Neocubes and puzzle-palooza
Join us in the teen zone for fun puzzles and try out Neocubes- use them to learn engineering basics by replicating complex structures into two and three dimensional shapes. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 4/23/2012 at 3:00 PM: Independence Regional    Learn More

Giant Scrabble
Show us your big vocabulary on our giant scrabble board. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 4/13/2012 at 3:00 PM: ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center    Learn More

XBox 360 Kinect

Learn, Quest, Play: Gaming with Kinect
Teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking have never been so much fun. Join your peers to develop your skills and engage with the library on a whole new level. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 4/9/2012 at 3:00 PM: Beatties Ford Road    Learn More
• 4/23/2012 at 3:00 PM: Beatties Ford Road    Learn More
• 5/14/2012 at 3:00 PM: Beatties Ford Road    Learn More

Lego Mindstorms

Teen Tech Week: Build a Robot
Learn. Quest. Play. Celebrate Teen Tech Week and your inner geek at the Matthews Public Library! Build a Robot using Lego Mindstorms, race the robot around a track, and bring your best robotic designs to the drawing board. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 3/10/2012 at 2:00 PM: Matthews Learn More | Register Online

Lego Mindstorm Robotics
Teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking have never been so much fun. Join your peers to develop your skills and engage with the library on a whole new level using our Lego Mindstorm Robotics kit. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 4/3/2012 at 1:00 PM: Mountain Island Learn More | Registration begins 3/4/2012

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games
Prepare for the release of the Hunger Games movie with trivia, games, and challenges of skill, strategy and creativity. Costumes encouraged. May the odds be ever in your favor! Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 3/21/2012 at 5:30 PM: Mountain Island Learn More | Register Online

Hunger Games Challenge
Prepare for the release of the Hunger Games movie with trivia, games, and challenges of skill, strategy and creativity. Costumes encouraged. May the odds be ever in your favor! Audience: Teens (12-18), Family/Youth & Caregivers

• 3/22/2012 at 5:00 PM: Mint Hill Learn More | Register Online

The Hunger Games
Celebrate the release of the Hunger Games film at the Davidson Branch pre-party. Activities will include a costume contest, Cornucopia Challenge, trivia, door prizes and a Capitol Feast. May the odds be ever in your favor. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 3/23/2012 at 6:00 PM: Davidson Learn More

LOL: Literature Out Loud: The Hunger Games
During this month’s edition of LOL teens will get the chance to discuss the best selling title, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, and what they think about the movie. The first five teens to come will win a copy of one of the books in the trilogy Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 3/26/2012 at 6:30 PM: University City Regional Learn More

Teen Tech Week: Science Library
Celebrate Teen Tech Week by putting your science skills to the test. Replicate complex structures quickly and efficiently by working in groups using the Neocube. Compete against other teens to see who will be the reigning science wizard. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 3/6/2012 at 6:00 PM: University City Regional Learn More

XBox Kinect

Learn, Quest, Play: Gaming with Kinect
Looking for something to do on your day off from school? Teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking have never been so much fun. Join your peers to develop your skills and engage with the library. Be sure to register because there will be pizza Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 2/20/2012 at 12:00 PM: Beatties Ford Road Learn More | Registration begins 2/6/2012

Giant Chess
Show us your giant moves on our giant chess board. Audience: Teens (12-18)

• 2/17/2012 at 0:00 AM: ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center Learn More

Scrabble

• 1/28/2012 at 1:00 PM: North County Regional    Learn More