Celebrate National Poetry Month at the 2015 Clallam County PoetrySLAM for young poets in seventh and eighth grade, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

SLAM contestants will read their original work and compete for prizes that include a Samsung Galaxy 4 Tab and gift certificates to local bookstores. This event is free and open to the public.

In recognition of National Poetry Month, the library’s annual PoetrySLAM encourages young adults to express themselves through poetry. Contestants in this culminating event represent the winners of several elimination rounds held in local classrooms and at the library.

For more information about this and other programs for youth, visit www.nols.org, call the library at 417-8500 x7733, or e-mail youth@nols.org.