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Special Storytime: Become a Boxitect! 3+YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/22/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 11:00am - 12:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Listen to the story Boxitects by Kim Smith – and then create something magical of your own with a cardboard box. </span></span></span></p></div>
Star Trek Day Celebration, ALL AGES
Date: 09/08/2024 Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm Presenter: Miki Hocker Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Join us for the 58th anniversary celebration of Star Trek! We will have Star Trek crafts and games available. Drop in and make your own combadge pin, craft a Star Trek perler bead keychain, try your hand at Star Trek jeopardy, hunt for Tribbles and even create your own, become an alien with the magic of face paint, or just drop by for the snacks and learn something new about one of the
Gold Hill Cribbage Club, 18+ YRS
Date: 08/01/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Presenter: Melia Biedscheid Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Gold Hill Library Join us for a friendly game of cribbage. Players of all experience levels are welcome from beginners to advanced. The moderators will teach you how to play, or you can join a more experienced group. The Cribbage Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month.
DART Mobile Tech Van @ Medford DHS Child Welfare Office
Date: 08/30/2024 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 Medford DHS Child Welfare office: 688 Market St, Medford, OR 97504
8/30/2024 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
Yarnia!
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/29/2024<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>
CANCELLED - Kaleidoscope Play and Learn, 0-5 YRS
Date: 06/20/2024 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Presenter: Southern Oregon Early Learning Hub Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library Discover how children learn through play and daily activities: singing songs, telling stories, creating art, and having fun! Kaleidoscope Play and Learn is open to everyone — young children (ages 0-5) and their family, caregivers, and parents. No pre-registration required.
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn groups are offered in collaboration w
Color Like A Kid Again! 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/09/2024<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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CANCELLED: Spark Space Hours, 10-15
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/28/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 5:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Explore new interests with cool STEAM programs. Each session will explore a different topic in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise indicated. <span style="color:#3498db;"></span></p></div>
Spark Space: LEGO Explorers, 5+ YRS
Date: 08/14/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Presenter: John Sutton Location: Meeting Room Library: White City Library Come and enjoy building your imagination's creations! Don't know what to build? Every second and fourth Wednesday there will be a cool new prompt to spark your creative gears into motion. Builds will be displayed for a week to allow the community to admire your awesome skills!
Art Adventure Club, 9-12 YRS
Date: 11/30/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm 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.
The Scariest Story Contest, 12-19 YRS
Date: 10/02/2024 Time: All Day Event Presenter: Marie Shaneyfelt Location: Library: Medford Library The Medford Teen Library requests your scariest stories once again!
Teens wills ubmit 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
Painted Cactus Plant, 11+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/06/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Julie Doty<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Would you like to have houseplants but are afraid you'll forget to water them? You will never need to water this plant, and you can't kill it! Join us to paint your own rock cactus plant.</p></div>
Free Comic Book Day, All Ages
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/04/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 7:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Pear Blossom Park - 312 E. 4th Street<br> <p>Visit the JCLS booth at <a href="https://roguecomiccon.com/">Rogue Comic Con</a> in Pear Blossom Park to pick up a free comic book — yours to keep! Comic books available while supplies last.</p></div>
Children's Author Workshop with Valerie Coulman, 8+ YRS
Date: 07/24/2024 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Presenter: Valerie Coulman Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Prospect 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, b
Central Point Friends of the Library Book Sale
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Central Point Friends of the Library<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Shop for new and gently used items including books, CDs & movies. All proceeds benefit the Central Point Library. </p></div>
Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/29/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Jacksonville 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>
Romance Readers Book Club
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/14/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Amy Fann<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Join other romance readers for dicussion, sip and snack. </p>
<p>September, 12: <em>Codename Charming</em> by Lucy Parker</p>
<p>October 10: <em>Bride</em> by Ashley Hazelwood</p>
<p>November 14: <em>Courting Samira</em> by Amal Awad</p></div>
Coffee & Crosswords, 55+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/16/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 12:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Older adults are invited to sit down and enjoy a cuppa and a breakfast treat, play games or work on puzzles, and listen to music. Come alone, or bring a friend! </p></div>
Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/11/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Jacksonville 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>
Tween/Teen Movie Hangout, 10-14 YRS
Date: 05/02/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm Presenter: Megan Pinder and Dana Kline Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library Stop by the Ruch Library after school every 1st and 3rd Thursday to enjoy a movie with other tweens and teens! There will be time to discuss a few movie options and vote for a favorite before the showtime at 4:00 PM. Popcorn provided!