Apr 25, 2023 | Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
By Rachel Ratajski The fourth HEPL Teen Writing Challenge has concluded, and three winners were chosen out of ten entries from teens. The Teen Writing Challenge was the idea of a student who shared it with theTeen Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB loved the suggestion and...
Apr 13, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Explore everything going on at HEPL to celebrate this month. Mental Health Resource Guide Download our newly updated mental health resource guide for 2023, featuring links to resources for mental health, well-being, and substance...
Apr 3, 2023 | Staff Picks For Teens, Teen Guest Blogs, The Library is for Everyone: Telling Our Stories, Uncategorized
By Suhita Chintalacharuvu 2023 is the year of stories at Hamilton East Public Library. Every month on our blog, we’re featuring a guest writer from our community to share in their own words what the library means to them. We hope these stories will demonstrate that...
Mar 1, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
By Dianne Thompson Every year in March, we celebrate Disability Awareness Month. We asked Fishers resident and mother of a child with disabilities, Dianne Thompson, to write a guest blog about her personal connection to this month and the ways we can support inclusion...
Feb 17, 2023 | Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
In January, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the 2023 Youth Media Award winners. Each year, the ALA honors books and other outstanding materials for children and teens published in the preceding year. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they...
Jan 27, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
By Rachel Ratajski The theme for HEPL’s next Teen Writing Challenge is love! This can be any kind of love – friendship, family, pets, romance. Teen writers can submit an original, love-themed short story for HEPL’s 4th Teen Writing Challenge! WHO: Teens living in or...
