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TEENFEST

TeenFest Banner 2025

 

Our annual events for everything teen!
Suggested ages: 12-18

For more information on the programs featured, please email ocplteenprograms@occr.ocgov.com.

College & Career Resource Fair LP

College & Career Resource Fair

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
4:00 – 6:30 PM

Tustin Library
345 E. Main St.
Tustin, CA 92780

Teens and young adults, get connected with relevant resources and information about college, careers, and professional development! Learn about specific educational pathways and network with professionals in your field of interest!

Talk to representatives from the following organizations and more:

  • Boys & Girls Club
  • California State University, Fullerton
  • Chapman University
  • Irvine Valley College
  • Laguna College of Art and Design
  • OC Department of Education & Inside the Outdoors
  • OC Workforce Solutions
  • Orange Coast College
  • Orange County United Way
TeenFest Oct 2025 LP

TeenFest!

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
3:30 – 6:45 PM

Tustin Library
345 E. Main St.
Tustin, CA 92780

Happening in the Program Room:
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Therapy Fluffies
Come hang out with our fluffies for a pawesome time brought to you by OC Animal Allies!

6:00 – 6:45 PM
Author Talk: AJ Dungo
AJ Dungo is an illustrator based in Los Angeles. He has worked with great people at Nike, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Bleacher Report, The Wall Street Journal, Nobrow, and more. His work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, France Inter, and AD&D. He is the author of the award-winning graphic novel, In Waves.

Special thanks to the Friends of Tustin Library for their generous support of this program.

Sajni Patel TeenFest LP

Author Sajni Patel

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
6:00 PM

Tustin Library
345 E. Main St.
Tustin, CA 92780

Sajni Patel is an award-winning author of women’s fiction and young adult books. Her works have appeared on numerous Best of the Year and Must Read lists from Cosmo, Teen Vogue, Apple Books, Audiofile, Tribeza, Austin Woman, NBC, The Insider, and many others.

Special thanks to the Friends of Tustin Library for their generous support of this program.

Past Events

TeenFest Art Demo 2025 LP

TeenFest: Art Demo

Thursday, July 3, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 PM

San Juan Capistrano Library
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Teens, join us for a live art demo beginning at 1:00 PM by concept artist Knight Zhang from Riot Games. The art demo will be followed by a sketch café and complimentary boba, sketchbooks and colored pencils, while supplies last.

The first 25 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Cartooning: Animation 1 by Preston Blair, while supplies last.

Enter the opportunity drawing for a chance to win a Wacom Drawing Tablet!

Special thanks to San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library for their generous support.

TeenFest Kickoff 2025

TeenFest Kickoff!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
5:00PM

Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library
12700 Montecito
Seal Beach, CA 90740

Teens, join us for a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament, refreshments, and more!

TeenFest 2024 Landing Page

TeenFest!

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
3:30 – 6:45 PM

Tustin Library
345 E. Main Street
Tustin, CA 92780

Join us for the following and more at TeenFest!
 

Happening in the Program Room:

3:30 – 4:30 PM:
Therapy Fluffies
Come hang out with our fluffies for a pawesome time brought to you by OC Animal Allies.
 

5:00 – 6:00 PM:
Gaming Career Panel
Level up your future with a career panel from the creative minds at Second Dinner and explore exciting careers in game development.
 

6:00 – 6:45 PM:

Author Talk: Tracy Badua

Join us for an author talk with award-winning Filipino American author of books about young people with sunny hearts in a sometimes stormy world. Complimentary copies of We’re Never Getting Home while supplies last.
 

Activities Happening in the Library:

  • Tea Tasting Demonstration at 4:00 PM
  • Mini Terrariums
  • Upside Down Escape Room
TeenFest SRP

TeenFest: Read, Renew, Repeat 

Thursday, July 18, 2024 
at 3:30 PM

Rancho Santa Margarita Library
30902 La Promesa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Teens, gear up for Summer Reading and TeenFest by joining us for an afternoon of painting led by Laguna Playhouse! All supplies will be provided. There will be two 30-minute painting sessions, which can accommodate up to 20 teens. Stop by for our “Adopt a Sprout” station, a trail mix bar, giveaways, opportunity drawings, and more

April 2024 Landing Page

TeenFest Kickoff 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 
at 4:00 PM

Cypress Library
5331 Orange Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630

Teens, join us for our first TeenFest Kickoff event! We will have a tie dye activity, refreshments and more! The library will provide tote bags and socks to tie dye, while supplies last. Teens are welcome to bring their own cotton shirts, bandanas, and other garments to personalize with tie dye designs.