LIBRARY HOURS Ledding Library News M O N - T H U R S : 1 0 A M – 9 P M VOLUME 16, ISSUE 5 M A Y 2 0 1 5 FRI & SAT: 1 0 A M - 6 P M S U N : 1 2 P M - 6 P M Homeschooling 101 The Plant Sale

LIBRARYCLOSED Are you considering homeschooling? If so, you’re in The Friends of the Ledding Library's 12th M A Y 2 5 TH luck. On Wednesday, May 20 at 7pm, Oregon Home annual Plant Sale is on Saturday, May 9th, from Education Network (OHEN) will be in the children’s 9am to 4pm at the Pond House. The sale library to talk about homeschooling in Oregon. The includes a FRIENDS OF THE program will include an overview of Oregon laws, wide variety L E D D I N G common first-year concerns, local resources for of perennials, LIBRARY POND homeschoolers, and plenty of time for questions. annuals, HOUSE USED With an active community of homeschoolers across vegetables, B O O K S T O R E the state, OHEN is able to share the benefits and native plants, challenges of homeschooling from a variety of FRI & SAT: trees, indoor perspectives. Any interested parents are welcome to plants, yard 1 1 A M - 4 P M attend. art, garden treasures, F A R M E R S Mother's Day gifts, and much more. MARKET Children’s Author and Proceeds from this fundraising project allow B O O K B O O T H the Friends to support programs for children S U N : 9 A M - 2 P M Illustrator Carson Ellis and adults, as well as to assist the library by purchasing special equipment and materials Visits Milwaukie that otherwise could not be afforded. Our fourth presenter of the Gardening Classes May 2015 Ledding Cultural Forum on through September Thursday, May 7th http:// We have heard from the City’s Community at 7pm at the www.milwaukieoregon.gov Programs Coordinator, Jason Wachs, that the Ledding Library /newsletter/subcription citizens of Milwaukie are hungry for gardening Pond House is classes. With the help of the Friends of the Carson Ellis, author Ledding Library, Metro and the Oregon State University Extension Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, we will host gardening http://www.facebook.com/ classes at least once a month at the Pond and illustrator of Home. Ellis LeddingLibrary House May through September covering many is also the illustrator of the topics. popular books Dillweed’s, The Composer Is Dead, and May: Successful Vegetable Gardening the series The Mysterious June: Edible Landscaping http://www.pinterest.com/ Benedict Society and best July: Lawn care (and Mother Nature) leddinglibrary/ selling Wildwood. August: Pesticide Free Pest Control Additionally, she is the September: Fall Garden Prep

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Ledding Library of Milwaukie, 10660 SE 21st Ave., Milwaukie, OR 97222 ● 503-786-7580 ● www.milwaukieoregon.gov/library VOLUME 16, ISSUE 5 P A G E 2 TH TH BOOK CLUB: WED, MAY 27 AT 7PM, FICTION TALK BACK TO BOOKS: TUES, MAY 26 AT ROOM. READ THE OBITUARY WRITER BY ANN 4:30PM - A BOOK GROUP FOR YOUNG TEENS. HOOD AGES 10 & UP. READ THE FALSE PRINCE, BY JEN- LIBRARY CLOSED AMERICAN PRIMITIVE BOOK DISCUSSION WITH NIFER A. NIELSEN. May 25th PAULANN PETERSEN: MINECRAFT BUDDIES: THURS, MAY 28TH 6:30PM -

SAT, MAY 30TH 2PM - 4PM - POND HOUSE 8PM. ALL AGES. TH LET’S LEGO: SAT, MAY 30 AT 2PM. ALL AGES. PROGRAMS FOR KIDS, TEENS & PARENTS

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS ODDLER LAY DATE RI AY TH AT AM T P : F , M 8 10:30 . KNIT NITE: THURSDAYS FROM 6:30PM - 8PM, A CHANCE FOR TODDLERS AND THEIR FICTION ROOM CAREGIVERS TO PLAY WITH DUPULOS, PUPPETS 1ST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC: FRI, MAY 1ST AT AND INSTRUMENTS. AGES 1 - 3. TH 6PM – ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, MOTHER’S DAY CARD CRAFT: SAT, MAY 9 AT MAY 2015 2036 SE JACKSON ST. 2PM. ALL AGES. Su Mo Tu We Th Fri Sa LEDDING CULTURAL FORUM - CARSON ELLIS: PRESCHOOL MUSIC & MOVEMENT CLASS: TH 1 2 THURS, MAY 7TH AT 7PM - POND HOUSE WED, MAY 13 AT 10:30AM. AGES 3 - 5. TH TH PLANT SALE: SAT, MAY 9TH 9AM - 4PM. GAME NIGHT: WED, MAY 13 & 27 AT 6PM. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 POND HOUSE IN THE YOUNG ADULT AREA TH LIBRARY2GO HELP: MON, MAY 11TH & 18TH SPANISH STORYTIME: SAT, MAY 16 AT 2PM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 BY APPOINTMENT FROM 6PM - 8:30PM. SPANISH STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 CALL (503) 786-7546 HORA DE CUENTOS: SÁBADO 16 DE MAYO A LAS VEGETABLE GARDENING CLASS: 2PM - HORA DE CUENTOS EN ESPAÑOL Y ARTES 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TUES, MAY 12TH AT 6:30PM - POND HOUSE PARA LOS NIÑOS DE TODAS LAS EDADES. ¡GRATIS! 31 POETRY READING - LISA STEINMAN: EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC CLASS: TH WED, MAY 13TH AT 7PM – POND HOUSE TUES. MAY 19 AT 10:30AM. AGES BIRTH - 3. TH FOREIGN FILM NIGHT – LE GRAND VOYAGE: HOMESCHOOLING 101: WED, MAY 20 AT 7PM. THURS, MAY 21ST AT 7PM, POND HOUSE FOR INTERESTED PARENTS. The Movie Maven’s Moms in Movies: The Good, Bad and Funny With Mother’s Day just around Schwarzenegger and created his illiterate teenage daughter the corner, it’s a good time to byline, “I’ll be back.” (Gabourey Sidibe). revisit some classic Movie Moms. THE BAD!! THE FUNNY THE GOOD The Graduate (1967): Here’s to The Brady Bunch Movie (1995): Erin Brockovich (2000): How you, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Shelly Long is hilarious as Carol about a Mom who protects a Bancroft), seducing the hapless Brady in this spoof of the 1970s TV large part of California? Single son (Dustin Hoffman) of your hit. While satirizing the series, the Mom Erin (Julia Roberts) brings husband’s business partner and cast never loses its affection for the down a California power doing everything in your power to family that just doesn’t fit in. destroy him when he falls in love company that is polluting a city’s Serial Mom (1994): Director John water supply, while taking care of with your daughter, (Katherine Waters is always up for a twist in her kids. Ross). his films, and this offbeat tribute to Mildred Pierce (1945): After her Carrie (1976): A psychotically the sitcom family is no exception. cheating husband leaves her, religious zealot, Margaret White, Kathleen Turner plays Beverly, a Mildred (played magnificently by Piper Laurie gives a chilling Mom willing to go a little too far in Joan Crawford) becomes an performance as a mother only defense of her family. Black humor independent and successful Stephen King could love. Much of at its finest.

business woman while trying to the horror of Carrie’s story is Freaky Friday (2003): An over- brought on by her mother’s please her spoiled and ungrateful worked Mom switches places with Bibliophile: horrifying abuse. Julianne Moore is daughter. The mini-series edition her teenage daughter in this family (n) a lover of books; starring Kate Winslet in 2011 is equally chilling in the same role in comedy. Jamie Lee Curtis captures equally heartbreaking. the 2013 remake. someone who finds joy and the teenage spirit of her character peace of mind while The Terminator (1984): Talk Precious (2009): Mo’Nique won a perfectly. Best Supporting Actress Oscar holding a quality book. about dedicated Moms! Sarah Enjoy a cinematic mom on DVD for portraying the Mother from Connor (Linda Hamilton) runs for from your Clackamas County her life to protect her future son Hell, Mary. Through the course of Library this Mother's Day and call this harrowing story, she commits who’s destined to save all your Mom. She misses you! unbelievable acts of abuse and mankind. This movie sealed the neglect on her overweight, stardom of its lead, Arnold ~Amelia Heinl

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