Teens


teens

Teen Programming & Services

Teen Scene

Looking for something to do after school? Make art, perform experiments, play games, and hang out with friends at the library!

Snacks will be provided!

Grades 6-12.

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Teen Scene: Movie Edition

Join us for an after-school movie with your friends! Movies will be voted on each month by the Teen Advisory Board and will be rated G or PG. The chosen movie will be shown on the big screen in the new program room.

Snacks will be provided!

Grades 6-12.

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Teen Book Club

Book Club shouldn’t feel like another homework assignment. That’s why there is no assigned book in Teen Book Club!

Read whatever you want, then join us to talk about it and hear what others have been reading!

Meets the last Tuesday of each month.

Teen Advisory Board

Do you have ideas for the Youth Department at the library? Projects you’d like to do, events you’d like to put on? TAB is the perfect place for you!

Your voice matters, and we want to hear what you have to say! Join TAB and be a part of making the library a great place for our community’s youth.

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Teen Subscription Bag

This passive program for teens happens seasonally.

Sign up and you’ll get a bag with a library book or two to check out, snacks, a couple crafts, and some surprise goodies!

Spring Bag Sign Up: February 20 – March 15
Spring Bag Pick Up: March 25

Teen Culinary Club

In this eight week course, 6th-12th graders will learn basic culinary skills and craft recipes in the library’s program room with our Adult & Teen Programming Librarian, Alisha Hughey.

At the end of eight weeks, club members will have a binder full of recipes and their own apron to take home!

Space for this program is very limited, and registration is required. Be sure to follow us on Facebook for open registration announcements!

Short Film Club

Write, edit, shoot, and screen your own short films!

You’ll get a chance to make movies with your friends, screen them, and receive feedback.

Meets biweekly on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:00 pm.



The library’s Young Adult area is set up with everything you need to relax and have fun after school! Play games on our gaming computers, grab a snack from the vending machine, and enjoy lounging in comfy chairs. We offer free Wi-Fi and tons of resources for your homework.

Click the icons below to gain access to these online resources!


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Yorktown Public Library
8920 West Adaline St.
Yorktown, IN 47396

Phone: 765-759-9723
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Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
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