Resources and Volunteering
- Get online help with homework assignments:
- Use our Research Databases to find trustworthy sources that can take your research project to the next level.
- Earn community service hours at the library through the VolunTeen and Teen Advisory Board programs.
Recommendations
- Try My Next Read to get personalized book recommendations from HCPL librarians
- All the Manga lists every manga series in our collection!
- Check out Virginia Reader's Choice selections
- Subscribe to newsletters about new and notable YA books
100 Books Before Graduation
100 Books Before Graduation is a new program that encourages teens in grades 6-12 to read by keeping track of the books you have to read, alongside the books you want to read, and earning prizes along the way!
Participate entirely online by signing up through Beanstack or visit your local HCPL teen department to pick up a paper tracking sheet. You can also print your Reading Log at home. Read our blog to find out more.
Latest Teen News
30 December 2025
It’s winter, it’s cold, and we’re cooped up indoors. Why not put a dent in those 2026 reading goals while you’re already snuggled up on the couch? Introducing Warming Up: A Cozy Little Reading Challenge to kick start your year and commitment to readi...
18 December 2025
January 2 is National Science Fiction Day, which honors the significant contributions to the genre by prolific author and editor Isaac Asimov born on January 2, 1920. Asimov is also credited with coining the term “robotics” in a 1941 short story he w...
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