
This is a wonderful way for your young children to visit with Santa! Come dressed in your holiday best and have a visit with Santa Claus by the fireplace at the Moors Grille Room. After children hand Santa their list, they can enjoy some delicious pancakes and sausage...

November 19: If you have been to Second City, seen the show “Whose Line is it Anyway?”, or thought improv sounded interesting…join us for this workshop on improvisational theatre with Scott Fuce from The Improv(e)ment Group, or try decoupage, a fun way to decorate any surface or turn ordin...

Ever wonder what the library provides free of charge for teachers? We have gathered resources, tips, and contacts together for you in one place. Try our Teacher’s Headquarters section on the library site. The Headquarters can be found in the “Parents and Kids” section of the website. It ...

Portage District Library If some of you were at the Convergence poetry reading, here is a link to "Thesaurus" by Billy Collins. If others of you who read would like to post a link to the poem you performed, we would be very excited.
Source: www.poemhunter.com
Thesaurus - by Billy Collins .. It could be the name of a prehistoric beast that roamed the Paleozoic earth, rising up on its hind legs to show off its large vocabulary, or some lover in a myth who is metamorphosed into a b

Portage District Library This Sunday, Nov. 15th: Convergence: A Symphony for the Senses: A Poetry Reading in Fifteen Languages. 3:00-4:30pm Cosponsored with Western Michigan University Foreign Languages Department, Michigan Festival of Sacred Music and Fetzer Institute

Michael Dunn Thank you Portage Library for hosting such an amazing event for David Small. 135+ people on a beautiful day with so much affection and caring. Well done!

Portage District Library This Sunday @ PDL... David Small will be here at 2pm to talk about his new book, Stitches. Reception and book signing to follow. Don't miss it!

Michael Dunn remember that David Small is coming to Portage Library on 8 November to discuss his newest book " Stitches" at 2 pm. The reviews have been amazing! Hint: It has been packed at other venues so arrive early.

Portage District Library Horror author Joe Schreiber was here last night discussing his two recently published books -- Death Troopers, a Star Wars/Zombie read; and No Doors, No Windows; his recently published horror novel. Excellent experience all around, and Joe also received a death grip from a visiting Darth Vader.

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 practice of writing. In additio...

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

















