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Young Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Oceans of Possibilities

June 25 - August 20 Open to SHPL tweens and teens entering grades 6 -12 in fall 2022, read any books at your reading level. After you finish reading or listening to a book fill in the log with the title, author and the number of minutes you spent reading/listening to the book. Log in your minutes...

Join us for Vol. 2 of the SHPL Sketchbook Initiative!

Volume 1 of our Sketchbook Initiative is ending June 30, and a new one will begin on July 1. Each quarter we begin a new volume with different suggested themes. Ideas for Vol. 2 are: Summer Nights / Red, White, and Blue / Map It Out / Catalog of… / Outside Only / Bright & Bold / Take Your Time /...

In Their Honor: YA Fiction and the Military

Welcome to the month of May! Warmer weather, blooming flowers, and the promise of weeks of summer freedom just around the corner.  That is definitely reason to celebrate!   May is also a time to celebrate another kind of freedom, though- the hard fought freedom Americans enjoy than...

Youth Art Month - March 2022

March is Youth Art Month, to observe this New York born holiday the South Huntington Public Library asked for art submissions for our library website from SHPL cardholders in grades 6-12.      ...

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....