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• Homegrown Writer Reads for PDL

  Posted October 30, 2009
  And on November 2nd, the Day of the Dead, homegrown writer Joe Schreiber comes to visit. Author of the suspense tale “No Doors, No Windows” and the upcoming Star Wars/zombie horror novel “Death Troopers,” Joe will read from “No Doors” and talk about the art and Continue…

• Halloween Teen Event Cancelled

  Posted October 28, 2009 in  Teens
  I have cancelled the teen event, The Dark Side of Science, scheduled for Halloween 11am-1pm. We will reschedule this event in the Spring. I’m sorry for any inconvenience! Laura Wright, Teen Librarian

• Tacos with Joe Schreiber

  Posted October 28, 2009 in  Books and More, Events, General, Teens
  Feel like some horror with your tacos? Join us for Qdoba with author Joe Shreiber on Monday, November 2 at 5:30 pm, and stay for his reading at 6:30 pm if you like. Shreiber has recently released two books, No Doors and No Windows (horror/suspense), and Death Troopers (a Star Wars/Zombie read). Continue…

• Book Review:  Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

  Posted October 26, 2009 in  Teens
  How can you go wrong with a hero who’s a lifetime swindler named Moist von Lipwig? Moist is given a reprieve from his death sentence provided he becomes the Postmaster of Ankh-Morpork. He’s got a golem watching him in case he decides to bolt, and at first that’s all that keeps Continue…

• Food for Fines 2009 was a Succesful Campaign!

  Posted October 23, 2009
  Congratulations & thanks to all the citizens of Portage who helped make Portage District Library’s 9th Annual Food for Fines Campaign (August 17th – 29th, 2009) a success. Food for Fines is a way for library patrons to reduce or eliminate their overdue charges in return for donating Continue…