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Barry Kraft Reads The Polar Express, 3+ YRS
Date: 12/20/2023 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Presenter: Barry Kraft Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Join Oregon Shakespeare Festival's acclaimed actor, dramaturg, and lecturer Barry Kraft in a rousing rendition of the beloved Christmas story,The Polar Express. Train whistles will sound, and Kraft's melodious voice will ring out! A simple train craft will be offered after the story.
Barry has been an actor, dramaturg, and lecturer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival fo
Build With LEGO Bricks, 5+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/10/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Ashland Library<br> <p>Join the Ashland Children's Department for free play with Lego bricks. The only limit is your imagination!</p></div>
The Scariest Story Contest, 12-19 YRS
Date: 10/29/2024 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
DART Mobile Tech Van @ Garfield Park Ashland
Date: 07/13/2024 Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm 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 Garfield Park: Ashland, OR
7/13/24 from 11am-1:30pm
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 can help you sign up for a library card or u
Spark Space Hours, 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/19/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 5:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> John Sutton<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> White City 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 first and third Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise indicated. </p></div>
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>
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 & 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>
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Art with Ivy the Tortoise, 12-19 YRS
Date: 05/15/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Presenter: Anna Rands Location: Meeting Room Library: Eagle Point Library Join us for the opportunity to make art with Ivy, the tortoise! Ivy will be hanging out here in Eagle Point to meet teens and inspire attendees to get creative! We'll provide the materials and Ivy will provide may fun moments for photographers and artists alike while she makes her rounds and snacks on some delightful produce!
Queer Coffee House @ the Library, 13+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/07/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 5:30pm - 7:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Adams Conference Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Join us for this longstanding program! We'll gather on the first Tuesday of every month to watch movies, play games, build community, and share favorite books, movies, podcasts, and more. LGBTQ+ folks and allies are all welcome!</p></div>
Journey Under the Sea, 6+ YRS
Date: 08/16/2024 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Presenter: An educator from MNCH. Location: Meeting Room Library: Shady Cove Library Dive into an ocean of hands-on science fun while exploring Oregon's underwater environments. Discover the amazing variety of life beneath the waves in beautiful kelp forests or rugged, rocky reefs. Engage in activities and investigations that will inspire you to protect Oregon's diverse ocean habitat.
Cultivating Companions: Growing Connections Through Plants, 50+YRS
Date: 10/04/2024 Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Meeting Room 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
Trebuchet vs Catapult, 9+ YRS
Date: 03/12/2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Library: Central Point Library In this program, kids will learn the difference between a catapult and a trebuchet and will be given supplies to make one of them and given opportunities for some friendly competition.
Gold Hill Walking Club 18+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/06/2024<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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Find the Magic: Dragon Mason Jar Night Light, 8+YRS
Date: 09/27/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Prospect Library Kids can create their own whimsical dragon jar – that lights up! It will be a treasure that you’ll want to hoard!
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>
Special Storytime: Autumn Plants and Insects with Pollinator Pals, 3+ YRS
Date: 09/25/2024 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Presenter: Rogue Valley Pollinator Project Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Our pals from the Pollinator Project are back to help us learn about pollination. Come listen to stories, sing songs and make some cool autumn art!
Windows in Time: Medford and Ashland’s Historic Theaters: “It all Began with the ‘IT’”, 18+ YRS
Date: 01/10/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Presenter: Ron Kramer Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library As the towns Ashland and Medford grew in the 1880's, residents sought a place to gather for musical, dramatic, educational, and social entertainments. Join us to hear the stories and histories of these "public amusement" spaces like the Rialto and the still-standing Craterian and Holly and also the forgotten ones like the Ugo, the Isis, the Liberty and the Savoy.
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Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/14/2024<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>
Knit Happens 18+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/07/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:00pm - 1:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Open knitting hour. Bring you knitting, crocheting, or other craft for an hour of knitting camaraderie at the library. Tea provided. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month.</p>
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Middle School Essay Contest, 11-13 YRS
Date: 03/07/2024 Time: All Day Event Presenter: Friends of the Ashland Library Location: Library: Ashland Library The Friends of the Ashland Public Library are offering an essay contest to illustrate the value of books and reading to middle school students in Ashland. Students in grades 6th-8th are encouraged to submit a 300-500 word essay discussing a book that's touched their life; those with the best entries will win a cash prize! The deadline for submissions is March 15th.
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