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Congratulations Executive Teen Advisory Board 2025 -2026!

On Tuesday, May 20th, during our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting, six outstanding individuals were elected by their peers to serve as leaders of the 2025–2026 Executive Teen Advisory Board.The Teen Advisory Board is the South Huntington Public Library’s dedicated community service organization f...

Poetry Month: YA Novels in Verse

April is Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than with a novel in verse! These stories are told through poetic prose, are usually quick reads, and are completely engaging.  The verse novels listed below represent a variety of genres and topical themes, so hopefully there’s something ...

Authors Unlimited!!

Authors UnlimitedSaturday, April 5 at St. Joseph’s Patchogue Campus9:30am-2:30pm Get the chance to meet dynamic authors Jen Calonita, Mike Cavallaro, and Sarah Beth Durst at Authors Unlimited on April 5th at St. Joseph's University in Patchogue. Attendees will hear all about the creative proces...

YA Winter Reading Challenge: Get Yeti 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 4th and February 23th. Earn raffle tickets for logging in 3 books and completing the challenge with a mini plush yeti Challenge Completion Prize too!Join u...

What's New in YA?

Were you aware that we have a new book display in the YA department?  If you want to check out the latest books that we’ve added to our teen collection, come on by for a visit and take a look at the new hardcover fiction, new paperbacks, and new nonfiction titles that have just hit the shelves-...