Activities & programs for teens in Berks County

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Kids for Kids Drama Club

Kids for Kids Drama Club

Thu, Sep 17 to Thu, Sep 24 · Free

The Kids for Kids Drama Club meets at Robesonia Community Library for young people who want to try theater. The club is run by kids, for kids, so members take the lead in what the group does…

Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia

  • Kids
  • Teens
Meet the Author: Book Talk With José Martinez

Meet the Author: Book Talk With José Martinez

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 3:00 PM · Free

WFMZ journalist, anchor and reporter José Martinez visits the Exeter Community Library to talk about his book. He will read a short excerpt and discuss identity, belonging and the immortal…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Pokemon Club

Pokemon Club

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 3:30 PM · Free

Pokemon Club brings kids and teens together at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton to play and talk about Pokemon. Newcomers are welcome: if you have never played, you can come and find out…

Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton

  • Kids
  • Teens
Fiber Studio: Teen Handicrafts at Reading Public Library

Fiber Studio: Teen Handicrafts at Reading Public Library

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:00 PM · Free

Fiber Studio is a drop-in style craft series for teens in the Teen Loft at the Main Library in Reading. Participants try a variety of handicrafts, including knitting, card making and cross stitch…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Teens
Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:00 PM · Free

Knit, Crochet and Craft is a friendly club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library where people come to relax, chat and work on handwork together. Bring a project of your own, or join the group and…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Pokemon Club

Pokemon Club

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:30 PM · Free

Pokemon Club brings card players together at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch on Schuylkill Ave in Reading. Players trade cards with each other and battle. If you have never played…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Bowl Turning: Session A

Bowl Turning: Session A

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Trixie the Therapy Dog: Reading Visits at Mifflin Library

Trixie the Therapy Dog: Reading Visits at Mifflin Library

Thu, Sep 17 to Thu, Oct 1 · Free

Trixie is a therapy dog who comes to Mifflin Community Library so people can read aloud to her. Readers settle in with a book and read to a calm, patient listener, which can be an easy way to build…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Stretch & Flow with Maddie Hertzog

Stretch & Flow with Maddie Hertzog

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 PM · Suitable for all levels; $15 class fee

Stretch & Flow is a weekly yoga practice led by Maddie Hertzog at the Wyomissing Public Library. The hour of movement is built around balance, strength and a calm mind, with stretching and flowing…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Seniors
  • Adults
  • Teens
American Red Cross Certifications

American Red Cross Certifications

Sep 18 to Sep 20 · Member $300.00, Non-Member $340.00 · Register by Dec 1

The Reading YMCA runs American Red Cross certification courses, including Lifeguard Certification. The course teaches entry level participants how to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Dance Without Limits: Autism

Dance Without Limits: Autism

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 4:00 PM · $140 per semester, or 4 payments of $35

A sensory-friendly dance class at Yocum Institute for Arts Education for dancers ages 8 to 14, built around a structured and supportive setting where each student can work at their own pace. Through…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
Dance Without Limits: Multiple Disabilities

Dance Without Limits: Multiple Disabilities

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 5:00 PM · $140 per semester, or 4 payments of $35

This adaptive dance class gives dancers with multiple disabilities a supportive place to move, create, and succeed. Through music, movement, and sensory-rich activities, students work on creative…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
Friday Night Bingo at Mohnton Memorial Park

Friday Night Bingo at Mohnton Memorial Park

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Free

Mifflin Community Library hosts Friday Night Bingo outdoors at Mohnton Memorial Park in Mohnton. Come out, play a few rounds and try your luck. The games run on Friday evenings as a series, so there…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Mohnton

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session A

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session A

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When you finish, you pick a glaze from…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Video Game Night

Video Game Night

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Free

Video Game Night at the Sinking Spring Public Library is an evening for high school and college age gamers to play together. Titles on hand include Mario Kart, TMNT, Smash Bros. and Overcooked, with…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
  • Teens
Fall 5v5 League

Fall 5v5 League

Sep 19 to Nov 7 · $200/player (includes team t-shirt/uniform and PIAA referee fees)

The Fall 5v5 League is youth basketball for boys and girls ages 9 to 11, offered by Superdome Sports School of Hoops at Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex. Games are played on Saturdays. The…

Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Learn about the Lenape

Learn about the Lenape

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free

Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…

Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Nature Journaling at Hopewell Furnace

Nature Journaling at Hopewell Furnace

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free

A ranger leads this nature journaling session at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. You take a short walk, get brief instruction, then try simple journaling techniques: noticing what is around…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Nature Walk with Indian Run Environmental Education Center

Nature Walk with Indian Run Environmental Education Center

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free

Staff from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center lead a guided nature walk along the StoryWalk at Exeter Community Library. Walkers look closely at local plants, wildlife and habitats, with…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Pokemon Club at Wyomissing Public Library

Pokemon Club at Wyomissing Public Library

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free

Pokemon Club brings children and teens together at the Wyomissing Public Library to share what they love about Pokemon. Fans meet up, trade cards, talk about their favorites, and take part in other…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
  • Teens
Dungeons & Dragons Club

Dungeons & Dragons Club

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free

The Dungeons & Dragons Club brings tabletop role-playing players together at Wyomissing Public Library. Beginners and experts are both welcome, so you can come to learn how the game works or to keep…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Teens
The MJs Songs and Stories

The MJs Songs and Stories

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free

Mark and Joanie, known as The MJs, are retired teachers who share their love of music and books. They lead a mix of songs and stories that is meant to be fun for children and adults alike. The…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Classic Games Drop-In at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Classic Games Drop-In at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 PM · Free

Classic Games is a drop-in game time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Come learn a game that is new to you, such as chess, or settle in with an old favorite. The library has several games to…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Lego Creations Building Program at Northeast Branch

Lego Creations Building Program at Northeast Branch

Sat, Sep 19 to Mon, Sep 21 · Free

The Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library opens up its large Lego collection for open building sessions. Kids and teens come in, sit down with the bricks and build the craziest, coolest…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Fused Glass Nightlights

Fused Glass Nightlights

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Family Board Game Afternoon

Family Board Game Afternoon

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:30 PM · Free

Families are welcome to drop in at the Robesonia Community Library for an afternoon of board games and card games. The library sets out a range of games suited to different ages, so younger players…

Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Families
Tabla de Embutidos

Tabla de Embutidos

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Open Chess Play at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Open Chess Play at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 1:00 PM · Free

Open Chess is a drop-in chess gathering at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons to set up a board and play a few games, and the session runs as an ongoing series…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Barbie Club at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Barbie Club at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free

Barbie Club is a drop-in play session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library, where people come together to play with dolls, share ideas and make things up as they go. It is a chance to meet…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
CareerLink at the Library

CareerLink at the Library

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free

Staff from PA CareerLink come to Bernville Area Community Library to help area residents with the work of finding a job. You can get help with a job search, work on your resume, and build your…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Teens
  • Seniors
  • Adults
Teen Book Club

Teen Book Club

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:15 PM · Free

Teen Book Club meets at Kutztown Community Library for readers age 10 and up. Members read through a book week by week, then come together to talk about it and complete an activity or craft tied to…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

  • Teens
Hispanic Heritage Month: Game Night Loteria

Hispanic Heritage Month: Game Night Loteria

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:30 PM · Free

The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a game night built around Loteria, the picture card game played a bit like bingo. A caller draws cards, players mark their boards, and winners…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens
Build It Hang-Out: STEM Engineering Challenges for Kids

Build It Hang-Out: STEM Engineering Challenges for Kids

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 PM · Free

Build It Hang-out is a monthly STEM program at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. Kids come in and take on engineering challenges and hands-on activities, with something different each time. The…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
  • Teens
STEM Night with Science Explorers: Bubble Blast Bonanza

STEM Night with Science Explorers: Bubble Blast Bonanza

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 PM · Free

Science Explorers brings a hands-on STEM night to the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The theme is "Bubble Blast Bonanza," a look at the science behind the soapy spheres we all know…

Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Teen Craft Time

Teen Craft Time

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 PM · Free

Teens and tweens are invited to a craft session at Robesonia Community Library. Each person who comes gets to decorate one of the library's bookends, and the finished bookend is then put on display…

Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia

  • Teens
Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community

Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community

Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Free

Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community is a discussion series from Reading Public Library for young men ages 13 and up. Sessions are led with a guest called Thane, who guides the group through…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
  • Teens
Novels at Night In Person at Spring Township Library

Novels at Night In Person at Spring Township Library

Starts Mon, Sep 21, 5:30 PM · Free

Novels at Night is a reading group that meets at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. This is the in-person gathering, held on the last Monday of each month in the evening. The group also meets on…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
TnT Takeover: Tween and Teen Library Program

TnT Takeover: Tween and Teen Library Program

Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Sep 28 · Free

TnT Takeover is a program for tweens and teens at Brandywine Community Library in Topton, where the young people take over the library for a while and make it their own space. One gathering features…

Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton

  • Teens
Snack-tember Tasting Tuesday

Snack-tember Tasting Tuesday

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 11:00 AM · Free

Each Tuesday during Snack-tember, Sinking Spring Public Library sets out a new and interesting snack for visitors to sample. Just stop by the circulation desk and ask to try that week's snack.…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Middle & High School Art Lab

Middle & High School Art Lab

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 PM · Free

This art class at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library mixes learning with making. Each session covers a lesson on art history, famous artists, or a style of art, and then students create their own…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Teens
Double Digit Hangout: After-School Program for Grades 5-8

Double Digit Hangout: After-School Program for Grades 5-8

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM · Free

The Double Digit Hangout is an after-school get-together for students in grades 5 through 8 at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Each meeting brings games and activities, a craft to work on, and…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Teens
Hispanic Heritage Month: Art Pod Sacred Hearts

Hispanic Heritage Month: Art Pod Sacred Hearts

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM · Free

The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. In this one, kids and teens make sacred hearts, a craft drawn from Hispanic cultural…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Introduction to Woodworking at GoggleWorks

Introduction to Woodworking at GoggleWorks

Tue, Sep 22 to Tue, Oct 27 · Free

Teens make their own wooden book in this introductory woodworking series. Each page of the book uses a different technique, so participants design, cut, and shape as they go. Safety comes first, and…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Teens
Therapy Dog Visit

Therapy Dog Visit

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 4:30 PM · Free

Young readers come to Spring Township Library to practice reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs. The dogs are trained and certified, and they make patient listeners. Reading to a therapy dog can…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
  • Teens
Crochetology Crochet Class at Northwest Branch

Crochetology Crochet Class at Northwest Branch

Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free

Crochetology is a crochet program at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. Participants learn new stitches, practice reading a pattern, and create fiber art. Materials are provided, so there…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens
Teen Scene at Boone Area Library

Teen Scene at Boone Area Library

Tue, Sep 22 to Tue, Oct 20 · Free

Teen Scene is a space at Boone Area Library made just for teens. Come hang out, get creative, play games, try new activities, and spend time with friends. Each meeting features a different activity…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Teens
Hawk Mountain Birds of Prey Live Raptor Program

Hawk Mountain Birds of Prey Live Raptor Program

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

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors