Top Events for Tweens and Teens This Month in Tulsa
Tulsa offers a variety of all-ages events each month, but we wanted to create a special list of events just for tweens and teens in the Tulsa area! For more tween- and teen-related content, go to tulsakids.com/tweens-teens, where we cover everything from getting a driver’s license in Oklahoma to screen time to teen-friendly destinations in the Tulsa area.
September
Coffee House at Youth Services of Tulsa
- Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.
- Where: Youth Services of Tulsa, 311 S. Madison Ave.
This is a weekly time for middle and high school students to hang out while enjoying fun activities and free QuikTrip beverages.
Teen Connection
- Wednesday, September 27, 4:30-6 p.m.
- The Arc of Oklahoma, 2516 E. 71st St. Suite A
Social group for middle and high school students (6th through 12th grade) with high-functionin
Teen Night at Wheels and Thrills
- Fridays, 4-9 p.m.
- Wheels and Thrills, 10637 N. Garnett Rd., Owasso
Teens can enjoy $10 admission, $4 skate rental, $10 playzone, $18.25 for unlimited fun OR a $15 game card.
Hobby Club: Tween Graphic Novel Discussion
- Tuesday, Sept. 5 ● 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Rd.
Check out this month’s graphic novel Korgi by Christian Slade. Pick up a copy at the children’s desk and get ready to talk all things graphic novels! We’ll have activities and good conversation at this week’s Hobby Club. For ages 9-12.
Dungeons & Dragons
- Tuesdays, Sept. 5, 12, 19 ● 4-5 p.m.
- Brookside Library, 1207 E. 45th Pl.
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons as we continue our campaign. For teens and tweens.
Crochet and Craft Club
- Tuesday, Sept. 5 ● 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- Pratt Library, 3219 S. 113th Ave. W., Sand Springs
Join us to work on crochet or craft projects and meet other crafters. For teens and tweens.
Teen Lounge
- Wednesdays, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 ● 3-6 p.m.
- Central Library ● Intergalactic Spaceport & Emporium, Central Library
Kick back and chill with art supplies, video games and plenty of space to study, read or hang out with friends. For teens and tweens.
Late Labor Day Makerspace: Make Something With Your Hands
- Wednesday, Sept. 6 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Herman and Kate Kaiser Library, 5202 S. Hudson Ave.
Let’s make something using a couple of the library’s kits, and let’s have a few snacks too, while we’re at it, to celebrate everyone who has struggled or is struggling for labor rights. Registration is required. Register at www.tulsalibrary.org/events or call 918-549-7323. For teens.
Teen Scene
- Thursdays, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 ● 4-5 p.m.
- Brookside Library, 1207 E. 45th Pl.
Play games, create art, study or just hang out! For teens and tweens.
Button Bash!
- Thursday, Sept. 7 ● 4-5 p.m.
- Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway St., Owasso
Let’s design our own buttons. Bring your own picture or art, or use our supplies to make 1.25-inch buttons. For teens and tweens.
In the Middle: Tween Book Club
- Thursday, Sept. 7 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- South Broken Arrow Library, 3600 Chestnut Ave.
Join us for cookies and milk as we talk about Cookies and Milk by Shawn Amos. Copies of the book are available for checkout at South Broken Arrow Library. For tweens.
vAnime Club
- Thursdays, Sept. 7, 21 ● 4:30-6 p.m.
- Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Rd.
Join us as we discuss, watch and increase our overall knowledge of anime and manga. Feel free to bring your own snack. For ages 12-18.
Teen Night
- Thursday, Sept. 7 ● 5-7 p.m.
- Schusterman-Benson Library, 3333 E. 32nd Pl.
Bring your art project, homework, friends or just yourself! We’ll also have games and crafts. For teens and tweens.
Graphic Novel Club
- Saturday, Sept. 9 ● 3:45-4:45 p.m.
- Nathan Hale Library, 6038 E. 23rd St.
Join us for a literary celebration of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese. Snacks and activities are provided. Registration is encouraged. Register at www.tulsalibrary.org/events or call 918-549-7323. For teens and tweens.
Teen Time
- Mondays, Sept. 11, 18, 25 ● 3:30-5 p.m.
- Charles Page Library, 551 E. 4th St., Sand Springs
Hang out in our meeting room! We will have a Nintendo Switch, LEGOs and crafts. For teens and tweens.
Bixby Anime and Manga Club
- Tuesdays, Sept. 12, 26 ● 6-7 p.m.
- Bixby Library, 20 E. Breckenridge Ave., Bixby
Join us as we discuss our favorite manga and watch anime. For teens and tweens.
Teen Lounge
- Wednesday, Sept. 13 ● 3-4 p.m.
- Judy Z. Kishner Library, 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave., Sperry
Join us to create art and hang out with friends. For teens and tweens.
Teen Advisory Board
- Thursday, Sept. 14 ● 4-5 p.m.
- Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway St., Owasso
Talk with your youth librarian about what you have been reading, creating or watching, and help plan programs, displays and events. Have fun, eat snacks, earn community service hours and join us in making the library a better place for teens! Snacks funded by the Friends of the Helmerich Library.
T(w)eens Create: Alcohol Ink Art
- Thursday, Sept. 14 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Nathan Hale Library, 6038 E. 23rd St.
Create art with alcohol ink. Decorate a tile for yourself or someone else. Limited supplies are provided. For tweens and teens.
Creative Writing: Tools of the Trade
- Tuesday, Sept. 19 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Herman and Kate Kaiser Library, 5202 S. Hudson Ave.
Get tips and tricks to enhance your craft. Check out some free digital tools published writers use to organize their research, insights, fragments and scraps. Join Paul Sheckarski, teen associate librarian, for this workshop for aspiring fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, poets and graphic novelists. Sheckarski is a local storyteller, published author and former theater critic for the Urban Tulsa Weekly. We also will discuss the possibility of doing a monthly creative writing workshop. For ages 13-18. Registration is required. Register at www.tulsalibrary.org/events or call 918-549-7323.
Anime and Manga Club
- Wednesday, Sept. 20 ● 3-4 p.m.
- Judy Z. Kishner Library, 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave.
Join us to discuss manga and watch anime. For teens and tweens.
Teen Advisory Board
- Thursday, Sept. 21 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Nathan Hale Library, 6038 E. 23rd St.
Talk with your youth librarian about what you have been reading, creating or watching, and help plan programs, displays and events. Have fun, eat snacks, earn community service hours and join us in making the library a better place for teens!
Pratt Anime and Manga Club
- Thursday, Sept. 21 ● 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Pratt Library, 3219 S. 113th Ave. W., Sand Springs
Join fellow anime and manga fans as we make crafts, play games and discuss our favorite anime. For teens and tweens.
Animanga! Monthly Anime and Manga Club
- Thursday, Sept. 21 ● 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St.
Join us to enjoy anime and manga fandoms together! For teens.
Dungeons & Dragons
- Wednesday, Sept. 27 ● 3-5 p.m.
- Judy Z. Kishner Library, 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave., Sperry
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons as we continue our campaign. For teens and tweens.
Final Friday Arcade!
- Friday, Sept. 29 ● 4-5 p.m.
- Maxwell Park Library, 1313 N. Canton Ave.
Join us for games on our Nintendo Switch and Xbox. Space is limited to four players per game on the Switch and two per game on the Xbox, so taking turns is a must. For teens and tweens.
