In The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan, teens Sloane and Cherry are the only survivors of a summer camp massacre. Sloane has very few memories from that night and desperate to get answers about what happened and why they were the only two to make it out alive. Cherry has filled her in as […]
Questions about attending college? Looking for advice on financial aid? We’ve got lots of programs scheduled throughout the spring to help you out! Click on the program title button to register! January 23 at 6:30pm Now more than ever, colleges are more willing to say “yes” to appeals for more financial aid and scholarship money […]
January 25th at 4pm Do you struggle with your mental health or know someone who does? Hear from peer mentors who went through similar problems and learn how they coped and found help. These stories detail The NAN Project’s Peer Mentors’ struggles with mental illness and other issues facing young people, but more importantly, discuss […]
Mallory Greenleaf walked away from chess for good at the age of 14 after it destroyed her family. Now, four years later, she finds herself begrudgingly agreeing to compete in a charity tournament with her best friend. She also happens to beat the current World Champion, Nolan Sawyer, at said tournament and shocks everyone. She’s […]
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, has officially announced the 2023 Teens’ Top Ten winners. The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nominators are members of teen book groups from school and public libraries around the country selected by YALSA to participate. This […]
The New York Public Library is holding a national writing contest for teens about the importance of the freedom to read! Deadline: Friday, December 22, 2023 | 11:59 PM ET Why is the freedom to read important to you? At a time of rising book bans and censorship, The New York Public Library invites teens […]
Open to students entering 11th grade and reside in Haverhill. Deadline is October 20. Visit here to apply.
This YA novel, based loosely on the plot of the 1995 film “While You Were Sleeping,” follows 17-year-old Sonia Patil as she makes plans to finally get noticed by her crush. Instead, he faints into a canal and Sonia jumps in to save him. When a video of the rescue goes viral, she can only […]
Stop by the Teen Zone on June 14 between 3:30 and 5 to make Pride buttons! Grades 6-12
Thursday, May 25 at 6:30pm The Cummings Foundation will provide books (free to all registrants) for a community book study on Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. The Buttonwoods Museum is co-hosting with the Haverhill Public Library. Books can be picked up at the library. “Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems […]
