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

Monthly Community Service: Think Pink: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Show your support by submitting a photo of yourself in something pink to receive an hour of community service. All photos should be submitted to ehughes@shpl.info between October 1-31 to receive a certificate, ...

Nonfiction Stars for YA Readers

Although the Young Adult room in our library holds mostly fiction titles, there are other curated collections that you should consider checking out the next time you come to visit us.  We have a number of popular high interest books in Spanish, a robust teen graphic novel section, and a small b...

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

Monthly Community Service:Community Helpers Create a Google slide thanking either the Huntington Manor Fire Department, the Suffolk County Police: Second Precinct or the Huntington Community First Aid Squad and receive one hour of community service.  Create one slide for each (for a total of...

Cool off this Summer with a Water-Themed YA book!

The heat is on this summer, so why not dive into a water-themed book to cool you off?  With suggestions that cover a range of genres and plots that include swimming pools, island adventures, mermaid tales, and more, I hope that you find something to quench your thirst for great vacation reading...

Calling All Shutterbugs!

Capture the theme “Summertime in the Great Outdoors.” Your photo will become part of a digital exhibition for our social media outlets. We will also print your photo from your digital file for display on our gallery wall in the Young Adult department. The first and second place winner will be announ...

Road Trip Reading: YA for Wandering Souls

School is over.  You have the whole summer ahead of you.  What are you going to do with all that time?  Did someone say road trip?  Whether you are able to set out on a real life adventure, or need to live vicariously through some fictional characters, the books on this list s...

July and August Community Service for SHPL residents entering Grades 6-12

Please send all the below community service activities to ysprograms@shpl.info or to jgriffing@shpl.info with the title “COMMUNITY SERVICE” in the subject line. Please include your first and last name, age, grade and school in your email.  Please be patient as it might take a little time for us...

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

Please send all the below community service activities to ysprograms@shpl.info or to jgriffing@shpl.info with the title “COMMUNITY SERVICE” in the subject line. Please include your first and last name, age, grade and school in your email.  Please be patient as it might take a little time for us...

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Young Adult!

Welcome, May! The weather is warming up, summer vacation seems to be right around the corner, and Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is here!  What a lot to celebrate! Especially now, with the recent increase of hate and harassment towards Asians and Asian Ame...

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

Monthly Community Service: Cards for Hospitalized Kids Between May 1 to May 31, earn 1 hour of community service by creating 5 cards to be sent to Cards for Hospitalized Kids. A complete list of instructions can be found  here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YsyXd7sekt3BQVZlgQwRKJ_65Ne-...