Teen

This festival of gaming will include console games, tabletop games, trading card games, and more. We'll have stations open for multiplayer games, tools for designing your own games and classic board games. You can even unlock achievements with gamer fuel to help you refresh at every save point. Cosplayers are welcome to bring their A-game, and trivia buffs better prepare for the biggest brain hacks ever! Stay gold and game on!

Join this supportive, informal group and take your writing to the next level. Learn how to bring characters to life, create engaging dialogue, or build an exciting world. Get a 1:1 consultation with the group leaders and hear about strategies for when you’re stuck. Bring pieces you're currently working on to get feedback from a peer group if you wish, or start something new. Author and writing teacher Margaret Nevinski and author Rebecca Lacko will share their expertise.

We are celebrating International Games Day at the Library. Join in with a game of life-size Candy Land, our fantastic selection of regular-sized board games and lots of fun activities. This program is open to all ages, with games for kids, teens, adults and everyone in between. Bring your Dungeons & Dragons campaign, a favorite tabletop game or try one of ours.

Practice making! Build your sewing skills on one of our sewing machines. Test your skill at 3D design using our laptops and 3D printer. Start out soldering simple circuits and create something awesome. We've got the tools and supplies, you bring the ideas.

Working on a novel? Want to hone your writing skills? Just enjoy writing exercises and getting creative with words? We'll be working on the written word every month at the Library.

Snacks generously provided by the Port Orchard Friends of the Library.

Explore your artistic side as we dabble in different art forms, from collage to oil painting, watercolors, sculpture, drawing and more. 

Snacks and supplies generously funded by the Port Orchard Friends of the Library.

As a part of our Tough Topics discussion series, join the Kitsap Teen Council from Planned Parenthood for a frank, peer-led conversation about birth control and sexually transmitted infections. 

Snacks generously provided by the Port Orchard Friends of the Library.

As a part of our Tough Topics discussion series, join us to talk about what's been on your mind. Would you like to discuss an issue that you've seen in our community? Are you just looking for a group that can understand where you're coming from and be kind listeners? Do you want to start creating change? Come to our open forum to start the ball rolling for this year's Tough Topics series. Snacks generously provided by the Port Orchard Friends of the Library.

Join TAB, a leadership group for teens to help shape the Library. Express your interests, develop leadership skills, help plan and implement special events and earn volunteer credit for school. Plus, there will be snacks. Grades 7-12.

Meet fun, fascinating people and immerse yourself in the exciting world of Anime. Engage in spirited discussions, learn about art and culture and bond with fellow "Otakus" all while watching a wide variety of Anime - from classic films to brand-new series'. Welcome to newcomers and veterans alike.