Howell Carnegie Library Events for Teens
Events Between 12-29-2025 and 01-28-2026
Sculpt a Sea Creature for Teens (grades 6-12)
December 29, 2025 03:00PM-04:15PM @ Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library (20 seats) Bring your imagination to life by crafting a colorful sea creature from polymer clay, with an instructor leading you through each stage of the process. We'll provide all the materials and step-by-step support you'll need in this event geared toward teens in grades 6-12. Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, December 15. This free event takes place during Howell Public Schools' holiday break. Please stay home if you are sick. Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 05, 2026 03:30PM-04:30PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Monday, January 5 and 12, 3:30-4:30pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Monday, December 22, 2025. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.
STEAM Club: Plucky Pinball (grades 3-6)
January 05, 2026 06:00PM-06:45PM @ Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library (20 seats) Our STEAM Club explores Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math principles for upper elementary students. This month, participants will will become inventors as they design and build their very own mini pinball machines using simple materials like cardboard, clothespins, and craft supplies. Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, December 22, 2025. Please stay home if you are sick.
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 12, 2026 03:30PM-04:30PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Monday, January 5 and 12, 3:30-4:30pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Monday, December 22, 2025. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.
Adaptive Literacy Class (ages 6-17 with developmental/neurological disabilities and parents/caregivers)
January 14, 2026 09:30AM-10:00AM @ Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library (15 seats) This free literacy class features rhymes, songs, stories, and a letter of the day for ages 6-17 with developmental and/or neurological disabilities and their caregivers. A visual schedule and timer, fidgets, and other adaptive tools will be on hand. Please feel free to bring your own as well. Parents/caregivers will participate with their child(ren). Registration is required and begins at 9am on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Please register the name of one person from each group/family who will be attending and indicate how many in your group/family plan to attend. View our Storytime Social Story here to get ready for your trip to the library. Please note: Today's class will feature:
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 15, 2026 03:30PM-04:30PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Thursday, January 15 and 22, 3:30-4:30pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Friday, January 2. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.
Middle School Madness: Glow-in-the-Dark Capture the Flag (grades 6-8)
January 16, 2026 03:30PM-06:00PM @ Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library (20 seats)
Love to have fun? Love to spend time with your friends? This is the place for you! Enjoy an exciting evening of luminescent games and activities in the library, including a big game of glow-in-the-dark Capture the Flag. There will also be lots of snacks and time to hang out with your friends. This event has limited space; registration is required and begins at 9am on Friday, January 2. Please note:
Laying the Tracks to the Civil Rights Movement: An Evening with Harriet Tubman
January 19, 2026 06:30PM-07:45PM @ Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library (70 seats) Join us for an exhilarating and informative living history experience as Millicent Sparks breathes life into one of the 19th century’s most celebrated figures: Harriet Tubman. Her portrayal blends accounts of special events in Tubman’s life with an acute sense of Tubman’s personal qualities—her emotional depth, profound spirituality, immense intelligence, extraordinary dignity, and astounding courage. Share an up close and personal evening with this heroic icon who demonstrated an unyielding and fearless resolve to obtain liberty and social justice for herself and others. Harriet Tubman's legacy is echoed in the words and spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Together with our partners, Livingston Diversity Council and Huron-Clinton Metroparks, we are delighted to share this special performance to celebrate MLK Day at the Howell Carnegie Library. Light refreshments will be served. Thank you to the Friends of the Howell Carnegie Library for sponsoring this event. Registration is optional and begins Monday, January 5, at 9 a.m. online, by phone, or in person at the Information Desk. Attendees may enter the building through the front doors on Grand River or the Clinton Street doors in the rear. The library will be closed when the program ends, so everyone must exit through the Clinton Street doors. This event is recommended for people aged 14 and older.
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 20, 2026 05:45PM-06:45PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Tuesday, January 20 and 27, 5:45-6:45pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Tuesday, January 6. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 22, 2026 03:30PM-04:30PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Thursday, January 15 and 22, 3:30-4:30pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Friday, January 2. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.
Teen Volunteer Session (ages 14-17)
January 27, 2026 05:45PM-06:45PM @ Youth Services Department (2 seats) Teens (ages 14-17) can earn volunteer hours and help support the library by assisting Youth Department staff with specific tasks such as using a die-cut machine to cut out shapes, cleaning toys, finding books, and more. This session runs Tuesday, January 20 and 27, 5:45-6:45pm. Please let library staff know if you need your hours tracked. Registration is required for this volunteer session and begins at 9am on Tuesday, January 6. Please register each teen individually. Please stay home if you are sick.