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Celebrate National Crayon Day!

Break out your crayon box and indulge in some coloring fun to celebrate National Crayon Day, which takes place on March 31st! This day is meant to recognize the creativity and comfort of this special form of art.  Through the booklist below, we’d like to take this opportunity to share some fict...

Middle Grade Reads: 2024 Highlights

It has been a great year for middle grade readers (typically covering ages 8-12), and we wanted to highlight some of our favorites before the end of the calendar year.  These are just a sample of some personal favorites from the past months- there are many more excellent reads available in our ...

School Themed Picture Books

Are you still settling into school mode? If so, maybe reading a book (or two, or three) from this school-themed list might be a nice way to finish getting acclimated! These books can be a great reminder of the wonderful aspects of the educational world– friends, fun, learning, and finding a home awa...

Highlights from the NEW Early Chapter Section

      Were you aware that there is a new book zone in the Children’s Department?  We have created an Early Chapter Book section at the beginning of our Fiction area in order to make it easier for emerging chapter book readers to find stories that are perfect for their le...

National Hug Your Cat Day

In early June, there is a very important celebration called Hug Your Cat Day and it is the best.  You should definitely partake, and give your pet cat a nice little snuggle.  If you don’t have a cat, maybe you could borrow one.  If you are allergic to cats, a stuffed one will do. ...

Celebrate Poetry: Novel in Verse for Middle Grade Readers

April is Poetry Month, and here at the South Huntington Public Library, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a lovely little list of novels in verse!  We hope that you will try out one of these books that tells a novel length story using poetry as a lyrical writing form.  ...

Reading in the Shadows

Groundhog Day is right around the corner, and along with wondering if we’ll get an early spring, this event also brings to mind how many great books connected to shadows we have in the library.  So if your little or middle reader is in the mood for something a little different than your average...

Fingers Crossed! Mock Caldecott Suggestions

Before you know it, 2024 will be here, and with each new year comes the announcement of the latest Caldecott Award winner (among other important American Library Association awards).   Weeks prior to the awards announcements are made- an event that usually takes place the Monday after M...

The Latest Spooky Stories to Chill and Thrill!

It’s fall y’all, and the spooky season is officially here!  There is no better way to put you in the mood than to grab a book (or two or three) that brings in the thrills and chills- in an age appropriate manner, of course!  Take a look at the list below to see if any grab your attention, ...

Picture Books That Break the Fourth Wall

Do you love picture books?  Have you ever wished that the characters in the story could come to life, that you could interact with them and really participate in the story instead of just being an observer?  If so, then this is the list for you! The books described below all have character...