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Teen Weekly Summer Reading Crafternoon Kits: Wreck It Journal

Come by the Teen Department each week for different Crafternoon take-home kits based on a special “All Together Now” theme. From Wreck it Journals to Kindness Tote Bags, there are several crafts to check out during Summer Reading. First Come, First Served.

Minecraft Club

Teen Drawing Tablets: How to Make Digital Art

Have you ever wanted to create art with a professional drawing tablet? Here’s your chance to use digital technology as part of your creative process. There are limited tablets available. Note: This is a free digital painting program. There will only be minimal and beginner instruction.

Pokemon Club

Teen Virtual Reality

Explore various careers and play VR games using the Oculus Quest 2. Choose from several apps to explore interests from firefighting, art, physics game, to a NASA astronaut. You can even play a fun game of BeatSaber! Plus, there's a new Job Simulator app as well! There are limited 30-minute timeslots available. Priority given to teens who register for a timeslot. For Teens Only: 12-18.

Teen Weekly Summer Reading Crafternoon Kits: Kindness Tote Bags

Come by the Teen Department each week for different Crafternoon take-home kits based on a special “All Together Now” theme. From Wreck it Journals to Kindness Tote Bags, there are several crafts to check out during Summer Reading. First Come, First Served.

Alzheimer's Support Group, In person program, June 12th & 26th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library will be hosting Alzheimer’s Support Group – the second and fourth Mondays @ 10:00– 11:30 am in the Glassford Hill Meeting Room.

Minecraft Club

Teen - Sea Turtle Connections by Reef HQ Aquarium (Australia): Live on Zoom

Join us 'down-under' for a live virtual program in Australia! Learn about the Great Barrier Reef and the species of Marine Turtle found in Australian waters. Plus, visit the Turtle Hospital and meet current turtle patients. Make sure to register for the Zoom link. Open to tweens and teens ages 10-18. Note: We will send you the Zoom link the day before the event. This program was sponsored by Friends of the Prescott Valley Public Library.

Teen Coloring: Self Care & Kindness

Join us in the Teen Area for a relaxing day of coloring, fun, and friendship! Unwind and give yourself some self-care. Light refreshments served. First Come, First Served.

Teen Game Time

The Teen Game Room is open on some Thursdays during Summer Reading! So, make sure to check the available dates. Game Systems include Wii, Nintendo Switch, and X-Box One. Plus, there are also a ton of board games to play as well. There is limited space so first come, first served. Note: Make sure to bring a library card or photo ID to borrow the video game equipment.

Pokemon Club

Teen RPG Club: Tales from the Loop

Designed for teens ages 12-18, the Teen Department would like to invite you to join in the fun of creating characters and going on adventures through games like Dungeons and Dragons and Tales from the Loop! New to tabletop RPG? Don't worry; we'll teach you how to play! Slay dragons and save lives at the Prescott Valley Public Library. Materials to play will be provided, but don't be afraid to bring dice and books if you have them!

Teen Weekly Summer Reading Crafternoon Kits: Origami

Come by the Teen Department each week for different Crafternoon take-home kits based on a special “All Together Now” Summer Reading theme. From Origami to Kindness Tote Bags, there are several crafts to check out during Summer Reading. First Come, First Served. Note: Some special Crafternoon Kits will require registration.

NASA Astro Camp

Minecraft Club

Nashville Country Teen Music Hall of Fame and Museum Presents Songwriting 101 - Live on Zoom

Learn songwriting basics from Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in this two-part workshop! This is your chance to express creativity and write a song with a professional writer! Make sure to join us in June for an important pre-workshop workshop. This will give you the tools to work with the professional in July. It's also an opportunity to send in your song lyrics to the Country Music Hall of Fame before the July workshop. Second, you will want to attend the live program in July! The July program is led by a Nashville songwriter. Here, you will work with other teens to create original song lyrics. Plus, discuss writing fundamentals and tips throughout. The program concludes with a performance of the song and a question-and-answer period. Songs are recorded for classroom use.

Teen Adventures in Anime Club

Are you interested in anime and manga? Join Adventures in Anime every other month to talk about your favorite series or learn more about anime, its history, and the culture of Japan. With each meeting, you’ll be able to participate in discussions and activities related to your favorite shows, book series, and more.

Teen Game Time

The Teen Game Room is open on Thursdays (when YA Staff are available)! Game Systems include Wii, Nintendo Switch, and X-Box One. Plus, there are also a ton of board games to play as well. There is limited space so first come, first served.

Pokemon Club

Teens & Tweens: Creative Writing Workshop with Bestselling Author Melissa Marr

Prescott Valley Public Library is hosting bestselling author Melissa Marr on Saturday, June 24th, 2023. Join Melissa for a personal, interactive and epic creative writing workshop for tweens and teens. Melissa writes popular fiction for children, teens, and adults and is a NY Times Bestseller. She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens but has other popular books for all ages and is coming out with a Harley Quinn graphic novel in 2024. This event has a limited capacity and is open to tweens and teens only.

Author Talk: Melissa Marr, June 24th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library presents author Melissa Marr, Saturday, June 24th, 2023, from 1:00-2:00 pm in the auditorium. Melissa writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into 28 languages to date and have been bestsellers in the US (NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal) as well as various countries overseas. She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens and Graveminder for adults--and her utter inability to stick to one age demographic, format, and genre. Join us for an author talk, Q&A, and book signing. Space is first come, first served and is open to all ages. This program is free. No registration required. This is an in-person presentation. Saturday, June 24th, 2023 Time: 1:00 pm –2:00 pm Library Auditorium More Info? 928.759.3040

Melissa Marr Author Talk & Book Signing: Meet Bestselling Author of Wicked Lovely

Prescott Valley Public Library is hosting bestselling author Melissa Marr on Saturday, June 24th, 2023. Join Melissa for an in-person author talk and Q & A. Stay for the book signing after! Melissa writes popular fiction for children, teens, and adults and is a NY Times Bestseller. She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens and Graveminder books for adults. However, she has other popular books for all ages and is also coming out with a Harley Quinn graphic novel in 2024 by DC Comics. Plus, she co-wrote the Blackwell Pages trilogy with bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

Teen Weekly Summer Reading Crafternoon Kits: Mini Piñata

Come by the Teen Department each week for different Crafternoon take-home kits based on a special “All Together Now” Summer Reading theme. From Origami to Kindness Tote Bags, there are several crafts to check out during Summer Reading. First Come, First Served. Note: Some special Crafternoon Kits will require registration.

NASA Astro Camp

Minecraft Club

Teen Coloring: Self Care & Kindness

Join us in the Teen Area for a relaxing day of coloring, fun, and friendship! Unwind and give yourself some self-care. Light refreshments served. First Come, First Served.

Teen Genealogy 101: Fun Tools and Techniques for Teen Genealogists

Are you related to someone famous? Prescott Valley Public Library is hosting a genealogy expert on Thursday, June 29th, 2023, to help you find out! This workshop connects teens with the latest tech and social media family history techniques. Teens will gain hands-on experience using fun tools to help them start creating their own family trees. Pre-registration is required.

Step-by-Step Genealogy: Tools for Beginning Genealogsts

Prescott Valley Public Library presents Step-by-Step Genealogy on Thursday, June 29th, 2023, from 3:00-4:30 pm. Are you curious about your family history but don’t know where to start looking?

Pokemon Club

Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge-Davy Jones Locker, June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Will you be able to free Excalibur from the Stone, or Summon the Last Dragon? Will you be able to discover the specimen in Stranger Things, or unlock the souls of dead sailors, from Davy Jones Locker? Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Excalibur, Sword in the Stone–June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Are you the chosen ruler who is destined to remove the famed Excalibur sword from the stone? In this adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to figure out how to free the sword by unlocking various parts of the box. This game is part escape room and part puzzle box. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Last Dragon–June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. In this dragon themed game you will need to solve puzzles and clues to unlock various parts of the box and uncover secret compartments. Only the chosen one will be able to unlock the box and uncover the ancient dragon pendant to summon the last dragon. Are you the chosen one?. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Upside Down–June 7th, 2023, Pre-registration required

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Straight from the upside down to your home comes this fun and challenging escape room style game themed after one of our favorite shows. In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock various parts of the cube with the ultimate goal of finding an important specimen from the upside down which lies hidden in the cube. From the twinkling Christmas lights to the waffle, this game is filled with references and themes from the hit show. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Davy Jones Locker–June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Legend says that the sea devil Davy Jones has locked the souls of dead sailors in the wooden box. Will you be able to solve the mystery secret of the puzzle box? Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Excalibur, Sword in the Stone–June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Are you the chosen ruler who is destined to remove the famed Excalibur sword from the stone? In this adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to figure out how to free the sword by unlocking various parts of the box. This game is part escape room and part puzzle box. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Last Dragon–June 7th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. In this dragon themed game you will need to solve puzzles and clues to unlock various parts of the box and uncover secret compartments. Only the chosen one will be able to unlock the box and uncover the ancient dragon pendant to summon the last dragon. Are you the chosen one?. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Escape Rooms Puzzle Box Challenge: Upside Down–June 7th, 2023, Pre-registration required

Prescott Valley Public Library is having an Escape Room Puzzle Box Challenge. Calling all teens and adults, join us on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 -4:30 pm for Escape the Room Puzzle Box Challenge! One hour, that’s all the time you have! In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock your cube. Work as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room before your time is up. Straight from the upside down to your home comes this fun and challenging escape room style game themed after one of our favorite shows. In this fun adventure you will need to solve clues and puzzles to unlock various parts of the cube with the ultimate goal of finding an important specimen from the upside down which lies hidden in the cube. From the twinkling Christmas lights to the waffle, this game is filled with references and themes from the hit show. Come to the library and use your analytical skills and have some fun solving the mysteries.

Conversational Spanish, June 8th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library will be offering a 4-week Conversational Spanish class series on Thursday, starting on June 8th, 2023 @ 2:30– 3:30 pm. in the Glassford Hill Meeting Room.

Backyard Poultry Basics, June 8th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library is hosting in person program, Backyard Poultry Basics on Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 5:00-6:30 pm. Come visit the Prescott Valley Library to learn the basics about getting started with chickens. Learn about raising chickens, proper housing, basic biosecurity for the flock and to ensure safe eggs to consume. The program will be presented by Ashley, a Livestock Area Agent with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Ashley will be on hand to answer your questions about owning backyard chickens.

Beginning Meditation and Mindfulness, June 12th & 26th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library will be hosting, Beginning Meditation and Mindfulness. Meditation is a grounding practice which helps you to know yourself better, appreciate yourself and others more, and allows you to get a more relaxed and sound sleep.

Health Talks: Healthy Relationships, June 15th, 2023

Prescott Valley Public Library will be hosting Health Talks: A Wellness and Prevention Series provided by Yavapai County Community Health Services. This month’s presentation is Healthy Relationships. Please join us on Thursday, June 15th, to talk about ways to promote healthy relationships, including romantic relationships and friendships. We will also discuss relationship red flags and what to do if you are concerned for yourself or someone you know.

SilverKite Community Art Classes: Abstract Acrylics Pre-registration required – Virtual Online Live Class

Prescott Valley Public Library in partnership with Silverkite Community Art Classes presents Abstract Acrylics on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, at 10:30-11:30 am art class for adults. Abstract acrylics is an opportunity to engage with the sensorial experience that acrylics provide as well as the freedom available in abstraction. Although there may be a final piece in mind, this workshop is process driven to allow for your artmaking to inspire decision making.

Read to a Dog

Join us every 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am in the Children's Program Room, 2nd floor. Reading to a dog helps build reading confidence in children and it's fun, too! No registration is required.

Spanish Story Time with Ms. Triny

Join us for a Spanish Story Time where we share stories and fun activities and songs, This class is led by Ms. Triny.

Family Story Time

Weekly stories, songs, movement activities and more for the whole family to enjoy together! Please register each child separately, reservation is required and space is limited. *Notes: Class on Tuesday, June 13 will be in the Children's Program Room with a special program presented by My Kids' Dentist and there will be no Story Time on Tuesday July 4th.

Eddie Siller Magic Show

Magical surprises with local magician & ventriloquist Eddie Siller! Registration is not required, seating is first come first served, and space is limited. Come to the Children's Desk to receive ticket and we will all head to the program together.

Family Story Time

Weekly stories, songs, movement activities and more for the whole family to enjoy together! Please register each child separately, reservation is required and space is limited. *Notes: Class on Tuesday, June 13 will be in the Children's Program Room with a special program presented by My Kids' Dentist and there will be no Story Time on Tuesday July 4th.

Farmer Jan Story Time

Using magic, songs and puppets, Farmer Jan shows how animals make the farm a happy place by all working together! Lots of audience participation and fun interaction. Registration is not required, seating is on a first come first served basis, and space is limited. Come to the Children's Department before the program to pick up tickets. We will all go together to the program.

Read to a Dog

Join us every 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am in the Children's Program Room, 2nd floor. Reading to a dog helps build reading confidence in children and it's fun, too! No registration is required.

Touch of Math class for K-2nd grade students this past year

Join us for a touch of math about optical illusions. We will learn about linear measurement, estimation, and area and have fun looking at various optical illusions. Please make one reservation per child.

Touch of Math class for 3-5th grade students this past year

Join us for a touch of math about optical illusions. We will learn about linear measurement, estimation, and area and have fun looking at various optical illusions. Please make one reservation per child.

Family Story Time

Weekly stories, songs, movement activities and more for the whole family to enjoy together! Please register each child separately, reservation is required and space is limited. *Notes: Class on Tuesday, June 13 will be in the Children's Program Room with a special program presented by My Kids' Dentist and there will be no Story Time on Tuesday July 4th.

Scavenger Hunt for Families

Bring along the whole family to collaborate and complete an outdoors scavenger hunt! This is a drop in event and will be available between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, but make sure to give yourself plenty of time to complete the scavenger hunt before 4:00 pm. It is also recommended to come prepared with tennis shoes, sunscreen and plenty of water. Registration is not required.

Family Story Time

Weekly stories, songs, movement activities and more for the whole family to enjoy together! Please register each child separately, reservation is required and space is limited. *Notes: Class on Tuesday, June 13 will be in the Children's Program Room with a special program presented by My Kids' Dentist and there will be no Story Time on Tuesday July 4th.

Foam Party

Come join us at the Theater on the Green on Wednesday, June 28, from 1-2 pm for a program with cool, clean, refreshing, allergy-free foam for an immersive experience. Bring towels and come prepared for fun.