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What's Going on at cfpl for Teens & Tweens
Make your voice heard in the library and the community by helping to plan, organize, and publicize teen library programs and events. Your membership and input will help us offer programs and materials of interest to you and your friends!
Teen After School Stop
Teen Room
Stop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week of school. Drop-in style, so come when you can and stay for however long you’d like.
- October 21: Hot Apple Cider and Donuts
- October 28: Skull String Art Take and Make
Open to teens ages 12-18 and in grades 7-12. No registration required, but supplies may be limited: first come, first served.
Sponsored by the CFPL Friends of the Library.
Teen Throwback Theater
Monday, October 12 at 4:30 p.m.
Teen Room
Unwind with some good ole movie magic! Every Throwback Theater will feature a movie from the 90's or 00's and popcorn will be provided. Movie runtimes vary, and movie may end prior to time listed on the program calendar.
This month's feature film will be: Halloweentown(TV-PG), runtime 1 hour and 30 min).
Open to teens ages 12 - 18 and in grades 7 - 12. No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library.
Teen Haunted Hangings
Monday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m.
Take a regular ole picture and get spooky with it! We'll be making our own haunted hangings by taking pictures and adding bats, ghosts, black cats, fall colors, full moons, and anything else teens would like to make a properly spooktacular picture! All supplies provided, but teens are welcome to bring in a picture if they would like to (landscapes with a house in it tend to work best).
Open to teens ages 12 - 18 and in grades 7 - 12. Drop-in style while supplies last.
Teen After Hours Spooky Party
Friday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.
Join us after hours for an evening of treats (and maybe a few tricks)! Our Teen Advisory Board will be hosting an after hours party to get you in the spooky mood! Choose your path for the night by making a custom mask, playing fun games or relaxing while watching some classic spooky flicks. Don't forget to show up in a costume - the winner of the costume contest will go home with a prize!
Library doors will be locked, so we ask that attendees be prompt. Teens will only be let in between 6 and 6:15pm.
Open to all teens 12-18 years old and in 7-12 grade. Registration required.
Teen Programs & Events
Teens & TWeens
Events
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Teen Room.Join our Teen Advisory Board-hosted Art Club! Come work on your art in a quiet and relaxing space. Feel free to do your art solo or collaborate with others! […] |
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2 events,Youth & TeenSubmit your scariest story to our contest for a chance to win a prize! Prizes will be provided in the K – 3rd Grade category, the 4th – […]
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Cedar Falls Community Theater at 103 Main St, Cedar FallsJoin us for an evening at the theater! Teens are welcome to get magical as we watch an advance performance of […] |
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Co-LabChannel your inner taxidermist as we take dolls and stuffed animals and turn them into mounted wonder! Teens are welcome to bring a favored doll or stuffie from home to […]
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A joint venture with the Waterloo Public Library! Play an ambitious adventurer in a West Marches-style campaign where each session is a new expedition into an untamed frontier filled with […] |
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Teen RoomThis party is all about corvids! Teens are encouraged to cloak themselves in their best crow attire (black encouraged, but feathers welcomed if they would like!). There will be […] |
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Co-LabTake a regular ole picture and get spooky with it! We'll be making our own haunted hangings by taking pictures and adding bats, ghosts, black cats, fall colors, full moons, […]
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A joint venture with the Waterloo Public Library! Play an ambitious adventurer in a West Marches-style campaign where each session is a new expedition into an untamed frontier filled with […]
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Would you care for a game of chess? Join fellow players at the Cedar Falls Public Library's meeting room (2nd floor) to meet your next opponent. The club meets regularly […] |
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Teen RoomStop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week […] |
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Youth, all ages, in the Storytime Corner.Join us for monthly movie screenings that are fun for the whole family! We'll provide the popcorn, but feel free to bring your own […] |
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Teen Room.Join our Teen Advisory Board-hosted Art Club! Come work on your art in a quiet and relaxing space. Feel free to do your art solo or collaborate with others! […] |
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Teen RoomStop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week […] |
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Teen Taxidermy: Dolls and Stuffies
Co-LabChannel your inner taxidermist as we take dolls and stuffed animals and turn them into mounted wonder! Teens are welcome to bring a favored doll or stuffie from home to […]
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Forge Your Legend: Dungeons and Dragons 5.5e - Session One
A joint venture with the Waterloo Public Library! Play an ambitious adventurer in a West Marches-style campaign where each session is a new expedition into an untamed frontier filled with […]
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Teen Crow Party
Teen RoomThis party is all about corvids! Teens are encouraged to cloak themselves in their best crow attire (black encouraged, but feathers welcomed if they would like!). There will be […]
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Teen Throwback Theater
Teen RoomUnwind with some good ole movie magic! Every Throwback Theater will feature a movie from the 90's or 00's and popcorn will be provided. Movie runtimes vary, and movie […]
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Teen Haunted Hangings
Co-LabTake a regular ole picture and get spooky with it! We'll be making our own haunted hangings by taking pictures and adding bats, ghosts, black cats, fall colors, full moons, […]
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Forge Your Legend: Dungeons and Dragons 5.5e - Session Two
A joint venture with the Waterloo Public Library! Play an ambitious adventurer in a West Marches-style campaign where each session is a new expedition into an untamed frontier filled with […]
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Chess Club
Would you care for a game of chess? Join fellow players at the Cedar Falls Public Library's meeting room (2nd floor) to meet your next opponent. The club meets regularly […]
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Teen After School Stop
Teen RoomStop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week […]
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Popcorn & Pictures: A Family Matinee
Youth, all ages, in the Storytime Corner.Join us for monthly movie screenings that are fun for the whole family! We'll provide the popcorn, but feel free to bring your own […]
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360 Degrees of Creativity Art Club
Teen Room.Join our Teen Advisory Board-hosted Art Club! Come work on your art in a quiet and relaxing space. Feel free to do your art solo or collaborate with others! […]
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Teen After School Stop
Teen RoomStop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week […]
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Teen After Hours Spooky Party
Teen Room.Join us after hours for an evening of treats (and maybe a few tricks)! Our Teen Advisory Board will be hosting an after hours party to get you in […]
Teen & Tween Spaces
Teen Room
The Cedar Falls Public Library Teen Room is a space of comfort, empowerment, and entertainment for teens aged 12-18. The area includes a comfy booth to hang out in, a roaming board game table, video game consoles, YA graphic novels, computers, the new YA materials, and more! Anyone is welcome to come in and look for a book or other library material, but this space as an area to hang out in is for teens only.
Tween Zone
Nestled in a corner between Youth Biographies and Youth Nonfiction lies the Tween Zone or Corner. There are comfy chairs, a round table for collaborative projects or playing games, and a storage bench, which contains fidgets, puzzles, games, cards, and coloring pages. This area is reserved for tweens (ages 9-12) between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Teen/Tween Resources
Check Out E-Books
We offer access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, movies,etc. through a variety of digital libraries, such as Hoopla, Libby, Comics Plus, Tumblebooks, and LOTE4Kids.
Spooky Story Contest Winners
Check out the annual spooky story contest winners along with links to their stories!
Hoopla
Hoopla Digital provides online and mobile access to free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, movies, TV shows, and music.
Teen Homework Help
Recommended databases and websites for homework help.
Teen Links
A list of helpful links for test prep, homework help, financial aid, health information, and more.
Beanstack
Beanstack is the tool we use to present and track our reading challenges. It's an easy way to keep track of the books you read. When you create a Beanstack account for yourself or your family, you will be connected to any seasonal library reading programs.
