Peabody Library Teens

Peabody Institute Library's Teen Services department. Books, events, free food & general awesomeness for grades 6-12 in Peabody, MA. Questions? Want to get involved? Email us! [email protected]

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PILCON Application

Please fill out the following so that we can best assess your needs in order to participate in PILCON 2019! PILCON will be held on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 from 10am-4pm at the Peabody Institute Library (82 Main Street in Peabody).

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It’s Fall! There is a ton of stuff to do at the Peabody Library, from weekly programs like volunteering, gaming/movies, and coloring, to special events like activism, spa day, 3D printing, and Halloween celebrations! For more information, check out our calendar at www.peabodylibrary.org, or email [email protected]!

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Summer is here! This summer, you can volunteer, build a robot, invent a board game, cosplay & write a comic book, and be an activist! 

Hungry? Want to hang out in air conditioning w/ other teens? Come grab lunch every Monday-Thursday @12pm, starting the day after school gets out!

Learn more about each program, and sign up because spaces are limited:

Summer Volunteers: Fill out this application!

Sign Up for Summer Reading HERE to claim your FREE BOOK!

Superhero Cinema (Thursdays, 6/28. 7/5, 7/19, 8/9, 8/23 @1pm)

ROBOweek (July 9-12)

Board Game Studio (July 16-19)

Panels: Comic Creation Academy (July 23-26 AND July 30-August 2... 2 weeks!)

Activist BootCamp (August 13-16)

Email [email protected] if you have any questions!

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s PILCON, our 2nd annual comic con! Free, all ages, cool stuff, nerdy people, awesome day. Be there- Saturday, May 19th. Tickets at http://pilcon.eventbrite.com

Want to sell your stuff, be on a panel, teach a skill? Tell us about yourself through the PILCON application!

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After the stress of the O.W.L.s, Hermione is taking some well deserved rest in the library. 

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Should I read the book before seeing the movie?

Always.

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LEVEL UP your summer reading! Complete weekly missions and mini-quests, track them online and earn coins at http://bit.ly/LevelUpSummerReading!

Then, starting in July, trade in your earned coins for small prizes like candy and fidget spinners, and larger prizes at the end of the year like gift cards and books!

Sign up and get started at http://bit.ly/LevelUpSummerReading!

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Want to get involved this summer, and chip away at your community service requirements? Become a VolunTeen! (Yes, we’re aware of the cheesy name)

From July 5th through August 17th, choose one day a week (Monday through Thursday), and help out from 11am-1pm by serving free lunch to kids, and then doing an activity with them after lunch- reading a story, playing games, doing a craft, anything you want! VolunTeens counts towards school community service requirements. Stop by the Teen Room to fill out an application, call 978-531-0100 x35 or email [email protected]!

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Who’s ready for PILCON?

Official merch is being made as we type and we couldn’t be more excited!

Don’t forgot to get your FREE tickets at http://pilcon.eventbrite.com for a free personalized lanyard badge and a chance to compete in Iron Cosplay!

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Want to learn how 2 code? Stop by TAPP (the Teen App Programming Project) on Mondays at 4pm or Girls Who Code on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. and learn the language of the future! No worries if you’ve missed a few meetings- show up any week to join us! For more information, check out our events calendar here! 

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This Saturday, Nov. 12, come celebrate all things Harry! Crafts, trivia, the very first HP movie, and the BU QUIDDITCH TEAM! Movie @10am, party @1pm Quidditch @3pm. All ages welcome- dressing up encouraged! Sign up @ www.peabodylibrary.org #peabodyma #peabodylibrary #librariesofinstagram #harrypotter #quidditch #librarylove

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IT'S STAR WARS READS DAY!!! #peabodyma #peabodylibrary #librarylove #librarylife #librarycard

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Decorating for Star Wars Reads Day on Saturday, 12-5! Come make a lightsaber and take a picture with real live Stormtroopers in front of our green screen & PhotoShop in an out-of-this-world background! #peabodyma #peabodylibrary #librarylove #librariesofinstagram #starwars #starwarsreadsday

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New school year, new stuff to do at the Peabody Institute Library! Two volunteer groups, special events, writing workshops, anime & manga meetups, and tons of tech stuff down in the Creativity Lab makerspace! Plus, cosplay workshops and Star Wars Reads Day on Saturday, October 15th! Check out our complete calendar of events here !

We’re also launching a brand new newletter for all things Teen @ the PIL! TEENews emails will keep you up to date on upcoming events in the Teen Room and Creativity Lab makerspace, as well as our new favorite books! Sign up below (we promise to only email you once in a while, and just about library stuff):

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Subscribe to our new TEENews mailing list to learn about all things Teen at the PIL!

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Sir Perceval vs. The Dragon. Maker Academy #PhotoShop #greenscreen #cosplay #graphicnovel created in our #makerspace. Pretty sure that's the most fun string of words ever hashtagged! #librarylife #librariesofinstagram #peabodyma #peabodylibrary

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Rueben the Pig, the true hero of the story 🐷⚡🏰 #librarylife #librariesofinstagram #makerspace #peabodylibrary #peabodyma

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Maker Academy Week 2- #graphicnovel photo comics starring last week's characters, in storyboard form. Tomorrow, #greenscreen photo shoots begin! #librarylife #librariesofinstagram #makerspace #peabodyma #peabodylibrary