Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue will open a new teen center at the former location of the Lake Hills Library next week.

The teen center will host a variety of activities open to teens 13-19 throughout the year. Youth in the area will have an opportunity to participate in recreational, technological and art programming. Staff will also lead cooking lessons, teens will have access to a computer lab and BGC hopes that the dynamic facility will provide a robust atmosphere promoting healthy lifestyles.

A ribbon cutting will be at 3:30 p.m. July 12.

The $1.3 million facility was purchased by BGC from the King County Library System. Activities from a smaller BGC location owned by the city next door will move in to the larger location once it is open. The new center is located at 15228 Lake Hills Blvd.