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Community service opportunities for teens to do at home or to be completed at the library via appointment.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Ocean Themed Cake Decorating for Teens
Ocean Themed Cake Decorating for Teens
07/14/22 @ 11:30am - 07/14/22 @ 12:30pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am[…]
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Boho Peace Wreath
Boho Peace Wreath
07/12/22 @ 3:30pm - 07/12/22 @ 5:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/12/2022 @ 3:30pm Channel your inner Woodstock with Judy Wilson! Bohemian style, locally harvested vines, colorful twines, ribbons and[…]
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/27/22 @ 6:00pm - 06/27/22 @ 8:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Program registration, special program admission, and program material fees are non-refundable, including where the program does not meet the expectations of the user. If the Library cancels the program,[…]
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Algebra II Regents Review
Algebra II Regents Review
06/21/22 @ 5:30pm - 06/21/22 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/10/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/21/2022 @ 5:30pm
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/20/22 @ 6:00pm - 06/20/22 @ 8:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Program registration, special program admission, and program material fees are non-refundable, including where the program does not meet the expectations of the user. If the Library cancels the program,[…]
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Global Regents Review
Global Regents Review
06/15/22 @ 5:30pm - 06/15/22 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/01/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/08/2022 @ 5:30pm
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Earth Science Regents Review
Earth Science Regents Review
06/14/22 @ 5:30pm - 06/14/22 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/10/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/14/2022 @ 5:30pm
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/13/22 @ 6:00pm - 06/13/22 @ 8:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Program registration, special program admission, and program material fees are non-refundable, including where the program does not meet the expectations of the user. If the Library cancels the program,[…]
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Faux Stained Glass for Teens
Faux Stained Glass for Teens
08/04/22 @ 4:00pm - 08/04/22 @ 5:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 08/04/2022 @ 4:00pm Teens are invited to create a fun faux stained glass creation with guidance from Melissa of[…]
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Summer Splendor and Aromatherapy for Teens
Summer Splendor and Aromatherapy for Teens
07/27/22 @ 4:00pm - 07/27/22 @ 5:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:01am Registration end: 07/27/2022 @ 3:00pm Learn how to enjoy the outdoors with the use of aromatherapy and essential oils. We will[…]
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Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons (No experience Necessary)
Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons (No experience Necessary)
07/25/22 @ 5:30pm - 07/25/22 @ 7:00pm Discord Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/25/2022 @ 5:30pm This program will introduce the game of D&D to patrons. They will learn the basics of D&D[…]
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Henna Tattoos forTeens
Henna Tattoos forTeens
07/21/22 @ 4:00pm - 07/21/22 @ 6:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/21/2022 @ 4:00pm
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Pet Portraits for Teens
Pet Portraits for Teens
07/19/22 @ 4:00pm - 07/19/22 @ 5:30pm Craft Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/20/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/19/2022 @ 4:00pm Help a shelter animal get adopted by painting them! Using paint & canvas We will paint[…]
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Sea Glass Jewelry Making for Teens
Sea Glass Jewelry Making for Teens
07/16/22 @ 1:00pm - 07/16/22 @ 2:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/27/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/16/2022 @ 1:00pm Create your own sea glass jewelry pieces under the guidance of the Robyn Romanoff, owner of[…]
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Global Regents Review
Global Regents Review
06/08/22 @ 5:30pm - 06/08/22 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/01/2022 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/08/2022 @ 5:30pm
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/06/22 @ 6:00pm - 06/06/22 @ 8:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Program registration, special program admission, and program material fees are non-refundable, including where the program does not meet the expectations of the user. If the Library cancels the program,[…]
ABOUT OUR TEEN SERVICES
“The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.” ― Ta-Nehisi Coates
Community Service Opportunities for Teens at Mattituck-Laurel Library
- Sending Smiles - Decorate postcards provided by the library with happy and positive messages for sick children in hospitals. The library will provide the postcards; however teens must have their own markers, colored pencils or crayons for this project. 1 hour of community service will be given for every 10 postcards that are completed and submitted.
- Braided Dog Toys - Use old t-shirts to create braided dog toys for local animal shelters. Please bring the completed dog toys to the library and we will drop them off at the shelter. We will use the honor system to determine how much time was spent completing this project.
- Letters to Veterans - Write 2 hand-written letters to our veterans to earn 1 hour of community service.
- Kindness Rocks - Decorate rocks with kind and positive messages to be placed around the library and in our rock garden. 1 hour of community service will be given for every 3 rocks that are decorated. See Sara if you need rocks.
- Bookmarks - Decorate bookmarks for our patrons to take at check out. Please be sure to use cardstock paper or construction paper for this project. The library can provide paper and templates for this project. 1 hour of community service will be given for every 12 bookmarks completed.
- Community Service Bingo - Pick up a community service bingo sheet at the reference department or call us and we can email it to you! Be sure to take a selfie of you doing each of the tasks marked off on the bingo board in any row, diagonal or column and tag us on our teen Instagram account @matt_teens. Then, follow our page. You will earn 1 hour of community service for completing these tasks.
- Follow Us - Follow our Facebook page under the name Mattituck Teens and our Instagram account @matt_teens for 1 hour of community service!
- Book Reviews - Write a book review of any YA novel in the library’s teen collection. Write one paragraph summarizing the book and one paragraph indicating whether you would recommend this book to a friend and why/why not.
- Cards for Seniors Use paper and markers or colored pencils to make the seniors at the senior center uplifting cards. Write a funny joke in the card or put positive quotes inside and draw bright, colorful pictures.
Regents Review Classes – Available to All Students Across the North Fork
Space is limited and these classes fill up quickly. If you are signed up and cannot make it, please call the host library in advance so that we can call other students on the waiting list who would like to attend. Registration is required at the host library, and begins May 20:
- Living Environment – Thursday, 6/11, 7:00-8:30 p.m. @ Southold Free Library (631-765-2077)
- Algebra I – Monday, 6/15, 7:00-8:30 p.m. @ Southold Free Library (631-765-2077)
- Earth Science – Tuesday, 6/16, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Global History – Thursday, 6/18, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Geometry – Monday, 6/22, 6:00-7:30 p.m., @ Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library (631-734-6360)
- Algebra II – Monday, 6/22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Chemistry – Tuesday, 6/23, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library (631-734-6360)
Attention Graduating Seniors! The Friends of the Mattituck-Laurel Library offer scholarships to teens who are graduating in the spring with plans to attend a college or university in the fall. Scholarship applications are available in the Teen Lounge and online HERE. Candidates must be a resident of Mattituck or Laurel and have demonstrated involvement with the library. Application deadline is April 13, 2019.
Mattituck-Laurel Library's Teen Services offers a selection of materials and programs designed especially for teens entering 7th through 12th grade. Our teen collection offers a selection of materials written especially for teens, including fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines. Our Teen Lounge provides comfortable seating for hanging out with friends or studying after school. Special teen-only programming is facilitated by our Teen Services Librarian, Marissa Timm. Marissa may be reached at (631) 298-4134, ext 113, and via email at marissa.timm@mattlibrary.org. Some of our most popular teen services include:
Mattituck-Laurel Library is a proud "Family Place" Library