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Jones Library Teen Space

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03/16/2026

🎨 🖌️🦫
Still Life Drawing Beavers:
an early release teen art hang!

Friday 3/27, 2-3:30pm
Jones Library Program Room
for grades 6-12

Join us for an early release day Teen Art Hang! We'll be meeting from 2-3:30pm and this time, in honor of Beaverland (the 2026 On the Same Page book), we'll be enjoying some snacks and using watercolors to capture the essence of the industrious beaver.

Stay afterwards to play some games at our regularly scheduled Teen Lounge (3:30-5pm)!

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Jones Libraries

03/13/2026

Words Together:
a 3-week poetry/video workshop
Saturdays, 3-4:30pm
March 28, April 4 & April 11
for ages 10 to 18

Join us in this 3-week series to create a short video illustrating a favorite poem. We’ll discuss rhythm and imagery, write some of our own poetry, and then use video editing and audio narration to bring a poem to life!

Spaces limited! register at:
joneslibrary.org/WordsTogether

This is a collaboration between Amherst College Poetry Club, Amherst Media, and the Jones Library.

03/02/2026

Construction Diaries:
Jones Library Building Project
Episode 10: Teen Services & Friends of the Jones Libraries

Want to see more of the Construction Diaries? Visit the Friends page on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

02/24/2026

Heads up -- This has been postponed due to some snow delays. More info soon!

02/20/2026

UPDATE: Today’s Teen Lounge is cancelled. The library is closing early at 3pm due to snow

02/09/2026

📣Hey local college students!!📣
Are you looking for a way to be involved in the Amherst community?

Jones Library’s Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Committee seeks a college student member to serve on our board and attend monthly meetings.

What is JEDI ?
JEDI is a subcommittee of the Jones Library Board of Trustees. JEDI guides initiatives to help reach the stated goal for Amherst Public Libraries to ...
"be a community hub to a diverse population of Amherst residents, where books are celebrated, and all members of the community can enhance their educational, cultural, and lifelong learning pursuits."

What does JEDI do?
> Promote inclusion and belonging for all community members
> Proactive outreach to underserved members of the community
> Raise awareness of the wide variety of free programs & services the library offers to everyone in the community

JEDI action areas include: library collections, programming, exhibitions, staff development & community outreach

Are you our ideal candidate?
> A college student who loves libraries and is eager to further the library’s commitment to the 5 Pillars of Belonging: welcomed, known, included, supported & connected
> Attend monthly committee meetings via Zoom (once or twice per year in person)
> Serve on task-based subcommittees to carry out agreed-upon projects
> Make a 1-year commitment to JEDI (2 years preferred)

📝 How Do I Apply?
> Submit a one-page letter of interest to: [email protected]
> Applicants will be interviewed by the Library Director & JEDI Committee Chair
> Selected candidate will receive a $50 stipend per participating month

♥️Libraries are for everyone!♥️

02/03/2026

In-Person D&D for Teens!

Sign up for one of our winter one-shots!

Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Feb 11 & Feb 18
@ Bangs Community Center
for grades 6-8

No experience required!

** To register, please visit:
joneslibrary.org/teenprograms

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Jones Libraries

01/30/2026

On Monday, the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced. Congratulations to all the winners and honored!

Have you read any of these? Which was your favorite? Anything you're super excited to see recognized? Anything that you think got skipped over?

Ask library staff if you need any help placing holds on these!

🏆📚♥️

01/13/2026

Black Lives Matter Book of the Week:
"My Perfect Family" written by Khadijah VanBrakle ( )

Sixteen-year-old Leena has always wished for a big family… but when she discovers she has a Muslim grandfather and aunt she never knew, she learns that family comes with tangled histories she may not be able to heal. My Perfect Family is a warm, funny, and poignant contemporary young adult story that centers the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, and one that explores what it means to be a Black Muslim woman in America with frankness, humor, and insight. A thoughtful examination of the intersection between gender and religion, Khadijah VanBrakle's sophomore novel is a heartfelt tale of forging your own path - while loving those who stay by your side.

"VanBrakle realistically shows how religion can alienate, separate, and unite people. . . . An engrossing, emotionally rich meditation on faith, family, and the courage it takes to create your own story."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

01/06/2026

Teen Lounge is back starting next Friday, January 23!

Heads up! We're switching locations again. Instead of meeting at the Bangs Community Center, we'll be meeting in the program room at the temporary location of Jones Library at 101 University Drive (next to the post office and Big Y shopping center).

Drop by after school on (most) Friday afternoons for ... Nintendo Switch! Crafts! Games! And good times!

Teen Lounge
most Fridays
3:30-5 PM
for ages 11-18
@ Jones Library Program Room (101 University Drive)

For more info: [email protected]

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Jones Libraries!

12/15/2025

😸😺😻😾
Painting Cats 😸🖌️❤️
Friday, January 2nd, 2-4 PM
Jones Library Program Room
for ages 11-18

We’ll have materials available to create some cat-inspired art! Any extra cat art created will be used to decorate the YA space!

Drop in anytime! No registration required!

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Jones Libraries.

12/08/2025

Your 2025 JonesLibTeens Wrapped Is Here!
You read. We counted. Let’s go!

Your Top YA Graphic:
1) Coral’s Reef
2) Girlmode
3) Please Be My Star
4) Woe: a Housecat’s story of despair
5) Heartstopper
6) Cursed Princess Club
7) Two Tails
8) Off Menu
9) The Princess & the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
10) Your Letter

Your Top YA Manga:
1) Delicious in Dungeon
2) One Piece
3) Jujutsu Kaisen
4) Spy x Family
5) Assassination Classroom
6) Blue Lock
7) Solo Leveling
8) Demon Slayer
9) My Hero Academia
10) Blue Box

Your Top YA Fiction:
1) Six of crows
2) Shadow and bone
3) A good girl's guide to murder
4) Crown of midnight
5) Throne of glass
6) A court of thorn and roses
7) The book thief
8) The cruel prince
9) A court of mist and fury
10) Golden compass

Your Top YA Nonfiction:
1) Dungeon Master’s Guide
2) Incredible Story of Cooking
3) Monster Manual
4) Player’s Handbook
5) Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice
6) Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
7) Houses with a Story
8) All Boys Aren’t Blue
9) Seriously Happy
10) A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants

Your reading age:
YOUNG ADULT

Thanks for reading with us in 2025!

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43 Amity Street
Amherst, MA
01002

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 5:15pm
Tuesday	9am - 8:15pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:15pm
Thursday	9am - 8:15pm
Friday	9am - 5:15pm
Saturday	9am - 5:15pm

Telephone

+14132593091

Website

http://www.joneslibrary.org/teens

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