Teens

The BFL Teen Room welcomes all young people ages 11 – 17. Designed with the help of a local Teen Advisory Board, this multipurpose area includes our Young Adult book collection, computers, and comfortable places to work and socialize.

 

Call for Artists

Call For Artists

~Do you draw, paint, sculpt, quilt, or do any kind of art or craft?  Are you 11-17?  Do you want your art framed and displayed in the YA Gallery of the Belfast Free Library?  If you do, please contact [email protected], or speak with a staff member on the second floor of the library!!  Get your art out there, because you are a genius and people deserve to see your work!!!

 

~November/December/January/February 2024-2025 ~

Upcoming Events for Teens 

Origami Club

Teens 11-17 are invited to join Origami Club. Each month we will be learning a new fold! Snacks provided.

Dates: September 16th, October 28th, and November 25th

Time: 4:00 to 5:00

Location: The Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library

 

 

 

Encaustic Painting

Belfast Youth Services invites you to learn a painting technique called encaustic painting, in which pigments are mixed with hot liquid wax. You will leave with your very own encaustic painting and a new found love of beeswax!

Dates: November 18th

Time: 4:00 to 5:30

Location: The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

 

 

 

Tarot Deck Group ~ Winter Sessions

Teens 11-17, come be part of our tarot deck making group!  You will choose your art style, and card fronts, and then start creation of your very own tarot deck! Tarot deck making takes a bit of time and we don't want to rush it!  This being said, Tarot Deck Group is an ongoing group!  

Please come and try it out!  You will find an inclusive group of teens who love making art and talking about tarot!!

Dates: December 3rd, January 14th, and February 4th

Time: 3:00 to 4:30

Location: The Conference Room of the Belfast Free Library

 

 

 

Teen Art Series

Session #1 ~Modernism ~

Learn a bit about modernism and then create a piece based on modernism!!

Session #2 ~Surrealism ~

We will be looking at some surrealist pieces and then painting our very own!!

Session #3 ~Street Art~

We will be looking at street art, and then crafting a piece for future use.

Dates: Session #1 ~ December 16th

              Session #2 ~ January 6th

              Session #3 ~ February 24th

Time: 3:00 to 5:00

Location: The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

 

 

 

Valentine Card Making Celebration

~Come and make Valentine Cards for someone.. anyone.. loved ones, postal workers, strangers, your pet, for leaving in a hidey-hole of a tree, for yourself.. especially for yourself!  All are welcome!  Come one, come all!  Supplies and awesome refreshments will be at your fingertips if you come!

Dates: February 10th

Time: 3:00 to 5:00

Location: The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

 

 

 

New Teen Books

Access free audiobooks and ebooks with your library card through Maine's Cloud Library.

At this time BFL patrons have free access to all of the great resources through Tumblebooks, too! These databases offer hundreds of interactive books that read to your child. More audiobooks are available through their AudioBookCloud. Check out the Tumblemath e-books database, too.

Questions? Need help with your library card or help accessing these resources? Call the library @ (207) 338-3884 ext. 26 or contact us by email.