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BOOK TALK: Kimila Kay, 18+ YRS

Date: 06/15/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Presenter: Kimila Kay Location: Large Meeting Room Library: Medford Library Join us as local author Kimila Kay discusses her series Stoneybrook Mysteries. TheStoneybrook Mysteries consists of three books:  Redneck Ranch (book 1), Five Golden Rings (book 2) and Whispering Willows (book 3). Author Kay will discuss the next book in this series: Willows Woods.  Kimila Kay is currently a member of the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA), Ladies of

Find the Magic: Dragon Mason Jar Night Light, 8+YRS

Date: 09/18/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Location: Library: White City Library Kids can create their own whimsical dragon jar – that lights up!  It will be a treasure that you’ll want to hoard!

Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light

Date: 01/27/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Before she passed away in 1974, Felicia Bornstein Lubliner wrote about her internment in ghettos and concentration camps (Auschwitz and Gross-Rosen) in Nazi-occupied Poland. Her powerful stories have been published by her son, Irving Lubliner, who also contributed the foreword and afterword to Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust. He will share excerpts, shedding light on his mother’s experiences

Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/07/2024<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>

Community Movie Matinee

Date: 06/27/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 5:30pm Presenter: Anna Rands, Haylie Courtney, Austin Woodall, Matt Beccaria, Michael Workman Location: Large Meeting Room Library: Medford Library Join the Medford Library for a casual movie going experience with some small snacks provided. Then hang out afterwards to talk about the showing. June 13: Dirty Dancing (PG-13, 97min, 1987) &amp; Save the Last Dance (PG-13, 113min, 2001) June 27: Chicago (PG-13/113min/2002), &amp; Les Miserables (PG-13/150min/2012)

Eagle Point Friends of the Library Open Cupboards Book Sale

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/27/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:30pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Shop for new and gently used items including books, CDs &amp; movies. All proceeds benefit the Eagle Point Library.</p></div>

CANCELLED - Kaleidoscope Play and Learn, 0-5 YRS

Date: 06/27/2024 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

Teen Movie Matinees, 10+ YRS

Date: 06/27/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Library: Medford Library All Summer the Medford Teen Library will be showing our FAVORITE Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs)!  Join us in discovering new--and old--favorites every Thursday! June 6 - Adventures in Babysitting (G/120m/2016)  June 13 - Camp Rock (G/94m/2008)  June 20 - Freaky Friday (G/105m/2018)  June 27 - Double Feature  Teen Beach Movie (PG/125m/2013)  Teen Beach Movie 2 (G/104m/2015)  July 11 - Princess Protectio

Holiday Closure

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 01/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> All Day Event<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <p>All branches of Jackson County Library Services will be closed today. You can always find great content 24/7 through our <a href="https://jcls.org/downloads">Digital Content</a>.</p></div>

Tween D&amp;D, 9-13 YRS

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/15/2024<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&amp;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 @ Lilac Meadow Apartments

Date: 03/26/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Presenter: Leah Finney Location: Lilac Meadows Apts. - 3009 Cummings Lane, Medford 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 Lilac Meadow Apartments: 3009 Cummings Ln, Medford, OR, 97501 DATE AND TIME: March 26th 2024: 3pm to 5:30pm DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates! The van is sta

STEAM Break!, 5+ YRS

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/26/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Grace Ambrus &amp; Nancy Nightingale<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Drop into the library over Spring break for STEAM-themed activities! Monday-Friday there will be a different activity based on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.  </p> <p> </p></div>

Ukulele Practice/Play Together, 18+ YRS

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/25/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Viki Brown<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Come practice and play your ukulele with others. All are welcome. Some ukulele experience is required; this is not a class. If you do not have a ukulele you can borrow one from the JCLS Library of Things.</p></div>

Ruch Library's 40th Anniversary Celebration, ALL AGES

Date: 10/19/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library Come celebrate 40 years of library services in our Ruch Community! Festivities! Stories! Refreshments! The Friends of the Ruch Library and Jackson County Library Services cordially invite you to a family friendly open house. We will have fun activities in the Ruch Library, the A-frame Bookstore and the Book Barn. Bring your stories and memories to share, and learn how the library has

Phoenix Family Movies, Elemental 3+ yrs.

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/26/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:45pm - 5:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Jody Fleming<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meyer Memorial Trust Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Phoenix Library<br> <p>A love story between fire and water. Rated PG.</p></div>

DART Mobile Tech Van @ KELLY SHELTER

Date: 11/03/2023 Time: 9:30am - 12:00pm Presenter: Kaitlynn Edrington &amp; Brian Rozendal 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 First and Third Friday of Every Month from 9:30-12! DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates! The van is staffed by a Mobile Services S

Jackson County Library District Board Meeting

Date: 03/18/2024 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Library: Medford Library The Jackson County Library District Board meets regularly on the third Monday of each month via Zoom and in the Board Meeting Room at the Medford Branch Library, 205 S. Central Avenue, unless otherwise noted in the agenda. Agendas and packets of supplementary information prepared for each meeting are posted here. Once meeting minutes are approved by the Board, they will be available here.

Lego Club, 6+ YRS

<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/24/2024<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> <hr> <p> </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

Gentle Qigong, 18+ YRS

Date: 02/27/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Betsy Schiller Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Relax your mind and enliven your spirit as you are guided through a sequence of gentle movements.  This free, 4-week session is offered as an invitation into regular Qigong practice.  No registration or special equipment required.  Drop-ins welcome.