Teen News
Year: 2022
Booklist
25 Books to Celebrate Pride Month
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimmons 15-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He’s also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer seems to have […]
Teen News
Closed 5/29-5/30 for Memorial Day
Both the Harnish and Eastgate libraries will be closed on Sunday, May 29th and Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. See you all on Tuesday and be sure to signup for Summer Reading on Wednesday!
Booklist
Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories by various authors From stories of confronting their relationships with Judaism to rom-coms with a side of bagels and lox, It’s a Whole Spiel features one story after another that says yes, we are Jewish, but we are also queer, and disabled, and creative, and political, and adventurous, and anything […]
Teen Activities
Book Buddies is BACK!
Calling all High Schoolers It’s baaaaack! Book Buddies is a special six week program in the summer in which a teen volunteer listens to a student in Grades 1-8 read aloud for one hour, assisting when necessary. Book Buddies will not meet the week of Independence Day (July 3–9). The deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 31. Digital Application: Click […]
Booklist
Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Month with BOOKS!
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 15 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends by Various Authors Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui An intimate […]
Teen News
Closed for Easter Sunday
The Algonquin Library will be closed on Sunday, April 17th, 2022. We will re-open on Monday, April 18th, 2022 at 9am to business as usual. Have a great holiday weekend!
Teen News
Celebrate National Library Week at AAPLD!
April 3rd-9th is National Library Week in the USA and we are definitely celebrating here! Teens can participate in this online scavenger hunt to win a small prize at the Adult Services Reference Desk. We also have community puzzles that folks can work on inside both library buildings.
Booklist
20 Reads for Arab American Heritage Month
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad. I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached Zeina Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up […]
Book Clubs
Pages & Panels (04/20/2022): Demon Slayer / Kimetsu no yaiba: Vol. 1
This month we are changing it up from traditional comic books to Japanese manga with Demon Slayer. Our main character is named Tanjiro and he lives in Taisho-era Japan (also known as…1912-1926). Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family. […]