Main Library Hours
Mon-Thurs: 10am-9pm
Fri: 10am-5:30pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-5pm
Teens are welcome at HKDPL!
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.
Battle of the Books 2026
Save the Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026
HKDPL is looking for teens to join our Battle of the Books team!
Battle of the Books is a game-show-type competition for teens between ages 13 and 18 (who have not graduated high school), answering trivia questions against teams from other libraries.
HKDPL will provide copies of the books to all participants, team t-shirts, and community service hours to those who participate.
Our schedule is as follows:
- Sign up by May 15
- Books distributed by June 1
- Read all summer!
- Meet once a week to practice from July 27 to August 20
- Battle takes place on Sunday, August 23 at SUNY Orange in Middletown
Interested in joining? Then click the button below to sign-up.
Connect with other teens in a safe online space!
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.
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, 2026
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.
2026 Winner
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In occupies a liminal space where Indigenous teens of all Nations are able to find a place of healing and belonging. Employing a continuation of Native storytelling tradition, seventeen YA authors weave characters, objects, events and themes thereby elevating traditional story elements into a memorable cultural celebration.
2026 Honor Books
Copefield
by T.L. Simpson
The House No One Sees
by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind
by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird
by Maria Van Lieshout
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