influencers who find themselves stranded on a mountain in the middle of winter.
Available on Hoopla
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Dare You to Dance
Written and llustrated by Rebecca Mock
Recommended for Grades 6+
Ballet school heats up in this story as Gracie finds prodigy Sariah as her rival to push herself to the limit.
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Olive: Lost in Inner Space
Written by Véro Cazot
Illustrated by Lucy Mazel
Recommended for Grades 9+
In the real world, Olive has difficulty making friends and communicating, so she retreats regularly to an imaginary world of her own creation until an unknown astronaut she never imagined somehow manifests himself.
Available on Hoopla
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• Laura Recommends •
A trio Mass Teen Choice Book Award nomineeds in honor of voting opening soon!
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This Thing of Ours
by Frederick Joseph
Grades 9+
After hoopster Ossie suffers a career ending injury, he tries a campus writing institute where he builds friendships and hones new skills. However, as some classmates begin pushing back claiming the writing program supports a woke agenda, Ossie and his friends have to defend more than their program and decide who and what they stand for and how to best manage that.
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Grades 8+
Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a mysterious spot for delicious comfort food that interconnects short stories about friendship, family, love, and the unexpected trials and tribulations of life. 2026 Michael L. Printz Award winner for excellence in YA fiction and 2026 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best YA book.
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Under the Same Stars
by Libba Bray
Grades 8+
Bray impeccably weaves together three seemingly different stories in different timelines: Hannah and Sophie in World War II Kleinwald, Germany, Jenny and Lena in 1980s Berlin, Germany, and Chloe and Miles in 2020 New York City. Each set of friends faces ethical challenges in their era that beautifully demonstrate the importance of knowing history and learning from it.
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