Welcome to the new Teen Space at the Middletown Free Library!

We are so excited to welcome you to your own space at the new library. The Teen Space features lounge seating, a collaboration space and more. The Teen Space will be open to teens ages 11-18 Monday to Friday from 2pm-close and all day on the weekends. 

Now Available! Reserve time to use the Teen Collaboration Space!

Room for up to 6 people to sit and work on projects, watch a show together, study or hang out. 

​The space includes a Roku Smart TV, HDMI connection, whiteboard, dry erase markers and a Playstation3 with the following games available:

• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
• Mortal Combat vs. DC Universe
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
• Street Fighter IV

We now have a classic Wii with the following games:

• Super Mario Bros.
• Wii Sports
• MLB 2K11
• Tiger Woods PGA 12

Bring your own games or your own systems to play. Have a game you'd like us to provide? Let us know!

The space is reserved for TEENS ONLY (ages 12-19) except before 2:30 on school days.

TEEN SPACE RESERVATIONS

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Announcing our 4th Annual Teen Art Contest! Teens in grades 6 through 12 are invited to submit an original piece of art based on the Longwood Gardens #CommunityRead theme of "food is a connector of people." Complete details: http://www.delcolibraries.org/Teen-Art-Contest
        #DelcoLibraries          #TeenArtContest

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​Paying for College Without Going Broke
The Middletown Free Library is hosting "Paying for College Without Going Broke" on 3/23 at 7:00 p.m. Register in advance here: https://bit.ly/middletown323. This webinar focuses on exploring the complex world of need-based and merit-based financial aid. Parents and students will learn strategies for lowering their EFC (Expected Family Contribution), the new FAFSA rules, and tips for optimizing college admissions and scholarships.

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Check out this Google Doc for more info about the book we are currently reading and when we will be meeting!

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Coding Club
Select Mondays

If you know how to code, use the time & space to keep coding on your own, or get some feedback on your programs!

If you are new to coding, Mr. Jason will enter you into CS First w/ Google classroom and you'll be able to follow tutorials on your own to code. If you'd like to learn Python, he'll put you in the CMU CS Academy online classroom for you to follow tutorials on your own to code. Or, you can use code.org. He will also have occasional microbits, turing tumbles, and Edison robots available to use. Feel free to bring your own laptop/chromebook.
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Registration is required each week as space is limited! If you sign up and do not show up, you will be removed from future library programs.

Check our Programs ​Calendar for Upcoming Dates!

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Bloxels Video Game Design
Select Mondays

​Check our Programs Calendar for Dates!

We will use the app Bloxels to build our very own video games. From characters to scenes to power-ups, YOU design & make it! And, best of all, we'll play each other's games and give constructive feedback.
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Registration is required as space is limited. Only register kids that will be attending (not adults). If you sign up but don't show up, you will be removed from future MFL programs.

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Learn & Play
​Board Game Night
2nd Wednesday @ 6pm
​Ages 13+

Come in and learn how to play a Board Game. Each week Derek will select a board game and teach it to anyone that would like to come in and learn. The games selected will be a bit more complex than the usual games played at the Friday game meet up, and this event is targeted to kids 13+ and adults.

The space will be open for board gaming as well in case you would like to come in and play a different library collection game or one of your own.

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Are you a teen in need of volunteer hours?High School and Middle School students have the opportunity to volunteer at the Middletown Free Library monthly in the Teen Space. We typically meet the last Wednesday of each month 6-8pm. Volunteers can accrue service hours by helping to prepare materials for story times, book cataloging, graphic designing flyers, scavenger hunts, and other library-related projects. Contact Miss Libby for details: mflyouthservicesassistant@gmail.com or (610) 566-7828
Appropriate for ages 13-17.
Click the button below to subscribe to text messages to keep up with teen volunteer opportunities!

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Board Game Meet Up
​Fridays, 3-6pm

Every Friday from 3pm to 6pm, come and enjoy board games with Mr. Derek and others.  The club will meet in the collaboration space, which is located behind the circulation desk. 

Bring your own games, try out some of the library's games, earn the ones that Mr. Derek brings each week, or sample some of the game provided by our sponsor The Games Keep in West Chester.

The games played here range from Ticket to Ride, Catan, Carcassone, and more complex games.  This is not for younger kids, no Candyland; but is open to any child or adult interested in playing or learning a game.

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Check our Programs Calendar for Dates!

3D Printing Class
Ages 10+

Mr. Jason will lead small classes going over the basics of 3D printing. He'll encourage participants to follow the lessons in Tinkercad and design their own 3D objects and print them on our 3D printers.

Children (ages 10+) & Adults are welcome to register! Include the total number that will be participating.

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Open Maker Space Hours @ MFL Sundays, 2pm-4pm
Tuesdays, 4-6pm (tech focus)
​Wednesdays, 2-4pm (art focus)

Typically 3D Printing and simple Maker projects. Feel free to bring your own supplies to work on other projects! You'll have access to limited tools/tech/supplies. No one unsupervised under the age of 12. Registration is NOT required.
Drop in in our new Maker Space and have access to our 3D printers. Learn how they work and design objects on Tinkercad and submit .STL files to be printed. We charge $0.20/gram to cover the cost of PLA filament used.
Interested in submitting 3D files to be printed outside of Open Maker Space Hours? Check out our 3D Printing @ MFL page.

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POWER Teens provides online resources including full-text research e-resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and Chat with a Librarian.

You will need your library card to access resources in the Power Teens Library from home. 

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Teen Book Finder

The Teen Book Finder from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access the past three years' of YALSA's awards and lists.

Have an Android phone? Download the Android version now!
Have an iPod Touch or an iPhone? Download the iOS app now!

Not on a mobile device, visit the Teen Book Finder website to try it out and find your next great read. 

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