Pride is a time to celebrate, but it might also be a difficult time for teens and young adults that are struggling with acceptance, figuring out their identity, or are not out yet. Listed below are some helpful websites and book titles. Websites: Nonfiction Books Click on the images to request the title through our […]
Wednesday, June 16 at 3:30 via Zoom Celebrate PRIDE by playing some BINGO! We’ll play over Zoom and there will be prizes for winners! Register to be sent the Zoom link and Bingo card. If you cannot print the Bingo card at home please email rgagnon@haverhillpl.org and the Teen Librarian will print one for you […]
June is Pride Month – celebrate with these books featuring a wide array of LGBTQ+ characters! Click on the image to request the book! Check out the website Queer Books for Teens for even more recommendations!
Not everything is as it seems at the Grace Fields Orphanage. While the children live carefree lives of simple comfort and play under the care of their “Mom” Isabella, they know almost nothing of the outside world and are forbidden from leaving the orphanage’s grounds. The children are subjected to rigorous academic tests as soon […]
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is hosting their annual teen video challenge again this year! Open to teens ages 13-18, the goal is to make a 60 sec video interpreting this year’s theme of ‘Tails and Tales’ and promote libraries and reading. 5 national winners will be chosen and will receive $200! Videos can […]
In honor of the Memorial Day holiday, we’ve put together photos and clippings from our archives to highlight this special occasion throughout Haverhill’s history. Enjoy this trip down memory lane and be sure to explore our Senter Digital Archive for more historic photos and information. Photographs from the 2002 Memorial Day Parade at Linwood Cemetery. […]
outh Services staff put together a booklist for Mental Health Month. The list includes picture books for younger readers and chapter books / graphic novels for older readers. There are also several Spanish-language titles.
Based on one of Jane Austen’s more light-hearted novels, “Emma” focuses on a well-to-do socialite who considers herself an expert in match making. If only she could stop meddling in other people’s affairs long enough to sort out her own personal life. This movie is absolutely stunning. All of the scenery is lush and captivating […]
HPL Armchair Travelers is going to Portugal. Take a look at all the electronic resources we have on that country, such as ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and more. Don’t hesitate to explore on your own! Click on the following link to see a list of e-resources on Portugal!
Joan read The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix and this is what she thought… The story follows Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone–ages 12, 10, and eight—as they investigate why their mother went missing, and uncover their ties to an alternate world. It was a great adventure with elements of science fiction and mystery thrown in […]
