<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/06/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 2:00pm - 3:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Gold Hill Library<br> <p>Learn how to make an origami ornament for the Gold Hill Library tree or to take home with you.</p></div>
Date: 01/04/2024 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> 08/30/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> All Day Event<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>What kind of gamer are you? Video games? Board games? Charades? We've got them all! Challenge your friends or our Teen Library staff to a game every Friday in the Teen Library.</p> <p> </p></div>
Date: 12/06/2023 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Community Room Library: Central Point Library Come and enjoy building your imagination's creations! Don't know what to build? There will be a cool prompts to spark your creative gears into motion. Builds will be displayed in the library to allow the community to admire your awesome skills! Every first and third Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise indicated.
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/06/2023<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>
Date: 11/11/2023 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Presenter: April Bozada-Armstrong Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Prospect Library To celebrate a season of thanksgiving, start a gratitude journal. We will discuss the practice of gratitude journaling and attendees will be given time to write their first entries. Journals, writing implements, and writing prompts will be provided. Coffee, water, and tea and light snacks will also be provided.
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 01/31/2024<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> <p> </p></div>
Date: 12/02/2023 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Location: Adams Conference Room Library: Medford Library Zine is short for magazine. Join new friends to talk about and create zines. You can create something very short and simple, or connect with fellow creators to start a series. All are welcome, whether you just learned what zines are or you've been making them for years. What do people write about in their zines? Everything! There are zines about pop culture, personal reflections, art, travel and m
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 03/07/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 10:00am - 7:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> <br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>Each STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) kit includes supplies to make a different wooden mechanical model. Kits can be fun for adults, or for kids and adults to do together. STEM kits are available while supplies last.</p> <p> </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 07/02/2024<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></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/11/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 3:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Sadie Barr<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Community Meeting Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Rogue River Library<br> <p>Join Yoga & Meditation teacher Sadie Barr for practices that will help quiet your mind and develop a stronger connection to your body through guided movement. Wear comfortable clothes; no yoga mat is required.</p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 12/10/2023<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 4:00pm<br> <strong>Presenter:</strong> Ari Shaneyfelt<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Storytime Room<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Medford Library<br> <p>This holiday season, let's make gingerbread houses! Construct your own with tasty treats and graham crackers!</p> <p> </p></div>
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 10/26/2024<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1:00pm - 2:00pm<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side)<br> <strong>Library:</strong> Ruch Library<br> <p>Pumpkins, carving tools and hot beverages provided. Participants will also learn how to process and save their seeds for next year's pumpkin patch. Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor event, so please dress accordingly.</p></div>
Date: 12/02/2023 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Presenter: Amy Fann Location: Community Meeting Room Library: Gold Hill Library Join us for the uplifting story All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle followed by a snowman craft and snack.
Date: 11/28/2023 Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Library: Butte Falls Library Join us for coffee, tea, crosswords and conversation. Other light refreshments will be provided as well as crossword puzzles, coloring and sudoku sheets. Come alone or bring a friend.
Date: 02/27/2024 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 Meadows: 3009 Cummings Ln, Medford, OR 97501 DATE AND TIME: 2/27/24 from 3:00pm to 5:30pm DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates! The van is staffed by a Mo
Date: 02/08/2024 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Meeting Room Library: Applegate Library Adoption and identity is a main thread in Julia Alverez’s book Finding Miracles. Although we recognize that pet adoption does not carry the same weight as child adoption – helping animals in shelters is a lot more accessible for a broad range of people. In this program you will be given the supplies to create a no sew required cat or dog toy. Keep the toy for your furry family member – or leave it at the l
Date: 10/23/2024 Time: 9:00am - 10:00am Presenter: Dr. Rachel Stricker Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library Join us for an all levels yoga class every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Dr. Rachel Stricker will support you on your yoga journey. The Community Room will open at 8:45 and class will begin promptly at 9:00. ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MAT. Dr. Rachel Stricker is the owner of Elevate Medicine Collective in Jacksonville and lives in Ruch
<div><strong>Date:</strong> 11/21/2024<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>
Date: 01/04/2024 Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm Presenter: Megan Pinder and Dana Kline Location: Ruch Meeting Room (Full Room A+B Side) Library: Ruch Library Stop by the Ruch Library after school every 1st and 3rd Thursday to enjoy a movie with other tweens and teens! There will be time to discuss a few movie options and vote for a favorite before the showtime at 4:00 PM. Popcorn provided!