Tweens Create: Charmed Keychains

Tweens Create: Charmed Keychains is happening at the Twin Oaks Branch of the Austin Public Library on Tuesday, September 8, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. It's a workshop for tweens—kids aged 9 to 12—to make their own candy-inspired charms for keychains. The whole session is part of the library's Centennial Celebrations, a series of events marking 100 years of the Austin Public Library as a place of learning, connection, and possibility, running from 1926 to 2026. The Twin Oaks Branch is at 1800 S. Fifth St.

If you've got a 9- to 12-year-old who likes to make things, this is right up their alley. The focus is on candy-inspired charms, so they'll be crafting little sweets to hang on their keychains. It's a hands-on session, and since it's aimed at tweens, they'll be working alongside other kids their own age. The candy theme gives them a clear starting point, but they can put their own spin on it.

Beyond the making, there's the centennial context. The Austin Public Library has been around since 1926, and this workshop is one of the many activities the library is putting on to mark a century of service to the city. The centennial is framed as a celebration of the library as a place of learning, connection, and possibility—three things that a community workshop like this fits right into. It's a small part of a much larger citywide celebration.

So, if you're in the neighborhood and have a tween who'd enjoy a creative evening, you can find them at the Twin Oaks Branch on Tuesday, September 8, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM.