2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Kids

Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty for Teens: 10 Tips to Overcome Anxiety, Fear, and Worry

Two psychologists help teens improve their awareness about how uncertainty can trigger feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and self-doubt, and provide 10 skill-based tips from CBT and ACT to encourage teens to take smart risks, stop avoiding, and be more flexible as they develop a tolerance of uncertainty and learn to take valued actions toward creating positive change in their lives and the larger world.

Create a Tiny Book

Join TAG volunteer Diksha for this fun craft! Available to Grades 6+.

Participants will learn how to create their own miniature books from scratch. We'll fold, cut, glue, and assemble paper into tiny books with covers that they can decorate or covers that can be of another book. This is perfect for jotting down notes, doodles, or mini stories. This hands-on activity will guide attendees through every step of the process!

Boogie Woogie Babies

Tuesday, January 28, 10:40

Please note: For January only, class is pushed back to start at 10:40.  We will resume the usual 10:30 class time in February.  Thank you for understanding!

Ms. Tiffany is back!  Boogie Woogie Babies is a 30-minute dance class for baby and their big person!  Recommended for ages 6 months to 3 years.

Join us to show off your moves and have some fun.  Grown-ups, yes, this counts as your cardio for the day!

Can I tell you about OCD?: A Guide for Friends, Family, and Professionals

Katie invites readers to learn about OCD from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is and how her obsessions and compulsions affect her daily life. This is an ideal, illustrated introduction to OCD for both young people and older readers. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support someone with the condition.

Rainbow Loom

Let's craft like it's 2012!  Kids in 1st grade and up can go (slightly) old school with the library's awesome teen volunteers and learn to make a simple rubber band bracelet on their fingers or using some of the Rainbow Loom tools.

Think Pawsitive Workshop for Kids

Families with children in 1st grade and up are invited to this special workshop presented by Kathy DiMario, a psychology instructor and counselor who developed Think Pawsitive: Posha’s Superpower Toolbox, a social-emotional learning (SEL) tool that combines cognitive psychology and self-esteem principles to help children build resilience and manage negative thoughts.

Pokémon Club

Attention Pokémon fans, grades 3 - 8!

Come join TAG volunteer Lilian for card trading, games, and more!

No registration required. Saturday, January 25, 1 - 2 PM in the YS Programming Room.