Teens

Tuesday, July 1 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Aptos
Room: The Betty Leonard Community Room

Come and play chess, one of the world’s oldest and most popular games, against other kids! One-hour meetings include 15 minutes of instruction by chess master Dana Mackenzie. For ages 6-18. We welcome all skill levels, but encourage beginners to at least learn the basic rules (how the pieces move) before coming the first time.

Note to parents: Chess is a great way for kids to build sportsmanship, concentration, and reasoning skills, while having a lot of fun!

Wednesday, July 2 (3:30 PM - 5:30 PM)
Location: Aptos
Room: The Betty Leonard Community Room

3:00 to 5:00

Learn how to craft, build, and survive in the world of Minecraft.edu.

Space is limited to 20 on a first-come basis. 

No advance registration.

Ages 8 to 18

Wednesday, July 2 (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Community Room

Are you looking for a fun and competitive challenge? Are you good at building stuff using Legos? Are you between the ages of 8 yrs to 12 yrs? 

If you answered yes to all these questions, then you are more than qualified to join our Lego Engineering Challenge! The Lego Engineering Challenge is a fun way for tweens to learn about basic engineering, teamwork, and leadership by completing various Lego projects. All Lego challenges are self paced. 

Wednesday, July 2 (6:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
Location: Branciforte
Room: Community Room

Celebrate 50 years of Santa Cruz Pride with a weekly screening of PRIDE, a six-part documentary series chronicling the fight for LGBTQ civil rights in America. All screenings take place on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the  Branciforte Branch Library. Light refreshments will be provided. 

This event is part of our Summer Reading Program, Color Our World and Pride Thursdays. 

Series Dates:

June 4 Episode 1 • 1950's: People Had Parties
June 11 Episode 2 • 1960's: Riots and Revolutions
June 18 Episode 3 • 1970's: The Vanguard of Struggle
June 25 Episode 4 • 1980's: Underground
July 2 Episode 5 • 1990's: The Culture Wars
July 9 Episode 6: • 2000's: Y2Gay

Thursday, July 3 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Felton
Room: Felton Community Room

Today we are learning how to make a relief!

A relief is a type of printmaking technique. (free-while supplies last)!

Make and explore STEAM possibilities at Felton Branch Library! 

Every week we will have a new project idea for you to build or explore. Projects will include Science, Arts & Crafts, including model building, and exploration of the environment around us.

Best for children 6+. Children under 6 yrs old will need an adult present to help them. Expect to get messy! The program will take place in the Felton Library Community Room and / or patio.