Create your own Summer Learning Challenge this year!

All of the activities listed below have been created to help teens learn, create and share. Earn a point towards your Summer Learning Challenge for each activity you complete. 

Jul 16 9:30 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Northeast

Northeast Teaching Kitchen Teen Cooking Club

Ready to level up your cooking skills? In this hands-on teen culinary camp, participants will prep bold, flavorful kimchi on Day 1, then use it to create delicious kimchi fried rice on Day 2 while learning real kitchen skills in the Teaching Kitchen.

Event Type(s):

Lifeskills

Audience(s):

Teens (12-18 years)

Jul 15 9:30 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Northeast

Northeast Teaching Kitchen Teen Cooking Club

Ready to level up your cooking skills? In this hands-on teen culinary camp, participants will prep bold, flavorful kimchi on Day 1, then use it to create delicious kimchi fried rice on Day 2 while learning real kitchen skills in the Teaching Kitchen.

Event Type(s):

Lifeskills

Audience(s):

Teens (12-18 years)

Jun 18 9:30 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Northeast

Northeast Teaching Kitchen Teen Cooking Club

Learn to make pizza from scratch in this hands-on teen culinary camp! Participants will mix dough and prep toppings on Day 1, then shape, bake, and taste their pizzas and focaccia on Day 2 using tabletop pizza ovens in the Teaching Kitchen.

Event Type(s):

Lifeskills

Audience(s):

Teens (12-18 years)

Jun 17 9:30 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Northeast

Northeast Teaching Kitchen Teen Cooking Club

Learn to make pizza from scratch in this hands-on teen culinary camp! Participants will mix dough and prep toppings on Day 1, then shape, bake, and taste their pizzas and focaccia on Day 2 using tabletop pizza ovens in the Teaching Kitchen.

Event Type(s):

Lifeskills

Audience(s):

Teens (12-18 years)
Blog
Richland Library Main

You Too Can Code: Beginning Web Developer

  • Savannah G.
  • Monday, September 08
Fiero Code is a great way to begin building some beginner coding skills. Whether you're looking to learn a bit for yourself or for some after school activities ideas, Fiero Code has got a wide range of courses and pathways to choose from.
Blog
Richland Library Main

You Too Can Code: Beginning Game Developer

  • Savannah G.
  • Monday, August 25
Fiero Code is a great way to begin building some beginner coding skills. Whether you're looking to learn a bit for yourself or for some after school activities ideas, Fiero Code has got a wide range of courses and pathways to choose from.
Heartstopper. Vol. 01
Just Another Epic Love Poem
Staff Picks

LGBTeens: Queer YA Books

  • Sally T.
  • Wednesday, June 04
Celebrate Pride this June (and all year long) with these novels, graphic novels, and memoirs featuring queer and trans characters and creators.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Kids in Print 2025

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, May 28
Congratulations to the artists and authors featured in this year's edition of Kids in Print!
Blog
Richland Library Main

How to Make a Zine

  • Zita R.
  • Wednesday, March 18
You wanna make some art? Tell a story? Share your Poetry? Get into a community and the internet just isn't cutting it?Make a zine!
Database

Fiero Code

 Fiero Code is a learn-to-code software program designed for children, teens, and adults to learn multiple coding languages to build your own website, video game, app or animation.

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Alba Series. Book 1, Lost
Alba Series. Book 2, The Plan
Staff Picks

Level 1 Decodable Chapter Books: Alba Series

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, May 16
This 12-book series follows the adventures of the feisty and determined Anna. She uses her super-sleuthing and problem-solving skills to battle the mighty superbugs who threaten to destroy her father’s scientific work.
The Clam
Crabs!
Staff Picks

Level 1 Decodable Chapter Books: Magic Belt Series

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, May 16
Looking for action and adventure? The Magic Belt series follows Zak’s quest to save his grandfather’s life. He sets out on a magical quest to collect hidden gems that will unlock the cure for grandfather illness. Zak races against time as he hurdles through obstacle after obstacle.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Kids in Print 2023

  • Heather M.
  • Wednesday, April 26
Congratulations to the illustrators and writers featured in this year's edition of Kids in Print!
Blog
Richland Library Main

What's your resolution?

  • Adele C.
  • Tuesday, January 07
No matter what your resolutions are for the new year, we hope that the library can play a part in helping you achieve your goals.
Blog
Richland Library Main

A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, November 29
A perfect Fall activity to spice up your holiday; the art of corn husk doll making is steeped in tradition and fun for the whole family.
Blog
Richland Library Edgewood

Dinner Table Talks: Dear Martin

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn T.
  • Thursday, June 23
Dinner Table Talks create the opportunity for families to have important conversations centered around books. This conversation focuses on the New York Times bestselling YA novel, Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
Blog
Richland Library North Main

Native American Heritage Month

  • Zsuzsanna C.
  • Monday, November 07
There are 9.7 million Native Americans belonging to 562 federally recognized nations or tribes that live in the US, each with a unique history.
Blog
Richland Library Eastover

Texting via Haikus

  • Kimberly Jones
  • Tuesday, July 13
Let's explore Kwame Alexander's usage of Haikus to depict text messages in the novel in verse The Crossover.
Blog
Richland Library Northeast

Garden to Table: Summer Solstice Recipes

  • Caroline B.
  • Tuesday, July 20
Summer has arrived! Join us as we use common produce that can be found in WLTX’s Gandy’s Garden, and in any supermarket or your own garden. We created some easy, flavorful dishes in our Northeast Teaching Kitchen using ingredients that signal summer is here! We hope you have fun making these dishes at home!
This is Your Mind on Plants
A Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses
Staff Picks

Get Outdoors: Learn More About Plants

  • Ariel H.
  • Friday, June 11
Time to get outside and go on an adventure! Here are a list of books to help you explore your surroundings. Learn more about plants and even go on a foraging trip!
Blog
Richland Library Northeast

¡Que Rico!: Stuffed Honduran Pastelitos

  • Elisa D.
  • Friday, May 28
Bring the rich flavors of our community to life in your kitchen! Try our Stuffed Honduran Pastelitos—inspired by a recipe from one of our ¡Que Rico!: Community Cookbook contributors, Karin Cantarero.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Day of Silence: My Silence, My Story

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 23
The Day of Silence is an annual student-led demonstration meant to raise awareness of bullying and harassment directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.
Blog
Richland Library Edgewood

Dinner Table Talks: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn T.
  • Thursday, June 23
Dinner Table Talks create the opportunity for families to have important conversations centered around books. These discussions will build our capacity for talking about race and define our roles in fighting against both every day and systemic racism.
Blog
Richland Library Edgewood

#OwnVoices: Class Act

  • Taelor J.
  • Monday, August 07
New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft’s powerful Class Act.
Blog
Richland Library Edgewood

Read Woke Across America Week

  • Taelor J.
  • Friday, March 05
Let’s show out children a world where everyone does not look the same, worship the same, or even think the same—and that this is the beauty of the world. Let’s teach them that in spite of our differences, we’re more alike than different, and learning brings us closer together. Let’s join together and Read WOKE Across America!
Blog
Richland Library Main

iRead: Jason Reynolds

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, March 01
Jason Reynolds is an author and poet who grew up in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Inspired by Queen Latifah and the other rappers he listened to in his youth, he began writing poetry at the age of 9. In January 2020, Jason Reynolds was named as the Library of Congress’s national ambassador for young people’s literature, a position designed to encourage young people to develop an interest in reading.
Blog
Richland Library Edgewood

Stamped: Who Were They Really?

  • Taelor J.
  • Friday, March 05
The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Putting Research into Your Job Search

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, February 18
One of the problems facing first-time job seekers, or those contemplating a career change, is that they may have a general idea of the kind of work they’d like to do but lack detailed knowledge about what this work involves.
Blog
Richland Library North Main

Stamped: This is Not a History Book

  • Jocelyn T.
  • Monday, February 15
"This is not a history book...." There's so much packed in that one profound statement that Jason Reynolds reiterates at the beginning of Stamped: Antriracism, Racism, and You by Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
I Want More Pizza
Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?
Staff Picks

Budgeting and Money Saving Skills For Teens

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, February 12
Financial skills are key to taking control of your destiny. Money you save today could make a lasting difference in the future. Budgeting for personal goals are great habits to build. Adults may not like to admit it, but many of them wish they could turn back time and read up about this! The books listed below offer good advice for saving and budgeting. There are many digital books on money management available for instant checkout over on Hoopla.
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
Staff Picks

YA Book Recommendations for Black History Month

  • Kenyanah B.
  • Thursday, February 04
28 books that celebrate and explore black culture, communities, social dynamics, and identities. Find great Middle Grade #OwnVoices Black History Month Recommendations here.
Blog
Richland Library Main

iRead: Women Making History

  • Alison B.
    Heather M.
  • Monday, February 01
From Vice President Kamala Harris to Michaela Goade, the first BIPOC woman to win a Caldecott medal, these are just a few of the women making history in 2021. Discover unsung heroes and (good) troublemakers in these books and appreciate the impact that women have made.
Blog
Richland Library Eastover

#OwnVoices: Monday's Not Coming

  • Kimberly Jones
  • Thursday, June 23
Friends are like family. So, when your best friend goes missing what do you do. If you are anything like Claudia, you go looking for answers.