Teens Lead at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library
Monique Sumner, Youth Services Librarian
Teens Lead at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library
We are proud to recognize the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library’s Teens Lead interns who worked diligently this semester designing, developing, and hosting library programs for the teen audience. They creatively shared their interests and talents through the teen lens.
Miracle Moore Felton, a junior at Kinston High School, created a fun and informative entrepreneurial workshop especially for teens. She entitled her program Teenpreneurs and focused on exploring business skills and creative thinking with like-minded teens with a business mindset. She shared what surprised her most about working in a library: “All of the different personalities I ran into broadened my perspective of my community because some of the people I met at the library, I would meet outside. They’d be like, ‘Oh, hey, you're the one who helped me at the library,’ and I’d be like, ‘Yeah! That's me.’"
Kendra Loftin is a senior at South Lenoir High School and dual-enrolled senior at Lenoir Community College who will attend East Carolina University in the fall. She created a gaming program for teens centered around VR experiences. She also served as an assistant programmer during Storytime programs. She describes her most valuable experience during her internship: “At my part-time job, I work with children, but not adults. The most valuable thing I learned was customer service by getting to experience working at the public service desk in Youth Services, serving children and adults.”
Sarah Lococo is a junior at Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Academy who practiced her design and photography skills by developing a marketing campaign to attract the teen audience by capturing images and videos during library programs, as well as a teen library logo.
Kennady Sutton is a junior at Kinston High School. She designed Kicking It in the Art Zone, a stress relief art program she describes as “an opportunity for teens to connect and express themselves creatively in a safe, low-stress environment.” The next internship cohort begins in Fall 2025. Applications are open to all Lenoir County students entering the 11th or 12th grade. For more information, please contact the Youth Services Department at 252-527-7066 ext. 133 or email msumner@neuselibrary.org.
The NRL Tens Lead program is made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-256834-OLS-24).
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