Teen Events
Teen Any Time Activity
Make Your Own Gravestone | Teen Area
It’s spooky season! Celebrate by making your own gravestone. Located in the Teen Area throughout the month of October.
Teen Reading Challenge
Read more books in 2024! Join our Teen Reading Challenge and read at least one book a month throughout 2024. Each month will have a different theme to challenge you to read a variety of genres and topics. Track your books in the Beanstack Teen Reading Challenge to earn badges and enter to win prizes. Join the challenge at orem.beanstack.org.
Come to Teen Time on the second and fourth Fridays of the month to discuss the books you read and do fun activities and games based on that month’s theme. Grades 7–12.
Teen Time: Secretariat (PG, 2010)
Friday, November 22 | 6–8 PM | Library Hall, Ashton Auditorium
In honor of Nonfiction November, we will be watching Secretariat (PG, 2010, 2 hr 3 min), the incredible true story of what some call the greatest racehorse to ever live. Grades 7–12.
Teen Time: Halloween Party
Friday, October 25 | 6–8 PM | Library Hall, Sorenson Legacy Room
Let’s get batty! Join us for a spooktacular Halloween Party at the library! There will be pumpkin painting, costume contest, cookie decorating, and more. Grades 7–12.
Orem Teen Library Council
Want to help plan teen programs, get volunteer experience, and make friends at the library? The OTLC meets each month on the second Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the Sorenson Legacy Room. Applicants must be 12–18 years old. Contact Orem Library Outreach at 801-229-7042 or mmflinders-peay@orem.org for a volunteer application and for more information.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Are you a teen and an avid fan of fantasy role-playing games? Bring your dice and join the Orem Library’s Dungeons & Dragons Club to meet other players, create new characters, and embark on magical quests. D&D Club meets every third Thursday from 4–6 PM. Grades 7–12.
No DMs or tutorials provided. All experience levels welcome.
Tween Events
Tween Any Time Activity
Let’s Make Papel Picado | North Wing Top Floor
Papel picado is a popular Mexican decoration made by cutting intricate designs in brightly colored paper. The practice dates back as far as the Aztecs!
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and make a mini papel picado to take home!
Tween Scene
Comic Jam with Jess Smart Smiley
Tuesday, November 19 | 4 PM | Sorenson Legacy Room
Have you ever wanted to make your own comic book? Award-winning comic artist and writer Jess Smart Smiley will visit the library to share comics-making activities, run a group comic jam, and teach how comics tell stories. Grades 3-6.
