The Estevan Public Library will soon have a new area for teens.
Work has started on a renovation of the teen area at the library. Once it is finished, there will be more seating areas, a book area with pillows to accommodate more teens, and extra seating to accommodate more teens.
“We’re finding that we do have a lot of teens that are coming in, and we just don’t have the space to accommodate them, so we just want to have a couple of different areas where they can colour or craft or do a puzzle or play video games,” said Sarah Clauson, the library’s teen programmer.
When Clauson was doing the interview with the Mercury, there were a couple of teens socializing in the teen area. But there wouldn’t be enough space to accommodate many more than those two teens.
“We’re getting a big rug that’s a comfy rug so that people would want to sit on it and it would keep you cozy,” said Clauson.
The books that are in the teen space are geared towards teens and young adults.
Once the renovation is finished, Clauson expects the teen area will create an place where teens can hang out and socialize, or where they can participate in programs such as video game tournaments.
After-hour teen movie nights will be held in the teen space at the library on Sunday nights at 5 p.m. in the fall. It’s the type of program the library wouldn’t have been able to host in its teen space previously.
Some teen programs will still be held in the library’s meeting rooms, she said.
Clauson noted the library received a donation from Certified Energy Services that covered the cost of the renovation.
The renovation won’t take too long, and Clauson expects it will be finished before the end of the week.
