Thursday, September 4th at 6:30 p.m.
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts 

Thursday, October 2nd at 6:30 p.m.
The Time it Never Rained by Elmer Kelton

For more information about the book discussions, click HERE!

Book Event

The Middlesex Land Trust and Portland Library announce a Book Event featuring readings from
Letters to Harry 1872-1874 by Prudence Taylor Palmer and Theodore J. Palmer on August 13th, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Mary Flood Room of the Portland Library.

Join with Land Trust members and friends of the late Palmers to celebrate the publication of their book. 

Copies of the book will be on sale, with all proceeds going to the Middlesex Land Trust.
Copies of the Palmers’ previous book, St. Clements:  The Chronicle of a Connecticut River Castle will also be on display and available for purchase.  

Please call the Library at 342-6770 for more information.

Movies in the Afternoon
Portland Library’s "Movies in the Afternoon" will be held one Wednesday each month at 1 pm.  Join us for big screen entertainment with films recently released on DVD. Please visit the library or view the library’s web page for more information. Titles can not be announced through the media, due to licensing agreements.

The Friends of Portland Library group provides the library with DVDs to borrow. Many new arrivals of adult and children’s films are now available.
 

Next movie:  Wednesday, August 20th, 2008.

East of the River READS!
Portland’s readers will participate in a regional One Book program that encourages everyone in the community to read the book Billy Boyle: a World War II Mystery, by James R. Benn.  Discussions and events take place throughout the participating towns. Copies of the book are available at the Library.

One Book Events:
Thursday September 18th at 7:00 pm- A discussion of Billy Boyle will take place at the Portland Library.

Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00 pm -Mark Albertson, a scholar of World War II and author of numerous articles and two books, will speak about related history at the Portland Library. 

Thursday, October 2nd, at 7:00 pm-James Benn, author of Billy Boyle, will speak at the Welles-Turner Memorial Library in Glastonbury.

Please visit www.jamesrbenn.com to learn about this local author and other titles in the Billy Boyle series. To register for one of these programs or for more information, call 342-6770 or visit www.portlandlibraryct.org. Donations to the Portland Library Memorial Fund support this program.

Nifty knitters
This informal group meets on Saturday mornings from 10:00-12:00 at the Library. Led by several local
craftswomen, this group welcomes knitters of all levels of expertise to their group. Whether you are a beginner in need of direction, an intermediate knitter who has lost her drive, or an expert who would like to help other like-minded people, this group is a great way to make new friends and keep your incentive up. People with no knitting background are also encouraged to join; needles,
yarn and instruction will be provided free of charge!

Send your ideas for film and other programs to jnocek@portlandct.org

Last Updated:  08/15/2008