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DART Mobile Tech Van @ Science Works - "Sparking Action" Event
Date: 05/18/2024 Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm 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 Science Works: 1500 E Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
5/18/2024: from 10am to 4pm
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 u
Author Talk with Maisey Yates and Megan Crane
Date: 05/18/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Maisey Yates and Megan Crane Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Gold Hill Library Join us in person for an author talk with bestselling local romance authors Megan Crane and Maisey Yates. They will be discussing their books, and the wonderfully subversive and feminist world of romance novels. Sponsored by Rebel Heart Books. Pre-register at Jcls.libal.com/event.
All are welcome to the Gold Hill Library Romance Readers Bookclub where we
Color Like A Kid Again! 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/03/2024<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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Medford Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.), 12-18 YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 01/09/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 4:30pm - 5:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>T.A.G members are dedicated, motivated teens in grades 7-12 who meet up to brainstorm ideas for the library, discuss our favorite pop culture, and make crafts! Anyone is welcome to join and snacks ARE provided!</p></div>
Storytelling with Kevin Menegus and The Fratello Marionettes, 6+ YRS
Date: 08/08/2024 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Presenter: Kevin Menegus Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Prospect Library Using traditional music, intricate costumes, and dramatic staging, puppeteer Kevin Menegus brings to life the classic story of Aladdin through hand-crafted marionettes. In this magical tale, Friendship and kindness triumph over evil as Aladdin discovers the magical lamp, frees and befriends the powerful genie, thwarts the evil sorcerer, and saves the kingdom.
DART Mobile Tech Van @ The OHRA Center
Date: 07/03/2024 Time: 11:30am - 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 The OHRA Center: 2350 Ashland St, Ashland, OR 97520
/DATE AND TIME: 7/3/24 from 11:30pm to 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 wh
Lego Club, 6+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 04/14/2024<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>
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Coffee with Friends 18+
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/05/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 11:30am<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Meet your neighbors, share coffee or tea, conversation, crosswords, boards games, puzzles and crafts. Coffee with Friends meets the first and third Wednesday at each month.</p></div>
Preparing Your Digital Estate Plan
Date: 07/02/2024 Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Presenter: Laurel Bucher & Nicole Vukcevic Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Jacksonville Library Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital accounts after death? Or how your loved ones will get access to those accounts to save precious data, such as photos and videos? Or how they would close them after you pass on? This program will help you, and your loved ones, take practical steps to prepare your digital legacy. The focus of this c
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils: What the Earth Gives Us Every Day with John Jackson of Bugs-R-Us, 3+ YRS
Date: 07/17/2024 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Prospect Library Join Prospect favorite Bugs-R-Us for a presentation on the basics of types of rocks and minerals, including fossils and have an in-depth discussion about how we use minerals in everyday life....oils, plastics, salt, etc. Oregon geology will be highlighted and the creation of fossils are also discussed. Participants will receive free rock samples for their own collections at the end!
'Bookin It'.....Butte Falls Walking Group 18+
Date: 08/22/2024 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.
Let's Play! 8+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 05/31/2024<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: 05/16/2024 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.
Eagle Point Friends of the Library Open Cupboards Book Sale
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 06/06/2024<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>
Positivity Rocks! 5+YRS
Date: 02/09/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Location: Meeting Room Library: Eagle Point Library Help spread Kindness by joining us to paint Kindness Rocks! Come for the whole time, or just a bit; everyone is welcome!
This painted rock, sometimes called a Kindness Rock, is simply a rock that is decorated with an inspirational message. They can be any size or shape, as big or small as you like! The point of this stone painting is to sprinkle positivity around your community.
Once you create one, th
Homework Help, 5-12 YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 02/09/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 4:00pm - 5:30pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Ki Lee<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Homework Help is an afterschool program intended to support students K-6th with homework on Friday afternoons. Students will work in small groups with tutors from SOU, and be provided a small snack. Pre-registration is advised as there are limited spaces available.</p></div>
Special Storytime with the Rogue Valley Pollinator Project, 3+
Date: 06/01/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Presenter: Jody Fleming Location: Meyer Memorial Trust Community Meeting Room Library: Phoenix Library Hear the story of Evelyn Cheesman, an entomologist who traveled the world collecting bugs! Every attendee will receive a free planter pot, soil, and seeds for a pollinating plant! This program is in partnership with the Rogue Valley Pollinator Project.
S.O. Fun!, 7-11 YRS
Date: 05/08/2024 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Community Room Library: Central Point Library S.O. Fun is a monthly library program for upper elementary aged students (grades 2-5) that focuses on a new theme at each meeting. Together, we will read, craft, and sometimes even play, to encourage literacy, curiosity, and fun! May's focus will be all about "home"! This program is generously supported by the Central Point Friends of the Library.
CANCELED - Ukulele Practice/Play Together, 18+ YRS
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/26/2024<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>
Trebuchet vs Catapult, 9+ YRS
Date: 05/18/2024 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Talent 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.