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Teens & Young Adults

Lexington County Library holds a long-standing commitment to serving teens and young adults by offering exceptional collections, programs and services. Our primary goal is to foster a deep appreciation for reading and exploration. Additionally, we recognize the importance of supporting families, caregivers and educators. When you visit any of our 10 branches, you’ll discover dedicated spaces specifically designed for teens to engage in reading and discovery.

Our specially crafted areas cater to literacy and learning, ensuring that our programs deliver enriching experiences that encourage a love for books and community. For teens, we offer a range of:

 

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Topic    Arab American Heritage Month

Home Is Not a Country
Bright Red Fruit
Spice Road
Squire
A Tempest of Tea
Huda F Are You?
Middle school mischief
Proud : living my American dream
The Next New Syrian Girl
Tagging Freedom
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
Here to Stay
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
We Hunt the Flame
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
Amal Unbound
Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year
Escape From Aleppo

Book Spotlight    Books That Make Cents

Managing Money
Paying for College, 2025
heads up money
How Money Works: The Facts Visually Explained
What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens, Fourth Edition
Money for adulting
Bunt! : striking out on financial aid
Okay for Now
Credit cards and loans
How to money : your ultimate visual guide to the basics of finance
The Cost of Knowing, 
La educación de Margot Sánchez
The Truth About Forever
Faker
Living on a Budget
Making smart money choices
Life skills book for teens

Junior    South Carolina Book Awards (2025)

102 Days of Lying About Lauren
The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet: Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-entry
Clementine
Eb & Flow
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
Half Moon Summer
Hoops
It's Boba Time for Pearl Li!
Land of Broken Promises
Lasagna Means I Love You
The Lost Year
Louder Than Hunger
Maid for It
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
New In Town
Parachute Kids
Remember Us
Ruptured
Something Like Home
Tagging Freedom

Young Adult    South Carolina Book Awards (2025)

All the Fighting Parts
Artifice
Bittersweet in the Hollow
Chaos Theory
Come Home Safe
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
For Lamb
From Here
Give Me a Sign
Going Dark
Gone Wolf
House of Marionne
The Library of Shadows
Promise Boys
Rez Ball
Spin
Star Splitter
Their Vicious Games
Thieves' Gambit
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Feed Your Curiosity

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Volunteers

Are you eager to lend a hand? Volunteers are needed to help organize materials and to support large programs and events. You can participate by joining the Friends or completing the volunteer application.

Teens can help at the library by shelving books, preparing crafts for children’s programs and storytimes, assisting with the summer reading program and more. Ask at your local branch for an application and additional details.

Black History Month

Every February, we celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month. Literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their stories and bookworms seeking good reads can choose from an array of …

Board Games Aren’t Just for Fun

Board games aren’t just for fun — they’re learning tools. Cooperation, strategy, math, science, literacy, critical-thinking … there’s a game for that. From classic to brand new, here are some board games to play with your family.

Fall Into Winter Reading

The days are getting colder and the nights are getting longer — but reading always brightens up our day — so we’re challenging you to Fall Into Winter Reading. We realize you’re busy, so we made it simple.

Kindness Project

We invite you to join in spreading kindness throughout the month of November. The library offers a series of activities encouraging local residents to be kind to others, be kind to ourselves, be kind to animals and be kind to the earth.

Witches

Witches (and wizards) wield magic with a wave of a wand, a wiggle of a nose and the snap of a finger. Whether they are from Oz, Camelot, the Discworld — or the most magical land of all, Scotland — witches and wizards have made us spell-bound.

Werewolves

Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not us. Werewolves are one of the world’s most famous shape-shifters, and have enthralled us in stories — both in print and on screens. Below the glow of a full moon, werewolves frolic and stalk the night. But what else do you know about werewolves? Read these hair-raising facts, and become a shape-shifting scholar.