Tween

Get into the holiday spirit by creating a Bling Ornament.  You will design a beautiful ornament by adding rhinestones, gems and other embellishments to create a holiday masterpiece. Get ready to sparkle!

Come build with us! This program is made for builders of all skill levels to get creative, socialize, and problem-solve with LEGO bricks. We provide the bricks; you bring the imagination. Ages 5-12.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Sentences are the bedrock of our work as writers: the foundations upon which any story stands. Dive into the complexities of this smallest unit of story as we explore structure, grammar, flow, and more. We'll also tell stories in just a single sentence! All materials provided while supplies last. For teens in grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.  

Join us for a special creative writing workshop all about working on your own stories, sharing them with your peers, and gathering feedback! All materials provided, while supplies last. For Grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

The gentle weight of the pencil is comforting as the lead glides across the paper, and your brow scrunches slightly as the words pour from you. The scratching of pencil on page becomes background noise as you watch the scene unfold in your mind's eye. We experience the world through our five senses, so it would only make sense that readers would experience books in the same way. Readers are shown the story, they experience it as if they were living it. Show, don't tell, your story in this group workshop.  All materials provided, while supplies last. For teens in grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Bring the family for a rousing game of BINGO. Designed as fun for the whole family. Children under 8 must attend with a caregiver.

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Discover the fun side of technology! Children will explore cool gadgets, build simple creations, and try hands-on activities that encourage creativity, problem-solving, and curiosity. Join us for an exciting adventure of tinkering, learning, and fun.

Join us for a celebration of The Odyssey! We'll be watching and Singing-Along with EPIC:The Musical while making Greek God and Theatre themed masks. All materials provided, while supplies last. For teen in grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302

According to Guiness World Records, the fastest a 1,000 piece puzzle was put together was in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Compete in a group with family or friends to attempt to live up to the record. How fast can you put the pieces together?  *Supplies may be limited

Grab your yarn and embrace the cozy vibes! This two-part "Grandma Core" knitting workshop will help tweens and teens learn how to knit. We will start with a basic knit stich and work on creating a handmade hat while hanging out and relaxing. Workshop Details Session 1: Cast On & Cozy Up – Learn the basics, hold your needles, and start your very first stitches and then watch your project grow Session 2: Bind Off & Bloom – Finish your piece, weave in the loose ends, and show off your handmade creation. What to Expect Slow-craft aesthetic and cozy tunes Step-by-step beginner guidance All yarn and needles provided

Grab your yarn and embrace the cozy vibes! This two-part "Grandma Core" knitting workshop will help tweens and teens learn how to knit. We will start with a basic knit stich and work on creating a handmade hat while hanging out and relaxing. Workshop Details Session 1: Cast On & Cozy Up – Learn the basics, hold your needles, and start your very first stitches and then watch your project grow Session 2: Bind Off & Bloom – Finish your piece, weave in the loose ends, and show off your handmade creation. What to Expect Slow-craft aesthetic and cozy tunes Step-by-step beginner guidance All yarn and needles provided

Create personalized unique cards and decorations using calligraphy and hand lettering to keep or to gift. 

Spend a cozy hour putting together a jigsaw puzzle with old and new friends. Ages 9 through adult.  

Get ready to catch 'em all--by making them yourself! In this awesome, step-by-step workshop, we'll be designing and drawing our very own manga-style monster trading cards. We will learn how to create cool custom monsters, give them unique stats and attacks, and then we'll actually put them to the test and battle each other at the end of the class! Presented by artist Orion Zangara. 

No school means more fun! Come and join us for an exciting Nintendo Switch Party at the library! We’ll have popular games available, including Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Bros. Ultimate, so bring your competitive spirit. You’re welcome to bring your own Nintendo Switch console if you have one, or you can borrow controllers from the library to join in the fun. This event is perfect for gamers of all ages, whether you're a beginner or a pro. Not only will you get to play with your friends and meet new people, but there will also be light refreshments provided to keep your energy up while you game. Don't miss out on this fun-filled day! We can’t wait to see you there!

Join our gnome-mazing No-Sew Gnome club! Learn to make your own gnome or build on the skills you learned from the previous workshop. No sewing skills needed. Participants can drop in anytime during the DIY program as convenient. Gnomes take about 45 minutes to make. Ideal for ages 9-18, one gnome per person, while supplies last. Feel free to BYOS (Bring Your Own Socks), for a fun way to recycle favorite single socks that have lost their mates.

Join our gnome-mazing No-Sew Gnome club! Learn to make your own gnome or build on the skills you learned from the previous workshop. No sewing skills needed. Participants can drop in anytime during the DIY program as convenient. Gnomes take about 45 minutes to make. Ideal for ages 9-18, one gnome per person, while supplies last. Feel free to BYOS (Bring Your Own Socks), for a fun way to recycle favorite single socks that have lost their mates.

Take the time to create art! Learn about clay modeling and make your own mini figures! Or bring a work in progress or start a new project with all supplies provided by the library. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Take the time to create art! Work together to create a sprawling Doodle Board that reflects your community's creativity and uniqueness! Or bring a work in progress or start a new project with all supplies provided by the library. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last.  The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302

Take the time to create art! Make a pet rock, a work of art, or contribute to a landscape that reflects your community's creativity and uniqueness! Or bring a work in progress or start a new project with all supplies provided by the library. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last.  The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Play the classic computer game Oregon Trail and tackle fun pioneer-themed activities! See if you have what it takes to survive the journey to Oregon while learning about life on the frontier.

Use the traditional Japanese art of folding paper into two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to create your very own fidget toy. 

Play ping pong in the library like it’s a totally normal thing people do. For ages 10-18 

A shrink plastic (Shrinky Dinks) that lets participants draw, color, and bake custom designs that shrink into durable keychains, charms, and jewelry.  Design and color your plastic and then watch as they transform into miniature works of art.   

Did you know that fruit has DNA just like people? Come be a scientist for the afternoon and discover how to extract DNA from strawberries.  It will be an engaging, hands-on science workshop designed to explore the basics of genetics.  By utilizing everyday household items, participants learn how to break down cell walls and isolate real, visible strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from a strawberry.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Explore your creativity in a free and open space. Imagine it and create it.  Optional activity: Make your own gift bag from wrapping paper.  All supplies provided.

Have you ever wanted to tear apart a Tickle-Me-Elmo? Join us as we take a peek into common electronics and study their components!

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

Join us for a creative Candle Painting event! Instead of using paint, participants will color and decorate candles using colored wax to create beautiful patterns and designs right on the candle's surface. This unique technique produces a soft, textured look that's perfect for gifting and brightening up your decor. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Keep your hands cozy this winter with a craft you can use over and over again! Join us to design and create your own custom, microwaveable hand warmer. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Gear up for the Super Bowl! Join us to make your own football keychains by weaving together beads and string! While supplies last. For ages 10-13  The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302. 

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Create aromatic cinnamon ornaments using spices, applesauce, glue and cookie cutters.  This is a fun, hands on activity that smells amazing anytime of the year.

Join us for a holiday crafting session where you can learn how to turn colorful pony beads or perler (fuse) beads into an awesome keychain or backpack clip.  We'll teach you the easy step-by-step process to tie it all together.

Tweens will design their own glowing lanterns using mason jars, delicate pressed flowers, and safe tea lights. It’s the perfect mix of art and nature—creating a magical keepsake that shines bright on these long winter nights. Ages 8-13

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server! 

Transform paper tubes into colorful, star-shaped decorations using acrylic paint and simple cutting and folding techniques. 

Do you have a favorite word? Join us for some winter fun as we use recycled scrabble pieces to create ornaments and decorations from words! While supplies last, ages 10-13  The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.   

Have you ever wanted to be a spy and decode hidden messages? Learn about cryptography, the art (and math!) of creating codes, ciphers, and secret messages! Ages 10-13  The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.   

Join us for this fun and educational experience that brings a bit of nature indoors! Learn how to build a self-sustaining ecosystem with live plants and decorations. You'll discover the history of terrariums, the best plants to use and how to care for your mini arboretum. Each participant will design and build a beautiful miniature terrarium to take home.

Have you ever noticed the textures on the sidewalk? The walls? A coin, key, or seashell? Join us to learn how to preserve those textures by creating your own stamps. Fill a notebook with these unique patterns pulled from every day items. While supplies last. For ages 10-13 The Small Conference Room is located on the top floor of the library in room 302.

Join us for a hands-on craft workshop where tweens will design, create and decorate a picture frame for Valentine's Day.

What can you create out of cardboard? With the cardboard boxes and tools provided, the only limit is your imagination!

Combine colorful ingredients to make candy cane slime that’s stretchy, squishy, and fun to play with.

Transform pinecones into adorable gnomes using felt, pom-poms, and other creative decorations. 

Create a unique masterpiece by layering stencils and mixing colorful paints, patterns, and shapes!

We'll give discarded books a second life by creating something new from the pages! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Plushidermy: aka plushie taxidermy, where we'll take old stuffies and make them into art you can display. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Celebrate all things winter at the C Burr Artz Library with a variety of crafts, activities, and games! For all ages.