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Color Our World For Teens

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Looking ahead to summer, you won’t want to miss the Color Our World Summer Reading Program! Log your minutes in the Beanstack app to get virtual tickets for a chance at some great prizes. This year at the Handley branch, teens ages 12-17 will check in at the Information Services desk on the first floor for free books and prizes. Choose a free YA book for every 6 hours of logged reading. 

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Poster labeled Self-Care Summer! The book covers Adultish and Be You, Only Better are featured as well as program ads for Teen Self-care series and Tween Crafternoons.

Self-Care Summer!

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Teens, as the end of the school year– and all the tests it brings– draws near, this is your reminder to take some time for yourself. Self-care is important, and keeping up with it will mean a good end to the school year and an even better summer! The library is here to help, so keep reading for programs, books, and more to help you live your best!
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Poster for Classics Remixes blog post. Picture is scrapbook style with the title text and three book sovers, "Last True Poets of the Sea," "An Arrow To The Moon," and "Most Ardently" arranged on top of scrap paper and text.

Classics Remixes - YA Versions of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and More!

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Are you a fan of the classics and looking for a new book to read? Or maybe you’re reading a classic for school and stuck on the old-timey language? Either way, the library has a great selection of classic rewrites that will expand on stories you already know or help you relate to more modern characters and conflicts. Check out our selection of classic rewrites that will make you fall in love with stories based on authors like Shakespeare and Jane Austen!

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Teen Programs at the Library

6 Teen Programs at the Library You Should Check Out

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When you think of youth programming at the library, you probably think about storytimes and puppets and all sorts of things for younger kids. But did you know that the library offers programs for teens, as well? Read on to learn about a few of the activities you can get involved with! 

 

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Book covers of Prisoner's Throne, The Grandest Game, Fate Breaker, and Clarion Call. Header says New YA Series Releases.

New and Incoming YA Series and Sequel Releases

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Waiting patiently for the next book in your favorite YA series? Find out which books have already been released and are available at the library and which you’ll have to wait a little bit longer for. Be sure to check out our Suggest a Title feature on the Handley Regional Library website that allows you to request books not yet in the library’s catalog.

 

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