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Teen Volunteer Event

5:45pm–6:45pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help your library and community with hands-on activities! Activities will vary for each Teen Volunteer Event, but may include cleaning, crafting, and more! 

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Youth" group

50 Week Reading Challenge

All Day
Teens, Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens, Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Event Details:

Keep Reading! If you are participating in the library's 50 Week Reading Challenge, remember to record your minutes each week, and stop in for your prize between 12/19/26-12/31/26!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Bookmark Design Contest

All Day 5/1–5/31
Teens
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Books & Writing
Event Details:

Design a bookmark for teens showcasing our summer reading theme, Unearth a Story! The winning bookmark will be printed and given out in The Cube all summer long! 

Designs will be accepted from teens in grades 6 to 12. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Star Wars Day Scavenger Hunt for Teens

05/01/2026 @ 10:00am–05/08/2026 @ 8:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: The Cube
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Event Details:

Stop by the library and find Grogu hiding somewhere in the Teen Room! Once you find him, grab a prize from the Children's Desk! For teens in grades 6 to 12.

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Event Details:

Sign up to be a volunteer at the Colonie Library over summer break! Junior Teen Volunteers will meet on Monday and Wednesday afternoons 1pm-2pm as a group to volunteer.

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Event Details:

Sign up to be a volunteer at the Colonie Library over summer break! Opportunities include our Summer Reading Desk, helping with different programs ranging in ages from preschool to adults or volunteering at the Crossings Farmers' Market.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Junior Teen Advisory Group

5:30pm–6:15pm
Teens
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join this dynamic group of teens in grades 6 to 8 to brainstorm future library programs and services, and discuss how to help the library and community! Earn volunteer hours while having fun!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Advisory Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join this dynamic group of teens in grades 9 to 12 who meet monthly to brainstorm future programs for teens, as well as discuss how to best help the library and the community. TAG members also help out with our library programs for all ages.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Stress Relief Kit

All Day
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with a stress relief kit! Register to reserve yours, then pick it up at the Children's Desk any time the library is open between May 15 and May 29. For teens in grades 9 to 12.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Origami Flowers

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Relaxing paper flower making - perfect for Mental Health Awareness Month! 

Memorial Day Weekend Closing

All Day 5/23–5/25
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed for Memorial Day weekend

This event is in the "Teens" group

Therapy Dogs for Teens

6:30pm–7:15pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this special teens-only therapy dog event with Beth, the German Shepherd! Feel free to bring your homework, a book to read, or just come for a relaxing mental health break!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Youth" group

50 Week Reading Challenge

All Day
Teens, Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens, Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Event Details:

Keep Reading! If you are participating in the library's 50 Week Reading Challenge, remember to record your minutes each week, and stop in for your prize between 12/19/26-12/31/26!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Advisory Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join this dynamic group of teens in grades 9 to 12 who meet monthly to brainstorm future programs for teens, as well as discuss how to best help the library and the community. TAG members also help out with our library programs for all ages.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Pride Stickers

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month by making rainbow, pride flag, or pronoun stickers!

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Writing, Volunteering
Event Details:

Earn volunteer hours this summer by reading and writing reviews of new teen books! Registration will open on Wednesday, June 17 at 10am. Registration for this event will close on July 1, or when registration is full.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Therapy Dogs for Teens

6:30pm–7:15pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this special teens-only therapy dog event with Beth, the German Shepherd! Feel free to bring your homework, a book to read, or just come for a relaxing mental health break!

Juneteenth Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed in observance of Juneteenth

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Youth" group

50 Week Reading Challenge

All Day
Teens, Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens, Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Event Details:

Keep Reading! If you are participating in the library's 50 Week Reading Challenge, remember to record your minutes each week, and stop in for your prize between 12/19/26-12/31/26!

This event is in the "Teens" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Writing, Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earn volunteer hours this summer by reading and writing reviews of new teen books! Registration will open on Wednesday, June 17 at 10am. Registration for this event will close on July 1, or when registration is full.

Independence Day Closing

All Day 7/3–7/4
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Retro Craft: Shrinky Dinks

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create fun shrinking art! 

Teen Retro Crafts: Celebrate the library's 50th birthday with crafts that were popular when we first opened in the '70s! 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Tween Retro Game Time

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the library's 50th birthday by playing games that were popular when the library opened in the 1970s! For grades 6 to 8.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Lock-In: Retro Game Night

7:00pm–10:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our annual Teen Lock-In is traveling back in time in honor of the library's 50th birthday! Play games that were popular in the 1970s and snack on fondue! For teens in grades 9 to 12.