<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/07/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> All Day Event<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <p>Each month's worksheet will feature a new topic themed around our natural world. Get fun facts, a list of books and resources, plus a special bookmark to color!</p> <p>Available at all branches while supplies last.</p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/23/2024<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>
Date: 11/02/2024 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Library: Butte Falls Library Join us at the Butte Falls Library as we embark on artistic adventures! Youth and adults are invited to come and participate in creative projects, work with paints, clay, beads, etc. This activity will continue every other Saturday.
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/03/2024<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&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>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/07/2024<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&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>
Date: 12/15/2023 Time: 9:30am - 12:00pm Presenter: Kaitlynn Edrington & 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
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/15/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 12:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>Older adults are invited to sit down and enjoy a cuppa and a breakfast treat, play games or work on puzzles, and listen to music. Come alone, or bring a friend! </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/03/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:00pm - 1:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Central Point Library<br> <p>What do you do with a book that you no longer want? You can donate it, gift it....or you can turn it into art! Book folding is the process of folding down the pages of a book to create a sculpture. </p> <p>Used books will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!</p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 08/03/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 12:30pm - 4:30pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Eagle Point Library<br> <p>Bring the whole family and celebrate American Family Day! We will have board games, crafts, video games, and plenty of books to read together.</p> <p> </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 01/10/2024<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: 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!
Date: 01/26/2024 Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm Presenter: John Jackson Location: Meeting Room Library: Applegate Library This program showcases live animals including a box turtle, bearded dragon lizard, various frogs and a few models. NO LIVE SNAKES. We discuss the differences between reptiles and amphibians, life cycles and the important role they all play in the environment. Also includes handouts for identification of local species.
<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> <p> </p></div>
Date: 05/22/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Presenter: Miki Hocker Location: Gresham Room Library: Ashland Library Have you ever taken a photo without a camera? Join us as we explore the history, chemistry, and art behind the first blue-prints, and make your own! Paper and fabric options will be available for prints while supplies last. Snacks and supplies wil be provided, though you are encouraged to bring in any items you would like to try and "capture" in your cyanotype.
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.
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: 12:00pm - 4:15pm Location: Meeting Room Library: Eagle Point Library The Eagle Point Library is a safe, free, and fun place to play board games, card games, and role playing games in the Upper Rogue. Every other Saturday, bring your games and come play with fellow gamers. A Dungeons and Dragons campaign will be hosted by an Eagle Point community member, and everything you need to join in will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own dice and other materials if you'
<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>
<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>
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