Teens

There was something for everyone at our annual Halloween Party this year! Whether you were in the mood for treats, an Escape Room, or a...

Did you know that 49% of banned titles are written for the Young Adult audience? From UniteAgainstBookBans.org Action Toolkit: "Books are...

It's that time of year again! Summer is approaching, and along with it are our Summer Picks! This is a selection of titles covering a...

Manga is a style of comic or graphic novel that originated in Japan, and has seen a great increase in sales and popularity in the USA. It...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We have collections on display in our children's room and teen's room, which...

Children's Librarians Debbie Baker and Rocio Carrera hosted two workshops centered around glass. Participants created painted or collaged...

“…walk inside the poem’s rooms/ and feel the walls for a light switch.” -- from “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins...

Gariné Arakelian of Kulina Folk Art led two seperate workshops on lye-free soapmaking. Our younger patrons and their parents created...

What is a Novel in Verse (or Verse Novel)? The verse novel is a hybrid form in which a narrative with structural and stylistic...

The 2022 awards season is in full swing! Stop by the Teen Room and get your hands on these prized books. Awarded biennially, the...

Hi Teens! My name is Rocio Carrera and I started as the Teen Librarian and Children's Room Assistant in November 2020. I grew up on the West Coast in a big Mexican-American family and moved to the Northeast after I married. Three years ago, we left the Maine coast to move to the beautiful Berkshires. This is the farthest I have ever lived from the ocean! I love books (obviously). I have a lot of favorite types of books but right at the top are cookbooks (for the pictures a

The David and Joyce Milne Public Library is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and the mission of social justice. This young adult collection features books that open doors to our country's past and present struggles and triumphs. We encourage adults and teens alike to delve into the diversity that makes up our country as we strive for social justice. Learn from the past, change the future! Here are some great titles that you can pick up in our Teen Room. An online res

Heartstopper Show streaming on Netflix. Watch Trailer Shy Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A...

A group of us got together recently to create winter themed prints. It was so much fun to provide teens with the opportunity to...

We celebrated the opening of our new teen room on the 17th of November with food, drink and great giveaways. The teen room sitting area...

It is not too late to get your hands on a great young adult title from 2021. Visit our display in the teen room or place a hold online!!...

Harvey Kurtzman (1924 – 1993) was an American cartoonist, writer, editor and pioneer of comics. He is probably best known for creating...

On September 22nd, teens joined artist Heather Beck for an afternoon of metalworking. Heather led us through a safe and fun course in...

Kicking off the month of October (and our grand reopening of the Teen Room!) we have a Young Adult Spotlight focused on the theme of...