TeenHQ: Teen Center
Be You at TeenHQ. TeenHQ is the teen center headquarters located at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in downtown San José. It is a place designed exclusively for teens in middle and high school.
This teen dream hub provides the best environment for innovation to flourish. At TeenHQ, you can be you!

Contact
Manager
Megan Maloy
megan.maloy@sjlibrary.org
Hours
Reading Room and Collections:
(See hours for specific features below)
Monday | 10 AM - 8 PM |
Tuesday | 10 AM - 8 PM |
Wednesday | 10 AM - 8 PM |
Thursday | 10 AM - 8 PM |
Friday | 10 AM - 6 PM |
Saturday | 10 AM - 6 PM |
Sunday | 1 PM - 6 PM |
Teachers and Educators: request a Class Visit for your middle and high school students to TeenHQ.
Features
TeenHQ Gamer Lounge
Hang out with your friends and play some video games.
TeenHQ Makerspace
A space for Middle and High School students to explore creative possibilities through library-led programming.
TeenHQ Recording Studio
Private recording booth and mixing boards where music can be produced, recorded, edited and saved.
New Events
Make, create, build, and more at TeenHQ.
Find Your Next Read
Our Librarians have created these lists for teens and pre-teens.
Book list
SJPL Picks: Survival Adventures for Teens
Deadly circumstances abound for the teen characters who must use their ingenuity and skill to survive hostile environments.
YA Epistolary Fiction: Stories Told in Letters and Texts
Get a front-row seat to teen lives in epistolary & mixed media books—told through journals, emails, case files, notes & more.
SJPL Picks: YA Nonfiction on Disabilities & Neurodivergence
Nonfiction for teens on disabilities and neurodivergence—includes memoirs, workbooks, graphic novels, and guides for support.
SJPL Picks: Trans Visibility - Teen Reads
This list of titles for teens highlights characters and lived experiences of people with identities that fall on the transgender spectrum.
New Blogs
Discover the latest for teens and pre-teens.
Volunteering with Pride: One Volunteer Story at a Time
Our Volunteer, Audrey, shows the importance of community involvement, inclusivity, and cultural awareness in diverse communities like ours!
SJPL Recommendation News: Summer 2025
What do our librarians recommend? Boost your browsing or add variety to your To Read list with reading recommendations from our librarians.
Celebrate 50 Years of Love, Legacy and Liberation
Join SJPL staff at this year's Silicon Valley Pride parade on Sunday, Aug. 31, followed by activities, storytime, and more.
Sending You into Space!
Check out some amazing selections from our fiction shelves, all of which take place in Outer Space!
Volunteering with Pride: One Volunteer Story at a Time
Our Volunteer, Audrey, shows the importance of community involvement, inclusivity, and cultural awareness in diverse communities like ours!
SJPL Recommendation News: Summer 2025
What do our librarians recommend? Boost your browsing or add variety to your To Read list with reading recommendations from our librarians.
Celebrate 50 Years of Love, Legacy and Liberation
Join SJPL staff at this year's Silicon Valley Pride parade on Sunday, Aug. 31, followed by activities, storytime, and more.
Sending You into Space!
Check out some amazing selections from our fiction shelves, all of which take place in Outer Space!