Corvallis Library Events for Teens

All teen events are offered at no cost for teens in middle and high school (6th-12th grade), unless otherwise noted. Please note dates and locations below.

Makers Club

The Makers Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis Library. Learn basic programming with open-source platforms such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi. This group is open to all ages. Makers also explore 3-D modeling and printing with the library's 3-D printer. Programming platforms and materials are provided. Makers are welcome to bring their own laptops if they'd like.

Teen Advisors

This is a teen leadership group that advises staff about library spaces, events, and materials for teens. Teens may apply to join by completing a Teen Advisor Membership Application. Applications are available at the library in the teen area and at the Youth Services desk. The group meets in the library board room (located in the basement) on the third Friday of each month from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Teen Takeover

This is an after-hours event for teens on the third Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Find us in the Main Meeting Room playing board games, making art, and watching movies during the school year. Materials and snacks are provided.

Teen Writers

Teens, write with us and meet our writing group leader! Teen Writers is for teens interested in creating new work and exploring new forms of writing. This group meets in Conference Room A (in the library basement) twice monthly on the first and third Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so pleased in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

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We aim to break down the barriers of entry into golf by teaching life skills through junior golf programming. Kids that participate will have between 1-2 official hours of programming each week to advance through the First Tee curriculum. ages 7-18

Since 1991 we have taught 4,000 youths the sport of Judo. The practice of judo promotes teamwork, leadership, and buildsself-confidence, self-discipline and self-esteem; it can also help prevent issues such as bullying. ages 7-17

Learn football basic skills through defensive and offensive, as well as social skills. Registration is from 8-12 a. m. this Sunday. All participants must be accompanied by a guardian. Participants should dress comfortably in athletic wear. ages 8-14

More than building great athletes, our week-long camps will help youth gain confidence and positive social skills. Well-trained coaches will encourage sportsmanship, good character and a healthier lifestyle. ages 9-16