Grades 9-12: Attention HIGH SCHOOLERS! Learn the basics of cake decorating with fondant, 'cake-boss' style! Learn to create beautiful flowers and decorative borders. Gain skills to cover your cake with fondant andamaze your families with fantastic cakes! Eachstudent will bring home one decorated, mini-cake. Space is limited!
Grades 6-12: Learn how to make
2 Valentine's Day themed cards using different paper crafting techniques including dry
embossing, rubber stamping, custom colored pearls, and water coloring with ink.
***Please note: there is a $5 fee per
participant for this class. Fee must be paid in person in order to hold the space.***
Book Buzz
(Mon) 2.27 @ 4:00pm
Grades 5-8: Do you like to read? Want to talk about your favorite books? Join us to talk about this month's book and other titles that you are reading! Snacks provided & new members welcome. Bring a friend! Copies on hold at the library!
Pick one up today!
This month's book is The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Adopt - A - Shelf
Adopt a shelf runs weekly during the Teen Summer Reading Clubfrom June-July. Pick a shelf to adopt and come in about once a week to take care of your shelf, make sure it’s in order,and do other volunteer work in the library. Grades 6-12
Book Buddies
Book Buddies meet for six week sessions about four times a year. Big Buddies (teens) are paired up with Little Buddies (beginning readers in grades 1 & 2) and listen to the Little Buddies practice their reading skills!
Check for signs in the library or join our Teen E-mail List to be notified when the next session will begin. Grades 5-12
Book Clubs
Teen Book Club (grades 9-12) Grades 9-12. Do you like to read? Want to talk about your favorite books? Join us to talk about this month's book and other titles that you are reading! Snacks provided & new members welcome! When's the next meeting?
Grades 5 & Up Book Club Grades 5 & up. Join us to talk about this month's book and other titles that you are reading! Snacks provided & new members welcome! When's the next meeting?
Book Reviews by You
Click HERE to read book reviews written by Washington Township teens or HERE to submit a book review. Archives from 2006-present.
Grades 6-12
Chess Club
All age chess players are welcome! Members meet monthly to play chess. New members are always welcome!
When's the next meeting?
DIY Nights & Movie Nights
Check our calendar for our next Teen DIY Night or Movie Night. The agenda is different each time. Past DIY Nights have included ClaySculpture, Jewelry Making, Duct Tape Art, Chocolate Festival, Painting, SpaNight, Origami, Smoothies, Taco Night, and many more! Movie nights include free refreshments. Grades 6-12
Literary Magazine
The Teen Literary Magazine is a collection of creative writing, drawings, poems, short stories, photography, and other creative work by local teens. E-mailteens@wtpl.org to find out when we will be taking
submissions for our next issue. Join T.A.G.
if you would like to help work on the
literary magazine.
Readers' Theater
Grades 6-12: Our summer theater group meets weekly in July to put on a performance for the Children's Summer Reading Club in August. We usually perform a readers' theater version of a favorite children's picture book. Since our plays are readers' theater, memorizing lines is optional. We make all of our own props, scenery, and costumes during the summer and have a great time!
Look in our Teen Summer Reading Club handout/calendar in June for our first meeting date of the summer.
Grades 6-12
WTPL's Teen Activity Group (TAG) has created a Walking Tour of the Library!
Watch the video below to take a tour of WTPL with TAG.
e-Updates
Open to both teens and parents/guardians of teens. E-Mail Updates: Join our Teen E-Mail List to be updated about teen programs, registration deadlines, events, contests, new books, and more! It's the best way to stay up to date about what's happening for teens at WTPL!(e-mail addresses/names always stay private and you may remove yourself from the list at anytime.)
How to Sign Up: email teens@wtpl.org and ask to be put on the list!
*Mobile (texts) Updates: Want to get program reminders texted to your cell? Sign up to start receiving program/sign up reminders (about one week before the event date) and program/sign up reminders 1 to 2 days ahead of the event date (if spaces are still open).
The wide variety of information sent out through our Teen E-mail Updates such as new books, monthly calendars, surveys, opinion questions, etc will NOT be sent through texts.
You may sign up with your cell, your parents' cell, or both!
How to Sign Up: text Mobile Updates to teens@wtpl.org.
*Standard messaging rates may apply according to your cell phone service plan.
TAG (Teen Activity Group)
Our Teen Activity Group meets monthly to help plan teen programs, work on our teen literary magazine, and more! Share your ideas about what kind of programs and materials you would like to have at the library and help us make WTPL a place where teens want to be! New members welcome & snacks are always provided! Grades 6-12 When's the next meeting?
Teen SRC
The Teen Summer Reading Club isdesigned just for young adults who are in middle school or high school. Programs, events, contests, and prizes for teens are offered throughout the summer. Some of our annual summer programs include Readers' Theater and, everyone's favorite, our famous Chocolate Festival! The club runs from June through August and includes events each week. More information about our Teen Summer Reading Club will be available in June. Look for our Teen SRC calendar/handout. Grades 6-12
print or view this month's calendar handout
(Thu) 2/23 @ 7pm
(Thu) 1.26 @ 7pm & (Thu) 2/23 @ 7pm
Grades 6-12: Learn how to make
2 Valentine's Day themed cards using different paper crafting techniques including dry 
Adopt a shelf runs weekly during the 
Book Buddies meet for six week sessions about four times a year. Big Buddies (teens) are paired up with Little Buddies (beginning readers in grades 1 & 2) and listen to the Little Buddies practice their reading skills!
Check for signs in the library or join our Teen E-mail List to be notified when the next session will begin.
Check our 
The Teen Literary Magazine is a collection of creative writing, drawings, poems, short stories, photography, and other creative work by local teens. E-mail teens@wtpl.org to find out when we will be taking
submissions for our next issue. Join T.A.G.
if you would like to help work on the
literary magazine. 
Grades 6-12: Our summer theater group meets weekly in July to put on a performance for the Children's Summer Reading Club in August. We usually perform a readers' theater version of a favorite children's picture book. Since our plays are readers' theater, memorizing lines is optional. We make all of our own props, scenery, and costumes during the summer and have a great time!
Look in our 
reminders (about one week before the event date) and program/sign up reminders 1 to 2 days ahead of the event date (if spaces are still open).
The wide variety of information sent out through our Teen 
Our Teen Activity Group meets monthly to help plan teen programs, work on our teen literary magazine, and more! Share your ideas about what kind of programs and materials you would like to have at the library and help us make WTPL a place where teens want to be! New members welcome & snacks are always provided! Grades 6-12
teens@wtpl.org | 908.876.3596