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Special Train Storytime with Miss Sam, 3+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 11:00am - 11:30am<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Join us at the Eagle Point Library for this Special Train Storytime with Miss Sam! Attendees will hear some train related stories, play some train related games, and make a craft to take home!</p></div>
History of Gold Hill 15+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/26/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Linda Leglar<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Join us for a presentation by local historian Linda Morehouse Genaw. Linda will share her vast knowledge of the historical home in Gold Hill and the founding of the community</p></div>
Teen Hangout: Video and Board Games , 13-19 YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/14/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:30pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Gresham Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Ashland Library<br> <p>Stop by the Ashland Library to participate in a video game hangout with a Nintendo Switch and PS4! There will also be other board games set up for you to play, as well as snacks.</p>
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'Bookin It'.....Butte Falls Walking Group 18+
Date: 12/21/2023 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.
CANCELED - Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/31/2024<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>
Positive Affirmation Cards, ALL AGES
Date: 01/02/2024 Time: All Day Event Location: Library: Rogue River Library There is no doubting that the way we speak to, and about, ourselves affects how we feel. Affirmations can help children AND adults learn to speak kindly to themselves and to believe in their own abilities. Kids of all ages can come to their local library and grab a positive affirmation card to remind themselves of how amazing they are.
About Rogue Reads
Rogue Reads encourages everyone in Jackson County to read an
Yarnia!, 13+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/08/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 3:30pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Mary Stirling<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Study Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Shady Cove Library<br> <p>Learn how to knit and crochett. Everything is provided and this is available for all levels.</p>
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In With The Old: Recycled Fabric Crafts
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/07/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Kai Lee<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Join us as we explore old crafts using recycled materials in a new fun way! Learn how to tie dye, weave, cross-stitch and more this summer!</span></span></span></p></div>
Romance Readers Book Club 18+ YRS
Date: 12/14/2023 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.
December 8: The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer.
January 11: Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson.
February 8: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall.
Special Storytime: Plant a Seed, 3+ YRS
Date: 07/24/2024 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Presenter: Rina Pryor Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Plant a seed in your child's head! Kids will listen to Eric Carle's story, The Tiny Seed and will talk about what purpose seeds serve. Afterwards we'll explore which foods have seeds in them---and then we'll do some seed planting of our own!
Medford Game Day, VARIOUS AGES
Date: 10/19/2024 Time: All Day Event Location: Library: Medford Library Come play at the library!
Not sure what to play? Try out a new game with Astral Games in the large meeting room: Board Game Day with Astral Games! ALL AGES - Calendar - Jackson County Library Services (libcal.com)
Want to dig into the fantastical world of Dungeons and Dragons? Then check out D&D Family Day upstairs in the classroom: D&D Family Day, 8+ YRS - Calendar - Jackson County Library Services (libcal.co
Storywalk in the Park, 3+ YRS
Date: 04/22/2024 Time: All Day Event Location: William Mott Memorial Park - 2190 Jeremy Street, Central Point Library: Central Point Library Stroll through beautiful William Mott Memorial park on a StoryWalk, presented in partnership with Cental Point Parks and Recreation. As you make your way through the park, you will read along with the illustrated children's book, Wonder Walkers, by Micha Archer, displayed page by page! A StoryWalk is a great way to combine fresh air, movement, and early r
Yarnia!
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/06/2024<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>
Positive Affirmation Cards, ALL AGES
Date: 02/08/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Library: Shady Cove Library There is no doubting that the way we speak to, and about, ourselves affects how we feel. Affirmations can help children AND adults learn to speak kindly to themselves and to believe in their own abilities. Kids of all ages can come to their local library and grab a positive affirmation card to remind themselves of how amazing they are.
About Rogue Reads
Rogue Reads encourages everyone in Jackson County to read a
Tween D&D, 9-13 YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/18/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Guanajuato Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Ashland Library<br> <p>Stop by the library to play a short D&D adventure! Bring your own character, or use one of our pre-made ones. We'll have dice to spare, but you're encouraged to bring your own, if you have them.<strong> </strong>Registration encouraged but not required; this event will be capped at 8 participants.</p></div>
DART Mobile Tech Van @ Kelly Shelter
Date: 11/15/2024 Time: 9:30am - 12:00pm 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 Kelly Shelter: 685 Market St, Medford, OR, 97504
11/15/2024: 9:30am to 12pm
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
Cultivating Companions: Growing Connections Through Plants, 50+YRS
Date: 10/18/2024 Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Library: Eagle Point 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
Creative Writing Workshop, 18+ YRS
Date: 08/26/2024 Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Location: Gresham 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 to h
Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/13/2024<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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Find the Magic with Culinary Lavender, 16+ YRS
Date: 09/18/2024 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Presenter: Sue Owens Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Gold Hill Library The English Lavender Farm proprietor Sue Owens will discuss the culinary uses of English Lavender (Angustifolia). English lavender has a light, sweet, almost but not quite, minty taste and is perfect for making sweet desserts or for adding to rubs for savory dishes. The bright blue culinary lavender at The English Lavedner Farm is grown naturally without the use of pesticides