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August 2023 - New Books

The end of summer is almost here! Whether you enjoy reading mysteries, thrillers, romance, historical fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, or contemporary fiction, there’s something new coming out for you this month. Put some of these new books on hold to read before your summer vacation is over!  Jenni...

Town of Huntington Teen Summer Reading Events

All Together Now! July and August 2023 For those in grades 6-12 Explore other libraries within the Town of Huntington as we open our doors to a number of programs that are available to all library cardholders in grades 6-12 in the Town of Huntington!   Disney & Anime Music BI...

All Together Now : Young Adult Summer Reading Challenge 2023

June 24 – August 19 For SHPL tweens and teens grades 6-12 in Fall 2023   Step 1: Go to Beanstack and join the Summer Reading Challenge either as a new account or reopen an old account.  Step 2: Read / Listen to any books at your reading level. Step 3: After you finis...

Travel Around the World: YA Lit edition

Summer break is well under way. Whether you’re using some of your free time to travel, or your vacation will be spent closer to home, this list of books set all around the world can provide you with a little worldly adventure.  Broaden your horizons with a variety of genres and settings, and ge...

July 2023 - New Movies & TV Releases

Scream VI The sequel to Scream (2022) finds four Woodsboro survivors living in New York City. Just as they begin to feel safe again, Ghostface reemerges more brutal and relentless than ever, stopping at nothing to hunt them down.    Book Club : The Next Chapter The sequel fol...

July 2023 - New Books

July is a great month for reading outdoors! Relax by the pool, on the beach, at the park, or in your backyard with a good book. Going on vacation and need a book for the plane or car ride? Here are some of the popular books coming out this month that you can put on hold now! The Adult Summer Reading...

Start Birding with the Times

The New York Times, along with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is inviting people to explore birds in their area to help scientists fill in data gaps and give researchers a clearer picture of biodiversity in places that birders generally don’t frequent. The population of nearly half of all bird s...

Honoring Juneteenth Through Children’s Books

Do you know what Juneteenth is?  It is a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.  You might know that on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln shared the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves…are, and henceforth shall be free.”...

June 2023 - New Movies & TV Releases

Return to Pandora this month as the blockbuster sequel to Avatar is the highlight among this month’s home video releases.  Grossing over $2.3 billion worldwide, Avatar : The Way of Water is set more than a decade after the events of the first film. The sequel tells the story of the Sully fam...

June 2023 - New Books

It’s June and summer is right around the corner! That means our Adult Summer Reading Challenge, All Together Now, will begin soon! Sign up starting on June 24 here: Summer Reading Challenge or in person. This month, there are new beach reads and books from some of our favorite authors. Start putting...