The APL has recently invested in some thrilling new board games and has been testing them in teen & tween programs with great feedback! The games are a mixture of traditional tabletop & strategy games along with others that get youth up and moving, acting out scenarios with uproarious results. For this reason, we have […]
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Calling all tech savvy teens and tweens!
The Attleboro Public Library has a new club starting up in October for tweens and teens who are interested in technology! The High Tech Club will meet once a month on a Thursday night, offering youth the opportunity to explore the library’s newly acquired tech toys. Thanks to a generous grant from the Rotary Club […]
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The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners starts their plea for families to embrace summer reading with, “Slides are fun, EXCEPT when they refer to learning loss. By the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated a two year lag in reading achievement.” The MBLC is challenging people across the Commonwealth […]
Video Club for Teens is BACK @ the APL!
The Video Club for teens which was so popular last summer is back! This year we are continuing our work connecting youth with their community through the creation of videos. Participants in the video club will research the featured agency or group, write interview questions, film the interview and then edit together the final product. […]