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A Space Just for Tweens Ages 9-12!

The Lift is home to events and book displays for our tween-aged patrons, located by the elevator to the Loft in the Children's Department of Laman Library. Look for the big arrow, or ask folks at the Children's Desk!

Meet our tween afficionado, Drienne, as they lead fun activities like Tween Dungeons and Dragons, Pokémon Club, and Tween Crafts. Join us at on select Tuesdays and Thursdays for afternoon fun, then swing by on Friday mornings to pick up a weekend activity pack!

Events for Tweens This Month

Beyond the Lift: Trick-or-Treat in Argenta!

Put on your costume and get ready to play games, explore downtown Argenta, and get lots of candy! Fun for all ages.

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Spooks and Scares: Success!
Tweens Welcome!

Our Monthly Tween Routine

We've got tons of cool stuff for kids 9 to 12 year olds at The Lift! Here's the schedule for November.

  • Anime Club: Tuesday the 3rd at 4:30pm
    Dive into a new anime every month!
  • Pokemon Club: Tuesday the 10th at 4:30pm
    Learn to play the TCG Pokemon card game and make new friends!
  • Beginner Sewing Club: Thursday the 12th at 4:30pm
  • Tween Dungeons and Dragons: 
    Tuesday the 17th and Thursday the 19th at 4:30pm
    Roll and roleplay with other tweens during our monthly D&D games!
  • Activity and Craft Packs: All day on Fridays, excluding November 27th
    Stop by the library to pick up some self-guided fun for the weekend!
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A young library patron sews a rectangle of red felt with purple thread.
Tween programmer Drienne holding a bleach-painted piece of black cloth.

Meet Drienne!

A creative, an educator, a loud-mouthed poet, and an absolute silly goose, Drienne Thompson is the tween programming extraordinaire! Special interests include art history, Dungeons and Dragons, tiny crafts, anime, math, and Chinese food. Drienne lets their creativity truly shine in the Children's Department with monthly decor. When they aren't helping tweens find their new favorite read, they are leading an all-ages cooking program, Cooking Without a Kitchen. If you feel a mischievous energy at Laman Library, Drienne must be nearby.

Want to learn more? Email Drienne at dthompson@nlrlibrary.org!

Caught Having Fun!

Tween specialist Drienne stands in front of a wall adorned with oversized school supplies, including a large piece of notebook paper reading Let's Start This Year Off "Write"!.

Drienne-made Decor!

Library staff member Drienne watches a group of seated children make dinosaur dioramas while a movie plays on a television in front of them.

Dinosaur Party

Tween specialist Drienne sit with a tween at a wooden table covered in pink stamps used for block printing.

Block Printing

Tweens sitting at a table, wearing masks, painting with bleach on black shirts.

Bleach painting

A tween scratches at a black piece of paper to reveal a colorful design.

Scratch art

Tweens and families sit at a long table with paint and cups of water.

Painting

A child putting together a puzzle.

Puzzles

Drienne shows tweens how to splatter paint in the Laman Plaza.

Splatter painting

Colorful flowers on a black background, signed by Drienne.

Scratch Art

A tween holds up cardboard cutouts of a mysterious figure.

In the Makerspace

Tweens making bracelets with beads, cord, and scissors.

Beaded bracelets

Drienne demonstrating how to make a craft with paper.

Paper crafting

A tween paints the base of a paper tree.

Painting

A tween uses purple thread to sew red felt.

Hand sewing

Great Books for Tweens! Ask for More Recommendations from a Librarian

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