Ryder Windham, author of over 60 Star Wars books, will be speaking at the Community Center in Tiverton, RI at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March 4. This event is free, however tickets are required as seating is limited. Call 401-625-6796, ext. 14 to reserve your ticket.

Wednesday Club, February 27

WEDNESDAY CLUB THIS WEEK will be using our new PS2: SingStar Karaoke. Bring your best musical voice and don't be late. You will want to be sure to have time to check out our play list and claim your favorite song. Snacks tba. We'll be in the program room this week from 3:30-4:30.

Wednesday Club, February 20

WEDNESDAY CLUB THIS WEEK will spray paint T-Shirts. All supplies, including shirts, will be provided. Come join us from 3:30-4:30 in the John Clark Children's Program Room. See any librarian for directions.

Teen Tech Week Event

TEEN TECH WEEK EVENT: We are participating in a national contest.
Groups of 1-3 teens ages 12-18 can sign-up to write a song promoting their library. Songs will be submitted to the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association. All participants will receive a certificate of appreciation. National winners will receive a $50 bookstore gift certificate and a book. Songs may be used for national promotion of Teen Tech Week and/or locally by the Newport Public Library. There will be a brainstorming session, Monday, February 25 from 6-7 pm; music will be recorded Monday, March 3 from 6-7 pm; lyrics will be recorded Tuesday, March 4 from 3-4 pm. All events will take place in the Stride Room at the Newport Public Library. Teens must commit to attend all three nights. All necessary hardware and software will be provided. This is a free event. Sign up no later than Sunday, February 24 at the Young Adult or Reference desks of the Newport Public Library in person or by phone (401) 847-8720 ext. 206 (YA) or ext. 208 (Reference).

Teen Tech Week is Coming

Hey one and all!
The American Library Association has a special division called YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) dedicated just to you. YALSA sponsors lots of great events throughout the year. Coming up in March is Teen Tech Week. We’ve got some fun activities planned. Stay tuned for more information.

Wednesday Club for February 13

Wednesday Club for February 13 is a Valentine’s Day treat – make your own candy. Take it home for yourself, a friend or family member, or your special Valentine. I think I saw strawberries and chocolate…. Come check it out!

Another New Face

Hey All!

There is another new face on the young adult library staff. Her name is Keren Camean. She is here to help Miss Kathy with the Wednesday (used to be Thursday) Club. She is a senior business and marketing major at Salve Regina University currently living in Newport, but she calls Old Lyme, Connecticut home. Coming from such a rural shoreline town, she has loved the change of living in Newport for the last four years and is very excited that the Wednesday Club will allow her to take part in the community. She is excited to work with some of Newport’s teen scene, and already our first activity “paint your own fish bowl” (where members got to take home their very own fish!) seems to have been a hit and a hard act to follow, but she is certainly up for the challenge. Much planning has already been done for activities in the upcoming months and she is hoping the club members will be eager to participate and have fun!

New YA Librarian

There is a new librarian in YA (yeah that's what we call your space). My name is Ms. Becky. You'll be seeing me around Mondays through Thursdays and occasionally on Fridays and Saturdays. I’m really looking forward to meeting “all y’all” and finding out what you like to do. I’ve already seen a couple of your my space pages. You seem to have a ton of varied interests so there sure is a lot for me to learn. I won’t be at your awesome Wednesday (used to be Thursday) Club meetings, those are Ms. Kathy’s deal, but I do hope we can do some other fun stuff together at the library.
So, if you see me, come say “hi” and let me know who you are.

Thursday Club is Now On Wednesday.

Hey all!
The Thursday Club has been moved to Wednesdays! Guess we’ll have to call it the Wednesday Club now. Join us for snacks, crafts and socializing with our new student aide Keren.

Beginning Wednesday, February 6, we’ll meet from 3:30-4:30 in the Program Room – just ask at the YA desk or circulation desk if you don’t know where that it. It is free, there is no registration required and we always have fun.

Crafts for February include make your own fish tanks, candy making and Henna tattoos.