Spring Cleaning for Teens

Start building good habits with these librarian-recommended books about cleaning and organizing. From decluttering your room to learning practical skills for around the house, you can build routines that work now and into the future.

Updated March 30, 2026
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The home edit: stay organized : the ultimate guide to making systems stick
Shearer, Clea
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the authors of The Home Edit and The Home Edit Life and hosts of the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit, comes a guide to the most important phase of getting organized: staying that way. It's one thing to...
Almost adulting : all you need to know to get it together (sort of)
Rose, Arden
Paper Book
For fans of Grace Helbig and Alexa Chung comes a fresh, hilarious guide to growing up your way from social media influencer and lifestyle vlogger Arden Rose. Now in paperback with a brand-new chapter with tips from Arden about how to travel in style! In Almost Adulting-...
Home Ec for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects : Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects. Cooking · Sewing · Laundry & Clothing · Domestic Arts · Life Skills
Bowers, David
Ebook
Did you remember your scissors? Discover the tremendous pleasure of learning how to do it yourself how to cook, sew, clean, and more, the way it used to be taught in Home Ec class. With illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists, and handy graphics, Home Ec...
The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
Kondo, Marie.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE--CNN<...
Other People's Dirt
Rafkin, Louise
Digital file
Louise Rafkin, an extraordinary author, never imagined she'd end up cleaning refrigerators or have a preference for a particular brand of paper towels. But what started out as a quick way to earn a living became a curious preoccupation with all things clean... and messy!Witty and revealing, Other...

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