Rush-Henrietta Senior High School Library

07/17/2026

What are you reading this summer? I've completed four of my intended reads so far. Remember: we have until September 21 to complete the list! Join us!

05/15/2026

"Summer Reading programs advance literacy and academic performance by engaging children and teens in reading during the summer months. They also work to foster a love of reading through public library programs and services and increase successful reading experiences through librarian-supported, self-selected, voluntary reading. Libraries across the state offer Summer Reading Programs (SRP) to support literacy development in New York communities by encouraging reading and engaging communities through activities" (https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/summer). The Henrietta and Rush public libraries are waiting for you!

Find a wealth of information on the Rush-Henrietta Junior and Senior High Schools' Summer Learning Experience website.

Stay Cool. Stay Curious.

12/16/2025

Welcome to the library! Come get your books!!

12/15/2025

And don't forget to stop by the library to pick up a book (or two) for your TWO WEEK vacation! Be safe!

12/04/2025

Don't forget to pick up a book for your TWO WEEK winter break! Not sure what to pick, we can help you choose!

10/02/2025

'Tis the season of apple picking...why not "pick" your way through our collection and find a great book to "leaf" through!

09/19/2025

My 9th book of the summer! This fulfills the "childhood favorite" entry. Written in the late 50's, it contains many derogatory stereotypes and racist terms. The preface includes a warning and explains the decision to leave it in its original form. I'm frankly shocked that it was an assigned reading in my mid-80s 6th grade English class without (in my recollection) any discussion about the harmful language used. Even placing it in context would have been helpful. Maybe the teacher did that but my memory of the story was rose-colored. After finishing it tonight, I feel slightly horrified that I remembered this so fondly. I'm glad I reread it, though, just to have my eyes opened. Do you have any books that, once you've reread it, felt differently about it?

09/01/2025

Yay! Book #8 of 10 for the summer challenge is done! This fulfills the "published in the last year" category. Nice mystery from the author of Girl on a Train, about a reclusive artist, her legacy, and the strange happenings on her solitary Scottish island. Many false flags and red herrings, the story has several twists I didn't see coming. Pieces are put together at the end but leaves you wondering what really happened.

08/27/2025

Wowza! This was a real page turner. Fiction, but based on the true story of the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida. I had heard of this and even have the book called The White House Boys in my library. Having read Colson Whitehead's other novel, Underground Railroad, I should have prepared myself for this one! The article below details the discovery of the graveyards.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/us/10dozier.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.f8E8.HCJfl72ck701&smid=nytcore-android-share