Teen Events
Teen Any Time Activity
Bardlibs (AKA Shakespeare Adlibs) | Teen Area
“To _____ or not to _____ that is the ______.” Fill in the blanks this month with our Teen Anytime Activity: BardLibs (aka Shakespeare MadLibs)! Located in the Teen Area throughout the month of April.
Teen Reading Challenge
Read more books in 2024! Join our Teen Reading Challenge and read at least one book a month throughout 2024. Each month will have a different theme to challenge you to read a variety of genres and topics. Track your books in the Beanstack Teen Reading Challenge to earn badges and enter to win prizes. Join the challenge at orem.beanstack.org.
Come to Teen Time on the second and fourth Fridays of the month to discuss the books you read and do fun activities and games based on that month’s theme. For grades 7–12.
Teen Time: Ready Player One
Friday, May 10 | 6 – 8 PM | Library Hall
Come escape reality for a night, and join us as we watch Ready Player One (PG-13, 2018, 2 hrs 20 min). Grades 7-12.
Teen Time: Teen Reading Challenge Party
Friday, June 29 | 5–8 PM | Library Hall
Join us for the midpoint celebration of the Teen Reading Challenge! Discuss the books you’ve read thus far, play some games, and then finish the night off with an epic round of hide-and-seek in the library. Dinner will be provided, but everyone is encouraged to bring a side or dessert to share. Meet in Library Hall at 5 PM. For grades 7–12.
Orem Teen Library Council
Want to help plan teen programs, get volunteer experience, and make friends at the library? The OTLC meets each month on the second Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the Sorenson Legacy Room. Applicants must be 12–18 years old. Contact Orem Library Outreach at 801-229-7042 or mmflinders-peay@orem.org for a volunteer application and for more information.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Are you a teen and an avid fan of fantasy role-playing games? Bring your dice and join the Orem Library’s Dungeons & Dragons Club to meet other players, create new characters, and embark on magical quests. D&D Club meets every third Thursday from 4–6 PM. For grades 7–12.
No DMs or tutorials provided. All experience levels welcome.
Tween Events
Tween Any Time Activity
Backyard Birds | North Wing Top Floor
Everyone knows that birds fly south for the winter. But some birds actually stay in Utah all year round! Come learn about some of these birds at the library! Look around the Children’s Top Floor for our informational posters and listen to the different bird calls.
Tween Scene
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG, 2023)
Tuesday, May 28 | 4 PM | Ashton Auditorium
Tweens are invited to come enjoy popcorn and mutant mayhem as Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, turtle brothers who have longed to be a part of the human world, come out of hiding and fight to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. For grades 3-6. Movie runtime: 1 hr 39 min.
