YOUth
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YOUth Rec Room - Thursdays 5 - 7:30pm @ Mary JL Black
Join us in the Rec Room! Dive into art, anime, and fun activities in a welcoming and inclusive space for grades 7-12.
Crafting for a Cause: Quilt for Survivors
Drop in on Saturday, November 29th at Mary JL Black to start your quilting journey or take your skills to the next level!
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YA Enemies to Lovers
Perhaps these characters aren't enemies, but they certainly don't like each other. Read along as the characters find common ground and more.
Best Two-Player Games
Whether you're looking for a game to play with your roommate, sibling, or for date night, these two-player games are just what you need!
Let's Play Ball!
Hit a home run for literacy with these books, all about baseball!
YA List: Dungeons & Dragons
These young adult novels feature fantastical situations, characters and settings. Where possible, I included graphic novel versions!
YA Enemies to Lovers
Perhaps these characters aren't enemies, but they certainly don't like each other. Read along as the characters find common ground and more.
Best Two-Player Games
Whether you're looking for a game to play with your roommate, sibling, or for date night, these two-player games are just what you need!
Let's Play Ball!
Hit a home run for literacy with these books, all about baseball!
YA List: Dungeons & Dragons
These young adult novels feature fantastical situations, characters and settings. Where possible, I included graphic novel versions!
Volunteer opportunities
YOUth Action Council (YAC)
Have your voice heard and help the library buy books and influence library programs for teens with the YOUth Action Council.
Page Turners
Support literacy and earn volunteer hours this fall with our reading practice program for kids.
Registration opens August 25. Visit here for more information about the program!
YOUth reviews
Homework Help
Gale Literature Criticism
An integrated research experience that brings together Gale's premier literary databases.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods.
Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History
A virtual gallery of historic photographs, books, & drawings and so much more. Your portal to our region's history.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
Gale Literature Criticism
An integrated research experience that brings together Gale's premier literary databases.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods.
Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History
A virtual gallery of historic photographs, books, & drawings and so much more. Your portal to our region's history.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
We acknowledge that the City of Thunder Bay has been built on the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. We also recognize the contributions made to our community by the Métis people.