Earlier this month, on a rainy Saturday morning, a stream of people entered the Kellogg-Hubbard Library for a special celebration: the grand reopening of the basement after the July 2023 floods.  Attracted by the fragrance of popcorn, I followed the crowd down the stairs to a bright space, finding the newly relocated teen center for local youths, which had been without a home since the 2023 flood. A program of Elevate Youth Services, in partnership with the library, the teen center provides a safe space for youths after school and on weekends. Young people have quickly located the games and … Continue reading ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Space’: Basement Teen Center Opens at Kellogg-Hubbard Library