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Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
631-298-4134
PO Box 1437
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RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Sea Glass Jewelry Making for Teens
Sea Glass Jewelry Making for Teens
07/13/23 @ 4:00pm - 07/13/23 @ 5:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/13/2023 @ 11:00am Create your own sea glass jewelry pieces under the guidance of Robyn Romanoff, owner of RoRo's[…]
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Macrame Wall Hangings
Macrame Wall Hangings
07/10/23 @ 12:30pm - 07/10/23 @ 2:00pm Craft Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/10/2023 @ 12:30pm Come and hang with your peers while making a beautiful macrame wall hanging. Teens will learn[…]
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Skating at the American Legion
Skating at the American Legion
07/08/23 @ 12:00pm - 07/08/23 @ 2:00pm Off Site Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/07/2023 @ 9:00am Join us for another fun ride around the rinks in Greenport! Meet for an afternoon of skating with[…]
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Summer Reading for Teens
Summer Reading for Teens
06/26/23 @ 12:00am - 07/03/23 @ 12:00am Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/03/2023 @ 11:30pm This program is designed for teens age 12 to 18 to encourage life-long reading habits. Once you've earned 12 points (12 hours[…]
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Defensive Driving (National Point & Insurance Reduction Course)
Defensive Driving (National Point & Insurance Reduction Course)
06/24/23 @ 10:00am - 06/24/23 @ 4:00pm 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
06/20/23 @ 5:00pm - 06/20/23 @ 6:30pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 04/24/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/20/2023 @ 5:00pm
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/10/23 @ 10:30am - 06/10/23 @ 2:30pm 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 History Regents Review
Global History Regents Review
06/06/23 @ 5:30pm - 06/06/23 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 04/24/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/05/2023 @ 5:00pm
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Henna Tattoos for Teens
Henna Tattoos for Teens
07/27/23 @ 4:00pm - 07/27/23 @ 6:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/27/2023 @ 4:00pm Eakta Gandhi is back! Enjoy your beautiful and authentic temporary Henna tattoo on your hand.
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Chicken Fajita Penne Pasta for Teens
Chicken Fajita Penne Pasta for Teens
07/25/23 @ 4:00pm - 07/25/23 @ 5:00pm 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: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am[…]
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Retro Video Games on the Switch
Retro Video Games on the Switch
07/20/23 @ 1:00pm - 07/20/23 @ 2:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/20/2023 @ 2:00pm Come join your peers and play some retro video games. Snacks will be served!
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Clay Heart Charm Necklace
Clay Heart Charm Necklace
07/18/23 @ 11:00am - 07/18/23 @ 12:00pm Craft Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/17/2023 @ 11:00am Create a one of a kind heart necklace to give as a gift or keep for[…]
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Make Your Own Graffiti Art Logo
Make Your Own Graffiti Art Logo
07/17/23 @ 5:30pm - 07/17/23 @ 7:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/17/2023 @ 5:30pm Come join us for this exciting workshop where you will create your own stylized Graffiti Logo.
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INTRO TO COSPLAY @ Cutchogue New Suffolk Library
INTRO TO COSPLAY @ Cutchogue New Suffolk Library
07/14/23 @ 5:00pm - 07/14/23 @ 6:00pm Off Site Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/13/2023 @ 9:00am So you’ve seen pictures of Disney Princesses, superheroes, and Stormtroopers at various events and you ask yourself: What[…]
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Summer Splendor for Teens
Summer Splendor for Teens
07/14/23 @ 11:00am - 07/14/23 @ 12:00pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/26/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/14/2023 @ 11:00am Learn how to enjoy the outdoors with the use of aromatherapy and essential oils. We will[…]
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Living Environment Regents Review
Living Environment Regents Review
06/05/23 @ 5:00pm - 06/05/23 @ 6:30pm Meeting Room Mattituck-Laurel Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 04/24/2023 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/05/2023 @ 5:00pm
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Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
Boat America: A Boater Safety Course
06/03/23 @ 10:30am - 06/03/23 @ 2:30pm 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