Enjoy photos of this month’s Read to a Dog! Read to a Dog is a monthly program for families at the Huntley Area Public Library. The volunteer animals are licensed therapy dogs and are accompanied by their owners for the program. Families sign up for a fifteen minute time slot. Readers can bring a book from home or choose one from the library. Visit the library to meet one of our volunteer licensed therapy dogs! For more … Read more
Wondering who has been winning prizes for our Summer Reading Program (SRP) Reading is my SuperPower?! Here are some of our SUPER readers. You can also see pictures of them in our hallway on the way to the Children’s area. Keep reading and checking back to see new winners each week.
Enjoy pictures of our popular July Project Tween Paint-and-sip project: a sunset painting. To begin, each tween started by painting their canvas all orange. Then they layered different colors of acrylic paint and lastly, topped their creation with paint dots for the sun rays. What beautiful sunsets! Find this and other crafty pins we’ve tried at the Huntley Library: https://www.pinterest.com/huntleylibrary/crafty-pins-weve-tried-the-huntley-library/
This month Young Artist’s worked with oil pastels and tissue paper to make their creations. See how colorful and unique they are! Young Artists is a program at the Huntley Area Public Library that usually takes place every other month. It is geared toward children in kindergarten through second grade. Visit the library for Young Artists with Miss Anne. For more details, dates and times for Young Artists, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, … Read more
We had a SUPER Stuffed Animal Sleepover this month at Pajamarama! Twenty animals were dropped off ahead of time and we took pictures of their adventures all over the library. Then families joined us on Tuesday for fun stories about sleeping, like “Llama, Llama, Red Pajama,” by Anna Dwedney and we sang and danced with our friends. Children received a photo collage, drew a picture of their stuffed friend at the library and had a snack. Look at … Read more
The Martian by Andy Weir Adventure Science Fiction Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The Martian is one of those books that exceeds your expectations by a long shot. You may think it’s a boring book, but wait, it has potatoes! Astronaut Mark Watney is left on Mars when a satellite his him and his crew abandons him. He has to figure out how to make food, water, and energy … Read more
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova Graphic Novel Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The book is about a middle-schooler named Jensen who is teased for his looks and hobbies. When the newspaper club asks him to help in a project about bullying and how it impacts us, he realizes that being brave is all it takes.
Chloe by Design by Margaret Gurevich Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I like this because it is all about fashion design. Chloe is the main person in the book. She won the Fashion Teen Design Diva. When you win that you get a job in New York City working with the top designers. Now she is working for Stefan Meyers. On the first day she messed up her back. She … Read more
Sea Spell Water Fire Saga #4 by Jennifer Donnelly Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I really enjoyed Sea Spell. I love how Sea Spell was full of adventure and a little bit of romance. To make it all even better though is the fact that it’s a fantasy. Jennifer Donnelly did a great job!
Atherton: Rivers of Fire Atherton #2 by Patrick Carman Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was great. I like how the whole book is full of adventure. Patrick Carman has a brilliant mind and his books are very unique. Hopefully he writes more. Many more.