NEW TEEN TWITTER CONTEST!

Want to win a $5 7-11 gift card? Answer the simple question on our twitter page. Be the first to give your answer to a teen librarian and win!
Find the question here.

UPDATE: Congrats to NICOLE COPENHAVER who correctly answered our latest teen twitter contest question. Enjoy your $5 7-11 gift card Nicole! Here's the Q&A:

Question: What is the name of the teen department's mischevious snowman?

Answer: Jim Pickens

STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT TWITTER CONTEST QUESTION!

Jim Pickens @ the Library!

Jim Pickens - at the library! - free slideshow

Check out the 2011 Battle of the Books team!

ADOPT ME! Shelter Animals in Need Spring 2011

Spring Shelter Slideshow - slide show

These are some cats and dogs from the Southampton Animal Shelter currently in need of adoption. Do you have the space in your home and heart? Then PLEASE, contact the shelter. Call 631-728-PETS or visit them at 102 Old Riverhead Road, Hampton Bays NY, 11946. Visit them on the Web at http://www.southamptonanimalshelter.com/ For more information on any of these animals, go here. You can also ask Theresa, Jackie, or Brittany for details.

HBAYs St. Patrick's Day Parade 2011

St. Pats Parade 2011 - picture slideshow

Here's a BIG thanks going out to all the teens that participated in this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade, which took place last Saturday the 19th of March, 2011. We all had a great time! Check out the slideshow above for details.

New to the Collection - Spring 2011

New to the Collection - Early Spring 2011 - flash slideshow maker

The teen collection is heating up along with the weather! We've got some great new materials. Check out the slideshow for some of the best. If you're interested in any of these itesm, click the link below to be brought to the catalog, where you can find out if it's in. As always, if you know of a book, CD, DVD, or Video Game that we don't own, SUGGEST IT and we'll order if for the collection - and you will be first on the list!
New Books:
39 Clues: The Black Book of Buried Secrets by Rick Riordan
The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
Rival by Sara Bennett-Wealer
So Shelly by Ty Roth
The Babysitter's Survival Guide by Jill D. Chasse
Graff: The Art & Technique of Graffiti by Scape Martinez
In a Word: 750 Words and Their Fascinating Origins by Rosalie Baker
Latin Cuisine and its Influence on American Foods by Jean Ford
Show Dogs: A Photographic Breed Guide by Kate Lacey
Graphic Novels & Manga
The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike & Katie Mignola
Full Metal Alchemist Vol. 24 by Hiromo Arakawa
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
Hatter M. Vol. 3 by Frank Beddor & Liz Cavalier
A Sickness in the Family by Denise Mina & Antonio Fusco
Zeus: King of Gods by George O'Connor
*New Series* Zombie Loan (Manga) vols. 1-10
Video Games
Alan Wake - XBOX360
NBA 2K11 - PS3
Plants vs. Zombies - XBOX360
Pokepark - Wii
Tetris Party Deluxe - Wii
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots - DS
DVDs
Easy A
Megamind
Pee-Wee's Playhouse Vols. 1 & 2
The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Vol. 3
CDs
Black Veil Brides: We Stitch These Wounds
Enrique Iglesias: Euphoria
Flyleaf: Remember to Live
Script: Science and Faith
Slipknot: All Hope is Gone

Check out these awesome pics!

2011 Teen Pics - picture slideshow

Adopt Me! Shelter Animals in Need

Shelter Animals Feb. 2011 - slideshows

These are some cats and dogs from the Southampton Animal Shelter currently in need of adoption. Do you have the space in your home and heart? Then PLEASE, contact the shelter. Call 631-728-PETS or visit them at 102 Old Riverhead Road, Hampton Bays NY, 11946. Visit them on the Web at http://www.southamptonanimalshelter.com/ For more information on any of these animals, go here. You can also ask Theresa, Jackie, or Brittany for details.

NEW Teen Twitter Contest Posted 1/31/11

There's a new Teen Twitter Contest Question up right now! To win a $5 7-11 card check:
http://twitter.com/HBAYLibrary
UPDATE: CONGRATS TO ETHEN FRASHER WHO CORRECTLY ANSWERED THIS WEEK'S TEEN TWITTER CONTEST QUESTION:
Question: The longest word in the English Language is “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis.” What does this word mean?
Answer: A lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust.
Enjoy your $5 7-11 gift card Ethen!

New to the Collection - Winter 2011

Jan. 2011 Teen Collection - slideshows
New year = New Budget. That means lots of great new additions to the collection, including books, DVDs, CDs, and some awesome games! Take a look at the slide show - see anything you like? Check the links below and be directed right to the HBAYS catalog to see if the item's in. If it isn't, don't be sad! Just request it and you'll get it in a jiffy.
Also, don't forget - Theresa and Jackie are ALWAYS taking requests for items to purchase for the collection. Know about a super-addicting game that we don't own but you think we should? What about the next book in your favorite series? Tell us and we'll put the order in ASAP!
Books
Another Pan by Daniel and Dina Nayeri
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
The Dragon's Apprentice by Pete Hautman
The Fledgling Handbook by P.C. Cast
Grace by Elizabeth Scott
Hope in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum
Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson
Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia
Morganville Vampires #9 (Ghost Town) by Rachel Caine
Sweet Deceit by Kate Brian
CDs
Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Glee - Journey to Regionals
Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
Led Zeppelin - Mothership
Maroon 5 - Hands All Over
Pitbull - Armando
Sugarland - Incredible Machine
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
DVDs
Charlie St. Cloud
Gremlins
Grown Ups
Hachi
Inception
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Twilight Eclipse
Video Games
James Bond 007: Bloodstone - PS3
Lucha Libre AAA - Heroes del Ring - XBOX 360
Michael Jackson: The Experience - Wii
NBA 2K11 - XBOX 360
Pokemon Heartgold - Nintendo DS
Shaun White Skateboarding - XBOX 360
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - XBOX 360