Teens Events

Help with projects around the library or that benefit local organizations. Have an idea for a project? Let us know!

Service club members will earn volunteer hours for their work and will be required to complete an application before their first meeting.

Leslie Goddard presents ten intriguing people from Illinois who changed the world, including Walt Disney, Ronald Reagan, Charles Walgreen, and others.

William Hazelgrove discusses his book Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair and how Chicago prepared for the next World’s Fair following the events of The Devil in the White City.

Join Wheaton residents and Lincoln re-enactors Max and Donna Daniels as they portray Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln at the White House right before they leave for Ford’s Theater in this one-act play.

Race to read 42 books by April 13th! Can’t make it all the way to 42? You can earn prizes for 5k, 10k, and 15k too! Sign up at our Reading Marathon kickoff on October 6th or pick up a form in the Teenspace any time after.

Get your zombie on with burns, bruises, and abrasions. Add some spice with lacerations and puncture wounds. Learn how to apply basic monsters and injuries of all kinds. Creative thinking is a plus! Find out how kitchen staples can add texture and interest to your monsters and injuries. Participants will leave with instructions to replicate makeups at home. Time to play will be included after the demonstrations!

Anette Isaacs discusses what daily life was like for ordinary citizens in 1930s Germany, how German people were oscillating between normality and terror, and how the Nazis were able to turn Germany into a brutal and horrific Dictatorship.

Create your space and earn volunteer hours. The Teen Advisory Group will be part of creating teen programs/activities and give input on books and materials purchased for teens. For more info check out our TAG page, www.wheatonlibrary.org/teens/TAG.
Grades 6-12

Help with projects around the library or that benefit local organizations. Have an idea for a project? Let us know!

Service club members will earn volunteer hours for their work and will be required to complete an application before their first meeting.

Grades K-adult
Help us celebrate International Games Week by playing some board games. Representatives from Fair Game in Downers Grove and Moore Toys and Gadgets in Wheaton will bring in games from everyone to enjoy.