Activities & programs for teens in Berks County

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Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 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
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, Nov 13 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

Learn the language of color through a series of exercises, paintings and drawings using acrylic paint and colored pencils. You will look at why some color combinations feel restful while others feel…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Dungeons and Dragons Tabletop Role Playing Game

Dungeons and Dragons Tabletop Role Playing Game

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM · Free

Mifflin Community Library hosts a Dungeons & Dragons group for teens. The game is a structured but open ended role playing game, played indoors with everyone seated around a tabletop. One player…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Teens
Dungeons & Dragons Club

Dungeons & Dragons Club

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 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
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Movie Matinee & Munchies

Movie Matinee & Munchies

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free

Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

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

Classic Games Drop In at Bethel-Tulpehocken Library

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 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 multiple games…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Bring your knowledge of the board, or your curiosity about it, to open chess at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to sit down and…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Community Game Night at Womelsdorf Community Library

Community Game Night at Womelsdorf Community Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 4:00 PM · Free

Community Game Night is a drop-in games session at the Womelsdorf Community Library. Bring your family and friends, then pick from a variety of games set out for children and adults. Stay for an hour…

Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Bedtime Storytime With Miss Betsy

Bedtime Storytime With Miss Betsy

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 PM · Free

Miss Betsy leads a cozy evening storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library, with milk and cookies to go along with the stories. It is a calm way to wind down the day together at the library…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Library Field Trip at Blue Marsh

Library Field Trip at Blue Marsh

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM · Free

The Reading Public Library teams up with a nature resource specialist for a guided walk on the Squirrel Run Trail at Blue Marsh Lake. Walkers look at the changing colors of fall and talk about the…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 3:00 PM · Free

Double Digit Hangout is an after school drop-in series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for students in grades 5 through 8. If you are looking for something to do once the school day ends, this…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Teens
Hero Quest and Game Club

Hero Quest and Game Club

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 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

  • Teens
Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

Teens can relax at the Boyertown Community Library with a mug cake and a movie. The group learns how to make cake in a mug using just a few ingredients and a microwave, then settles in to watch a…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Teens
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Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:15 AM · Free

Read with Rocky is a reading program at Wernersville Public Library. Put your paws on a good book and share it with Rocky. The program takes place in the children's section of the library. It is…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:00 PM · Free

Block Party is a lunchtime play session for preschoolers at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. It follows right after Preschool Storytime, so families can stay on for more time together.…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
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  • Seniors
Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:30 PM · Free

This workshop takes a close look at sleep: why we sleep, why sometimes we do not, and the biological processes that depend on it. The session covers what the body is doing during sleep and why it…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 3:00 PM · Free

Boone Area Library hosts a first response life saving skills lab in the library's Community Room. Educators from Tower Direct teach the session. The lab covers CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Thu, Nov 5 to Mon, May 24 · $0.00 per month

Jazz 3 is a jazz dance class offered by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center as part of its school year program. The class meets on Thursdays in the late afternoon and runs through the studio season.…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Thu, Nov 5 to Thu, Nov 19 · Free

Trixie is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library in Shillington to listen to readers. The idea is simple: pick out a book, settle in with Trixie, and read aloud to her. The visits run…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

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  • Seniors
Holiday Gift Tags and Zines Craft Night

Holiday Gift Tags and Zines Craft Night

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 5:30 PM · A $15 donation is due at the time of registration and may be paid by cash or check

Spend a Friday evening making holiday gift tags, greeting cards and one-of-a-kind holiday zines at the Sinking Spring Public Library. The library's craft supplies are on hand, so you can draw, cut…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
  • Teens
Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Friends Magazine Exchange

Friends Magazine Exchange

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM · Free

The Friends Magazine Exchange is a simple swap at Exeter Community Library. Bring magazines you have finished reading and take home ones that are new to you. It is a practical way to pass along back…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

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Pokemon Club

Pokemon Club

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:30 AM · Free

Pokemon Club brings fans together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. The group meets once a month on Saturday mornings to make crafts, take part in activities, trade cards, and learn how to…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

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Luna the Therapy Dog Visit

Luna the Therapy Dog Visit

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 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

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
How to Read Your Dog Like a Book

How to Read Your Dog Like a Book

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free

Certified dog trainer Lauren Huha leads this class on reading your dog like a book. The session runs about an hour and is a chance to learn from a trainer and ask your own questions about what your…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00

In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Read to a Therapy Dog with Berks Tales for Tails

Read to a Therapy Dog with Berks Tales for Tails

Starts Sun, Nov 8, 2:30 PM · Free

Readers of any age can practice out loud with a trained therapy dog at the Bernville Area Community Library. Boone and Tater Tot are part of the Berks Tales for Tails program, and they make good…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Kids
  • Teens
Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or small tray in honor of a pet. An instructor walks the group through glass cutting, shop safety, and how the fusing process…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

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

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session C

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Spend an evening at the potter's wheel at GoggleWorks in Reading. You start with a ball of clay and learn the basics of throwing, shaping it into a finished piece of pottery with guidance from…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Paws on Pages: Reading to Cosmo the Therapy Dog

Paws on Pages: Reading to Cosmo the Therapy Dog

Tue, Nov 10 to Thu, Nov 12 · Free

Bring a book to the Kutztown Community Library and read aloud to Cosmo, a certified therapy dog, alongside his owner Martha Johnson. Readers settle in with a patient listener who is happy to hear any…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

  • Seniors
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  • Teens
  • Kids
Middle and High School Homeschool Class

Middle and High School Homeschool Class

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 PM · Free

Miss Betsy leads this homeschool class for middle and high school students at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Sessions cover subjects such as science, history and writing, with other topics…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Teens
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Middle & High School Art Lab

Middle & High School Art Lab

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 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
Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one evening workshop you carve your own relief block, then print with it. Blind embossing uses pressure alone to press a raised, ink free image into paper. You can also add ink if you want…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Preschool Storytime with Officer Dale

Preschool Storytime with Officer Dale

Starts Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 AM · Free

Fleetwood Area Public Library hosts a storytime where preschoolers meet a police officer from their own community. Chief Dale visits to read along and talk with the children about what a police…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Jewelry Makers: Polymer Clay Jewelry Class

Jewelry Makers: Polymer Clay Jewelry Class

Starts Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)

In Jewelry Makers, young artists shape their own beads from polymer clay and turn them into earrings, necklaces, pendants and other pieces of jewelry. The finished work makes a good holiday gift.…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
Color with Sheldon at Brandywine Community Library

Color with Sheldon at Brandywine Community Library

Starts Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 AM · Free

Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Find the table with the coloring supplies set out, pick a page, and take some quiet time to color. It…

Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton

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Collage Class at Kutztown Community Library

Collage Class at Kutztown Community Library

Starts Thu, Nov 12, 2:00 PM · Free

Stop by Kutztown Community Library to learn how to make your own collages using magazines and other materials. Someone walks you through the basics, and you put together a piece that is yours to take…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

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Intermediate Painting: Animal Portraits

Intermediate Painting: Animal Portraits

Thu, Nov 12 to Thu, Dec 17 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

Bring photos of animals you love and learn to turn them into painted portraits. The class works in water media, including gouache and watercolor, along with mixed media such as pencils, chalks and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Just Paint Holiday Edition Painting Class

Just Paint Holiday Edition Painting Class

Starts Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)

Students paint the holiday season in this four week class with instructor Shawna Hansberry. Each artist picks the paint they want to work with, choosing from acrylic, tempera cakes, or watercolor.…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
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Meet the Author - Jeannine A. Cook

Meet the Author - Jeannine A. Cook

Starts Fri, Nov 13, 7:00 PM · Free

Brandywine Community Library hosts an after hours author visit at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Jeannine A. Cook comes to talk about her book, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett's…

Run by Brandywine Community Library · Sinking Spring

  • Teens
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Anime and Manga Late Night Drawing Class

Anime and Manga Late Night Drawing Class

Starts Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)

Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese art that share a similar look. Anime usually appears in TV shows and movies, while manga is found in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
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Read to a Therapy Dog

Read to a Therapy Dog

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM · Free

Trixie, a friendly Old English Sheepdog, comes to the Sinking Spring Public Library to listen to stories and meet new people. Children and readers of any age can sit down with her and read aloud for…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Kids
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  • Adults
  • Seniors
Second Saturday Sewing at Exeter Community Library

Second Saturday Sewing at Exeter Community Library

Sat, Nov 14 to Sat, Dec 12 · Free

Second Saturday Sewing brings sewers together at the Exeter Community Library for a morning of stitching and conversation. The group meets in the library's program room on Saturday mornings. Sessions…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Implosion Pendant: Session B

Implosion Pendant: Session B

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Build It Hang-out STEM Engineering Challenges

Build It Hang-out STEM Engineering Challenges

Starts Mon, Nov 16, 4:00 PM · Free

Build It Hang-out is a drop-in STEM program at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. Kids work on engineering challenges and hands-on activities, with something different each time the group meets.…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
  • Teens
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