Portland Library - Teenspot

Portland Library
20 Freestone Avenue
Portland, CT 06480
860-342-6770

For the Teens...

The Young Adult area of the Library is designed especially to meet the needs of our middle school aged patrons. The collection is made up of books, audio books, and magazines. There are nonfiction books with subjects that young teens will especially find helpful and reference materials for a teen's reading level. Videos, DVDs, and Music CDs are located in the Adult collection.

TAB (Teen Advisory Board)
TAB is a teen-run group of dedicated students in grades 6 and up. Members advise staff on book purchases, programming, and teen issues.
The next Portland Library Teen Advisory Board Meeting will be on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
Registration is required for this event. New members are always welcome!

2012 dates: Thursdays, January 26th, February 23rd, March 29th and April 26th from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Nutmeg Book Discussion

Tuesday, January 17th at 4:00 p.m.

It’s January, which means VOTING TIME for
Connecticut’s own, Nutmeg Award.

If you are as excited about 2012 titles as we are,

then join Miss Lauren and Miss Judie as we discuss our favorites and make predictions for the winners! You will also have the opportunity to vote for your favorite Nutmeg title. Children in grades 4 and up are welcome to attend. Registration is Required.

Get Your CRAFT ON !

Are you a crafter in grades 5-7, with a can do attitude and killer D.I.Y skills? Then come to the Library after school on Mondays, January 9th, February 13th, March 12th and April 9th from 3:00-4:30 p.m. and GET CRAFTY! We will be trying a new and unique project every month,
including: felting, jewelry making, and much more, but supplies ARE limited. Registration is required.

Nutmeg Book Discussion
Tuesday, January 17th at 4:00 p.m.

It’s January which means that it is VOTING TIME for Connecticut’s own, Nutmeg Award.
If you are as excited about 2012 titles as we are, you will want to be here this afternoon as we discuss our favorites and make predictions for the winners! Both the Intermediate and the Teen Lists will be discussed. Registration is not required for this event, just drop in! Children in grades 4 and up are welcome to attend.

Read the Book… See the Movie!

Book to Movie After School Specials for teens in grades 7 and up! Join us after school, once a month for a showing of a popular movie adapted from a teen book. Read the book, then come see the movie at the Library. After the movie we will have a short discussion comparing the two. Multiple copies of the featured books will be available for loan at the Library.

Registration is required.

(Some movies will be PG-13. If you are under 13 years old, you will need to have a signed permission slip to get into the movie. Permission slips are available in the Teen Department at the Library.)

Thursday, January 19th from 2:45-4:30 p.m.
Book Title: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Movie title: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Colombia Pictures, PG-13
A comedy about two teens thrust together for one hilarious, sleepless night of adventure in a world of mix tapes, late-night living, and, live, loud music. Nick frequents New York’s indie rock scene nursing a broken heart and Norah is questioning all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band’s secret show and ends up becoming the first date that could change both their lives.

Thursday, February 16th, from 2:45-4:30 p.m.
Book Title: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Movie Title: Hoot, New Line Cinema, PG. The story of a young man who moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls, and that of a tough girl at his school named Beatrice who has some connection with the barefoot boy, who has some connection with vandalism at the construction site. When they realize that a population of endangered burrowing owls is threatened by new construction the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends.

The Nutmeg Award: Chosen by Connecticut’s Youth