Cardboard Dinosaurs Challenge July 2019 Gallery
Teens created a free-standing dinosaur out of cardboard and other materials. Templates were provided or they could create their own. Enjoy the photos!
YA Program
Teen Tuesdays Henna Art June and July 2019 Gallery
Our popular henna event/artist is back! Rebecca Huston from Heathen Ink Tattoo returned to decorate area teens with temporary, henna tattoos. Participants also learned how to use the henna applicators to create their own designs. Photos are from two sessions, one in June and one in July.
Project Tween Cave Paintings July 2019 Gallery
Tweens recreated a cave painting using watercolors and oil pastels. Enjoy the artistic photos! 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.
Teen Zine
Teen Zine is the Huntley Area Public Library’s writers’ club for grades 6 – 12. Teen Zine is also the name of our group’s quarterly publication. If you like writing, photography, art, graphic design, and/or publishing, we would love your creative input! Take me to the current issue! Meetings: Teen Zine meets monthly in the library’s program room. No need to register, just drop in. Upcoming dates: Friday, August 30,…
Project Tween Craft Wars June 2019 Gallery
Tweens created garden ornaments on their own or as part of a team. We provided the materials and they did the designs. Check out all the cool garden ornament 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…
Project Tween Unicorn Party April 2019 Gallery
Tweens joined us in making some magical creations at our unicorn party. 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.
Blackout Poetry Contest
Create a “blackout” poem by crossing out words on a book page and leaving behind only the ones that make up your poem. Photocopied book pages are available at the Information Desk, or you may use one of your own (make a photocopy – don’t tear it out!). Submit your poem using the entry form below (or pick up an entry form at the Information Desk) by April 30, 2019….
Junior Volunteers
The deadline for applications for our 2019 Junior Volunteer program has passed. Please consider joining us next summer (2020)! About our Junior Volunteer program: Every summer, the Huntley Area Public Library depends on its crew of Junior Volunteers to help run the children’s summer reading program. JVs typically volunteer at the summer reading desk for a couple of hours every week while summer reading is going on. They help out…
Teen Crafternoon: Shrink Plastic (November 2018) Gallery
Teens spent a couple hours making shrink plastic creations – so clever, so cute!