I've found that teens can be a tough group to work with. It's hard figuring out what type of programs they are interested in attending. RoseMary Honnold, author and Editor in Chief of VOYA Magazine, has a great website dedicated to library programming for teens and programs that will fit everyone's budget. Honnold provides programming information on numerous types of programming including summer reading, contests, teen advisory boards, crafts, gaming, etc. Take time to explore this site and I'm sure you'll find something that your library will be able to use.
I'd like hearing which program ideas you would be interested in doing at your own library. For my library I've tried the henna program with great success. For roughly $25 I was able to buy supplies for 12 teens with plenty of extra. I've also used the puzzlemaker to create word searches, crossword puzzles, etc. to have available for teens at any time. Creating puzzles based on authors or book titles is am inexpensive, fun way to promote the library to teens.
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I really like Honnold's books too. I tried her chocolate tasting party idea for teens around Valentine's Day and this was a VERY successful program -- not the cheapest mind you, but the kids loved it. I found a cool quiz online that the teens took to find out what kind of candy bar they where and then we had fun tasting different kinds of chocolate and talking about the process. And of course we finished up with a chocolate fountain.
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