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New Writing Projects for Teens & Tweens

Photo of Ruth Minsky Sender from the Yiddish Book Center, 2015 and cover of her first memoir, The Cage. Text says "Resistance, Hope, & Remembrance: Ruth Minsky Sender

Register now!

Illustration of teen faces on top of books with creativity images coming out of their heads (paint brushes, etc.). Text says "Teens & Tweens Summer Reading Challenge (Grades 6 - 12)"

Teens & Tweens, share your love of reading and win awesome PRIZES!  (For those entering Grades 6 – 12 in September)

It’s easy to join. Here are step-by-step instructions:

  1.  Click here to register starting June 1. Registration is ongoing, so no worries if you don’t get a chance to register immediately. The program ends on August 17.
  2.  Read any book you’d like – printed books, eBooks, and even audiobooks!
  3. Log each book in Beanstack, and write a quick “30-Character or More Review” of what you’ve read.
  4. For each book review, get an eTicket and enter a raffle for one of our fabulous gift baskets! Raffle tickets can be entered into the system for any of the prizes that you choose.
  5. After the end of the Summer Reading Challenge (August 17), we will contact the raffle winners!

NOTE:  If you already have an Individual Account with Beanstack from last year (your own account, not your family’s Kids Summer Reading account), all you need to do is log into your individual account and update your info to register!  If you were in the Kids Summer Reading Challenge last year, you must create a new, individual account (separate from your family’s account) to participate in the Teens & Tweens Summer Reading Challenge.

Register by June 30 and enter to win one of our special early registration raffles:

  • Gift certificate for a 2-hour rental of 2 kayaks through Paumanok Tours, plus book Paddling Long Island and New York City
  • 4 free tickets to the American Museum of Natural History
  • 4 free tickets to The Rinx (Hauppauge or Port Jeff)
  • 3 free ticket vouchers to The Adventure Park of Long Island

And of course we have our regular raffle baskets! Click here for Frequently Asked Questions AND a listing of the raffle prizes!

How old do I have to be to join the Teens & Tweens Summer Reading Challenge?

The Teens & Tweens Summer Reading Challenge accepts participants based on their grade, not age.  The Challenge is for anyone entering Grades 6 – 12; so long as you will be in Grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 in the fall of 2025, you are welcome to join the Challenge!  Teenagers who have graduated 12th grade cannot join the Teens & Tweens Summer Reading Challenge, but are welcome to sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Challenge!

Emma Clark Library would like to thank the following businesses that support the Library and our community by donating gift cards and merchandise for our Kids, Teens & Tweens, & Adult Summer Reading raffle prizes:

  • Adventureland Amusement Park
  • The Adventure Park of Long Island
  • Applebee’s
  • The Argyle Theatre
  • The Bench
  • Ben’s Garden
  • The Bite Size Bake Shop
  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • College 101 Resource Center
  • Crazy Beans
  • Faith Czarnecki at Travelista Travels
  • Druthers Coffee
  • DJ’s Clam Shack
  • The Jazz Loft
  • Kumon Learning Center of Stony Brook
  • Level Up Kitchen Library Cafe
  • Long Island Ducks
  • Long Island Explorium
  • The Long Island Museum
  • The Long Island Violin Shop
  • Luigi’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
  • New York Giants
  • New York Jets
  • O Sole Mio Ristorante Pizzeria
  • Panera Bread
  • Paumanok Tours
  • Port Jefferson Photography Club
  • The Rinx
  • Rolling Pin Bakery
  • Schnitzels Gastropub
  • Setauket Gourmet Delicatessen & Caterers
  • Shake Shack
  • S.N. and Kamal Sridhar
  • Splish Splash
  • Staller Center for the Arts
  • Stony Brook Wings
  • Three Village Historical Society
  • Urban Air
  • Via Pizza
  • Xplore Family Fun Center

Emma Clark employees, trustees, and members of their household are not eligible to enter contests/raffles.

Any other questions? Email teens@emmaclark.org

Welcome to the Teens & Tweens Department!

Teens & Tweens Department logo with photos of teens & tweens at Emma Clark Library surrounding it

Starting June 1, we are welcoming 6th graders into our new Teens & Tweens Department!

We have a program for tweens and teens to get acquainted with the department, learn about the library, and receive community service credit for attending! This includes exploring Teen & Tween spaces in the library, programming (community service and “just for fun”), reading challenges, volunteering, and more. We’ll also be asking the Teens & Tweens what they’d like to see us offer.

This class is designed for incoming 6th and 7th Graders, but all who are going into Grades 6 – 12 in the fall are welcome.

There are 3 options:
Sunday, June 1, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon. Click here to register.
Saturday, June 14, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Click here to register.
Monday, June 30, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Questions? Email teens@emmaclark.org

Grief Programs for the Community

Text says "Contending with Grief: Teens" and "Talking About Tragedy and Coping with Grief for Parents"

For Parents

Talking About Tragedy and Coping with Grief for Parents
Presented by the Response Crisis Center of LI
Tuesday, February 25, 2025. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Learn age-appropriate ways to talk about personal, communal, and global tragedy with children and teens, while also holding space for your own emotions.

This workshop will include:

  • Cross-cultural bereavement practices
  • Common cliches
  • Damaging terminology
  • Societal impact of tragedy on a community

Includes a Q&A. Plus, the Library’s SBU Social Work Intern Stephanie Szabo will assist and speak with attendees during and after the program.

Click here to register

For Teens (Grades 7 – 12)

Contending with Grief
Presented by the Response Crisis Center of LI
Saturday, March 1, 2025. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to cope with personal, communal, and global tragedies, including:

  • Ways grief manifests and how it can change over time under different circumstances
  • How to hold space for yourself as you grieve
  • How to interact with peers who are mourning
  • How community-wide tragedies can impact people in all different ways.

Includes a Q&A. Plus, the Library’s SBU Social Work Intern Stephanie Szabo will be available to assist and speak with attendees during and after the program.

Click here to register. Open to Grades 7 – 12. Teens will earn community service credit for attending.

***If you would like to speak with the Library’s SBU Social Work Intern on another day, please click here for more information.

Suicide Prevention Workshops

2 hands holding a yellow ribbon. Text on top says "Adults and Teens."

We’re offering two important workshops this summer on suicide prevention. Both of these programs will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024:

Teen Suicide Prevention, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
This program will teach teens about warning signs and risk factors, how to talk to a friend or peer that is considering suicide, how to connect a friend or peer to help, and how to support a friend or peer who is thinking about suicide. Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program. Click here to register now.

Suicide Prevention Program for Adults, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Learn the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, how to intervene with someone considering suicide, and how to refer them to appropriate help. Click here to register now.

These workshops will be presented by Eric Van Deusen, a certified QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor and Outreach Specialist for RISE Life Services‘ Suicide Prevention Program.

If you or someone you know if struggling with thoughts of suicide, contact 988 to connect with a crisis counselor 24/7.

Questions about the programs? Email askus@emmaclark.org or teens@emmaclark.org