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April 2022 Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: Why Do You Volunteer?  April is National Volunteer Month! Between April 1-30, earn 1 hour of community service by creating a Google slide telling us what volunteering means to you, why do you volunteer and if you have a favorite story about one of your volunteer ex...

March 2022 Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: Youth Art Month Earn community service and observe in Youth Art Month as we beautify our online presence through the works made by YOU! March is Youth Art Month, to observe this New York born holiday the South Huntington Public Library is asking for art submissions for ...

YA Reads: In Honor of Black History Month

February is Black History Month, a perfect time to honor and celebrate the contributions and impact of African Americans and the Black community on our nation as a whole.  This book list, which includes fantasy, mystery, historical fiction and more, honors African American culture and heritage....

February 2022 Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Registration is not required for the programs below; however, participants in these passive programs must have SHPL library cards and be currently in grades 6-12. Please ask if you would like help getting your library card today! Monthly Community Service: National Library Lover’s Month Februa...

100 Books Before Graduation

100 Books Before Graduation is a reading initiative for teens to read 100 books before they graduate from high school. You can register the summer before 6th grade, but all students currently in the South Huntington district in grades 6-12 are encouraged to join as well. And we’ve got some cool priz...

YA Winter Reading Challenge of 2022

Come in out of the cold of winter and grab a book to read. We're inviting all SHPL preteens and teens ( grades 6-12) to join our Winter Reading Challenge by reading or listening to 3 books between January 8th and February 26th. Earn raffle tickets for logging in 3 books and completing the challenge ...

January Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: National Hobby Month January is National Hobby Month. Between January 1st to 31st, earn 1 hour of community service by creating a Google slide telling us about your favorite hobby and submitting it to ehughes@shpl.info. Not sure what it should look like? Visit our event...

December Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: December Donations Get ready for the new year by cleaning out those closets and donating old/unused items to those who may need them more. Between December 1-31, submit a photo of your donations and fill out our community service form here: https://docs.google.com/forms...

Reimagine, Retell, Read! YA Takes on Classic Tales

One of my favorite types of stories are those that take a well loved tale and breathe new life into it.  Setting a familiar story in more modern times, adding a new perspective, taking the core of an oft-told tale and sending the usual plot in wild new directions . . . I love it all. Whether...

November Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: Grateful Pumpkins November is National Gratitude Month! Share what you are grateful for by printing out the pumpkin template provided on the calendar, decorating it and submitting a photo of it to the library. Submit either a PDF, JPEG or PNG of your completed pumpkin t...