February 2023

Welcome to the Portland Library! Come on in! 
Come in and browse for items or use a computer or the copier. Curbside Delivery is also available; reserve items online and let us know when you want to pick up the items.
Wifi print from your mobile device or from home now available!
The bookdrop is open 24/7, is emptied frequently. The library is now fine free.

Children's Department

Winter Reading Challenge: Smitten with Mittens
Monday, January 9 - Friday, March 3

Portland Library’s Winter Reading Challenge is back! This year’s theme is inspired by Jan Brett’s picture book version of the classic folk tale The Mitten.

Visit the library on or after January 9 and get a mitten to color and hang on our bulletin board. Each time you check out materials in January and February (up to once per day), we’ll add a new winter animal to your
mitten. Once you’ve added all eight animals from the story, you will have completed the challenge and will win a small prize.

Take Your Child to the Library Day
Saturday, February 4

2023 is the tenth anniversary of the Paw Patrol franchise and we’re celebrating with our favorite
furry neighborhood heroes! See if you can find Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma, Skye. Skye, Everest, Ella, and Liberty  in our library scavenger hunt and create some paw-some crafts to take home. 

Want to meet Portland’s own K9 hero? Officer Kelly will be here with Portland’s police dog
Magnus for an 11:00 program for school-aged kids. Learn about Magnus’s important work on the police force. Registration for police dog program is
required and space is limited.

Winter Storytimes

Registration is required and can be done through our website calendar at www.portlandlibraryct.org or by calling the library at 860-342-6770.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
February 7, 14, 21 and 28
Join us in our Wagner Room for stories, songs, and rhymes that encourage literacy and social skills and help get your preschooler prepared for kindergarten. We will offer a craft related to the weekly theme at the end of the program that can be done at the library or brought home.

Storytime for Toddlers and Tots:
Mother Goose on the Loose
Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
February 1, 8, 15, 22 , March 1
Mother Goose on the Loose, a fun-filled interactive session for our youngest patrons, uses rhymes, a
story, songs, puppets, scarves, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Two
sessions will be offered each Wednesday to keep group sizes small and interactions personalized.

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