With a growing demographic of patrons, it only makes sense to do a project for the younger generation.

It all comes back to hitting each age group, according to Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library Director Renita Barksdale. Nestled in the children and teen sections of the library are customized drawings created by local artist Christina Majic.

“I think this looks amazing,” Barksdale said about the murals during a tour of the facility Wednesday. “I talked with Christina Majic during the Battle at the Bridge. She was doing the spray painting part of the event. I talked with her after the concert and asked about her coming to the library and doing something with this empty space.”

Just a few days later, Majic was on site getting the measurements together for the designs.

“She stopped by when we hosted our RAM Clinic and I told her we wanted something that could help separate the teens from the kids and just liven up the walls. This gives both the teens and kids a space they can call their own.”

Barksdale pointed out the design process taken by Majic, which recently finished days ago.

Nestled in the teen’s section is graffiti art, which leads into the children’s portion with a dragon on the adjoining wall. Other cartoon references on the wall include “Where the Wild Things Are,” “Adventure Time” and the “Mad Hatter.”

Barksdale praised the effort of Majic and others that helped make the process happen, including Northeast State Community Credit Union. Last month, the bank provided grant funding to help accomplish the goal.

“They see the vision of where I want the library to go, and I couldn’t be more thankful,” Barksdale said. “We want to make sure the library is somewhere to go for our ages, and we wanted to make sure our youngster patrons weren’t forgotten.”

Activities are also on the horizon at the library. The ECCPL Teen Advisory Board holds their monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m. for teens 13-18. Each meeting is open to any teen that wants to discuss books, potential events or other activities that can happen in the community.

Another activity on the horizon is “Teen Tuesday” which allows teenagers to stop by to make crafts, play games, enjoy refreshments and socialize with others in the county and city.

To learn more about the different activities, contact Monica Calhoun at mcalhoun@cityofelizabethton.org or call (423) 547-6360.