Teens

Carpinteria Teen Advisory Board Fall 2026

We are forming this board to give local teens a chance to voice their thoughts and ideas for improving library services and resources. We are interested in applicants in middle school and high school who live in Carpinteria or attend school here.

Apply using the form here. We will reach out as soon as we can!

SCHEDULE

Meetings are every other Friday starting August 7th and ending December 11th.

Meetings run from 3:10pm to 4:30pm. We know Carpinteria High School gets out at 3:30, we ask that you arrive as soon as you can.

REWARDS!

Attend 1 meeting: You’re awesome! Thanks for your input and caring about the library!

Attend 4 meetings: Whoa! You’re taking this pretty seriously, huh? You get a prize!

Attend 6 meetings: WOW! You’re the real deal! You are officially a Teen Advisory Board Member and you get a limited edition T-shirt that lets everyone know it! It also doesn’t look bad on a resume!

History for Teens

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.

In the Community Room

Dungeons & Dragons Club (OPEN)

This club is for ages 12-17 interested in learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (5e) and Sixth Edition (6e).  All experience levels in D&D are welcome, whether you are brand new to the game or a veteran player!

You do not need to bring anything to the club to play. However, feel free to bring any D&D equipment you may own such as rulebooks, dice, or character sheets.

SCHEDULE AND INFO

  • Every Thursday from 3:30pm to 5:15pm in the Community Room.
  • We require parent or guardian contact information to join the club.

If you have questions, call the library at (805) 684-4314

Gaming Tournaments

What’s up Gamers?!?!

Carpinteria Community Library hosts gaming tournaments where you can come show off your skills. We have run Geometry Dash Tournaments so far, but we plan to run tournaments for other games as well, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If you have any suggestions for a game that might be a good fit for a tournament at the library, please let us know!

On the day of any given tournament, sign-ups begin an hour beforehand in-person at the library.

For the most up-to-date information on our tournaments, please check our calendar, and our Instagram: @carpcommunitylibrary.

Zine making

A zine, pronounced “zeen” (just like the end of the word “magazine”), is a homemade publication. There are no set-in-stone rules for making zines. A zine can be about anything you’re interested in. Yes! There are all kinds of zines including: fanzines (a zine about something or someone you love), cooking zines full of recipes and tips, comic zines, art zines, poetry zines, and personal zines where people write about their daily lives.

Have you heard about Zine libraries? Really! They exist, see these

Stay tuned, a zine workshop is coming soon!