We strive to provide free, engaging programs for all ages in our community. Recently, we have expanded our young adult offerings to include weekly events for “tweens,” students in 4th through 8th grade.
Our tween programs in April range from a nerf battle in the library to karaoke to computer coding! To come up with these out-of-the-box ideas, we turn to the tweens themselves. Our tween advisory board, TWIST, meets monthly to discuss what kind of programs they would like to see at our library, and we do our best to bring their ideas to life. Not only do members of TWIST get to come up with fun, new programs, but also they earn volunteer service credit for being part of this group.
For this month’s patron spotlight, I’d like to introduce you to one of our current TWIST members, Alana. We hope you enjoy learning more about her and why she loves the library.
Name: Alana
How do you use the library? To check out books and go to tween events
What do you like most about visiting the library? Being able to check out any book I like! Everyone is nice, and there are fun activities.
Why is the library important to you? I can hang out with friends and make new friends and read any book I like for free.
What is your favorite book of all time? Any Mary Downing Hahn book
We hope to see some new tween faces at the library soon! For more information on joining TWIST, contact our young adult coordinator Logan at pettyl@ngrl.org.
-Lizzy, Children’s Coordinator