Adulting 101 is a program at the Franklin Public Library targeted for teens between the ages of 12-18 and will provide useful tips and career options on a vast amount of topics. Each month will focus on a new theme and will hold several workshops, including informational presentations, outreach tours of businesses, and hands-on activities that coincide with the theme.
Participants can attend one of these workshops or all of them!
This program is free to attend & does not require a library card. Registration will need to be completed at the beginning of each month for the current theme.
April Teen Poetry Contest
The Oil City Library will once again be hosting an April Teen Poetry Contest! The theme this year is THRILLER, and the winner will receive a Stephen King pop figure! Any poetic format is welcome. Entries will be accepted until April 29th at the Oil City Library, and a winner will be selected the first week of May.
**If you do not want your entry to be displayed in the library or in our Newsletter, please let us know when submitting.
a book club just for teens.
Join us at the Oil City Library every other Thursday from 4-5PM for a teen book club. We’ll choose a genre, you’ll choose the book, and then every other week we’ll discuss what you think!
This is open for ages 12-18. If you have any questions, please contact oclteen@oilregionlibraries.org.
**This will begin the week of Feb. 2nd, 2023, and will be every other Thursday from that date.
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* LOFT is currently taking a break. Watch this page for updates about its status! *
WHAT IS THE VENANGO SPEAKS PODCAST?
The Venango Speaks Podcast is a show about people, places & things in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Incorporating discussions about recreation, business, volunteerism, revitalization, & community on the local level, the podcast aims to provide the surrounding area with engaging conversations featuring local youth, leaders & professionals.
The Venango Speaks Podcast was created by participants of the Leadership Venango Class of 2022. The class participants recorded the first 2 episodes of the show, then taught local teens how to record, edit & come up with topics for the continuation of the project. The podcast is now primarily conducted by teens in the local area.
If you are between the ages of 12-18 and are interested in having your voice heard while making a difference in your community, please join our podcast! We release one new episode a month about topics chosen by you and your peers.
Teen Reading Lounge
What is TRL?
Built on the belief that encouraging youth to choose creative programs based on their own interests is crucial to adolescent development, PA Humanities created an award-winning, unconventional approach to book clubs that offers a safe space for ages 12 to 18. The humanities naturally push young people to ask questions and share ideas, which are vital activities to discovering who they are, who they want to be, and their role in their community. Participants work together to co-create the reading list and design projects that connect themes in their selections to tangible action in their communities. With support from trained facilitators, they learn to hear from different perspectives and apply the questions from the readings to the world around them. Teens are proud to report on stronger interpersonal, communication, literacy, and critical-thinking skills and increased confidence thanks to Teen Reading Lounge. Learn more at https://pahumanities.org/initiative/teen-reading-lounge/.
More TRL is Coming Soon!
Our 2021-2022 cycle of Teen Reading Lounge at the Franklin Public Library is over, but more is coming soon! Receive the latest updates on TRL by following our social media, newsletter & website calendar to stay informed on future TRL program dates & registration info!
A Reading Challenge for grades 7-12
Diversity Before University presents 7th - 12th grade students with an opportunity to read books written by authors representing a wide range of diverse and important topics. This challenge was designed to help students gain a wider perspective about individuals that may differ from themselves before finding their place in society as an adult.
The reading list of eligible books can be found below.
Once you have completed 5 books and filled out our form with their summaries, an entry with your name and contact information will be added to our raffle for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
You may participate in this challenge each school year until the reading list is complete. You do not have to finish the entire reading list to participate. The more you read from the list, the more entries you will gain for our Amazon gift card. A winner will be selected at the end of every school year.
reading list
- The Wild Ones - Nafiza Azad
- The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
- Puddin' - Julie Murphy
- Survive the Dome - Kosoko Jackson
- Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi
- Like Other Girls - Britta Lundin
- No Way They Were Gay - Lee Wind
- Surrender Your Sons - Adam Sass
- Apple : Skin to the Core - Eric Gansworth
- Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds
- Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim
- Darius the Great is Not Okay - Adib Khorram
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask - Anton Treuer
- From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry - Paula Yoo
- We Are Not Free - Traci Chee
- The Kindred - Alechia Dow
- Burn Down Rise Up - Vincent Tirado
- The Keeper of Night - Kylie Lee Baker
- Kings Queens and In-Betweens - Tanya Boteju
- Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
- You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson
- Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas
- Wings of Ebony - J. Elle
- Hollow Fires - Samira Ahmed
- Ordinary Hazards - Nikki Grimes
- The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo
- Grown - Tiffany Jackson
- How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love With the Universe - Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
- American Sign Language For Beginners - Rochelle Barlow
- Fish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Iranian Love Stories - Jane Deuxard
- How to They/Them - Stuart Getty
- The Asperkid's Secret Book of Social Rules - Jennifer O'Toole
- Anything But Typical - Nora Baskin
- How We Roll - Natasha Friend
- Rosie Loves Jack - Mel Darbon
- Demystifying Disability - Emily Ladau
- The 57 Bus - Dashka Slater
- Dear Justyce - Nic Stone
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Erika Sanchez
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Saenz
- Brown Boy Nowhere - S. Briones Lim
- Between Bitter and Sweet - Laeken Kemp
- The Girl Beneath the Fire - Axie Oh
- Blood Scion - Deborah Falaye
- A Snake Falls to Earth - Darcie Little Badger
- The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon
- Once Upon a K-Prom - Kat Cho
- Skin of the Sea - Natasha Bowen
- Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the 90's to Now - Jeff Yang
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malindo Lo
- I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver
- The Meaning of Birds - Jaye Robin Brown
- Juliet Takes a Breath - Gabby Rivera
- Punching the Air - Ibi Anu Zoboi
- Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph White
- Run - John Lewis
- Stamped : Racism, Antiracism, and You - Jason Reynolds
- Asking For It - Louise O'Neill
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
- My Name is Jason. Mine Too - Jason Reynolds
- Dancing at the Pity Party - Tyler Feder
All books listed are available through your library. We fit as many books on this list as possible, but of course there are more! If you feel a book should be added, make your case, and we will consider adding it!