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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
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
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
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
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>
Creative Writing Workshop, 18+ YRS
Date: 08/12/2024 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
Music in the Library: Rogue Valley Symphony
Date: 08/29/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Rogue Valley Symphony Location: Library: Ashland Library Take some time out of your Thursday to listen to music in the library. Musicians from Rogue Valley Symphony will fill the main floor of the library with music. Enjoy it in passing or sit for a while and listen.
This series is presented in partnership with Rogue Valley Symphony.
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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Color Like A Kid Again! 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/29/2024<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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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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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
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
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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'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.
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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Gold Hill Walking Club 18+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/12/2024<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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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
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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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.