Summer Reading Challenge
The more you read,
the more chances you have to win!
Grab a Reading Tracker from our highly anticipated Summer Reading Kickoff Event with Nature Nick, or download one here!
Hand in your completed Teen Summer Reading Tracker to the Teen Room and receive a raffle ticket.
Receive a raffle ticket for every tracker you hand in and be entered for a chance to win prizes!
Call the Teen Room at 914-941-2416 ext. 336 for more information.
Summer Programming
Teen Gardening
June 19th, July 3rd, 17th, 24th & 31st, August 14th & 28th at 11:00am
Join us for this exciting outdoor program presented by The Greenburgh Nature Center.
A few of the many topics that will be covered are garden basics, care and safety guidelines, bees and pollinators, natural pest management , decomposition.and solar energy. Please include you email when registering.
Cupcake Decorating Contest
July 13th at 4:00pm
Join us for a classic Teen Room program: Cupcake Decorating. We’ll provide all treats for you to make something that will rival the best Cake Boss winners!
Tails & Tales Teen Trivia
July 14th at 7:00pm
Join us for this Summer Reading trivia event featuring categories of movies, music, books, and a whole lot more!
Teen Video Challenge
July 17th at 2:00pm
The Teen Video Challenge is an annual video contest that opl has won in the past.
The challenge is to create a public services announcement-type video that shows a unique interpretation of the 2021 CSLP slogan “Tails and Tales”.
Come help keep the winning tradition alive!
Mysterious World: Unexplained Creatures and Places: Bigfoot, Stonehenge and Pyramids of Giza.
July 21st at 4:00pm
Do alternate realities exist? Investigate strange creatures and supernatural phenomena. Students begin their study of “Cryptozoology,” the study of unknown animals and Fortean phenomena, any strange or unusual experiences or mysterious places. Professional psychic, cryptozoologist and magician Ron Cain discusses the connection between Wild Men of Folklore, the Wendigo, the real-life Hobbits of Indonesia, were beasts, and the three types of ape-like creatures: the Neanderthal, Bigfoot, and the Yeti. Other unusual land cryptids, such as the Mothman, El Chupacabra, the Flatwoods Monster, the Skunk Ape, and the Jersey Devil will also be highlighted. Students will learn about Out-Of-Place Animals (OOP), including Devil Monkeys and Alien Big Cats (ABC) like the Wampus Cat. Discover paranormal hot spots like the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, and learn about window areas and channels of earth energy called “ley lines.”
Friday Night Flix Summer Movie: Enchanted
July 23rd at 7:00pm
Join us for for the popular musical comedy, Enchanted.
Tie-Dye Saturday
July 24th at 2:00pm
Mysterious World: Unexplained Creatures and Places: Sea Monsters, Air Creatures and Easter Island.
July 28th at 4:00pm
Professional psychic, cryptozoologist and magician Ron Cain discusses hybrid monsters like the Michigan Dogman, the Goatman, and the Beast of Bray Road, as well as a variety of creatures of the air and water. Learn about flying humanoids, Batsquatch, Thunderbirds, Pterodactyls, Gargoyles, and Dragons. Sea and swamp monsters, such as the Kraken, Merfolk, the Loch Ness Monster, still-living dinosaurs like Mokele-Mbembe, the Lizard Man, and the Loveland Frogmen are included. Can creations of the mind and the Internet, such as Slender Man and the Rake, be real? You be the judge. The class will conclude with the magic of Easter Island, Japanese sea monsters, and the Jinx of Jonah.
Mysterious World: Unexplained Creatures and Places: Aliens, Trickster Spirits, Cursed Objects and the Bermuda Triangle
August 4th at 4:00pm
Join cryptozoologist, psychic and magician Ron Cain in his search for UFO’s, extraterrestrials, Men In Black, and Black-eyed Kids. Discover the Bigfoot-UFO connection. Examine the evidence concerning places of concentrated negative energy like the Bermuda Triangle, the Suicide Forest, the Alaskan Triangle, and the Devil’s Highway. Students learn about trickster animals and shape shifters and their role in “now-you-see it, now-you-don’t” phenomena. Shapeshifters like the Pukwudgie, little man of the woods and the Kushtaka, otter spirits of the great Northwest and Alaska, as well as harbingers of doom like the furry baboon-like creature the Nain Rouge will be discussed. Learn about cursed objects, such as the Crystal Skull of Doom, the Dybbuk Box, King Tut’s Tomb, Valentino’s ring, and the mummified remains of Otzi the Iceman. Learn the creepy truth about scientific experiments gone array like the Melon Heads of Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut. Explanations of cryptids and paranormal hot spots include, but are not limited to, undiscovered creatures or thought to be extinct dinosaurs, window areas or portals to other dimensions, malformed creatures or natural mutations, genetic or scientific experimentation, tulpas or thought forms, and interference by advanced civilizations or aliens. Students are encouraged to share own experiences.
Teen Library Olympics
August 7th at 2:00pm
Tails & Tales Teen Trivia
August 11th at 7:00pm
Join us for this Summer Reading trivia event featuring categories of movies, music, books, and a whole lot more!
Friday Night Flix Summer Movie: Jurassic Park
August 13th at 7:00pm
Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Ongoing Programs
Tuesdays
Math Tutoring
Need help with Math? Our phenomenal math tutors are here to help. For AMD and OHS students.
Fill out this Google Form to register.
Chess
Every Tuesday unless otherwise noted.
Learn to play or perfect your moves! Join us for some online board time with our awesome chess instructor, Kenaya!
Program will be happening virtually through Zoom.
Register for each session individually.
Wednesdays
YA Book Talks with Marie
The First Wednesday of Each Month at 4:00pm
Marie will be sharing what she is reading, what new releases she is excited about and news from the world of teen books on Instagram! (@ossiningpubliclibrary)
Thursdays
Magic the Gathering
Join game master, James as he guides you through the realms of Magic. Game will be played through Magic Arena. Download Magic Arena here.
To talk with other players in the game, go to James’ Discord Channel.
Math Tutoring
Need help with Math? Our phenomenal math tutors are here to help. For AMD and OHS students.
Saturdays
Take and Make!
Every Saturday unless otherwise noted
Our Take and Make Bags for Teens have been a smash hit! So we decided to continue this every Saturday morning! Our Take and Make bags will be available by the upper and lower level entrances. Get there early and get your hands on some of the coolest things the Teen Room has EVER done.
June 5th: Coil Stress Pot
June 12th: Juneteenth Jubilee Commemorative Stamp – Design and make your own stamp!
June 19th: Father’s Day Card
June 26th: Koi Fish – Watercolor Painting
Teen Advisory Board
Have an idea for a program? Want to see a particular book or movie in the library? Want to see the latest video games and systems in the Teen Room? Make your voice heard and come to the Teen Advisory Board where real change happens!