Teen Services
TeenTober Event:
Bookmark Contest
Teens ages 11-18 are invited to create a bookmark highlighting reading or the Willmar Public
Library and the activities you enjoy doing here. Stop by the library to pick up an entry form.
The deadline for all entries is Oct. 24. Bookmarks will be on display (with no names showing)
the week of Oct. 27 and patrons will vote for the winner. The winner will be announced on
Monday, Nov. 3, and a gift card prize will be awarded. The winning design will be used to
make Willmar Public Library bookmarks for patrons.
This event is made possible with a TeenTober grant from Prairielands Library System.
October Lit Loot:
Fall Fun
Available starting October 1
How it works: You’ll receive a library book personally selected based on your interests and a bag
of goodies that go with the theme! This program is for teens only (ages 12-18). One bag/book per
month. You will need to re-register each month that you’d like to receive a lit loot. After you are
notified your Lit Loot is ready, you have 2 weeks to pick it up from the library. Return the book after
reading, but keep the loot!
Registration online here
Teen Take and Make:
Sock Pumpkin
Available October 6
Use a sock to make a fall pumpkin.
You will be given all the supplies needed except for glue.
Teen Take and Make:
Paper Bag Halloween Lantern
Available October 20
Be creative and decorate a paper bag with your own jack-o-lantern face
or use the templates that we give you.
A small LED candle will light up your artwork.
Sign up for kit online
Teen Tuesday: Pumpkin Palooza
Tuesday, October 28 | 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Celebrate all things pumpkin at the library! Bring some friends and make pumpkin
crafts, decorate a pumpkin, eat pumpkin snacks, and watch a pumpkin movie!
This event is for teens ages 11 – 18. Registration is required.
This event is made possible with a TeenTober grant from Prairielands Library System.
PopTarts & Puzzles
for Tweens & Teens
Monday, November 3 | 1:00 – 3:30 pm
No school at Willmar today! Hang out at the library with friends at our
PopTarts & Puzzles event. Snack on PopTarts while doing puzzles of all kinds.
Jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, Sudoku puzzles and more.
Open to ages 8 – 18.
No registration necessary
Needle Felting for Tweens and Teens
Wednesday, November 5 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Create a needle felted animal with visiting artist Meredith Semel. Needle felting
is the unique art of stabbing barbed needles into wool fiber. This process
compacts and shapes the wool into unique shapes. Participants can create an
owl, cow, or fox. This event is best for ages 8 – 18. Due to limited supplies, we ask
that you pre-register for this program by either calling the library or email our
Teen Services Librarian Melissa Dagel.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
Boba & Anime
Friday, November 24 | 3:30 – 5:00
Join us to watch anime and enjoy some boba tea with friends.
This program is for teens only. No registration is required.
Teen Movie Night
Wednesday, November 19 | 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Hang out with us at the library and enjoy a free movie with your friends! We will
be watching Superman (PG-13). Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.
This program is for teens only. No registration is required.
Black Friday Board Games
Friday, November 28 | 2:00 – 4:00
Need some time away from all the family? Bring some friends to the library
and play board games. We will have classics such as Clue, Life and Boggle;
and new games including Catan, Codenames, and Throw Throw Burrito. No
registration is needed. Snacks will be provided. This is a drop in event, so you
may arrive and leave at any time between 2 and 4 p.m.
