Sewing Two for Teens
Learn to Sew: basic clothes and accessories
Monday, February 10
3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Sewing Two for Teens
Explore making items with our sewing machines in our Innovation Center!
Main Library - Innovation Center
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Innovation CenterExplore making items with our sewing machines in our Innovation Center!
Expand on your sewing knowledge and expertise with our sewing machines. We provide the fabric and supplies (though you are always welcome to bring your own things-including your own sewing machine!) You provide the creativity!
For ages 12-17. Only teens who have taken Sewing One can progress to Sewing Two with instructor's permission.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
AGE GROUP: | Teens 12-18 |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts, Crafts & Making |
TAGS: | Sewing | Innovation Center | Arts & Crafts | Art |
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| Thu, Jul 02 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
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Tue, Jul 21, 1:00am - 2:00pm
Main Library
Do you like reading about spaceships, parallel worlds, aliens, telepathy, or time travel? Join us to discuss great SF & Fantasy fiction! Click on the program title for information on how to join.
Tue, Jul 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Let's focus on learning sounds to build early literacy using the SOUNS method.
Tue, Jul 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room
Explore early literacy skills as we read, sing, and move!
Tue, Jul 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Tween Area
Everyone is welcome at chess club, no matter if you're a brand new or experienced player! We'll meet weekly on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Join us to challenge a friend or someone new!
Tue, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
Help finding resources to learn English, referrals for immigration-related legal help, and more. Se habla español.
Tue, Jul 21, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch
Using bubble wrap and paint, create unique prints to take home.
Follow our examples or create your own art from the materials on offer.
Tue, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Choose a side! Join us in celebrating some of our favorite video game rivalries with crafts and snacks. Don't forget to wear your themed gear and vote for your favorite side!
Tue, Jul 21, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - First Floor Ellipse
Practice speaking English in a relaxed, comfortable place, and meet new friends as we learn by talking together.
Tue, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Come taste test summer fruits!
Tue, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Computer Lab
Have fun learning how to control a small robot from BirdBrain Technologies using the Python programming language. Some programming experience recommended.
Tue, Jul 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Banx Room
Who says Halloween only comes once a year? Celebrate Summerween at the library with a ghoulish mocktail and monster movie!
Wed, Jul 22, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Worcester Common Oval
WPL will be at Out to Lunch! Drop by our booth to hear about programs, sign up for a library card, grab some library swag, or just say hi!
Wed, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - YWCA Way
FREE healthcare visits
Wed, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
First come, first served
Wed, Jul 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Join Arrayscape Gaming for a dinosaur safari! Explore and find dinosaur fossils, watch dinosaurs in their natural habitats, and then build your own to give your dinosaur friends a place to live!
Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Join us for weekly crafts in the Innovation center!
Wed, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Teen Space
Join our DM to play a short campaign using D&D 5e mechanics.
Registration opens Thursday, July 16 2026 at 4:00pm
Wed, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tatnuck Magnet Branch - Tatnuck Magnet Branch
Drop in for an afternoon of art! The only limit is your imagination!
Wed, Jul 22, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Digital Studio
Learn to preserve your family’s history with the use of our digitization and conversion equipment.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 1 2026 at 5:30pm
Wed, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Teen Space
Teens, get ready for a night of friendly competition!
Wed, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Free access to tools and technology in the Innovation Center. For experienced users who have completed an orientation only.
Wed, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Saxe Room
You are the guests at our monthly family dinner and advisory group.
Thu, Jul 23, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Main Library - YWCA Way
Provides preventive medical and dental care by appointment
Thu, Jul 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Is your little one ready for a fun time with books? You’re invited to participate in stories, music, and movement.
Thu, Jul 23, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
First come, first served
Thu, Jul 23, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Free access to tools and technology in the Innovation Center. For experienced users who have completed an orientation only.
Thu, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Let's learn the basics of music and playing the keyboard piano!
This event is full
Thu, Jul 23, 2:45pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Let's learn the basics of music and playing the keyboard piano!
This event is full
Thu, Jul 23, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Challenge your creative abilities with these monthly activities using the machines and supplies in our Innovation Center!
Thu, Jul 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch
Create a colorful painting to celebrate Halloween in the summer with a fun scrape painted background. While supplies last.
Thu, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
For those who have joined the Learn to Play D&D: How to be a Dungeon Master program, here's a chance to put those skills to practice!
This event is full
Thu, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Adult Area,FPB Welcome Area
The day is finally here! Come see the finest art created by you and your fellow Frances Perkins patrons.
Fri, Jul 24, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
Help finding resources to learn English, referrals for immigration-related legal help, and more. Se habla español.
Fri, Jul 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Introduce your baby to reading with stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, songs, and lots of snuggling. You are invited to stay for play/social time after the program.
Fri, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:15am
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room
Calling all tiny dancers!
Fri, Jul 24, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room
Create a colorful painting to celebrate Halloween in the summer with a fun scrape painted background. While supplies last.
Fri, Jul 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Join us to code, create, and collaborate! Learn robotics and AI concepts by programming our VEX bots to move, interact, and play.
Sat, Jul 25, 10:00am - 10:45am
Main Library - Banx Room
Burn calories in this fun fitness class!
Registration opens Saturday, July 11 2026 at 10:00am
Sat, Jul 25, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Vamos fazer e comer brigadeiro! Este é um programa bilíngue em português e inglês.
Let's make and eat brigadeiro! This is a bilingual program in both Portuguese and English.
Sat, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Free access to tools and technology in the Innovation Center. For experienced users who have completed an orientation only.
Sat, Jul 25, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Saxe Room
Worcester History Deep-Dive: The Loyalists of Worcester
Sat, Jul 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Join us for crafts, snacks, and conversation for families that are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies!
Mon, Jul 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Children and families are welcome to our weekly stories, sing-alongs, and fun activities. A great way for children to gain early literacy, math, and social skills.
Mon, Jul 27, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
First come, first served.
Mon, Jul 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Goddard Branch - Goddard Branch
Drop in and play video games with your friends on our Nintendo Switch!
Mon, Jul 27, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Join us for high-energy Bollywood Dance sessions to dive into the fun and vibrant world of Indian pop music.
Tue, Jul 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Let's focus on learning sounds to build early literacy using the SOUNS method.
Tue, Jul 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room
Explore early literacy skills as we read, sing, and move!
Tue, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Tween Area
Everyone is welcome at chess club, no matter if you're a brand new or experienced player! We'll meet weekly on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Join us to challenge a friend or someone new!
Tue, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
Help finding resources to learn English, referrals for immigration-related legal help, and more. Se habla español.
Tue, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room
Come read to a therapy dog in training.
Tue, Jul 28, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch
Our supplies and your imagination are the only limits!
Tue, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Stop in and play some fun games on our Nintendo Switch 2!
Tue, Jul 28, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Study Room 1
Register directly with SCORE for a one-hour session with a small business counselor. Directions below.
Tue, Jul 28, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - First Floor Ellipse
Practice speaking English in a relaxed, comfortable place, and meet new friends as we learn by talking together.
Tue, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Banx Room
A Beginner Crochet Program
This event is full
Wed, Jul 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - YWCA Way
FREE healthcare visits
Wed, Jul 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Computer Lab
Learn the steps to start a small business.
Wed, Jul 29, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Resources Office
First come, first served
Wed, Jul 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Saxe Room
Join Playful Engineers for their exciting Chain Reaction Program that's perfect for families!
Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Join us for weekly crafts in the Innovation center!
Wed, Jul 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tatnuck Magnet Branch
Come use iron-on patches to personalize your wardrobe!
Wed, Jul 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch
Learn basic tie dye techniques then make a piece of tie dye art.
Wed, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Teen Space
Join our DM to play a short campaign using D&D 5e mechanics.
Registration opens Thursday, July 23 2026 at 4:00pm
Wed, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Children's Program Room
Have you been interested in playing Dungeons and Dragons but don't know where to start with making a character? Drop in and create your own with help from a Dungeon Master.
Wed, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tatnuck Magnet Branch - Tatnuck Magnet Branch
Drop in for an afternoon of art! The only limit is your imagination!
Wed, Jul 29, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Digital Studio
Learn to preserve your family’s history with the use of our digitization and conversion equipment.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 8 2026 at 5:30pm
Wed, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Teen Space
Teens, get ready for a night of friendly competition!
Wed, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library - Innovation Center
Join us to create some fun summery foot soak recipes! We will be making a rose petal Epsom salt soak and a lavender Epsom salt soak.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 8 2026 at 9:00am
Wed, Jul 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - First Floor Ellipse
Join fellow readers as we dive into bestselling books across genres - from laugh-out-loud comedies to thought-provoking dramas by award-winning authors.