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Color Our World Bookmark Design Contest

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Kids, Teens, Adults
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Show us your art skills with our Summer Reading Program (SRP) Bookmark Design Contest for all ages! Submit a bookmark design with the 2025 SRP theme, "Color Our World". 

Seasons In Focus Photography Contest

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Kids, Teens, Adults
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Celebrate the beauty of spring and the spirit of Earth Day with Seasons in Focus, our seasonal photography contest! This April, we invite photographers of all ages and skill levels to capture the world around us.

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Tabletop Tales

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition
Event Details:

Join us in the YA Room for an afternoon of tabletop games! It's the perfect time to try out different games, play short D&D sessions, and enjoy snacks and good vibes. Bring your friends, and let’s roll the dice for some after-school fun!

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Laser Tag

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition

Library Laser Tag

Library Laser Tag is laser tag for teens the last Friday each month. Pizza's included for the players! 

Event Details:

April theme: graphic novels across genres

Game On Extended Edition

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Level up your weekend with 2 HOURS of non-stop gaming, food, and fun! If you love to game, this is the ultimate chance to meet new friends, team up, and battle it out on your favorite games.

Bingo Blast

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition
Event Details:

Bingo Blast is all about learning and fun! Each month, we’ll dive into exciting topics like math fun with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, sight words and reading skills, exploring 3D shapes, and more!

Free Comic Book Day

9:00am - 2:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Competition, Book Club, Performance
Event Details:

We are so excited to announce the 2025 Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) at TCPL! This is our second year in a row as a FCBD host. We'll have just-released comics, comics to checkout, plus comics to trade for all ages. Finished with a comic?

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Pokémon Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition

Pokémon Club

Calling all Pokémon fans! Show off your collection—whether it’s in the apps or on cards—at our Pokémon meetup!

Event Details:

This program meets in the YA Room.

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Homeschool Laser Tag

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids, Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

A special Homeschooler Laser Tag will occur after the library closes! Homeschooled kids (10-17) are invited to eat pizza, hang out, and play Laser Tag against their friends! 

Bingo Blast

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition
Event Details:

Bingo Blast is all about learning and fun! Each month, we’ll dive into exciting topics like math fun with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, sight words and reading skills, exploring 3D shapes, and more!

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Crime Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Join Crime Club, a mystery-solving program for adults 18+! Work together to unravel clues and crack the case using Hunt A Killer crime-solving games. Test your detective skills and see if you can solve the mystery before time runs out.

Summer Reading: Early Bird Registration

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Offsite Event
Locations: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Swing by Harden Coffee Saturday, May 24th, for a coffee and EARLY BIRD Summer Reading Registration! Register with us in person or at home.

Game On! for Teens

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition

Game On! for Teens

Teens (12-18) are invited to come to the Community Room for snacks and games! TCPL has 2 Nintendo Switches available for use, but teens can also bring their own. Board games and more will be available for playing! Teens are welcome to check out games and submit new game ideas to Antonia Bottoms.

Tabletop Tales

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School, Games & Competition
Event Details:

Join us in the YA Room for an afternoon of tabletop games! It's the perfect time to try out different games, play short D&D sessions, and enjoy snacks and good vibes. Bring your friends, and let’s roll the dice for some after-school fun!

Laser Tag

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition

Library Laser Tag

Library Laser Tag is laser tag for teens the last Friday each month. Pizza's included for the players! 

Event Details:

The FINAL TEEN LASER TAG before summer break is happening May 30th from 5-7 PM! Teens ages 12-17, this is your last chance to battle it out, eat ALL the pizza, and celebrate all the things we love about our library before we take a summer break!

Summer Reading Coloring Contest

All Day
Kids, Teens
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

It's time for the 2025 Summer Reading Coloring Contest! Kids and teens of all ages will have a chance to win amazing art prizes when they submit a beautifully colored Color Our World Summer Reading poster! 

Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest

All Day
Kids
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Kids ages 8-12, this is your chance to enter into an amazing writing contest sponsored by #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist, Katherine Applegate!

Game On: Supersized!

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids
Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Competition
Event Details:

Game On Supersized! is our regular Game On, but longer! We will have more games to play during the now 2-hour-long program. Bring your friends to eat some snacks and game at the library all summer long!