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Build Your Self-Care Toolkit

Healthier Thinking Habits for Teens

2026-05-14 16:00:00 2026-05-14 17:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Build Your Self-Care Toolkit Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Thursday, May 14
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-14 16:00:00 2026-05-14 17:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Build Your Self-Care Toolkit Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being. Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Pontiac Branch

Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being.

Catastrophizing and overgeneralization are common thought patterns but lead to increased stress and anxiety. Learn to recognize and counteract unhealthy thinking patterns in this workshop led by Raheemah Watson, a community representative from Fort Wayne Community Schools.

This program is intended for 7th-12th Grade.

Space is limited: register in advance to reserve your spot and receive reminders. Registration will guarantee your seat until the event begins. Accessibility needs? Please contact ask@acpl.info as soon as possible - we’d love to help.

AGE GROUP: | 9th-12th Grade | 7th-8th Grade |

EVENT TYPE: | Wellness & Life Skills |

TAGS: | teens | Teen | self-care | mental health |

Pontiac Branch

Phone: 260-421-1350

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Mon, May 04 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, May 05 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, May 07 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 10 Closed

About the library

Pontiac Branch shares a campus with the Fort Wayne Urban League and Brightpoint’s Hanna Creighton Head Start. It has a 2 story playscape for children and artwork on the pillars by Theoplis Smith. Don’t miss the stained glass window that was designed by William L. Lupkin Designs and donated by the building’s architect, Alan R.Grinsfelder. The Pontiac Branch is a community destination for neighborhood kids, organizations & clubs, and those in need of computer access.  

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