Mahomet Public Library

Teen Craft Cafe
2026-06-04 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-07-02 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)
Calling all crafty teens entering grades 6-12! Looking for a chill space to hang out with your friends and do some crafting? Join us for crafty activities, snacks, music, and conversation! We’ll have a variety of craft supplies available: beads, paint pens, button makers, and so much more!
Dates (First Thursdays):
June 4
July 2
Entering grades 6-12. No registration required.

Teen After Hours Game Night: Jackbox Games & Soda Tournament
2026-06-12 17:30 - 19:00
Join us for a special game night at the library! We will be playing Jackbox games while trying to decide what the BEST weird soda flavor is. Don’t have a device to play Jackbox games on? No problem! The library will be providing iPads, pizza, and (non-weird) refreshments.
Please note: this is an after-hours event reserved for students in grades 6-12.
Entering grades 6-12. Registration required.

Teen Genre Book Club: Dystopian Novels
2026-06-15 15:00 - 16:00
Are you a teen who loves reading but hates being told what to read? Try our Teen Genre Book Club! Each month, we will pick a new genre to feature. Participants are invited to choose a book that fits into the selected genre and be prepared to talk about it while we enjoy snacks and refreshments.
In June, we’ll talk about our favorite dystopian novels. In July, we’ll discuss all things fantasy!
Having trouble finding a book that fits the theme? Ask a Librarian or visit our website to browse our Teen Categories!
Entering grades 6-12. Registration required.

Titanic: Fact or Fiction?
2026-06-16 18:30 - 19:30
Travel back to the early 1900s and separate myth from reality as we explore the story of the legendary “Ship of Dreams.” Learn what really happened aboard the RMS Titanic, uncover common misconceptions, and take a closer look at the passengers whose lives were forever changed.
Presented by Titanic amateur historian, Amy Albi
High school students and adults. Registration required.

Teen Game Corner
2026-06-25 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-07-30 15:00 - 16:30
Tired of trying to get together with friends to play games but having no space to do so? Look no further than the library! We have snacks, board games, and a Switch, now all we need is you!
Dates:
June 25
July 30
Entering grades 6-12. No registration required.

Teen D&D Club
2026-06-28 13:30 - 16:30, 2026-07-26 13:30 - 16:30
Join us for monthly one-shot D&D campaigns specially designed for teens!
Dates & Times:
June 28, 1:30-4:30 pm
July 26, 1:30-4:30 pm
Entering grades 6-12. Please register for each session separately.

Teen After Hours Movie Night: Studio Ghibli & Boba Slime
2026-07-10 17:30 - 19:30
Come join us for a cozy movie night at the library featuring a screening of KiKi’s Delivery Service and a fun boba-themed craft! We will provide all supplies, pizza, and refreshments.
Please note: This is an after-hours event reserved for students in grades 6-12.
Entering grades 6-12. Registration required.

Teen Genre Book Club: Fantasy
2026-07-13 15:00 - 16:00

Stories from Route 66
2026-07-21 18:30 - 19:30
Explore the history and human stories of America’s most famous highway. Drawing on oral histories from the Illinois State Museum, this program shares firsthand accounts of the people who lived, worked, and traveled along Route 66. It is informed by a collection of 100 oral histories recently compiled by the Illinois State Museum.
Presented by Amanda Bryden from the Illinois State Museum.
High school students and adults. Registration recommended but not required.

Teen Craft Cafe
2026-09-03 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-10-01 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-11-05 16:00 - 17:30
Calling all crafty teens in grades 6-12! Looking for a chill space to hang out with your friends and do some crafting? Join us for crafty activities, snacks, music, and conversation! We’ll have a variety of craft supplies available: beads, paint pens, button makers, and so much more!
Dates (First Thursdays):
September 3
October 1
November 5
Grades 6-12. No registration required.

Teen D&D Club
2026-09-13 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-10-04 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-10-25 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-11-15 13:30 - 16:00
Library staff member, Ty, will lead a group of 6th-12th graders through a 4-part Dungeons and Dragons campaign. The group will meet once every three weeks and play through an extended campaign full of adventure and magic.
Grades 6-12. Registration required (link coming soon). Please note: Your registration is for all the sessions together, and you are expected to attend each session.
Dates and Times:
September 13, 1:30-4:00 pm
October 4, 1:30-4:00 pm
October 25, 1:30-4:00 pm
November 15, 1:30-4:00 pm

Teen Genre Book Club: Realistic Fiction
2026-09-14 16:00 - 17:00
Are you a teen who loves reading but hates being told what to read? Our Teen Genre Book Club is just the thing for you! Each month, we will pick a new genre to feature. Participants are invited to choose a book that fits into the selected genre and be prepared to talk about it and the genre while we enjoy snacks and refreshments.
Dates and Genres:
September 14: Realistic Fiction
October 12: Horror
November 16: Fantasy
Having trouble finding a book that fits the theme? Ask a Librarian or visit our website to browse our Teen Categories!
Grades 6-12. Registration required (link coming soon).

Truth & Beauty: Telling Our Stories in Writing that Moves & Matters
2026-09-22 18:30 - 19:30
In this interactive presentation and workshop, we will talk about reading, writing, traveling, listening, and imagining, all as ways to freshen and widen our perspectives. Connections to one another through stories, poems, and conversation will help us determine what we mean by truth in a moment when the notion and the word are contested. Together, we will explore poetic/philosophical truth along with “objective truth,” and make mini wonder books, lists of questions, and ways to approach those questions through writing. We will examine how art and writing can be fueled not by what we know, but by what we ask. We will keep our world views – and expressions of our experiences – kaleidoscopic.
Participants will write something – anything from a single line or list to a poem or scene – that feels beautiful and therefore true, or true and therefore beautiful.
Presented by Rachel DeWoskin, award winning author of five novels, a memoir, and two poetry collections.
Part of the Road Scholar Program, funded by Illinois Humanities.
For adults and high school students. Registration required.

About Rachel DeWoskin (Chicago, IL):
Rachel DeWoskin is the award-winning author of five novels: Someday We Will Fly (Penguin Random House, 2019); Banshee (Dottir Press, 2019); Blind (Penguin Random House, 2015); Big Girl Small (FSG, 2011); Repeat After Me (The Overlook Press, 2009); the memoir Foreign Babes in Beijing (WW Norton, 2005), and two poetry collections: Two Menus (University of Chicago Press, 2020), and Absolute Animal (University of Chicago Press, 2023).
Her awards include a National Jewish Book Award, a Sydney Taylor Book Award, the American Library Association’s Alex Award, and the Academy of American Poets Award.
Three of her books, Foreign Babes in Beijing, Someday We Will Fly, and Banshee, are being developed for feature film or television.
DeWoskin’s poems, essays, and articles have appeared in journals and anthologies including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Baffler, Ploughshares, and New Voices from the Academy of American Poets. DeWoskin has been a professor at Boston University, New York University, and the University of Chicago. She is the curator of Theater For One’s Poetry For One project, the founder of the Illinois 900 Million Poem Project, and a member of the national steering committee of Writers for Democratic Action (WDA).

Teen Game Corner
2026-09-24 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-10-29 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-11-12 16:00 - 17:30
Tired of trying to get together with friends to play games but having no space to do so? Look no further than the library! We have snacks, board games, and a Switch, now all we need is YOU!
Dates:
September 24
October 29
November 12
Grades 6-12. No registration required.

Teen After Hours Craft Night: Book Bedazzling
2026-09-25 17:30 - 19:00
Looking for a way to make your bookshelf shine? Come to the library! We will be bedazzling book covers while enjoying pizza and refreshments. You may bring your own book or choose from a selection of provided books. We will supply all materials, pizza, and refreshments.
Grades 6-12. Registration required (link coming soon).

Teen Genre Book Club: Horror
2026-10-12 16:00 - 17:00

Teen After Hours Craft Night: Creepy Clay Creatures
2026-10-23 17:30 - 19:00
October means it’s time for some spooky crafts! Join us at the Library for a night of creating creepy clay creatures. We will provide all the materials, as well as pizza and refreshments to enjoy!
Grades 6-12. Registration required (link coming soon).

Teen After Hours: Hunger Games Trivia Night
2026-11-06 17:30 - 19:00
Do you think you know the world of The Hunger Games? Then come and test your knowledge against other fans of the bestselling series as we prepare for the premier of Sunrise on the Reaping movie! Everyone will have a chance to win themed prizes. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
Grades 6-12. Registration required (link coming soon).

Teen Genre Book Club: Fantasy
2026-11-16 16:00 - 17:00

Teen After Hours Game Night: Board Game Night
2026-11-20 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for a thrilling board game night at the library! We will have a collection of board games to choose from including games such as Herd Mentality, Wavelength, and One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
Please note: This after-hours program is reserved for teens in grades 6-12. Registration is required (registration link coming soon).
