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.

Karate Presentations
Join us on Saturday, September 25th from 10:15 to 11:15 am for a free demonstration of karate for youngsters followed by a self defense presentation for adults from 11:15 to 12:15 courtesy of Shorin Ryu School of Portland. Registration is not required to attend.

The “NO SCHOOL” Today! Program
With Portland schools off on Tuesday, October 12th, why not stop by the Library for a fun and AMAZING magic show. The self-proclaimed
“Magician for Non-Believers”, Peter Boie, will be performing during an afternoon program for school-age children and teens.

Doors open at 12:45 p.m. Show begins at 1:00 p.m.

Program length: 50 minutes.

Registration for this program is required and will begin on September 20th. Register at www.portlandlibraryct.org or call the Library at
860-342-6770. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Portland Library.

WrestleMania 27 Challenge
Yes, it is true, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is tag-teaming the WrestleMania 27 Reading Challenge with YALSA.

Here's how it works:

*Teens in grades 5-12 sign up for the program by pledging to read 5 books. “Books” is identified for the challenge as fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and even magazines, between October 17, 2010-April 2011.

**5th and 6th graders then design a bookmark which includes a slogan that promotes reading. 7th through 12th graders design a poster
featuring a tag team of their favorite character from literature and their favorite WWE Superstar, and illustrates the strategy they would use to defeat the current WWE Tag Team Champions.

Portland Library staff will choose the best bookmark/poster submitted from each age group. A panel of national judges will choose 21 finalists, seven from each grade category and representing different regions of the country. The 21 finalists win a trip to WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta.

The Nutmeg Award: Chosen by Connecticut’s Youth