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Haunted House
2026-10-24 09:00:00 2026-10-24 17:00:00 America/New_York Haunted House The Haunted House is back! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to help put on a spook-tacular haunted house for children to explore. Teens will write scripts, build sets, & make costumes for the big performance on Saturday, October 24th. Community service will be awarded to all participants. West Islip Public Library - Community Room A & B, Community Room D

Saturday, October 24
9:00am - 5:00pm

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West Islip Public Library

Community Room A & B, Community Room D

The Haunted House is back! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to help put on a spook-tacular haunted house for children to explore. Teens will write scripts, build sets, & make costumes for the big performance on Saturday, October 24th. Community service will be awarded to all participants.

The Haunted House is back! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to help put on a spook-tacular haunted house for children to explore. Teens will write scripts, build sets, and make costumes for the big performance on Saturday, October 24th. Community service will be awarded to all participants. In honor of The Great Giveback, an extra hour of community service will be given if teens bring one non-perishable food item on the day of the Haunted House! Please register for every meeting you plan to attend. Registration begins on 9/1 @ 10 AM.

Meetings: Wednesdays, September 30th, October 7th, 14th, and 21st @ 4-5 PM
Setup: Thursday, October 22nd and Friday, October 23rd @ 4-5 PM
Performance: Saturday, October 24th @ 12-5 PM
Cleanup: Sunday, October 25th @ 1-3 PM

AGE GROUP: | Teens (Gr. 6-12) |

EVENT TYPE: | Community Service |

TAGS: | Teen |

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