<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>
Date: 11/21/2024 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.
Date: 01/18/2024 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.
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/04/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 9:00am - 1:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Join the Eagle Point Library for the Eagle Point Independence Day Celebration. The library will be outside hosting lawn games, prizes, community building, and more. This event will run from 9am - 1pm with a community wide parade taking place at 11am. Come celebrate with us!</p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/08/2024<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> <p> </p></div>
Date: 10/26/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Celebrate National Friends of the Library Week by attending a talk on the vibrant present and exciting future of libraries with Kari May, Jackson County Library Services Director; Kristin Anderson, Ashland Branch Manager; and Carrie Forbes, Director of SOU's Hannon Library. The purpose of the Friends of the Ashland Public Library is to support the mission of the Ashland Public Library and the Jackson Count
Date: 07/31/2024 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Presenter: Jacksonville Firefighters Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Come to the library and hear your local firefighters read stories and show you some safety tips. You'll also get a chance to sit in the fire engine and see the world from a firefighter's point of view!
Date: 02/29/2024 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
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/02/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 7:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Elanna Erhardt & Jonathan Ulrich<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Pick up free seeds from Medford Library Reference Desk. Seeds are limited to 5 packets per patron per month (each seed packet must be a different type). Seeds available while supplies last.</p> <p> </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/22/2024<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 & movies. All proceeds benefit the Eagle Point Library.</p></div>
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
Date: 11/11/2023 Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm Presenter: Natalie Kelly Location: Storytime Room Library: Medford Library Join us at the Medford Library as we embark on artistic autumn adventures! Preteens are invited to come and participate in creative projects, work with paints, clay, and book arts, and be a part of workshops on graphic novels and art as a storytelling form.
Date: 07/08/2024 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
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 09/21/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:00pm - 2:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Having trouble finding the wee forest folk in the great outdoors? Make your very own wee folk friend to get you by until you spot one in the wild!</p></div>
Date: 02/23/2024 Time: 10:00am - 11:00am Presenter: Sonjue Koltsov, L.Ac. Location: Meeting Room Library: Applegate Library Learn how to move mindfully bringing the mind and body together in balance of yin and yang. Slowly moving your body with awareness is a form of moving meditation that will help you calm the mind and train the body to flow effortlessly in a relaxed manner. For beginners as well as for those with prior experience.
Date: 11/16/2023 Time: 3:30pm - 4:15pm Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Talent Library Celebrate kindness and gratitude with a special themed story time featuring a reading of books about kindness and gratitude, followed by a craft event, where all materials will be provided to make your own gratitude tree to take home. Attendees will also be able to take home a kit which will include all the materials needed to make gratitude cards to decorate, write on, and pass out to loved ones, n
Date: 02/15/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Large Meeting Room Library: Medford Library Based on a true story. This movie is about Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner, who fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano. Rated R for language includ
Date: 01/10/2024 Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Location: Meeting Room Library: Eagle Point Library Join us at the Eagle Point Library for this Special Storytime, along with our friends at Little Butte Donuts! Attendees will hear some donut related stories, play some donut related games, decorate their own donut bag, and get a yummy donut to take home! Little Butte Donuts is a local food truck that provides fresh cake donuts, made from scratch!
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/14/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:30pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Jamie Leach and Natalie Kelly<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Take some time to refresh with fun summertime art! Join us for a Summer Art Club in the Medford Children’s Department! Create your own painted masterpieces each week using various creative techniques.</p> <p> </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/29/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 5:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Prospect Library<br> <p>Come join us in the Prospect Meeting Room on Thursdays this summer for open time to play board games and video games. Snacks included!</p> <p> </p></div>