Events › Life Hacks for Teens

Join Mountain Island Library staff as we learn all the essential life skills you might not have learned in school. Ranging from easy recipes to how to change a tire, how to grocery shop to how to make a budget, we will explore different life hacks to make your day easier. 

The topic of this program changes each month. Please contact library staff for details. 

July - Managing Money

August - Goal Planning

September - How to Change a Tire & Check Your Oil

October - FAFSA/College Apps and Scholarships

November - Grocery Shopping/Meal Planning and Coupons

December - No Bake Cookie Recipe and Present Wrapping

This program will be provided by Mountain Island Library staff and is recommended for teens ages 12 to 18.

More Info about College & Career Connections

Designed for teens ages 12 to 18, our College & Career Connections suite includes free programs and workshops offered by community experts and organizations such as the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) and the Princeton Review. Topics range from resources to pay for college, admissions essays, test prep, and online practice tests. We offer My Next Step programs led by Library staff that allow you to get personalized assistance in creating Your Road Map to Success. The Library also offers volunteer opportunities through our year-round VolunTeen initiative at all of our branch locations, in addition to virtual volunteering. You can also earn community service hours at select programs. There's also an array of Library materials, online resources, two podcast series, and support just for you. So, be sure to take the Library along with you on your college and career journey!

This program will take place indoors at the Mountain Island Library. Indoor programs will be operating at a reduced attendance capacity and will include social distancing based on the library space.

NOTE: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is committed to public safety and continues to intentionally and deliberately expand in-person services that align with the COVID-19 safety guidelines set by Mecklenburg County, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), the state of North Carolina and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For the safety of staff and other program participants, please stay home if you feel sick, are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, have a confirmed case of COVID-19, are awaiting COVID-19 test results, or have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

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