Welcome to the CCJPL TeenHub page!
Here you can browse teen resources, events, blog posts, and more!
The CCJPL TeenHub is a space just for teens 7th - 12th grade. There’s lots of room to meet up with friends, browse our Young Adult collection, or work on your next school project. We also offer free TeenHub Programs every month including painting classes, creative writing workshops, crafting DIYs, cooking classes, escape rooms, video gaming, tabletop gaming, and so much more.
Check out our TeenHub Makerspace!
Our Makerspace is a collaborative workspace used for crafting, exploring, and sharing creative projects – from art to engineering and beyond!
Teens can engage with technology and tools to create their own projects in a variety of S.T.E.A.M. fields:
- Journaling & Creative Writing Tools
- Illustration & Crafting Supplies
- Fiber Arts
- Jewelry Making
- Engineering & Design
- 3D Printing
And MORE!
Click here to download our Teen Makerspace Guide. In it you'll find answers to FAQs, the Makerspace rules, and an inventory list of available supplies.
Teens, ages 13-17, can sign into the TeenHub Makerspace with their library card or photo ID.
TeenHub GameZone & Tabletop Cabinet:
Whether you’re playing Solo or Co-Op, game it out with 60+ different video games in our teen gaming collection. From 8-bit classics to new favorites, there’s a little something for everybody.
Teens can also access a collection of over 70 different board games, card games, puzzles, TTRPGs & TCGs in our Teen Tabletop Cabinet.
Teens, ages 13-17, can sign into the TeenHub GameZone with their library card or photo ID.
Teen Volunteer Opportunities:
Want to get involved at CCJPL?
Need community service hours?
Teens ages 13 - 17 can sign up to be a Teen Volunteer.
Print and fill out a Volunteer Application form, and once you and your guardian have signed it, you can return it to any CCJPL circulation desk.
Volunteer Applications can be picked up at and returned to any Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library Circulation Desk. To print your own Volunteer Application, click here for more information!
We are always excited to welcome new Teen Volunteers to help run youth programming, prepare crafts and activities for the local community, and assist librarians in serving the public.
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Every month the American Booksellers Association, an organization of independent booksellers, puts together the IndieNext list. I am a HUGE fan of its lists having found many new (and now favorite) authors, great books for discussion, and books that are just darn good. Maybe you’ll find your next great read here?
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SCLSNJ's Warren branch will close at 5:00 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, June 11 to 14, 2025 due to the Warren Lions Expo.
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Kick off Summer Reading Wednesday, June 4 at the Roselle Public Library! Sign up and join the party! Fun for all.
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The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) is proud to announce the appointment of Peter Bromberg as its new Library Director, effective August 1, 2025. Bromberg, a distinguished figure in the national library community, will succeed Brian Auger, who is retiring after 15 years of dedicated service as Director on July 31, 2025.
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Check Out the Nominees and Let Your Voice Be Heard!
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We are beyond excited to announce the return of the Library Concert Series in 2025!
Read Blog PostFree Practice ACT Testing Returns!
Ready to Spring into a New Semester?
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Let CCJPL be a resource to you as you celebrate Indigenous art, lives, and authors!
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Read Blog PostStorytime Returns to Under Renovation Peapack and Gladstone Branch
Storytime is back at the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's (SCLSNJ) Peapack and Gladstone branch. Even though the branch is temporarily closed for renovations, storytime will be hosted for babies, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the Peapack and Gladstone Municipal Building Gy
Read Blog PostHeart of the Bridgewater Branch Receives Facelift from Friends
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Let your voice be heard!
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Explore what events are in store for Teens and Tweens this Summer!
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Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s (SCLSNJ) Warren Township branch will be closed on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 for necessary repairs (weather permitting). "The town has arranged for the Library to be fitted with new roofing and we are so grateful for the care Warren Township takes in ma
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Join us at TeenHub for Board Games, Card Games, Tabletop RPGs, and more!
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Read Blog PostWatchung Artist Exhibits Magical Artwork at Local Library
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's (SCLSNJ) Watchung branch is exhibiting the art of Lee Gaskins, of Watchung, through November 30, 2023. Gaskins, who is a retired art teacher, creates original painted pieces as well as digital canvases which he forms one pixel at a time. Much of
Read Blog PostBridgewater Branch Closed for Necessary Building Repairs Monday, October 9 through Thursday, October 12, 2023
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s (SCLSNJ) Bridgewater branch will be closed Monday, October 9 through Thursday, October 12, 2023 for necessary, unexpected building repairs. There will be no access to the building or parking area. As a result, all branch book drops will be close
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Read Blog PostSCLSNJ’s September Through November 2023 Virtual Programs
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Read Blog PostWatchung Branch Welcomes Manny Miracle
Share your journey to branch manager: I fell in love with librarianship at Watchung branch where I worked as a library assistant in the ‘90s. After graduating from Rutgers University with my undergraduate degree I worked as the public relations coordinator for the Library System sharing my love o
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Read Blog PostThe Science of Ice Cream
At the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's (SCLSNJ) Watchung branch, children in grades K-5 explored STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) by sharing a bowl of ice cream - topped with rainbow sprinkles, of course! The homemade ice cream was created by blending to
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“Summer can be this huge black hole,” said Beth Bouwman, youth services department supervisor. Continued Bouwman, “There is this huge amount of time to fill. There's so many different activities available during the summer with different access for each student depending on family budgets and my
Read Blog PostClosure Announcement: Sunday, May 14, 2023
All Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) branches will be closed on Sunday, May 14, 2023 for Mother’s Day. For questions, call (908) 458-8400. To discover all SCLSNJ has to offer, visit SCLSNJ.org or connect with SCLSNJ on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
Read Blog PostWarren Twp. Branch Early Closure: Thursday, April 20, 2023
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s (SCLSNJ) Warren Township branch will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023 for Eid al-Fitr. All other SCLSNJ locations will be open standard operating hours. “The Interfaith Coalition of Watchung Hills is partnering with Warren Township for
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Library Director Brian Auger believes, and states often, that Libraries are “vital cornerstones of communities.” In order for public libraries to continue to fulfill this role and remain relevant in a changing world, priorities and the overarching mission of the organization must be routinely eval
Read Blog PostSCLSNJ Staff Donate to Animal Shelter for 23rd Year
Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) employees love dogs. And, cats. And, turtles. Along with rabbits and gerbils. Birds, too. Really, any creature great or small. And, so, for the twenty-third year, Library System employees did what they could to help our local furry, feathered,
Read Blog PostSCLSNJ's Bound Brook Branch Installs Council Oak Mural in Youth Space
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Read Blog PostCommemorate the Holocaust Through the Exploration of Fiction and Nonfiction Writings with Your Library
International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be commemorated on Friday, January 27, 2023. The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) will be highlighting this day by presenting several programs exploring the traumas and horrors of the Holocaust both through works of fiction as well
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