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Lego Club, 6+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/09/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 2:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Join us for weekly themed Lego building challenges, or make whatever you like! Let your creativity soar on your own or in collaboration with others!</p>
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Book Buddies Book Club, 6-12 YRS
Date: 07/15/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Jamie Leach Location: Storytime Room Library: Medford Library Book Buddies is not your typical Book Club. In our group you bring whatever book you’d like to read and enjoy some time to read and chat with other readers.
There’s no assigned reading. All readers 12 and under are welcome. Bring your own book, from the library or from home, e-book, graphic novels too. We will gather at the set time to share what we are reading and then settle in for
NaNoWriMo Writing Lounge, 13-18 YRS
Date: 11/04/2023 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Library: Ashland Library Is this the year you'll complete your NaNoWriMo challenge? Whether you're writing a novel for NaNo, working on some poetry, or finishing up an essay for English class, we're carving space in the library specifically for teen writers each Sunday in November. We'll provide snacks, drinks and writing supplies, and you bring the creativity! This event will take place upstairs in the Ashland Library's Teen Department.
Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/30/2024<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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Art Adventure Club, 9-12 YRS
Date: 12/02/2023 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Library: Butte Falls Library Join us at the Butte Falls Library as we embark on artistic adventures! Youth and adults are invited to come and participate in creative projects, work with paints, clay, beads, etc. This activity will continue every other Saturday through the school year.
Gold Hill Walking Club 18+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/11/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:00pm - 1:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Join us at the library for a weekly neighborhood walk every Wednesday. We will begin at the Gold Hill Library and take the path to the Gold Hill Sports Park and back. It's a wonderful opportunity to exercise outdoors and socialize. The club meets rain or shine.</p>
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Creative Writing Workshop, 18+ YRS
Date: 07/29/2024 Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Location: Guanajuato Room Library: Ashland Library Have you been waiting for the right time to get back to work on that novel or short story that’s started collecting dust? Or maybe you just need some inspiration to kickstart a new writing project? Join us at the Ashland library for our biweekly peer support creative writing workshop! Each participant will choose an excerpt from their project to read aloud and receive feedback from the rest of the group t
Unearthing the Past, 5-15 YRS
Date: 11/04/2023 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Presenter: Katie Johnson, Archaeologist Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library This presentation will introduce kids to the science of archaeology and what it can tell us about the past using artifacts and tools of the trade. Archaeologist Katie Johnson of Southern Oregon University will lead participants in some fun, hands-on activities!
Cozy Crafts and Parallel Play, 18+ YRS
Date: 12/12/2023 Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Do you enjoy being around people or other creatives but not so much the socializing aspects? Well this program might be just right for you! Come to the Ashland Library for an hour of working on your own latest creative project, without the pressure to interact and be social. Don't have a project at this time? No problem! We will also have supplies and instructions available for you to try your hand at someth
Medford Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.), 12-18 YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/12/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 4:30pm - 5:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>T.A.G members are dedicated, motivated teens in grades 7-12 who meet up to brainstorm ideas for the library, discuss our favorite pop culture, and make crafts! Anyone is welcome to join and snacks ARE provided!</p></div>
Build With LEGO Bricks, 5+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/10/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Ashland Library<br> <p>Join the Ashland Children's Department for free play with Lego bricks. The only limit is your imagination!</p></div>
Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/02/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:30pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Children are invited to share a story with a trained and registered therapy dog. Paws to Read at the Library provides a non-intimidating environment for budding readers to explore reading out loud. The dogs welcome a scratch on the head and the turn of the page from young readers.</p></div>
DART Mobile Tech Van @ Crossings
Date: 06/14/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Leah Finney & Maddy Tuttle Location: Library: DART Mobile Tech Van DART is a mobile tech van, library outreach vehicle, Wi-Fi hotspot, and computer lab all rolled into one!
Visit DART at Crossings: 846 Western Avenue, Medford OR
6/14/2024: from 12pm to 2:30pm
DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates!
The van is staffed by a Mobile Services Specialist who can help you sign up fo
Color Like A Kid Again! 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/14/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community 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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Rainbow Craft, 5+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/14/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 3:30pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Natalie Kelly<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Rainbows mean a lot of things to a lot of different people! Come join us in the Medford Children's Department to create your very own rainbow out of provided supplies.</p></div>
Preparing your Digital Estate Plan
Date: 06/14/2024 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Presenter: Laurel Bucher & Nicole Vukcevic Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Phoenix Library Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital accounts after death? Or how your loved ones will get access to those accounts to save precious data, such as photos and videos? Or how they would close them after you pass on? This program will help you, and your loved ones, take practical steps to prepare your digital legacy. The focus of this class
Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/14/2024<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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Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education: An Author Talk with Stephanie Land
Date: 12/12/2023 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Online You’re invited to an afternoon chat with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.
When Stephanie Land set out to write her first book, a memoir titled Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was later adapted into the hit Netflix series Mai
Cultivating Companions: Growing Connections Through Plants, 50+YRS
Date: 07/30/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Library: Ruch Library Cultivating Companions is a free seven week program to bring rural older adults together. 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
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Eagle Point Book Club, 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/07/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:30pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Discuss Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler.<span style="color:#3498db;"></span><span style="color:#3498db;"></span></p></div>