July Fun!

There are several awesome teen events happening at the library this month! The best part: they’re all free!

On Tuesday, July 14 at 5:30 PM, young adults, ages 12-18, are invited to attend the How to Draw Manga for Beginners workshop in the library’s meeting room. Heather Krumm will teach the basics that make drawing Japanese-style figures fun and easy! Registration is required, so visit or call the reference desk to sign up.

On Wednesday, July 15 at 6 PM, the library will show Pleasantville on the big screen in the meeting room to teens, ages 13-18. In this film starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon, two modern-day teens are transported to the 1950s television world of Pleasantville where everyone is perfect and the world is black and white – but not for long. Find out what happens when the teens introduce some color to this once-innocent town. Attendees must be at least 13 years old to be admitted to this PG-13 rated movie. Proof of age must be presented, so if you don’t have a young adult library card or license, pick up a permission slip from the teen section so that your guardian can sign it. No registration is required. Show up ten minutes early to get free snacks!

It’s not too late to register for the Read to Win! summer reading program for high school students. Participants will receive prizes in exchange for reading. Prizes include a ticket to a Bridgeport Bluefish baseball game, a free treat at McDonald’s, two tickets to a Bridgeport Sound Tiger’s ice hockey game, and a chance to be entered into a raffle for two tickets to Lake Compounce or a gift certificate to SportsCenter of Connecticut. Make your summer reading for school work to your advantage by earning prizes! Visit the reference desk to sign up.

Preview for August: Borrow a copy of I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak, a book about an ordinary guy who becomes an extraordinary hero, so that you can come to the book discussion on August 4 at 6 PM!

~Marissa