Oct 31, 2024 | Staff Picks For Teens, Teen Guest Blogs
By Aven S., teen guest blogger We’re excited to feature a special guest blogger from our Teen Advisory Board, who will be sharing their thoughts on a captivating book that has recently been turned into a Netflix show. Get ready to dive into her review (spoilers...
Oct 28, 2024 | Staff Picks For Teens, The Library Behind-the-Scenes
Get to know how the public library works behind-the-scenes! This year, we’ll highlight different departments and services at the Hamilton East Public Library to give you an inside glimpse into how the library serves our community. Today, Erin W., a Teen Program...
Sep 30, 2024 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
By Rachel R.,Teen Librarian The 7th HEPL Teen Writing Challenge has concluded and three winners were chosen from the teen entries. The Teen Writing Challenge was the idea of a student who shared it with the library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB loved the...
Aug 1, 2024 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
By Rachel R., Teen Librarian The theme for HEPL’s next Teen Writing Challenge is short stories in verse! Teen writers can submit an original short story for HEPL’s 7th Teen Writing Challenge. Let your creativity flow and use free verse, haikus, sonnets,...
Jun 14, 2024 | Staff Picks For Teens
By Christy F., Collection Development Librarian On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, which marks the day that federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. If you’d like to read about...
