Grand Opening: Teen Center at Tompkins Square Library

Fri, May 31 | 3–5 PM

Join us for pizza, try out your design and button-making skills, give our 3-D printer and gaming equipment a whirl, and more at the grand opening of Tompkins Square Library's expanded Teen Center. (Sshh… there’s a secret gift for all attendees!)

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All Teens Welcome!

Find a Teen Center near you and explore a range of great state-of-the-art tech and media tools, including:

  • Recording studios in select locations
  • Video and photography equipment
  • Gaming consoles
  • 3-D printers
  • Desktops, laptops, free Wi-Fi
  • Free programs and events

Hear from our Teen Civics Ambassadors what they love about Teen Centers!

Multicolored icons representing Teen Center resources: audio recording studio, photography, gaming, video equipment, and 3-D printer.

Bronx Teen Centers

Teens gathered around a table playing Jenga at the Van Cortlandt Library, Arline Schwarzman Building Teen Center.

Manhattan Teen Centers

A teen in glasses and a hoodie smiles at the camera while sitting at a recording studio setup with a guitar visible in the background.

Staten Island Teen Centers

St. George Library Center Teen Center, featuring teens using computers and sitting at work tables. A colorful mural fills the wall in the background, with shelves of books on the adjacent wall.

Discover More Programs & Events

A diverse group of teens sits at a long wooden table, smiling at the camera; in the background is a colorful mural.

More for Teens at NYPL

Discover all that the Library has to offer, including free one-on-one homework help, events and programs, volunteer and paid opportunities, book recommendations, free resources, and more just for teens.

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Thank You to Our Supporters

These programs and initiatives are part of the Library’s Tisch Youth Education Programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.

Major support for children's and young adult programming is provided by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.

Lead support for Teens 360º is provided by the City of New York.

The Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Grand Concourse Library, powered by the Joly Family Foundation, is part of a network of Best Buy Teen Tech Centers. It is also a member of The Clubhouse Network, a collaboration with the MIT Media Laboratory.

Teen Centers at Countee Cullen, Wakefield, Woodstock, and West New Brighton Libraries are made possible by Google.org.

Teens 360° at Allerton Library is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Chesler.

College & Career Pathways has been made possible thanks to the generous support of The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation.

The Teen Civics Ambassadors program is made possible by the generous support of The Gottesman Fund.

Illustration by Melinda Beck.