Attend teen programs at the library and earn raffle tickets that can be entered for chances to win amazing prizes in the Teen Summer Program.
Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Performances & 2024 Announcement
To see all the events happening at a library branch, you can visit the branch's page!
Make Tiny Art
Learn to Cook
Come in and make a mini masterpiece for our virtual tiny art show, featuring tiny paintings by teens all around Oakland!
Check out the art from Summer 2023 and Summer 2022!
No registration required, all teens welcome. All supplies will be included!
Tiny Art
Enjoy your Free Summer Lunch, then stick around to learn how to make your own amazing delicious food!
Kitchen on Fire instructors will share their delicious healthy recipes and techniques with you and give you a sample to try!
Note: all recipes will be vegetarian
Cooking
Get a Henna Tattoo
Make Your Own Jewelry
Get a Henna tattoo!
Learn about the ancient art of henna at the library this summer and get your own Henna tattoo with artist Rachel Palacios.
Henna tattoos are temporary, but can last up to 8-10 days.
Henna
Come on by and make your own jewelry with help from an artist from Rock Paper Scissors Collective.
All supplies are included and you get to take it home with you when you're done!
Jewelry
Take and Decorate Photos
Carve Your Own Rubber Stamp
Calling all teens! We need your skills to contribute to our Virtual Teen Tiny Photography Exhibit.
Come by, take an amazing photo with our great instant camera then decorate and embellish your photo however you'd like! We'll take a scan of your piece of art, and you get to take it home with you!
Photos will be featured in an online display starting in the fall!
Photos
An artist from Rock Paper Scissors Collective is coming to the library to show you how to carve your own rubber stamp.
Carve your stamp then stamp away!
All supplies are included and you get to take it home with you when you're done!
Rubber Stamp
Super Smash Bros Tournament
Make Your Own Terrarium
The library is having a Super Smash Bros Tournament and you're invited!
First and second place winners at each branch will win a prize and will get a chance to compete in the FINAL Tournament where they will battle it out against contestants from other libraries and try to win the grand prize!
Players must be ages 12-18.
Super Smash Bros Tournament
Teens - you're invited to join us at the library to make your very own adorable terrarium with help from a Rock Paper Scissors Collective artist.
All supplies are included, and you can take it home with you!
Terrarium
TURF Dancing
Take up room on the floor!
Learn the step-by-step foundation moves of TURF dancing with TURFinc!
