Main Library Hours
Mon-Thurs: 10am-9pm
Fri: 10am-5:30pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-5pm
Welcome, teens!
Read, hang out, volunteer and more!
Take a break from school or home in the comfort of our Teen Room. Study with friends, with a tutor or by yourself.
Teen programs and opportunities for community service are available.
Upcoming Programs
Things to Do
Connect with other teens in a safe online space!
Battle of the Books 2026
Save the Date: Sunday, August 26, 2026
The library is looking for teens to join our Battle of the Books team. Battle of the Books is a game show-type program for teens entering 6th through the 12th grade. For more information, contact the Teen Librarian at 845-786-3800 x44 or email teens@haverstrawlibrary.org.
Interested in joining? Then click the button below to sign-up.
2026 Teen Reading Challenge
Make 2026 your reading year! Can you make it through all of the challenges by December 31? Teens who can complete the entire challenge will win a prize! Sign-up starts January 1, 2026 and continues all year long. Click the button below to sign up on Readsquared.
For more information, contact the Teen Librarian at 845-786-3800 x44 or email teens@haverstrawlibrary.org.
Book Reviews by Teen Volunteers
The Teens’ Top Ten, 2025
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 in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year.
The Michael L. Printz Award, 2025
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association
2025 Winner
Brownstone
written by Samuel Teer and illustrated by Mar Julia
In 1995, fourteen-year-old Almudena’s mother wants to fulfill a lifelong dancing dream in Europe, which means Almudena must spend the summer with her father whom she has never met as he restores a historic brownstone. Almudena learns more about her Guatemalan identity, herself, and the importance of community. Evocative graphic novel illustrations elevate this layered, character-driven, fish-out-of-water story of found family.
2025 Honor Books
Bright Red Fruit
by Safia Elhillo
Compound Fracture
by Andrew Joseph White
The Deep Dark
by Molly Knox Ostertag
Road Home
by Rex Ogle
At both the Main Library and Village branches, there are cabinets with hygiene products for teens who are in need!
Need help with homework?
Give Brainfuse HelpNow a try! Enter your library card number for live, online tutoring.
Available daily from 2 PM – 11 PM EST.
Support includes: Math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP, standardized test-taking, skills-building, feedback on essays, Spanish-language support and more.
Brainfuse HelpNow Instructions:
Step 1: Enter Haverstraw Library card number when prompted
Step 2: On the main page, select “Login”
Step 3: On the Login page, select “Sign Up”
Step 4: Fill out the form with a username and password of your choosing; then select “Next”
Helpful Databases
Gale OneFile: High School Edition
Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.
The premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration.
A Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library card is required to access this database.
Cool Links
Yalsa/the Hub
ReadingRants
Free Driving Tests
Driving-Tests.org
Brainfuse
Interesting Places
Video Game News: NPR
Go Ask Alice
Rock the Vote
Need Community Service?
Volunteering at the Library
Do you need community service hours? HKDPL can help! Sign up to volunteer at the library and help with programs, collection development, and other various tasks. Volunteers that live within the North Rockland Central School District will take priority over those who do not.
Note: You must make an appointment to volunteer, and filling out the form does not always guarantee an appointment due to limited opportunities each day. Please do not use your school email when filling out the form, we may not be able to respond to you if you do.
Submit a Book Review
Earn two (2) hours of community service for each review submitted (a maximum of 4 per month). Once approved, certificates are provided within seven (7) business days of receipt. Books reviewed must be written for YA or higher. We have also implemented the use of an AI checker; AI is not allowed and will result in a denial of the community service hours.
Please do not use your school email when submitting your review, we may not be able to email your letter if you do.