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20 Years of Dragon-Riding in YA Fantasy with International Bestselling Author Christopher Paolini
Date: 03/14/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Online Join us as we chat with master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini about his return to the World of Eragon with Murtagh, a stunning continuation of the epic fantasy.
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alo
Apps & Apps: Libby and JCLS, 18+ YRS
Date: 05/29/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Presenter: Laurel Bucher, Christopher Davis, Digital Services Department, Eric Molinsky, Ryan Murphy, Leia Pastizzo, Jacob Spilman & Nicole Vukcevic Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Feed your body and your brain! Join us as we explore how the Libby eBook and eAudiobok and the JCLS apps can make your library life easier, while snacking on some great appetizers.
Art Afternoons at the Medford Library, 13+ YRS
Date: 11/15/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Presenter: Anna Rands, Lorna Hilke Location: Carpenter Conference Room Library: Medford Library Start your Third Friday at the Library
Join other creatives to make wearable art, do some art therapy or just play with your own art supplies.
Some programs will support local organizations outreach to marginalized communities
Then take a walk downtown for Third Friday in Downtown Medford
November 15: Senior Shoe Box Project - We will be filling shoes b
Color Like A Kid Again! 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/11/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Large Study Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Join us for some creative down time. Coloring provides a number of different health benefits for adults such as promoting mindfulness, reducing stress, and calming anxiety. Coloring sheets and art supplies will be provided, or bring your own. </p>
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The Scariest Story Contest, 12-19 YRS
Date: 10/27/2024 Time: All Day Event Presenter: Marie Shaneyfelt Location: Library: Medford Library The Medford Teen Library requests your scariest stories once again!
Teens will submit one original story that fits the prompt, "Something isn't what it Appears to be" OR "Someone isn't who they appear to be". Bonus points if the writers are also able to follow the fall theme - Find the Magic. These stories must be: Under 5 thousand words and withing young adult literature guidelines (no exc
Writers' Workshop, 18+ YRS
Date: 11/05/2024 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Presenter: Lorna Hilke, Brystan Strong, Jackie McGarry Location: Computer Classroom Library: Medford Library Workshop your writing projects with other writers. Signup to read your drafts and receive a supportive critique.
There maybe time for quiet writing on your own or from a prompt.
Read Renew Repeat: Learn Hands Only CPR with the American Red Cross, 13+YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/20/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 2:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> White City Library<br> <p>Many people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by a bystander. In this program, you can learn how to perform Hands-Only CPR – so that you can help deliver life-saving care until professional responders arrive. <strong>This program is not a certification program.</strong></p></div>
Take & Make: Make your own Tic Tac Toe to-go games bag, 8+ YRS
Date: 07/20/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Meyer Memorial Trust Community Meeting Room Library: Phoenix Library Pick up a Take & Make kit with supplies to sew your own games to-go bag. The kit includes everything you need to hand sew a small felt bag with a simple straight stitch and attach a button, as well as tic-tac-toe pieces so you can play on the go!
Kits are available while supplies last.
Romance Readers Bookclub, 18+ YRS
Date: 04/11/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Amy Fann Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Gold Hill Library Join other romance readers for discussion, sip, and snack. Meets the second Thursday of each month.
March 14: Ramon and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson
April 11 : The Rough Rider by Maisey Yates
May 9 : Temp Me Please, Cowboy by Megan Crane
On Saturday, May 18, join us at the Gold Hill Library for an author talk by Maisey Yates and Megan Crane from 1:00-2:00. Please p
'Bookin It'.....Butte Falls Walking Group 18+
Date: 07/11/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Library: Butte Falls Library Join us at the Butte Falls Library for a weekly neighborhood walk. Come join in and help us establish the 'Bookin It' walking group. We will begin at the Butte Falls Library and head around, just outside, and/or through town, starting out in a different directions. It's a wonderful opportunity to exercise outdoors and socialize. The group will meet rain or shine.
Writers' Workshop, 18+ YRS
Date: 09/24/2024 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Presenter: Lorna Hilke, Brystan Strong, Jackie McGarry Location: Computer Classroom Library: Medford Library Workshop your writing projects with other writers. Signup to read your drafts and receive a supportive critique.
There maybe time for quiet writing on your own or from a prompt.
Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/28/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:30pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> White City Library<br> <p>Come and play games with the White City Staff!</p>
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Friends of the Library Book Sale, ALL AGES
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> All Day Event<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Shady Cove Library<br> <p>Check out the Friends of the Library book sale. Childrens, teens and adult books available at reasonable prices!</p>
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Teen Movie Matinee
Date: 11/30/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Library: Medford Library The Medford Teen Department is celebrating all things superhero this year! We'll be watching Marvel movies every month during the school year with this list that was voted on by our Teen Advisory Group!
9/29 - X-Men: First Class (PG-13/132m/2011)
10/26 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13/136m/2014)
11/30 - Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13/130m/2017)
12/28 - Black Widow (PG-13/135m/2021)
1/25 - The Avengers (PG-13/14
Bottlecap Flowers, 12+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/12/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Prospect Library<br> <p>Turn something old into something beautiful for your yard or wall. With a little muscle, paint, and creativity we will transform discard bottlecaps into bouquets of flowers. </p>
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Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:30pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> White City Library<br> <p>Come and play games with the White City Staff!</p>
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Children's Author Workshop with Valerie Coulman, 8+ YRS
Date: 07/02/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Presenter: Valerie Coulman Location: Meeting Room Library: Shady Cove Library Join us with local guest author, Valerie Coulman, for an engaging time of stories together. As the writer of award-winning picture books for children, Valerie will share some of her own experiences. Then we'll write a story together as we learn how books are made.
Valerie Coulman started by telling stories to her own children. In fact, her first book, When Pigs Fly, began as a
Cultivating Companions: Growing Connections Through Plants, 50+YRS
Date: 08/14/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Library: Rogue River Library Cultivating Companions is a free seven week program to bring rural older adults togeter. Learn how to grow indoor plants, use them for art and cooking, and make new friends.
Join the Jackson County Master Gardeners in your local library branch to learn new skills and meet new faces. Space for the program is limited.
Please fill out the attached flier and return to Grace Florjancic, the Master Gardener Coordinator
The Scariest Story Contest, 12-19 YRS
Date: 10/19/2024 Time: All Day Event Presenter: Marie Shaneyfelt Location: Library: Medford Library The Medford Teen Library requests your scariest stories once again!
Teens will submit one original story that fits the prompt, "Something isn't what it Appears to be" OR "Someone isn't who they appear to be". Bonus points if the writers are also able to follow the fall theme - Find the Magic. These stories must be: Under 5 thousand words and withing young adult literature guidelines (no exc
Yarnia!
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/18/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 3:30pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Barbara Young<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Learn to knit or crochet. Supplies provided. For all levels.</p></div>