Women’s History Month – Young Adult Book Recommendations

Graphic design celebrating Women's History Month with bold white text and a female symbol.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with these Young Adult fiction books featuring woman authors and strong, inspiring female protagonists.  Find these and many others on display in the library, or place them on hold via the links to our catalog. Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Laurie Halse Anderson   The Burning – Laura Bates Firekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline Boulley This Is […]

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Alliance Reading Circle for Teens – April 8

This new group for teens meets regularly to share resources, personal experiences, and books to help equip each of us to be a better ally, an active anti-racist, and an agent for social equity. New topics will be covered each month, guided by student needs and requests. All youth in grades 6-12 are welcome to attend. We encourage participation from students […]

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Graphic Novel Contest for Youth

Poster announcing Huntingdon Valley Library's Graphic Novel Contest from Feb 1 to Apr 2, 2021.

Create your own graphic novel and submit it for a prize in our first annual Graphic Novel Contest! This contest is open to students in grades 3-8. Participants can work by themselves or in author/illustrator pairs. Additional guidance on how to create a graphic novel can be found in Beanstack. Rules & Instructions Open to Huntingdon Valley Library patrons in […]

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Power Library – More Online Resources

Logo of Pennsylvania's Power Library, an electronic library resource.

Power Library! Check out Power Library, Pennsylvania’s electronic library. If you do not have a library card you can apply for an eCard here, to access Power Library e-resources. Students can use it to locate reliable sources through PowerTeens such as articles, eBooks, poetry, newspapers, photographs, and more!  There are hundreds of educational and FUN videos and websites for children to keep little ones […]

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Nov. 1 Young Adult Book Club

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Young adult readers in grades 7-12, join us to discuss the multi-award-winning Darius The Great is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram.  Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a copy of this outstanding book any time before the event. During book club we will have snacks, discussion and a book-related activity. Open to students in grades 7-12. Registration is requested – sign […]

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