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

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 collections.
Summer Reading Volunteers
Students going into grades 5 and up are eligible to volunteer this
summer at the Library. An informational meeting for potential volunteers
will be held on Tuesday, June 16th from
6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Library. Parents are encouraged to attend.
If you cannot attend this meeting
but wish to help out at the Library, stop by the
Youth Services’ Desk
at your earliest convenience and pick up an
application,
click here, or email Gail Pititto at
gpititto@portlandct.org
for more information. The last day to turn in volunteer forms will be
June 17th.
In
addition… for every hour that you volunteer your service at the
Library, we will give you one
raffle ticket for a chance to win WEEKLY prizes! The more you volunteer
every week, the better your chances are to win free movie tickets, passes to
mini-golf, free day passes to the quarries, and more!
Volunteering at the Library looks REALLY good on
future job applications.
SUMMER EVENTS
The
Open Page Book
Club
Mondays, July 6th and August 3rd at 6:00 pm
Wanted: Intelligent,
articulate, readers to discuss the best teen literature available. Lively,
thought
provoking discussions provided. Please apply in person.
If you are a Teen who is slowly reading their way
through our Teen Department, then this club is for you. Multiple copies of
Epic by Conor
Kostick have been ordered and will be available for loan on June 20th.
Participants are asked to read and be ready to discuss this book by the
first meeting on July 6th. For those who would like to read ahead,
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney is on
deck for the August meeting. Subsequent books for the fall will be chosen at
the last meeting. Registration is required.
Visual Arts
~ Denim Jean Design
Contest
Monday, July 13th from 6:00 -7:00 pm
Theme:
Go Green!
Need an incentive to
clean out your closet? Here it is! Grab a pair of old jeans that don’t fit
anymore and bring them to the Library for our first ever clothing design
contest. Working in teams of two, teens will create their denim vision out
of recycled clothing and other found items. The Library will supply fabric
glue, paint and cutting utensils, you supply the creativity, the pants, and
any other items that can be worked into your masterpiece! All of the pants
will be put on display in the Teen area at the Library throughout the
summer.
Registration is required.
Movie
Marathon!
Saturday, July 11th
from
10:15 a.m.-4:30 pm
Join us
for a day of popcorn and movies as we
anxiously anticipate the
July 17th release of the latest installment in the Harry Potter
series
with a Harry Potter Movie Marathon!
Bring some snacks, wear your comfy-coziest clothes, bring a pillow or
blanket, and join us for a viewing of
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire, and
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix on the big screen at the library!
Intermission will include a lightning round of
Harry Potter Scene It.
Winning prize: 2 Free Tickets to see
Harry Potter and the
Half Blood Prince Registration is
Required
Camp Half-Blood
Thursday, July 30th from 4:00-5:00 pm
Fans of Rick Riordan’s
The
Lightning Thief series rejoice! We
are heading to Camp Half-Blood for an afternoon adventure like none you have
ever witnessed before! Participants are asked to read one or all of the
books in the Percy Jackson series in preparation for this event. Multiple
copies
of the books are available for loan at the
Library.
Registration is required.
Hartford Stage
Tuesdays at 1:00 pm,
July 21, 28 August 4,
Students going into grades 4 and up
have a unique opportunity this summer to work with the staff of the Hartford
Stage. Students may sign up for 1 of 2,
three week sessions. Participants must commit to all three dates in the
session. Sessions will cover the basics of script reading, costuming, and
stage make-up.
Each session will culminate in a public performance at the Library.
Registration is required
.
***Free performance will
take place on
Tuesdays, August 4th in the Mary Flood Room at the Library
No registration is
required for this performance.
All ages are encouraged to attend.
Freestyle Frisbee
Monday, July 27th, 6:00-7:00 pm
World Class Freestyle Champion,
Todd Brodeur
will be here to share his sport with
a fun, interactive program that will get everyone up and flying! This
program includes demonstrations of simple Frisbee tricks, progressing into
harder moves and combinations. Todd will bring a collection of various types
of Frisbees, with the stories that go with them, and everyone will get into
the act, when he teaches them some simple tricks and games that anyone can
try.
Registration is required.
Jump ’n Jive
Wednesdays, July 15th & 29th from 1:00-2:30 pm
Staff from Vinny’s Jump ‘n Jive will be here on select Wednesdays for two
Hip Hop
and Break Dancing
exhibitions and workshops. All ages
are welcome to participate, or just come and see the show.
Registration is Required.
Expressive Arts ~ Open
Mic
Monday, August 10th from 6:00-7:30 pm
Is poetry
your thing? Do you get funky with the spoons? Yodel? Tell stories? Play
guitar? Your forum awaits. Showcase your special talents at the Library’s
first ever Open Mic Night hosted by Portland Library’s TAB!
Registration is required.
Summer Reading 2009
Teens entering
grades 7 and up
may register for the
Express Yourself summer reading
program and explore their artistic side throughout the summer with us
beginning
June
20th!
Participants will keep track of the number
of pages that they read during the 8 week period between
June
20th and August 15th with 100 page
punch cards. Prizes will be awarded at 300 page intervals, up to 1500 pages,
with prizes increasing in value as the page numbers increase! In addition,
the Library will be hosting original, TEEN only events throughout the summer
to keep everyone
inspired!
Tweens entering
grades 5 and up
may register for the
Express Yourself summer reading
program and explore their artistic side throughout the summer with us
beginning
June
20th!
Participants will keep track of the number
of pages that they read during the 8 week period between
June
20th and August 15th with 100 page
punch cards. Prizes will be awarded at 300 page intervals, up to 1500 pages,
with prizes increasing in value as the page numbers increase! In addition,
the Library will be hosting original, TEEN only events throughout the summer
to keep everyone
inspired!

Teen Advisory Board -
TAB
Next TAB event:
Monday, August 24th at
3:00 pm
Portland Schools'
Suggested Reading
Lists
for Summer Reading 2009
The
Nutmeg Award:
Chosen by Connecticut’s Youth
To see the list of 2010 Nutmeg Nominees for Middle School
Students
Click here Nutmeg Award

SAT
Question of the Day
Practice and Get Ready...
Homework Helpers
sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
KidsClick! is a directory of Internet resources for kids
www.ipl.org
The Internet Public Library librarians are waiting to help.
www.askjeeves.com
Ask Jeeves and youll be amazed by his answers
brainmania.com
Promises answers to your questions in 24 hours.
www.howstuffworks.com
How and why the mechanical works.
wordcentral.com
Merriam Webster's illustrated dictionary
Other Sites
www.TeenCentral.Net
Offers advice!
www.ala.org/teenhoopla
Teen Hoopla: An Internet Guide
www.teenreads.com
The Book Bag, targeting teenage readers
www.kidshealth.org/index2.html
Kids Health Click in the Teen section
www.cyberteens.com/ctmain.html
Online games, puzzles, mazes & more
Last updated:
07/01/2009 |