National Poetry Month is less than a week away! April 2026 will be the 30th anniversary of the first National Poetry Month. Are you a teen with something you want to express but can’t find the words? That’s alright, anyone can be a poet! ...
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March is Women’s History Month! Beginning as an unofficial week-long holiday in 1978 that coincided with International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on March 8th, National Women’s History Week became an official holiday in 1980 when President...
Black History Month celebrates more than history; it honors the real stories being told right now. We have books at DKPL by Black authors that tell authentic and relatable stories of Black teenagers. The teens in these books are not side...
Black History Month is not just about history, but a living celebration of continuing Black excellence. This excellence in writing for children and teens is celebrated with awards like the Coretta Scott King Award and the John Steptoe Award. ...
Earlier this week, the American Library Association awarded the the 2026 Michael L. Printz Award to the short story anthology Legendary Frybread Drive-in edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith . You may have heard of other book awards, but the Printz...
What books did you read in 2025? The Teen Services Staff read plenty of books and we chose our favorites. Not all the books we read were published in 2025, but they were all “new to us.” Why did we pick these books?...
The New Year is almost upon us, and before we all start making our resolutions for 2026, we'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for a wonderful 2025! Over 29,000 people attended more than 1,700 events here this year, with more than...
Know-vember is over and the New Year hasn’t yet arrived, but why not get a jump start on “New year, new you”? Over winter break, the library be hosting free, drop-in pop-up mentoring sessions for teens in grades 6-12 in the Teen Room with...
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