Featured Artist

Teen artists: Sign up to display your artwork or photography on our Featured Artist bulletin board! Register for the month of your choice at the Information Desk. If you would like to display your work with a friend, sign up together! You’ll be responsible for setting up the display – be sure to choose photos or artwork that can be displayed using push pins or staples. Grades 6-12.

Red Cross Babysitting

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Learn to care for children of all ages, basic first aid, rescue breathing techniques, and other babysitting skills.

The $45 class fee includes a Training Handbook, Emergency Guide, CD-ROM, and certificate.

For ages 11-14.

Please pay at registration (Cash or check made out to Huntley Area Public Library).

Bring a lunch.

Registration required. Dial 847.669.5386 ext. 21 to register.

Survival of the Fittest: Book vs. Book

Stop by the information desk (or visit the teen website: http://ya.huntleylibrary.info [1]) every week this summer between June 10 & July 21 to vote for the ultimate teen book.

Help us decide HOW the characters from one book might defeat those from another by describing the battle that takes place.

Follow the action on the website.

We’ll tally the votes each week and titles will advance in the bracket accordingly. 

We’ll do a drawing from the ballots received for all of the books at the end of the competition, so be sure to vote every week!

For grades 6-12.
 
Any person needing an accommodation for a disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to access library meetings, services, programs, or activities can contact a member of the library staff by telephone at 847-669-5386 or in writing five working days prior to the event.

Teen Book Camp Online Registration

Drop and give us 20…minutes of reading every day this summer! 

The more reading you do, the more chances you have to win prizes and advance in the ranks. 

Review the books you read for more opportunities to win.

For grades 7-12.

Fill out the registration form below to register for Teen Book Camp, the 2013 Teen Summer Reading Club.

Once your submission is accepted, you will recieve instructions to download the reading log.

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Phone Number: *

E-Mail: *

Age: *

Grade: *

School: *

Please enter the name of the school you will be attending in the fall of 2013 in the form field above. If you are homeschooled, please enter homeschool in the field.

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Teen Zine

[3]Share your writing, artwork, and/or photography with other teens and help create our ‘zine.

Submissions accepted at the Information Desk or ya.huntleylibrary.info/tzonlineform [4]. 

For grades 6-12.

Registration required.

We <3 John Green

Are you a fan of John Green? 

Have you read all of his books? 

Do you follow VlogBrothers? 

Come and gush over this amazing author and his works. 

Bring your favorite JG book(s) and quotes, and we’ll discuss! 

For grades 7-12.

Registration required.

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to access library meetings, services, programs, or activities can contact a member of the library staff by telephone at 847-669-5386 or in writing five working days prior to the event.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle Royal +

Join us at the library for an afternoon of game play.

Bring your card games (Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, etc.), board games, RPGs, etc., and meet new friends.

For grades 6-12.

Dial 847.669.5386 ext. 21 to register.

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to access library meetings, services, programs, or activities can contact a member of the library staff by telephone at 847-669-5386 or in writing five working days prior to the event.