Saturday July 11th          11:00am-12:00pm          Smart Money Starts Young: Raising Financially Confident Tweens and Teens 

Preparing for adulthood starts with the decisions made today. This interactive session helps tweens, teens, and parents explore how everyday choices, habits, and outside influences shape future financial confidence and independence. Participants will gain practical strategies and real-world tools to help young people build healthy money habits, make thoughtful financial choices, and create a strong foundation for lifelong financial success. Taught by Certified Financial Education Instructor Donna Cirillo. Parents/Guardians are welcome to join their teens and tweens for this program.

Thursday July 16th          7:00-8:00pm          Smart Spending, Saving & Budgeting Decisions for Tweens and Teens

Tweens and teens make money decisions every day, from spending on entertainment and trends to saving for future goals. This interactive session introduces practical strategies for earning, budgeting, saving, and spending wisely in a relatable and engaging way. Participants will learn decision-making strategies to manage money confidently, avoid common financial pitfalls, and develop smart financial behaviors that support long-term success.  Taught by Certified Financial Education Instructor Donna Cirillo.

Tuesday July 21st         7:00-8:00pm          Smart Decisions for the Future: Foundations for Financial Success for Tweens and Teens

As tweens and teens prepare for greater independence, understanding long-term financial decision-making becomes increasingly important. This interactive session introduces foundational concepts such as borrowing, debt, and simple wealth-building habits while helping students connect today’s financial behaviors to future opportunities. Participants will leave with practical tools to make smarter financial decisions, build confidence with money, and begin creating a strong financial foundation for the future. Taught by Certified Financial Education Instructor Donna Cirillo.

Register here by date, starting June 16th

Register here, by date: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/events/month?age_groups%5B3%5D=3

• Sunday May 24th, 2:00-3:30pm: Nintendo Switch 2 Tournament
• Sunday June 28th, 3:00-4:00pm: Trivia
• Saturday July 18th, 6:00-7:30pm (Middle Schoolers), 8:30-10:00pm (High Schoolers): After Hours: Laser Tag at the Library
• Monday July 20th, 5:00-6:00pm: Music Bingo
• Saturday July 25th, 2:00-3:30pm: Nintendo Switch 2 Tournament
• Sunday July 26th, 11:00am-12:00pm: Trivia
• Monday August 10th, 4:00-5:00pm: Trivia
• Saturday August 15th, 2:00-3:30pm: Nintendo Switch 2 Tournament
• Wednesday August 19th, 5:00-6:00pm: Uno Battle
• Friday August 21st-Sunday August 23rd, various times: Escape the Library: The Archives (escape room experience)

In order to assemble a group of transcribers who can do truly beneficial work deciphering these historical documents, interested teens and tweens (grades 6-12) will be required to take a Transcribing Test at the Library, prior to being added to the roster of Teen Transcribers.  Tests will be scheduled on an as needed basis; there will be several more opportunities to take the Test if you cannot make the first available date.  The Test will take about 1 hour and consist of 6 excerpts of different handwriting and typeface that represent the contents of the majority of the documents Teen Transcribers would be working with.  Teens and tweens who can transcribe the texts with an accuracy rate of 80% or more will qualify to join the Teen Transcribers team!  Test takers will earn 1 hour of community service credit for taking the Transcribing Test, even if they do not qualify to become Teen Transcribers.

Teen Transcribers will be scheduled to come into the Library on an as needed basis, for up to 3 hours at a time.  They will work on PDF photocopies of original historical documents, transcribing them into searchable documents on our computers in the Tech Center.  Transcribing sessions will be scheduled based on the availability of the Library Staff involved in this project and will vary in days of the week and times.  Teen Transcribers will be emailed dates and times for Transcribing sessions, as they are scheduled. Teen Transcribers will earn community service credit for their efforts.

This opportunity to be a part of preserving history will last as long as it is needed; once everything we are archiving is transcribed, the library will retire the team, with endless thanks for their hard work!

Interested?  Email Teen & Tween Services Department Head Librarian Emily Ostrander to request dates and times of the Transcribing Test sessions!  emily@emmaclark.org

CLICK HERE to Register by Date

Upcoming Showings:

Friday May 29th, 6:00-8:00pm: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (rated PG-13)

Friday June 12th, 6:00-8:00pm: Knives Out (rated PG-13)

Wednesday July 15th, 5:30-8:30pm: Hamilton (rated PG-13)

Weds August 12th, 6:00-8:15pm: Jaws (rated 1970s PG)

Sneak Peek of More 2026 Movies:

The next Escape the Library will be The Archives, coming to you August 2026!

If you wanna be a good archaeologist, you gotta get out of the library! ~Indiana Jones

You find yourself locked in an archeologist’s archives with mysterious, possibly cursed, artifacts.  You must escape before the sands of time run out!  Work together with fellow explorers to solve the puzzles and find your way to safety.  Please only sign up for one session of this Escape Game.

Registration opens July 14th; please register by date: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/events/month

Please register for an age-appropriate timeslot.

Friday August 21st:

• 6:30-7:15pm (Teens and Tweens)
• 7:45-8:30pm (Adults)

Saturday August 22nd:

• 10:00-10:45am (Adults)
• 11:15am-12:00pm (Teens and Tweens)
• 12:30-1:15pm (Family, younger attendees MUST be entering grades 6 and up)
• 1:45-2:30pm (Adults)
• 3:00-3:45pm (Teens and Tweens)

Sun August 23rd:

• 11:00-11:45am (Family, younger attendees MUST be entering grades 6 and up)
• 12:15-1:00pm (Adults)
• 1:30-2:15pm (Teens and Tweens)
• 2:45-3:30pm (Family, younger attendees MUST be entering grades 6 and up)

Upcoming Tournaments:

Sunday May 24, 2026, 2:00-3:30pm

Saturday July 25, 2026, 2:00-3:30pm

Saturday August 15, 2026, 2:00-3:30pm

Register Here by Date: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/events/month?age_groups%5B3%5D=3

Upcoming Programs:

Safe Driving Field Trip to Safety Town, Wednesday July 22nd, 5:00-7:30pm

Are you already driving, or getting ready to get on the roads soon?  Take a trip to Safety Town with the Library!  Brookhaven’s Safety Town is a replica of a miniature village with an indoor educational facility. Program participants will receive classroom instruction on traffic safety, followed by hands-on experiences using miniature electric vehicles, driving through Safety Town first without any impediments, then with various distractions such as “drunk goggles,” and “texting tests.” Parents play an integral part in this program, and must remain with their teens for the duration of the program.  Teens & Tweens Dept Staff will be in attendance to assist as needed.

Register here, starting June 16th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/adulting-high-schoolers-safe-driving-field-trip-safety-town-52317

Past Adulting for High Schoolers Programs:

Intro to College Admissions

Money Decisions for Teens

Resume Workshop

The Road to College

Safe Driving

Say Yes to the College Essay