**Must be in grades 6th-12th**
Do you like slime as much as we do?
Add glow in the dark powder to your slime and see how it glows!
All materials provided.
Programs are always free and made possible by our Friends of the Fairbanks Library. Teen programs are designed for middle schoolers and high schoolers.
Tweens
Join STAR Net to learn about NASA's Artemis 2 mission and all that transpired on our first journey around the moon in over 50 years, and look ahead to the future of the Artemis program. Paul Byrne is a Planetary Scientist who worked on NASA's MESSENGER mission, the first to orbit the planet Mercury. His research focuses on comparing and contrasting the surfaces and interiors of planetary bodies, including Earth, to understand why planets look the way they do.
This will be a live, interactive, video presentation shown at the Evelyn Meador Library.
Join our Tween Book Club here at the Barbara Bush Branch Library! We will discuss a new book every month paired with a fun activity.
The book for June will be The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson.
Popcorn is, of course, provided! You may bring you own snacks too.
The registration form can be found here.
Join us to create Juneteenth bracelets in the Teen Space!
This program is open to ages 12-17,18 if in high school
Join the Katy Library from 4-5 pm on June 1st for our annual Summer Reading Kick-off Celebration! Come sign up for the 2026 Summer reading challenge and enjoy fun activities in the library!
*Programs and services are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant. Special accommodations can be requested in advance by contacting the library.
What if the dinosaurs roamed in 8-bit style? Find out with this Perler bead activity! We will have dinosaur-themed patterns, or you can do your own thing; the only limit is your imagination (and the size of your pegboard)!
For tweens aged 8-12.
**Must be in grades 6th-12th**
Do you like candles? Would you like to learn how to make your own candles?
We will be making mini candles. All materials will be provided. Take your own mini candle home!
Note: We will use beeswax pellets, peppermint essential oil or orange essential oil.
Programs are always free and made possible by our Friends of the Fairbanks Library. Teen programs are designed for middle schoolers and high schoolers.
*Must be in grades 6th-12th*
Registration required
We are so pleased and excited to be hosting The Amazing Boujee Baker: Ms. Laquana again this summer!
If you are looking for a fun and exciting activity for your tween or teen to do this summer, look no further!
Ms. Laquana will be demonstrating and teaching tweens and teens in grades 6-12 how to decorate small cakes. Each tween/teen will take their decorated cake home!~~~~
Do you like graphic novels? Would you like to start reading and don't know where to begin?
**Must be in grades 6-8**
Join our Graphic Novel Tween Book Club at the Fairbanks Library. We are located at 7122 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX, 77040.
Pick up a graphic novel at the front desk! We will be reading Four Eyes by Rex Ogle, a funny and feel-good memoir of his sixth grade year. Read about Rex’s journey to fitting in, facing bullies, and suddenly finding out he needs to wear glasses!
Our first meeting will be on Monday, June 1.