Milton Public Library Teen Zone

02/07/2018

Attention High School students!

As part of your Winter Week, the Lit Club, a collaboration between the Milton Public Library and the LMC, is hosting a movie night tomorrow starting at 4:00 p.m. at the high school library.

We'll be showing The Book Thief. Popcorn and water will also be provided.

Some come join us before we get more snow!

01/22/2018

First volume of The Iris!

We are SO EXCITED to show you the first volume of The Iris, the teen literary magazine for teen, by teens, and featuring the original works of teens. You can read the magazine by following this link: http://als.lib.wi.us/MPL/IRIS/IRIS_VOLUME_1.pdf.

Our editorial board has been working hard the last few months to put this together. We received a good amount of submissions from talented local teens, but we are certainly hoping for more for upcoming issues. If you would like to submit, please email [email protected]

As this magazine grows and becomes more popular, the library hopes to be able to offer physical copies.

Please enjoy the photographs, stories, poems, and illustrations in this edition! And please share!

01/15/2018

You could win stuff!

Good snowy morning!

Today starts our Winter Read, which runs until March 10. All ages can come to the library and pick up reading logs.

Adults are encouraged to read at least one book by a foreign author. Complete the review sheet and be entered to win a prize basket!

Teens (12-18) are encouraged to read a book from 5 out of the 8 categories in the teen collection (realistic fiction, romance, sci-fi, suspense, fantasy, paranormal, nonfiction, and graphic novel). Complete the passport and pick out a free book and be entered to win a prize basket!

Children are encouraged to read five books to be entered to win a prize basket.

01/04/2018

It's that time of the month again for two regularly-scheduled teen programs!

Afterhours @ the Library: Friday, January 5, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Please note the time change! Hang out with other teens and play board games, computer games, and maybe even some video games. Sometimes a game of hide-and-go-seek happens.

YouPaint: Saturday, January 6, starting at 1:00 p.m. We'll be drinking hot chocolate to go along with the foggy picture. Call the library at 868-7462 to register!

11/30/2017

Two upcoming programs!

So much going on at the library!

Tomorrow! Wired Afterhours from 5:30-7:30 for teens 12 to 18. Come hang out and play video games, board games, and computer games. Ever play Drawful? It's a favorite of the teens. Quite hilarious.

And on Saturday at 1:00 p.m., we have our next YouPaint class for teens 12 to 18. Paint the fun picture shown below (from the YouTube channel Painting with Jane) and enjoy a moon-themed drink. Space is limited and registration is required. Please send a message or call us at 868-7462 to register.

11/09/2017

http://www.slj.com/2017/11/collection-development/18-ya-titles-inspire-budding-authors-nanowrimo/

A great way to encourage teens to meet their word count for National Novel Writing Month ( ) in November is to display books with young adult protagonists who are writers themselves. Whether

10/18/2017

10/17/2017

MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS NEEDED!

The library is excited to announce the creation of The Iris, a teen literary magazine. The editorial board and design team met last Friday to discuss the magazine that will be published by teens and feature the creativity of area teens in grades 6 through 12.

With an anticipated publication date of the first issue in January of 2018, the team is looking for submissions of original poetry, prose, illustrations, photography, comics, and book reviews.

Submissions can be emailed to [email protected]. For more information, please visit http://mplteensblog.tumblr.com/iris.

10/02/2017

A lot coming up at the end of the week!

09/26/2017

The Literacy Club is back! Our first meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday), September 27, at 3:00 p.m. in the Learning Center at the high school. Come join me, Mrs. Nelson, and other students who want to talk about books. We’ll use this first meeting to discuss what we’ll do this year for projects and activities.