Teen Movie

Join us Tuesday, July 27 in the library program room for Waterworld and snacks!

This movie is part of our summer reading program, but you do not have to be registered to attend. Interested in finding out about the summer reading program? Click here.

Teen Summer Reading - Craft Event

Thursday, July 29 is our third Summer Reading Program (SRP) craft event. Join us for a treasure hunt in the library. Find our treasure chest over flowing with great prizes for you and your friends to share. You may be required to work in teams if we have a large number of attendees. Please note, this will be a 2 hour event.

This is a free event, but you must be registered for our summer reading program and have read at least one book this week to attend. See a Newport Public Library librarian to register for SRP.

RAFFLE WINNER

Our first summer reading raffle winner is CHRIS JUMPER. Congratulations!

Chris gets to choose either a summer reading program t-shirt or a $15 gift certificate for Pizza. Please come to the YA desk to claim your prize.

We draw a new name every week so keep reading; every book equals a raffle ticket!

Teen Summer Reading - Movie

Attention Summer Reading participants!

Join us Tuesday, July 20 in the library program room for Free Willy and snacks! All registered program participants who have read at least one book this week are welcome.

Interested in finding out about the summer reading program? Click here.

Jake Reinvented by Gordon Korman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This is The Great Gatsby for the teenager. Jake hosts "the" party to be at every Friday, is an awesome long snapper for the football team and is the guy everyone wants to know. He only wants to know Didi, girlfriend of the womanizing team quarterback. Good luck Jake. Despite knowing, because I've read The Great Gatsby, that Jake would fall in the end, I still found myself hoping there was some way out of it. Apparently I am a sucker for the underdog. Korman, as usual, gives readers a well crafted, entrancing story. It is a book I would have stayed up all night to finish if I didn't have little ones to care for the next day!

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Writer's Workshop

Have you ever wanted to write poetry or fiction or research and write a non-fiction book? Well our very own Ms. Kathy, teen librarian, has done just that. She writes non-fiction. And now, she is offering to help you get started. She is offering a writer's workshop to help unblock the writer in you. If you've ever wanted to try writing, why not now?!

Teen Summer Reading - Craft Event

Thursday, July 22 is our second Summer Reading Program (SRP) craft event. Join us as we create beautiful, sand mosaics from shoe boxes and colored sand. Snacks and supplies provided!

This is a free event, but you must be registered for our summer reading program and have read at least one book this week to attend. See a Newport Public Library librarian to register for SRP.

Solar Distiller Discussion

We cut 2 gallon jugs in half, added one inch of water mixed with dirt in one jug and salt in the other. Then we placed a cup in the jug and secured plastic wrap to the top with tape (no air holes). Finally we placed a stone on the plastic wrap directly over, but not touching the cup.

So.... what happened? Did your experiment work? If not, why do you think it might have failed. Remember, we learn as much from our failures as we do our successes.

Teen Summer Reading - Craft Event

Thursday, July 15 is our first Summer Reading Program (SRP) event. Join us as we make solar distillers from recycled milk cartons. We'll watch the movie Blue Crush while we wait for them to distill.

Snack this week... make your own sundeas!

All supplies and snacks are provided. This is a free event, but you must be registered for our summer reading program and have read at least one book this week to attend. See a Newport Public Library librarian to register for SRP.

King Dork by Frank Portman

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


This books is why I'll never write a memoir. Daily life is ho hum. It does, however, demonstrate the immense capacity for the teen mind to make mountains out of mole hills.

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Summer Reading Registration

Registration for the young adult summer reading program opens officially today. We can't wait to have you join us as we MAKE WAVES! @ your library.

Read 8 books in 6 weeks; write one long book review.

6 Crafts, 5 Movies, 1 Grand Finale Pizza Party:

• Thursday, July 15 – Build a Solar distiller with optional movie Blue Crush

Tuesday, July 20 – Free Willy

• Wednesday, July 21 - Writer’s Workshop

• Thursday, July 22 – Create Sand Mosaics

• Tuesday, July 27 – Waterworld

• Thursday, July 29 – A Pirate’s Treasure Hunt

• Tuesday, August 3– Message in a Bottle

• Thursday, August 5– Time Capsule in a Bottle

• Tuesday, August 10– Pirates of the Caribbean

• Thursday, August 12 – Tie-Dye T-Shirts

• Tuesday, August 17 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• Thursday, August 19 – Pizza Party/Grand Prize Drawing

Geek Charming by Robin Palmer


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A unique twist on what could be a "dead horse" story. I love that their happily ever after is not a romantic relationship between the two of them. The writing is mediocre, but this is a fresh and realistic look at high school popularity contests and "clicheness". I like this book and I think you will too.

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Required School Reading Lists

The young adult department has reading lists for all area high schools, Thompson Middle School and many area private schools. We've collected many of the books into a summer long display wall for easy access. Don't see what you want? Just ask a friendly librarian for help. It may be elsewhere in the library or available from another library.

Happy reading!