Teens

Programs for Teens

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Books Unbanned

Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.

Get Help With Library Fees

Learn about options to get help with your fees and restore access to your account.

Library Link

Seattle Public Schools students and teachers get instant access to our online resources without a Library card.

Safe Place

The Seattle Public Library is a member of the King County Safe Place program.

Student Success

Discover free programs, services and resources to help students succeed in school.

Summer of Learning

The Library has offered summer programs for Seattle youth since 1919 – this past summer was our 104th year of summer youth programming!

Virtual Tutoring

K – 12 students in Seattle can get free virtual tutoring from Tutor.com with a Library card or Library Link number. Available in English, Spanish (español) and Vietnamese (tiếng Việt).

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Upcoming Events

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Staff Picks for Teens

More Staff lists for Teens

Teen Fiction for National Humor Month

Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

Coyiuto, Mae
Diary of A Confused Feminist

Weston, Kate
The Do-over

Painter, Lynn
Gideon Green in Black and White

Henry, Katie
This Time It's Real

Liang, Ann (Young adult author)

View the complete book list: Teen Fiction for National Humor Month

Books for Middle Schoolers

Amari and the Night Brothers

Alston, B. B.
Iveliz Explains It All

Arango, Andrea Beatriz
The Blackbird Girls

Blankman, Anne
Miss Quinces

Fajardo, Kat
Starfish

Fipps, Lisa
Freestyle

Galligan, Gale
Invisible

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz

View the complete book list: Books for Middle Schoolers

Graphic Novels

Scout Is Not A Band Kid

Armstrong, Jade
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

Axelrod, Jadzia
Himawari House

Becker, Harmony
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing up Asexual

Burgess, Rebecca (Illustrator)
Onion Skin

Camacho, Edgar
Dancing After TEN: A Graphic Memoir

Chong, Vivian
Flamer

Curato, Mike

View the complete book list: Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

Inheritance: A Visual Poem

Acevedo, Elizabeth
Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX

Barton, Jen
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX : the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America

Blumenthal, Karen
My Selma: True Stories of A Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement

Brown, Willie Mae
Careers: The Ultimate Guide to Planning your Future
Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything
Unequal: A Story of America

Dyson, Michael Eric

View the complete book list: Nonfiction

Horror & Thrillers

The Companion

Alender, Katie
The Girl and the Ghost

Hanna Alkaf
To Break A Covenant

Ames, Alison (Young adult author)
Five Midnights

Cardinal, Ann Dávila
Clown in A Cornfield

Cesare, Adam
What Lives in the Woods

Currie, Lindsay
The Taking of Jake Livingston

Douglass, Ryan

View the complete book list: Horror & Thrillers

Library Programs for teens

Our Youth and Family Services Manager discusses our programs that help teens succeed in school and prepare for college and life.

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