NORWAY — Fall programs for young adults at Norway Memorial Library will begin with two book discussions on Thursday, Sept. 10. From 2:15 to 3 p.m., middle school age teens are invited to meet and choose books to read monthly through December and from 3:15 to 4 p.m., there will be another book group for high school teens to choose their books.

Young Adult Services at Norway Memorial Library will hold an open house for teens from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. New members are invited to join the teen activity group, which meets monthly on Tuesdays from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. to promote teen life in the library.

Teens who want to make a difference at the library can help plan and promote teen programs by joining the group. Fall programs that need ideas, planning and promotion include the Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library! event to celebrate Teen Read Week Oct. 17 to 24; a Read-A-Thon fundraiser in November to benefit Christmas for Teens; an art program in December to make felt storyboards for children’s gifts; and an opportunity to help with the library’s annual holiday party in December.

Activities TAG supported in 2008-2009 included puppet-making for Trash-Into-Art’s 2008 Earth Day event; a pre-Thanksgiving Read-A-Thon to benefit the Oxford Hills Food Pantry; the 2009 Martin Luther King Day of Service in the community; a teen film series; and a spring gardening project at the library.

The event is open to all teens in grades seven to 12. For more information, call the library at 743-5309.

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