Teen Services at Seekonk Public Library

Teen Advisory Board
Thursday, January 9 at 3:30 PM
**Please note: Meetings are for TAB members only. To join, visit seekonkpl.org/teens and download the TAB application. Email the finished application to teens@seekonkpl.org  or turn it in at the Research Help Desk in the library.

Your opinion matters! If you’re in grade 6 through 12, then you have a chance to make a difference at your library by joining the Teen Advisory Board (TAB). During the school year, we will meet once a month at 3:30 PM to share ideas about upcoming programs and discuss how we can make the most out of the library’s services for tweens and teens. This is an opportunity to practice leadership, collaboration, and civic engagement and to take an active role in shaping the library’s impact on your community. Becoming a member of the board requires a commitment to attend meetings regularly.

For more information, call Adult Services at the library at (508) 336-8230 or email teens@seekonkpl.org. 


AI Teacher
Thursday, January 16 at 3:00 PM
It’s time to take on AI again, and this time we’re going to show it who’s boss! Using a machine learning model, we’ll input training data into the Google app Teachable Machine. With enough training data, we can teach this AI app to learn the difference between apples and oranges, between M&Ms and Hershey’s Kisses, and even to recognize speech! This is a fun, easy introduction to the concept of machine learning models and an exploration of how we can make AI work for us.

This 1-hour event is free and open to tweens and teens in grades 6 through 12. Registration is required. Sign up using our new Events Calendar at www.seekonkpl.org/events

For more information, call Adult Services at the library at (508) 336-8230 or email
teens@seekonkpl.org. 


Teen Book Discussion: All You Have to Do by Autumn Allen
Monday, January 27 at 6:00 PM
Join us for a book discussion of award-winning Massachusetts author Autumn Allen’s debut YA novel, All You Have to Do. Then, come back to Seekonk Library in February to meet the author in person! From the author’s website: “As the two students, whose lives overlap in powerful ways, risk losing the opportunities their parents worked hard to provide, they move closer to discovering who they want to be instead of accepting how society and family define them.”

This 1-hour event is free and open to tweens and teens in grades 6 through 12. Registration is required. Sign up using our new Events Calendar at www.seekonkpl.org/events. 

For more information, call Adult Services at the library at (508) 336-8230 or email
teens@seekonkpl.org. 



Looking Ahead
An Author’s World: An Interview with Autumn Allen
Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00 PM
Autumn Allen is an award-winning author, editor, educator, and children’s literature specialist. Her debut young adult novel, All You Have to Do (Kokila/Penguin, 2023), was long listed for the Massachusetts Book Award and was a People Magazine must-read for fall 2023, a Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of 2023, and a Black Caucus of the ALA debut honor award winner. In an interview with Seekonk Library’s Teen Librarian, Carla Rennick, Autumn will discuss her novel, as well as what it's like to be a published author and editor. She will answer questions about writing professionally, being a senior editor at Barefoot Books, and her work as a writing instructor for kids, teens, and adults. The interview will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Copies of All You Have to Do will be available for purchase at the event. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Seekonk Public Library.

This 90-minute in-person event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and registration is required.

For more information, call Teen Services at the library at (508) 336-8230 or email
teens@seekonkpl.org.