Feeling Creative? Enjoy Crafts at Home on Your Time
Explore these craft & DIY videos featuring HAPL Librarians that utilize simple materials you can usually find in your home.
Kids’ Corner
Kids 6-12 Take the 30 Book Challenge!
This week the library presents an all-new reading adventure for children ages 6 to 12. Are you up for the 30 Book Challenge?
Eye Spy Summer Reading Grand Prize Winners August 2020 Gallery
Our Eye Spy 2020 Summer Reading Program finished with some lucky kids walking away with a Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart or Game Stop gift card or even a Nintendo Switch! Here are some of our winners. Congratulations! For more details, dates and times for upcoming children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website.
Enjoy Online Story Times for Children & Families
Hey Huntley Area, we know you are missing story time at the library, and we miss you too. But, thanks to Scholastic & Miss Michelle, we are happy to present online story times for you.
Project Tween: Captured Dragons (November 2019) Gallery
Participants created fantastical capture jars containing dragons and fairies, and tiny fairy lights in this fun class.
Project Tween: Pop Art Portraits (September 2019) Gallery
Tweens turned black and white photos into amazing pop art portraits, making a set of 4 mini paintings (which can be sealed and used as coasters).
Project Tween: Sketch a Turtle (August 2019) Gallery
Tweens met a live Blanding’s turtle and learned about this species as they sketched their subject. Check out their sketches and how much the turtle liked hanging at the library! For more details, dates and times for upcoming Project Tween programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story.
Project Tween: Mixed Media Feathered Friends (March 2019) Gallery
Tweens joined created their own feathered friends using paint, paper and their imaginations. Enjoy the photos! Project Tween is a monthly program geared for youth between 10-14 years old at the Huntley Area Public Library. For more details, dates and times for Tween programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story.
Play the Spring Family Reading Game — Would You Rather?
Enjoy family reading activities and library programs, download the log and get started today!
Stuffed Animal Sleepover Pajamarama January 2019 Gallery
We had a 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. Families joined us on Tuesday for fun stories about sleeping, like “The Stuffed Animals Get Ready for Bed” by Alison Inches, then we sang and danced with our friends. Everyone enjoyed seeing what their stuffed friends did at the library. Hope you enjoy the pictures too! For more details, dates and times … Read more