A murder mystery that will have you on the edge of your seats

Teen News and Events for February 2024

Get ready to party like Gatsby and solve a mystery in style – this is one event you won’t want to miss!

On Saturday, February 3, at 3:00 PM, Menomonee Falls Public Library is bringing you an exclusive 1920s-themed murder mystery that will have you on the edge of your seats.

It’s the height of the 1920s in Chicago, a dazzling era of flappers and jazz, but there’s a war brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. Hal Sapone and Beanie O’Dannon, the ruthless crime bosses, have agreed to a truce. The city is buzzing with tension, and the air is thick with anticipation.

Teens, ages 13 – 18, are invited to the Grand Gatsby for an official meeting between the rivals. Will they peacefully resolve their differences, or will chaos erupt, rekindling the fatal flames between them? The fate of the underground organizations lies in the balance.

Here’s the twist—it’s not just about solving the mystery. We want you to step into the shoes of a 1920s character! Dress to the nines in flapper dresses, dapper suits, and all the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age. Your attire could be the key to cracking the case and making history in the roaring twenties!

So, mark your calendars, grab your fedoras and pearls, and join us for an unforgettable event of intrigue, suspense, and a roaring good time. Will you be the one to untangle the web of secrets and bring harmony to the underground world of Chicago’s mobsters?

Register for Murder at the Grand Gatsby today! Choose your top three character choices at registration. Character assignments will be done on a first-come first-served basis and emailed to you before the event.

Lean all the way into the theme with these teen books

The Diviners by Libby Bray

Seventeen-year-old Evie O’Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation.

Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Growing up on an island where the powerful Prosper family controls both the magic and the spirits who inhibit it, eighteen-year-old Mae longs for magic of her own to impress her best friend Coco and her crush Miles, but when the spirits start inexplicably dying, Mae and her friends start to the unravel the mysteries of the island and a secret from Mae’s past. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and set in the 1920s.

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.

Teen Winter Reading Challenge

Warm up your winter with good books! Track your reading, attend library events, and write book reviews for your chance to win fantastic prizes during the Winter Reading Challenge!

• Read 1,200 minutes to complete the challenge!
• Log your reading minutes and activities to earn badges, rewards, and tickets for the grand prize drawings!
• All reading counts! Books, e-books, manga, comics, magazines, online articles, audiobooks, and more!

Sign up online, in the Beanstack Tracker app, or in person at the Library.

Teen Events

Intended for ages 13 – 18.

Teen Hangout

Hang out in the Teen Space! We’ll have gaming, crafting (like Perler Beads, DIY stickers, button making, etc.), and snacks out each week.

Wednesdays, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Teen Space

VR Lab

Experience Virtual Reality (VR)! Explore our world and beyond, create virtual art, or game like never before. VR Release Form must be filled out before using the Oculus Quest 2 headsets.

Tuesday, February 6, at 3:00 PM
Tuesday, February 27, at 3:00 PM
Community Room