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Youth & Young Adult Events

  • Author Diane Magras

    Come hear the author read from her new book.

    Books will be available for purchase and signing.

  • Dangerous Thinking Club

    If you’re a teen who likes to think and read and discuss, please join Youth Services Librarian Mrs. O’C and Yarmouth High School librarian Ms. Roberson for the Dangerous Thinking Club. Each month we will set the next month’s topic and pick the book we’ll read.

    No need to register but if you have any questions, email Jill O’Connor (joconnor@yarmouthlibrary.org) or Amy Roberson (amy_roberson@yarmouthschools.org) for more info.
    Grades 8 & up

 

 

Here is a link to the FB Live read alouds and storytimes: https://www.facebook.com/MerrillMemorialLibrary/live/

Here are some other great resources for things to distract you from the events of the world:

A YouTube channel of authors giving short book talks of their latest work.

PLIX Urban Ecology Online, a set of videos on YouTube of ecologists providing activities for getting out and exploring the natural world.

Critical Role, an online show featuring seven popular voiceover actors diving into epic Dungeons & Dragons adventures, led by veteran game master Matthew Mercer.

Audiosync from AudioFile: A free summer audiobook program for teens 13+ using Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive. Each week, AudioFile releases two new young adult audiobooks to listen to for free. Register on their site with an email address.

If you love learning and watching documentary film, PBS and Maine Public Television have a fantastic website with films on almost any topic. The Ken Burns in the Classroom page is phenomenal.

Interested in writers? This podcast might be for you

 

Check out these links if you’re stumped by what to read next

  • Good Reads, a great site for tracking what you are reading and for finding new books to read based on what you have read and liked.
  • Cloud Library, find downloadable audio and e-books for almost every device.
  • Young Adult Library Association, extensive lists of award winners in all Young Adult categories, past and present.
  • No Flying No Tights, reviews of graphic novels and comics.
  • mr.schureads.blogspot.com, book reviews, videos about books, and interviews with authors. Great for all ages and reading levels.

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Volunteers will be contacted by May 31, 2022
Summer Volunteer Orientation will be Saturday, June 11 at 3PM (mandatory for summer volunteers)

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Dungeons & Dragons

We have put together some resources for folks who want to play D&D, create characters, and read more about the game. Check it out!

Youth Services Librarian

Jill O’Connor is the Youth Services Librarian at MML.

Hello, everyone! I couldn’t be more delighted to be working at Merrill Memorial Library as the Youth Services Librarian. I have been a librarian for almost 20 years and adore my chosen profession. Before going to Simmons University in Boston for my MLIS, I was a high school English teacher, book publishing editorial assistant, and a public relations writer. I chose library school because it seemed like the perfect intersection of literacy, teaching, research, and innovation; I was right! (more…)

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