225 programs. Camps, clubs and programs for teenagers, with dates and where to sign up.
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Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM · Free
Hawk Mountain returns to Exeter Community Library for an evening with live birds of prey. Visitors meet three live raptors up close and learn about the adaptations that help each bird hunt and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM · Free
The Don't Read This Book Club meets at Brandywine Community Library in Topton for an open discussion of one title at a time. The pick for this meeting is More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Read the…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 2:00 PM · Free
Builder's Club is a hands-on building challenge for kids and teens at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different activity, so builders get a new problem to work on every time the group…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a STEM session built around a marble run. Children and teens work with a kit provided by the library, putting together tracks, ramps and turns…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Wed, Sep 23 to Tue, Oct 27 · Free
Highway Safety Network Games is a teen program at the Reading Public Library's Main Library, held in the Teen Loft at 100 S 5th St in Reading. It brings road safety into an activity format that teens…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM · Free
Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Drop in, find the table set out with coloring supplies, pick a page and color for as long as you like.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 1:00 PM · Free
Bring your basic technology questions to the Brandywine Community Library and get one-on-one help. Library staff can walk you through smart phones, tablets, email and similar everyday tools, at…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · Free
Wernersville Public Library hosts a book club for young adults built around "Sunrise on the Reaping," the dystopian prequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The group talks through the book…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Educators from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center bring their traveling owl program to Mifflin Community Library, and they bring feathered coworkers with them. Visitors meet three species…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
The Robesonia Community Library hosts a Mario Kart session in the Borough Meeting Room. Players race together on the screen, and everyone is welcome to join in, whether they play often or are picking…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Novels at Night is a book discussion group hosted by Spring Township Library. Readers meet to talk about the group's current title, share what they thought of it, and hear what other people took from…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Sit and Stitch is a monthly gathering for people who like to work on handwork in good company. It meets at the Hamburg Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month, in the evening. Bring your…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
The Womelsdorf Community Library hosts a classic film screening on the fourth Friday of each month. Everyone watches together in the library, and popcorn is served. The group meets in the afternoon…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:30 AM · Free
Luna is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library, and the idea is simple: come and read to her. Bring a book you would like to read aloud, or pick one out at the library when you…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Free
Teens gather at Brandywine Community Library to play Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Game Master Morgan teaches players how the game works, so no experience is needed. Teamwork, though, is a must.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Free
Teens can head to the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library to play video games and compete against their friends on the library's Switch consoles. The program is for ages 13 to 17, and the…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:30 PM · Free
The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs alongside the…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 3:45 PM · Free
Voices is a program for LGBT youth looking for a safe space. It is co-hosted by the Robesonia Community Library and the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. The group meets at the library on South Brooke…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 PM · Free
Family Movie Night is a drop-in movie program at the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, at 1426 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. A film is shown on the big screen in the branch, and families…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Free
Miss Kellee leads this evening session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library for people who are new to backpacking. She covers what gear works best, how to handle food and eating on the trail, and…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:15 PM · Free
Tweens and teens are welcome at the Kutztown Community Library after school on Tuesdays for snacks, crafts, games, and a safe place to spend time with friends. Each week brings a different activity…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. Children and teens make their own maracas, a shaker instrument with deep roots in Latin…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 6:00 PM · Free
Artist trading cards are small artworks made at the size of a trading card, and people swap them with each other. At this session at the Robesonia Community Library, participants make cards carrying…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Wed, Sep 30, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a hands-on STEM program where kids and teens make Jumping Beans. Participants put the project together at the library and see how it works.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 30, 4:00 PM · Free
Make a craft inspired by the techniques of artists and crafters of Hispanic and Latino heritage. Projects are self-directed, so you work at your own pace rather than following a staff-led lesson.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 30, 6:00 PM · Free
Katelyn and Katie host an evening of sourdough swapping at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Bakers trade starters and recipes, talk shop with other sourdough bakers, and enjoy the baked goods…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Thu, Oct 1, 12:00 PM · Free
The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a Block Party Lunch for preschoolers. It follows right after Preschool Storytime, so families can stay on and keep the morning going. The library sets out…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Thu, Oct 1, 5:30 PM · $120 ($110 members)
Art Explorers looks at the lives and work of famous artists, both from the past and working today. Students learn about those artists and then make their own pieces inspired by what they have seen.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Oct 1, 6:00 PM · $30 donation includes all materials
Pick a football team and paint it on a 12 by 16 inch canvas. The team is outlined in detail for you, customized with the logo and helmet, and you can paint it however you like. Beginners are welcome…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Fri, Oct 2 to Fri, Oct 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this two-session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave a blanket basket: a large storage basket sized for blankets, afghans and throws. You learn basket weaving methods and build a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
This class at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library looks at healthy eating using the book Trim Healthy Wisdom as a guide. Each meeting covers tips, recipes and advice for making nutritious choices while…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Free
Rev. Steve Ohnsman leads a community conversation about homelessness in Berks County. The group looks at how serious the issue is here, why people become unhoused, and what a community can do in…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00
This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 6 · $60 ($50 members)
Make your own glass cabochons and turn them into wearable art. Students learn several techniques for building small glass pieces, explore different types of glass including eye catching dichroic…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Oct 6, 4:30 PM · Free
The Boone Area Library hosts a game club for teens in its Community Room. The main event is Hero Quest, a dungeon crawler board game led by Game Master Patrick Randall. Each meeting picks up with the…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Tue, Oct 6 to Tue, Oct 13 · Free
Children and teens can read out loud to a visiting therapy dog at the Wyomissing Public Library. Pick a spot in the library, choose a book, and settle in next to a furry friend. Petting the dog…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Oct 6, 5:00 PM · Free
Teen Club brings together young people ages 12 to 18 at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. It runs as a series of evening meetings, and each gathering has its own focus. One session…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Oct 6, 5:30 PM · $190 ($180 members)
Students combine different artistic processes and media to build up more complex works of art. Classes focus on the principles of design and on experimenting with a range of drawing and painting…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn