Calling All Teens!
The all-new Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Grand Concourse Library is a place for teens to explore new tech skills and get creative. Check out everything we have to offer you below, including free events, programs, and more.
Looking to volunteer at our new Teen Center? Grand Concourse Library welcomes volunteers and mentors who are passionate about amplifying teen voices utilizing the latest technologies. To learn more and apply, please email us: teentechdesign@nypl.org
Check opening hours and location.
Any questions? Contact us:
GDTeenCenter@nypl.org
Programs & Events
Audio Recording Studio
Try your hand at music and podcast production using our studio-grade recording facilities, including:
- Keyboards, synthesizers, and guitars
- Microphones and speakers
- Audio production software
Video, Gaming & Photography
Game, realize your moviemaking dreams, and improve your photography skills using our gaming consoles, recording equipment, and editing software, including:
- Cameras
- Tripods
- Lighting kit
- Photo printer
- Gaming consoles
- Unity 3-D game development engine
- Software including Final Cut Pro X, Procreate, Stop Motion, Blender
Creative Tech Tools
Get creative with a wide range of equipment and materials, including:
- iPads, Apple Pencils, and desktop and laptop computers
- 3-D printer and 3-D pens
- Silkscreen and Cameo printing
- Drawing tablets
More Resources for Teens at Grand Concourse Library
- Free Wi-Fi
- Read and borrow books, comics, music, DVDs, and more (get a library card today!)
- Online resources to help you with homework, creative projects, and self-care
More for Teens at NYPL
Discover all that the Library has to offer, including free one-on-one homework help, events and programs, volunteer and paid opportunities, book recommendations, free resources, and more just for teens.
About Grand Concourse Library
Grand Concourse Library, located in the Bronx, is one of The New York Public Library's 92 locations spread across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Find out how to find us, our opening hours, free programs and events for all ages, and more.
Discover More Teen Centers Near You!
Explore our newly enhanced Teen Centers at library branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. 3-D printers, vinyl cutting, and silk screen printing are available at all Teen Centers, while select branches have fully equipped recording studios. Don't forget, there are welcoming spaces for teens in every branch!
Thank You to Our Supporters
The Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Grand Concourse Library is part of a network of Best Buy Teen Tech Centers.
The Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Grand Concourse Library is a member of The Clubhouse Network, a collaboration with the MIT Media Laboratory.
These programs and initiatives are part of the Library’s Tisch Youth Education Programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
Major support for children's and young adult programming is provided by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.
College & Career Pathways has been made possible thanks to the generous support of The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation.
The Teen Civics Ambassadors program is made possible by the generous support of The Gottesman Fund.
Illustration by Melinda Beck.