Teen Programs
Please visit the library or click on the Programming tab for dates, times, more information, & other special events like the Chocolate Challenge, Sign Language Classes, Theatre Performances, Costume Party, Pancake Palooza, ComicCon, Laser Tag events, and more. We also have ongoing programs such as Anime Club, Online Game Night, In-Person Game Night, Teen Story Share, In the Kitchen with Gina, and Teen SueChefs. Click an event on the Programming Calendar for more information.
Volunteering
If you’d like to volunteer at the library, click here to access our Volunteer Application. You can also pick up an application at the Circulation Desk, or talk to Gina if you have questions.
Volunteers can:
Shelve books, keep the library organized, help set up / take down for special events, help with children’s programs (if they are so inclined), and other special tasks. Please note, if you need volunteer hours for the high school civics class, the deadline to submit your volunteer application is October 15.
Games, Books & Computers
The teen center is equipped with four Alienware computers for teen use only. We also have an Xbox Kinect, Wii, GameCube, classic Nintendo, and a variety of video games, board games, & card games. Please see Miss Gina if you have any old games you’d like to donate to the library.
We have a wide variety of popular YA (Young Adult) materials, including fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels. If you have a recommendation for a book or series you think the library should have, please see Miss Gina.
See what Miss Gina is up to!
Teen 🎲 Game Nights
We have a Teen & Preteen Minecraft Server!
AHMFL has a 💬 Discord server just for teens!
Miss Gina reads to you!
Get in the kitchen with Miss Gina!
What's 🤷 Happening in Teen Programs?
Gina Vitale
Gina Vitale is the Teen Services Librarian and Collection Development Librarian, with a background in art and education. She graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, with a BA in Studio Art and an MS in Elementary Education K-6. After working as a preschool and kindergarten teacher for about five years, she earned an MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) at the University of Pittsburgh. She likes to read history, historical fiction, and dystopian novels, and also loves gardening, decorating, baking, walking, bird watching, family history, fashion, and working on art projects. Email Gina here: youth@ahmfl.org.
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