20 things You Need to Know Before Leaving High School at the Calhoun County Library

Part Two: Car Maintenance

            Need a spare tire put on your car? Call one of our teens from Teen Night at the library! Last Tuesday, Lee Hollingsworth of Hutto's Transmission came to speak at Calhoun County Library’s Teen Night about car care as part of the 20 Things You Need to Know Before Leaving High School series.

            On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Lee Hollingsworth presented a hands-on approach to learning about how a car works and how to maintain it during Teen Night at the library. Hollingsworth taught the teens many important aspects about a car including:

1. Where the radiator is located and how to check the water in it (do not check it when the engine is hot).
2. Where the oil well is located and how to use the dipstick to check oil.
3. Where the washer fluid tank is located and what to put in it (do not use soap because it will leave a soap residue on the windshield).
4. Where the battery is located and how to use jumper cables to jumpstart a car.
5. Where the spare tire and jack are located in a car, truck, and Jeep.
6. How to use the jack and chock the wheels of the car.
7. How to check the air in a tire with a tire gauge.
8. How to put air in a tire.

            After instructing teens about each aspect, Hollingsworth put them to the test. The teens actually removed the lug nuts with a lug wrench and then took the tires off, rotated them and put them back on. After that, they checked the air pressure in the tires and put more air in the ones that were low. They engaged in other hands-on activities with the car as well and many said they learned a lot from this experience.

            We appreciate all of the teens that came with the mindset to learn important skills. The Calhoun County Library appreciates Lee Hollingsworth for teaching and for his time.

            Join us for Teen Night on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5 PM from October through May. This program is for teens ages 12 - 17. We may interject other programs throughout this school year, but we will focus on 20 Things You Need to Know Before Leaving High School periodically.