Wick or Treat
Tuesday, Sept 23, 3:30-5:30pm
Saluda Library

Adults and teens are invited to drop in during this two-hour session to craft a candle for spooky season! Try your hand at wax paint, transfer film, or pressed flowers to create your own autumnal motif.

Teen Scene
Alternating Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm
Columbus Library
6th-12th graders only!

August 27: Cupcake Challenge
Think your decorating skills are sweet? Choose your favorite book and decorate a cupcake inspired by it — characters, covers, scenes, or themes — it’s up to you! Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by August 20 to sign up.

Sept 10: Hang Out & Rubber Ducky Decorating
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and decorate rubber duckies with paint, glitter, accessories, and more. Whether you go cute, spooky, funny, or totally weird, your duck is yours to design!

Sept 24: Minute to Win It Mayhem
Can you beat the clock? Join us for a fast-paced frenzy of fun with wild one-minute challenges using everyday objects! Stack it, toss it, balance it — you’ll only have 60 seconds to complete each task. Come ready for laughter and chaos!

Oct 8: Hang Out & Animal Masks
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and create animal masks led by creative teen Dee Cullen. Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by October 1 to sign up.

Oct 22: Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Music BINGO
Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon with a spooky twist! Jam out to eerie tunes and Halloween hits while playing glow-in-the-dark BINGO under blacklights. Listen for creepy classics and guess the songs to mark your card. Costumes encouraged, prizes awarded, and glowing fun guaranteed!

Please note that adults other than library staff, volunteers, and presenters are not permitted to stay in the meeting room during teen programs.

Mario Kart Tournament
Monday, Sept 29
Columbus Library
K-5th graders @ 3:30pm
6th-12th graders @ 4:30pm

Registration is required – email jdickenson@polklibrary.org to sign up. Players are welcome to bring their own Nintendo Switch controllers. The winner
in each age group will get a trophy!

Teen Scene
Alternating Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm
Columbus Library
6th-12th graders only!

August 27: Cupcake Challenge
Think your decorating skills are sweet? Choose your favorite book and decorate a cupcake inspired by it — characters, covers, scenes, or themes — it’s up to you! Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by August 20 to sign up.

Sept 10: Hang Out & Rubber Ducky Decorating
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and decorate rubber duckies with paint, glitter, accessories, and more. Whether you go cute, spooky, funny, or totally weird, your duck is yours to design!

Sept 24: Minute to Win It Mayhem
Can you beat the clock? Join us for a fast-paced frenzy of fun with wild one-minute challenges using everyday objects! Stack it, toss it, balance it — you’ll only have 60 seconds to complete each task. Come ready for laughter and chaos!

Oct 8: Hang Out & Animal Masks
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and create animal masks led by creative teen Dee Cullen. Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by October 1 to sign up.

Oct 22: Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Music BINGO
Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon with a spooky twist! Jam out to eerie tunes and Halloween hits while playing glow-in-the-dark BINGO under blacklights. Listen for creepy classics and guess the songs to mark your card. Costumes encouraged, prizes awarded, and glowing fun guaranteed!

Please note that adults other than library staff, volunteers, and presenters are not permitted to stay in the meeting room during teen programs.

Teen Scene
Alternating Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm
Columbus Library
6th-12th graders only!

August 27: Cupcake Challenge
Think your decorating skills are sweet? Choose your favorite book and decorate a cupcake inspired by it — characters, covers, scenes, or themes — it’s up to you! Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by August 20 to sign up.

Sept 10: Hang Out & Rubber Ducky Decorating
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and decorate rubber duckies with paint, glitter, accessories, and more. Whether you go cute, spooky, funny, or totally weird, your duck is yours to design!

Sept 24: Minute to Win It Mayhem
Can you beat the clock? Join us for a fast-paced frenzy of fun with wild one-minute challenges using everyday objects! Stack it, toss it, balance it — you’ll only have 60 seconds to complete each task. Come ready for laughter and chaos!

Oct 8: Hang Out & Animal Masks
Relax with your friends, play video and board games, and eat snacks. We will also have an international snack taste test and create animal masks led by creative teen Dee Cullen. Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by October 1 to sign up.

Oct 22: Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Music BINGO
Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon with a spooky twist! Jam out to eerie tunes and Halloween hits while playing glow-in-the-dark BINGO under blacklights. Listen for creepy classics and guess the songs to mark your card. Costumes encouraged, prizes awarded, and glowing fun guaranteed!

Please note that adults other than library staff, volunteers, and presenters are not permitted to stay in the meeting room during teen programs.

Spooktacular Science
Thurs, Oct 30 @ 4pm
Columbus Library

Get ready for some frightfully fun science! In this hands-on STEM workshop with Zaniac, we’ll explore bubbling potions, creepy chemical reactions, invisible ink messages, and ghostly experiments that will amaze and delight. From foaming brews to secret writing, you’ll discover the science behind the spookiness! This program is for K-8th graders only. Space is limited and registration is required. Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org to sign up.