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Marion Carnegie Library's Young Adult Department

Located on Marion Carnegie Library’s Top Floor!

Check out these YA department favorites!

Just click on a title to see its details and request it from the library.

MCL's Young Adult Department Events

Each month, the YA department hosts tons of fun events for ages 12 – 18.

Find details about each event on the library’s Events Calendar!

2025 Teen Movie & Make-It Lineup

A giant pixelated Pac-Man hovers above the Golden Gate Bridge, appearing to chase something. The word PIXELS is displayed at the bottom in a blocky, pixel style. The city skyline is visible in the background.

May 2025 - Pixels (PG-13)

When aliens mistake images of 1980s arcade games as a sign of aggression, they attack Earth with evil versions of Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and other video-game characters. In response, the U.S. president asks his old gamer pals to battle the invaders.

A cheerful animated bunny stands in a colorful candy-filled factory surrounded by chicks, with a vibrant, whimsical background and the word HOP on a colorful egg at the bottom.

April 2025 - Hop (PG)

A slacker named Fred adopts a rabbit that jumps in front of his car, and it turns out this particular creature is next in line to become the Easter Bunny and doesn't want the job.

Theatrical poster for The Greatest Showman featuring Hugh Jackman in a red ringmaster costume raising his arm, with circus performers and acrobats in colorful costumes surrounding the movie title.

March 2025 - The Greatest Showman (PG)

This musical about the life of entrepreneur P.T. Barnum depicts how he found fame and fortune by starting a circus in 1870s America, and posits that he was the creator of modern show business.

Movie poster for Groundhog Day showing Bill Murray inside a large alarm clock, holding up his hands, with the sky and fields in the background. The title is in bold red and white letters above his head.

February 2025 - Groundhog Day (PG)

A weather forecaster begins to live the same day over and over - and that day is Groundhog Day.

Movie poster for Snow Day showing a group of children in winter clothes standing on snow, with one kid triumphantly raising a snowball. Three adults heads are partially buried in the snow in the foreground. Text highlights the title and movie details.

January 2025 - Snow Day (PG)

An unexpected snowfall means a no-school, no-rules day.

2024 Teen Movie & Make-It Lineup

Five young adults stand in a line, each with different poses. The title Shes the Man appears below them. Above, text describes a love triangle involving characters named Duke, Olivia, Sebastian, Monique, and Viola.

September 2024 - She's The Man (PG-13)

In this updating of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," a star soccer player masquerades as her brother and joins his prep-school squad. She eventually falls for her new teammate, who also happens to be her roommate.

Poster for Disneys Hocus Pocus showing three witches flying on a broom, vacuum, and mop over a glowing moon, with the movie title below and a blue night sky background.

October 2024 - Hocus Pocus (PG)

Three 17th-century witches, hanged for their murderous crimes, are resurrected on Halloween in modern-day Salem by an unsuspecting boy, who must now figure out how to get them back in the ground.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie Poster

November 2024 - Spider-Man: Homecoming
(PG-13)

Spider-Man learns the ropes of being a superhero under the tutelage of Tony Stark, all while juggling his responsibilities as high schooler Peter Parker. Eager to prove himself to Stark, Parker soon gets tangled up with a villain known as the Vulture.

A young boy in a red sweater holds his face in shock while two men peer through a snowy window behind him. Text reads: “Home Alone: A Family Comedy Without the Family.”.

December 2024 - Home Alone (PG)

A mischievous 8-year-old who's picked on by his older siblings and ignored by his parents would really rather be left alone—and that's exactly what happens when he gets accidentally left behind in a frenzied rush to the airport for a family vacation in Paris over the holiday season. After learning to fend for himself, the boy has to protect his house against two bumbling burglars who are planning to rob it.