Teens

Teen Book Club

Our Teen Book Club is able to continue because of the generous Big Sky Reads Grant from Humanities Montana. Books are free to keep! Sign up here to join!

September's book is The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R. M. Romero. We will meet September 28th from 6pm - 7pm in the Library TECH Lab.

Previous Teen Book Club Choices

The Ghosts of Rose Hill, by R. M. Romero, Sep 2022
Ace of Spades, by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Aug 2022 (not funded by Big Sky Reads Grant)
Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon, July 2022 (partially funded by Big Sky Reads Grant)
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, June 2022
Lore, by Alexandra Bracken, May 2022
Skyhunter, by Marie Lu, April 2022
Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo, March 2022
Challenger Deep, by Neal Shusterman, Feb 2022
Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn, Jan 2022
Lobizona, by Romina Garber, Oct 2021
Darius the Great is not Okay, by Adib Khorram, Sep 2021
Tokyo Ever After, by Emiko Jean, Aug 31 2021
Angel of Greenwood, by Randi Pink, Aug 10 2021
Witches Steeped in Gold, by Ciannon Smart, July 2021
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, June 2021

Teen Book Boxes

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our Teen Book Boxes program! Teens will receive free books, educational materials, and surprise items when they sign up each month. Limited supplies available on a first-come, first-served basis. Open to 11- 19 year olds.

October Registration is now full.

An email will be sent to the address provided on your registration when your box is ready to pick up, usually the first week of the month.

Keep an eye out for future announcements! If you have received a Teen Book Box in the past, please consider filling out this feedback form

View the books we sent out in previous months and download the educational materials from our READING page!

Free 3D Printing From Home

Use the TECH Lab's 3D printers by sending your designs to us and picking them up when they're finished!

What you need:

An internet device and connection.
Access to 3D making software. Create a free account at tinkercad.com or sketchup.com and view their training lessons. View the TinkerCad Introductory Guide and SketchUp Beginner's Guide created by our Teen Advisory Group!

Steps:

Create a design and pick a filament color. Email your 3D design as an STL file, your color choice from the list below, and your name. Note that 3D models will be limited to one color and sizes may need to be adjusted. Our printers can only print objects that fit within a 10"x6"x6" space. Paint is available upon request. Email Vanessa in the TECH Lab at justicev@billingsmt.gov with any questions.

PLA Filament: best used to reliably create high detail parts. It is best for cosmetic prints used in low-stress applications. It is perfect for beginners due to ease of printing. Dremel PLA is a high-quality PLA designed for reliability and ease of printing. It has a high softening temperature to minimize risk of nozzle jams while maintaining print quality.

PLA FILAMENT WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including acetaldehyde, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

— https://shop.dremel.com/3d-printer-filaments/