Library Happenings

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2018 wascocountylibrary.com

The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St Rail history of Oregon The Dalles OR 97058 (541)296-2815 The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library welcomes

Oregon’s traveling historian, Darrell Jabin, and his latest Monday—Thursday video production, Rail history of Oregon, at 6:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m.—8:30 p.m. th Friday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Monday, October 15 in the library’s meeting room. Saturday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Trains, streetcars and trolleys have had a huge im- Dufur School/ pact on how our state grew and developed. Towns have Community Library been created, named and moved because of the rail- (located at the Dufur School roads. Streetcars and trolleys served one of Oregon's Campus) largest events and changed how people got to work and 802 NE 5th St to places for amusement. Historian and filmmaker Dar- Dufur, OR 97021 rell Jabin will share some of the stories and history he (541)467-2588 has discovered in researching and creating a video Summer Hours are: about Oregon rail history. The result is an entertaining Tuesday and Thursday and informative video and presentation covering a 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. unique part of Oregon history. Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6:00—8:00 p.m. Join us for an entertaining journey through a unique

Southern Wasco part of Oregon's past. County Library 410 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR 97037 (541)395-2208 The tell tale heart Tuesday - Friday The Dalles-Wasco County Library is proud to once again present renowned storytell- 11:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. er, Christopher Leebrick, and his rendition of The tell-tale heart, as well as other stories to chill your blood. Library stations are also located This program will take place in the basement at Free- at Shaniko Old School House and Tygh School Community bridge Brewing, located at 710 E Second, in downtown Center. The Dalles, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26th. Come early and treat yourself to dinner, then enjoy this spine- Library Board: chilling presentation of The tell-tale heart. Dick Stentz, Chairman Carol Jones In recent years Chris has riveted adults and teens Rita Rathkey with his performance of Edgar Allan Poe’s The tell-tale Carolyn Woods heart, at storytelling festivals, schools, and libraries

District Librarian throughout Oregon and Washington. The show Jeff Wavrunek also features a lively discussion about Mr. Poe, and

Friends of the Library: performances of other eerie stories from around the Eileen White, President globe.

Newsletter Editor: Due to space limitation, free tickets are required. You Rita Squires can get your FREE ticket today by signing up at The Dalles-Wasco County Library. ADA accommodations will be available at the event. Contact the Library at 541-296-2815 if you have any questions. P A G E 2 Programs for grades 6-12 Youth Fiber Guild: First and third Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Make awesome crafts and learn from your friends. No experience needed. Meets in the Athenaeum. Ages 12-18.

Yu-gi-oh Club: First and third Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Bring your deck and let the battle begin. Grades 6-12.

Teen movie time: Friday, October 5th at 3:30 in the Athenaeum. The movie for this month will be Solo: a Star Wars story, starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrel- son, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover. Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission -- the Millennium Falcon. This movie is rated PG-13, and is approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes long.

Warhammer

You’ve heard of D&D but have you heard of Warhammer? Imagine vast armies of miniature soldiers clashing on a small battlefield playing out Tolkien like battles in front of your eyes. Or vast futuristic armies battling over objectives in a small scale version of Star Wars like battle? Well, if this sounds fun to you we have great news. Because of our work using gaming to introduce STEAM learning to Teens we have received an inter- national sponsorship to start a Teen Warhammer Club. This club will meet once a month, on the second Saturday of the month, in the teen wing. Miniatures have been provided by the sponsor, and the club will be led by a local teen volunteer with the help of library staff and adult volunteers from the community. If you or your child loves to play board games, loves to play roleplaying games, or simply loves science fiction and fantasy this may be the club you’re looking for! Swing by and check it out. Snacks will be provided. Ages 12 – 18. Celebrate National Chess Day On October 13th we’ll set out a couple of chess sets, come on down and play! If you don’t know how, the library has books that will help you learn. National Chess Day is recognized on the second Saturday in October. Serious, casual, young, and old players are encouraged to get together on this day and play.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS Meetings of interest Friends of the Library meeting Library board meeting The Friends of the Library (FOL) meet the second The next board meeting for the Wasco County Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm. These meetings, Library Service District, will take place at 4:00 on which are open to the public, take place in the meeting Tuesday, October 16th at the Dufur School/ room at The Dalles Public Library. If you would like to Community Library, in Dufur. become more actively involved with the FOL, make If you have concerns that you would like shared plans to attend the next meeting. with the Library Board, contact Jeff Wavrunek at 541- 296-2815.

Tabletop Gaming Club Animanga Club

The library game club meets to play tabletop minia- The Animanga Club is held the ture games once a month, on the last Sunday of the second Wednesday of the month at month in the library’s meeting room at The Dalles 4:00 p.m. Anyone interested in Public Library. The next meeting will be at noon on Animanga is welcome to attend. October 28th. This program takes place in The Open to all who want to learn how to play min- Athenaeum. iature games! Come see what the fun is all about! Bring any manga you’re reading Contact the Library if you have any questions. and discuss it with your friends. Afterwards, watch anime episodes, draw, and eat Japanese snacks.

Coloring Night @ the Library

Explore your artistic side, join us for Coloring Night on Tuesday, October 9th at 6:00. We’ll supply the coloring sheets, colored pencils, and even crayons, you supply the imagination. Everyone is welcome to participate, you’ll find supplies on a table in the main part of the library.

First Tuesday movies Movies for adults, now showing each month at The Dalles Public Library. These movies are shown at 6:30 on the first Tuesday of each month, in the Library’s meeting room, and will usually be adult- themed. The planned movie for Tuesday, October 2nd is Psycho, Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Janet Leigh. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic tale of crime, twisted desire and murder. Marion Crane, a Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client and goes on the run. She checks into a remote motel run by the mild mannered Norman Bates. He seems like he wouldn’t hurt a fly. His mother on the other hand…? Though not originally rated, the suggested rating for this movie is R (for sex, nudity, drugs, alcohol, and frightening theme), and is approximately 109 minutes long.

We’ll supply the popcorn! Children’s programs Storytimes

Baby Storytime: ages 0 – 18 months, on Wednesdays at 10:30. Must have an adult lap to sit on. This 20 minute program is full of fingerplays, lapsits, songs, and a story.

Toddler Storytime: for ages 12- months to 3-years, is held on Thursdays at 10:30. This 20-25 minute storytime will have songs, fingerplays, a story, and maybe a lapsit, always ends with the Barnyard Dance. Adult participation is very helpful.

Pre-school Storytime: for ages 3 years and up, is held on Friday mornings at 10:30. Songs, fingerplays, movement, and stories.

For the month of October, the planned storytime themes are:

Week of October 5th — Apples Week of October 12th — Cupcakes Week of October 19th — Spiders Week of October 26th — Boo!

Family storytime: All ages welcome, held on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 Songs, fingerplays, rhymes, dance, puppets and stories. It will be followed by a simple craft project and a healthy snack.

Sensory storytime: Up to age 10, held on the third Saturday of the month at 9:30 This story time is intended for those that need a quieter setting. No loud noises or wild actions; will follow a posted routine each month. We will finish with a simple craft project and healthy snack. Because it is before we open, those attending need to register, and will be given special entrance instructions. Space is limited, call the library at 541-296-2815 to reserve your space now. Fun Fridays: programs for elementary age kids

Late Friday afternoons are about to get a whole lot busier at The Dalles Public Library. We have a series of fun programs planned for the elementary age kids, with something different each week. These programs will take place from 3:30 to 5:00, and will be held in the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing.

The planned programs at this time are:

October 5th—Game Day: Join us for some fun games, and enjoy a healthy snack.

October 12th—Lego Day: Working in teams, you will show off your Lego building skills.

October 19th—STEM Storytime: This month we focus on the Science part of STEM. Enjoy a snack, listen to a story, and then participate in a supervised science experiment. This month we will explore density, using various liquids. Will it sink or float? Come find out.

October 26th - Crafternoon: This month’s project will be making spider slime!

The first Friday of the month will be Game Day, various games will be featured each month; second Friday is Lego Day; third Friday is STEM storytime; and the fourth Friday will be Crafts. This fun series of programs will continue through the end of May. Family friendly programs Family Nights

The first two Wednesdays of each month will feature family friendly programs that everyone can attend. Family Craft Night—The first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. is Family Craft Night, held in the main part of the library. Each month will feature a different craft project, appropriate for all ages (sometimes younger ones will need assistance from their grownup). The planned project for October 3rd is dish brush painting. We’ll be demonstrating a simple tree with fall leaves, but you can let your imagination run wild. Family Movie Night—The second Wednesday of the month will be a family friendly movie. These movies will be shown in the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing at 6:00, unless otherwise noted. All movies will be rated G or PG. The planned movie for October 10th is A wrinkle in time, starring Storm Reid, Deric McCabe, Chris Pine, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling. This movie is rated PG, and is approximately 109 minutes long. Playgroup with Next Door Need something else to do after attending the pre-school storytime on Friday morning? Stick around for some family playtime with The Next Door. This special playgroup, intended for 0-5 year-olds and their parent or caregiver, takes place on Fridays from 11:00-12:30. The Next Door offers a wide variety of services to improve the lives of children, families and communities within the Columbia River Gorge. They serve seven counties and impact over 3,500 people each year. Check out their website at: nextdoorinc.org for more information about this organization.

Gorge Happiness Month programs

Across the Political Divide for Gorge Happiness Month, Monday, October 1st, at The Dalles Library, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. What do conservatives and liberals have in common? We decided that answer was too hard! So instead this workshop looks at the differences, how to value them and how to gain a bit more understanding as we live beside each other in the Gorge. Wasco GOP graciously hosts, with Wasco Democrats as special guests. All welcome to this free and 100% non-partisan workshop. Blue Zone’s Purpose Workshop for Gorge Happiness Month, Wednesday, October 3rd, at The Dalles Library, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and in Spanish on Monday, October 8th, at The Dalles Library, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. People with purpose live longer, are happier and more productive. Are you making a difference where you live and work? Each person has an individ- ual set of strengths and talents that can be used to lead a truly meaningful life. Whatever your role within your community, begin adding years to your life and life to your years. Free and open to all. Gratitude Art Project for Gorge Happiness Month, Tuesday, October 16th, at The Dalles Library, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Grati- tude is one of the key principles of the Gorge Happiness Month. Jenny Loughmiller, local artist and founder of two gratitude projects: the Hundred Hearts Project, and the Million Hearts Project, will give a presentation on the life changing power of gratitude. Participants will get to participate in the Million Hearts Project by decorating a heart for someone they are grateful for. The heart will eventually tour the world as part of a traveling gratitude installation. Culture of Appreciation for Gorge Happiness Month, Tuesday, October 23rd, at The Dalles Library, 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. This free experiential training is designed to help supervisors, managers and HR professionals learn how to give simple, easy and effective appreciation. They will leave with a personalized plan for their workplace that can help double productivity. Coffee and pastries provided. Hosted by Heidi Venture, a local consultant who helps organizations and businesses expand their impact and influence through board training, grant writing, strategic planning and communi- cations. Check out her website at: www.heidiventure.com P A G E 6 Book groups of interest to adults

with the force of a hurricane and the next thing they Feminist Book Club know they're being torn apart by an angry mob, jeered at, This is a book club for intersectional feminists who demonized, sometimes even fired from their job. want to connect over and discuss readings about femi- nism. This group meets in varying restaurants and coffee Third Thursday Book Group shops in The Dalles on the first Tuesday of In celebration of their sixth year of existence, this the month to discuss a selected fiction or group will be meeting at 6:15 at Pho Saigon for a no-host nonfiction book. Readings will be selected by dinner and discussion. (Halloween costume optional.) the group through suggestions and polls. For the next few months, this group is reading some of Books can be reserved through The Dalles- the titles from PBS’s Great American Read list. The book Wasco County Public Library. This month’s for the October 18th discussion will be Frank- book is The radium girls, by Kate Moore. They enstein: or the modern Prometheus, by Mary will meet at 6:30 p.m. on October 2nd, at Shelley. The monster was supposed to be Sedition Brewing. Just a head’s up: the next book is Her man's benefactor, but, scorned for his ugli- body and other parties, by Carmen Maria Machado. It’s a ness, he swears revenge on his creator and fantastic collection of short stories (with a few scary ones the human race. perfect for Halloween). The catch: currently, there are on- In November we’ll be back to our regular ly three copies in the system. meeting time of 6:30. The next book will be Gilead, by Marilyn Robinson. Pride Book Club The Pride Book Club is open to all adults interested in Mystery/Crime Book Group reading LGBTQA literature. They meet the second Thurs- The Mystery/Crime Book Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on day of the month, at 6:30 in the library. The next meeting the fourth Thursday of most months. On October 25th will be on October 11th. They will be discussing The fact they will be discussing The naked sun, by Isaac Asimov. A of a body, by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich. millennium into the future, two advancements have al- Law student Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, tered the course of human history: the colonization of the working on a retrial for death-row convicted Galaxy and the creation of the positronic murderer and child molester, Ricky Langley, brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of finds herself thrust into the tangled story of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a his childhood. As she examines the minute hermit-like existence, their every need attend- details of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face ed to by their faithful robot servants. To this her own history, to unearth long-buried family secrets, strange and provocative planet comes Detec- and to reckon with how her own past colors her view of tive Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New his crime. York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder Non-fiction Book Club that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had The next meeting is on Wednesday, October 17th at been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only 6:30 pm on the mezzanine. They’ll be discussing So you’ve through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten been publicly shamed, by Jon Ronson. Ronson close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots has travelled the world meeting recipients of looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two high-profile public shamings. The shamed clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one are people like us - people who, say, made a of his robots--unthinkable under the laws of Robotics--or joke on social media that came out badly, or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that made a mistake at work. Once their trans- she never came into his presence! gression is revealed, collective outrage circles

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS October 2018

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1 2 3 4 5 6 Gorge Happiness prgrm Youth Fiber Guild 4:00@TD* Baby Storytime 10:30 @TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Storytime 10:00 @Maupin Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* Pre-school Storytime 10:30@ TD* 6:30@TD* First Tuesday Movie 6:30 @TD* Family Craft Night 6:00 @TD* Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD Family Storytime 10:30 @TD* Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Feminist Book Club Gorge Happiness prgrm Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur 6:30 @Sedition Brewing* Teen movie 3:30 @TD* 6:00 @TD* Fun Friday (ages K-5) 3:30 @TD*

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Baby Storytime 10:30 @TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Storytime 10:00 @Maupin Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* Gorge Happiness prgrm Coloring Night 6:00 @TD* Friends of the Library Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur Pre-school Storytime 10:30@ TD* National Chess Day 6:00 @TD* meeting 1:00@TD* Pride Book Club 6:30 @TD* Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* 10-5@TD* Animanga Club 4:00 @TD* Fun Friday (ages K-5) Teen Warhammer Family Movie Night 6:00 @TD* 3:30 @TD* 11:00 @TD*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Drop-in Tech Time Library Board mtg Baby Storytime 10:30 @TD* Storytime 10:00 @Maupin Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* 4:00 @Dufur* Non-fiction Book Club 6:30@TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime 10:30@ TD* Sensory Storytime 9:30 @TD* Rail history of Oregon Youth Fiber Guild 4:00@TD* Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* 6:30@TD* Gorge Happiness prgrm 3rd Thursday Book Grp 6:15@TD* Fun Friday (ages K-5) Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur 6:00 @TD* 3:30 @TD*

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Drop-in Tech Time Gorge Happiness prgrm Baby Storytime 10:30 @TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Storytime 10:00 @Maupin Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* 7:00-8:30 a.m. @TD* Mystery Book Club 6:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime 10:30@ TD* Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Fun Friday (ages K-5) 3:30 @TD* Tell-tale heart 7:30@Freebridge in TD*

28 29 30 31 01 02 03 Tabletop Gaming Baby Storytime 10:30 @TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD Storytime 10:00 @Maupin —Noon @TD* Drop-in Tech Time Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur Pre-school Storytime 10:30@ TD* Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Fun Friday (ages K-5) 3:30 @TD* Human vs Zombies (age 13-18) 7:00 @TD (sign-up required)

TD—The Dalles Library Read more about this in the newsletter SRP = Summer Reading Program VOLUME 11, ISSUE 10 P A G E 8

Maker in Residence project update

September saw the completion of our Maker-in-Residence project, with Portland artist, Michael McGovern. Over the course of three weeks in July, Michael worked in the Library’s teen wing, The Athenaeum, with young artists from The Dalles to create a collaborative wood cut print, led by the teenage artists. The teens each contributed drawn elements to the final project; and the entire group worked together to carve a huge wood block print that measured 8’x4’. In the end, library patrons were invited to travel on their own to a professional print studio, where the relief block was print- ed on an antique printing press. After completion of the art, the work traveled to the Bend Art Center where it has been shown, alongside other relief prints, for the month of September. Michael was a joy to have in our space working with community members; and he hopes to return to town for a short exhibition of the print in our meeting room in the coming months. So stay tuned if you want to see this work in person, it’s really something special!

What’s happening in Maupin

Groundbreaking ceremony We had our groundbreaking ceremony on Sep- tember 8th and it was a success. We had a great turn- out, including the District Library Director, Jeff Wavrunek, as well as Library Assistant, Kathy Vie- meister. We had a great book sale to raise money for the new library and brought in $153.00. We still have plenty of Archie Comics for sale if you are interested in purchasing them. Don’t forget to check The City of Maupin’s webpage for the current listing for two Library Assistants. I am so excited to bring a couple of new people on board to help prepare for the new library. I am trying to keep up with new releases and highly recommended books and movies so we can have plenty to offer the community on those chilly From left to right: Suzanne Knapp (city council), Jon Helquist (city council), Karen days and nights where you just want to cuddle up Dupuis (former mayor), Mayor Lynn Ewing, Carol Rager (city council), Randy and read a book or watch a good movie. Bechtol (city council), Dennis Ross (city council), Frank Kay (former mayor)