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VOLUME 19, ISSUE 7 J U L Y 2 0 1 8 Thank you A Big Month for the Library In June some big stuff happened at and for the library. • City Council voted to uphold the Planning Commission decision approving the Our library is beloved. How do I design of the library construction project on June 5. know this? Because I am in the privileged position of working at • Netflix took over the library for one full day to film scenes from the second season of the Circulation Desk of the library The O.A. on June 18. where I hear it regularly • City Council signed the Land Use Order approving the Planning Commission's mentioned; because I am lucky decision approving the library design on June 19. enough to work with the Friends • The City of Milwaukie filed for a legal ruling to respond to the question of whether or of the Ledding Library as their not the Library Bond language is being followed. We hope to have a ruling this newsletter editor and I month. experience the devotion they have in organizing support for Directors You Should Know: Straight Outta Brooklyn the library; because I am a Contentious, provocative and always in your face, writer and director community member whose life is Spike Lee has been making revolutionary pictures for almost 40 years. enriched by the presence of the Whatever you think about his politics, there is no doubt of his brilliance. library. Here’s an overview of some of his best and most daring films:

Most recently this love of the She’s Gotta Have It (1986): Despite the title, this film is more about library has been highlighted by female empowerment than sexuality. Nola Darling is involved with the major and highly successful three men simultaneously, but the relationships are completely on her fundraising events of the Friends terms. Spike Lee remade this as a series for Netflix in 2017. of Ledding Library. The level of (1989): This is Lee’s masterpiece and is considered funds garnered is remarkable: by many to be one of the best films on race relations ever created. It’s $13,159 for the Plant Sale, $10,826 the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. As he has for the Book Sale & raffle and for 25 years, Sal Fragione (Danny Aiello) opens his pizza parlor. The neighborhood has $5,600 at the Sunday Market. We changed to be more ethnically diverse and tensions explode in the steamy atmosphere. are celebrating! Malcolm X (1992): Denzel Washington gave an amazing performance as the controversial But the dollar amounts are only leader. This film traces his early years as a gangster through his discovery of Islam in prison signposts illuminating the and his eventual conversion. Assassinated at the age of forty by the Muslim brotherhood

commitment of the community that he embraced, he became an icon for the . through its donation of books and (1994): In this vibrant semi-autobiographical film, Lee tells the story of a school plants and the hours and hours of teacher, her jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. A warm-

devoted activity so lovingly hearted portrait of family dynamics, it’s one of his most sentimental offerings. given. These are the true (1997): This documentary recounts one of the most horrific events in the fight for expression of the love of our equality, the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama that library. resulted in the death of four young girls. This atrocious act of violence galvanized the

nation and gave renewed energy to the civil rights movement. We are grateful for the circle of (1999): In the summer of 1977, New Yorkers lived in terror of the .44 Caliber support centered around our Killer, later known as the Son of Sam, who terrorized the city with what appeared to be library. The library enriches the totally random murders. Using this as a backdrop, Spike Lee sets his story in an Italian lives of our community members: neighborhood of whose residents mistrust and fear one another. story times for our children; (2002): Based on the novel by , this film recounts the last day of classes, lectures and book clubs; freedom for convicted drug dealer Monty Brogan () before facing a an extensive book and seven-year prison sentence. While prowling through the city with his friends, he reevaluates audiovisual collection; access to his life and how he ended up in this predicament. computers. Our library, in turn, is Chi-raq (2015): Inspired by the ancient Greek play, Lysistrata, Chi-raq challenges the able to enhance the services it nature of race, sex and violence in America. When a child is killed by a stray bullet, a offers through the Friends’ and group of women organize against the ongoing violence of Chicago’s southside. our community’s ongoing commitment and activity. So, get a taste of one of the most innovative directors of our time. Check out a Spike Lee

film! ~Amelia Heinl AKA The Movie Maven

Ledding Library of Milwaukie, 10660 SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222 ● 503.786.7580 ● milwaukieoregon.gov/library Library Hours: Mon - Thurs: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri - Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun: 12 - 6 p.m. and review. In August they will group for adults led by Connie Programs for Adults discuss Negroland: A Memoir by Parker. Margo Jefferson. July 25 – Ledding JULY 2018 July 6 - Friends’ Book Booth - 5 – 8 Book Club - 7 – 8 p.m. Sun Mon Tue We Thu Fri Sat p.m. at City Hall, 10722 SE Main St, in the Library Fiction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Milwaukie, OR 97222. During the Room. This month we Milwaukie First Friday, the Friends of will discuss A Man 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 the Ledding Library will sell lightly Called Ove by Fredrik 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 used books, magazines, DVDs and Backman. Join this 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CDs. group of book lovers for an interesting hour of book discussion 29 30 31 and review.

For Children’s Programs visit: Digital Book & Audiobooks www.milwaukieoregon.gov/library

With your library card you can Mondays by appointment - access digital books to read Library2Go and Cloud Library Help. July 6 – Milwaukie Poetry and listen to any where you Use your laptop, tablet, eReader or may be, even vacationing in smart phone to access digital Series First Friday, Open Mic, hosted by the exotic locals. Download the books. To schedule an apps Cloud Library or Libby/ appointment, contact Robert at Milwaukie Poetry Series and St. John the Overdrive, know your library 503.786.7546. card number and pin, then use Evangelist – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Every Thursday - Knit Nite - in the meeting room at St. John the Wifi or cellular data to browse 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the Fiction Evangelist Church, located at 2036 and download up to 12 books Room. Knitters and SE Jefferson St. Milwaukie, OR between the two digital crocheters of all skill levels 97222. libraries for your reading and are welcome. listening pleasure. July 11 - Beading Every Sunday through October – Group - 6 - 7 p.m. in Need assistance? Talk to a Friends’ Book Booth - 9 – 2 p.m. at the Library Fiction Reference Librarian at the desk City Hall. During the Milwaukie Room. Open beading or call 503.786.7546.

Sunday Farmers Market, the group for adults led by Friends of the Ledding Library will Connie Parker. sell lightly used books, magazines, July 18 – Milwaukie/ DVDs and CDs. July 4 - Sellwood Book Club – Independence 7 – 8 p.m. in the Led- Day: ding Library Fiction Library Closed Room. The book The

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July 5 – Daylight Book discussed. A book Group – 11 a.m. – club serving the Milwaukie area 12 p.m. in the Library led by community volunteer Fiction Room. This Patricia Cronin, email Cronin to Did you know Amazon Smile and month the book join the club at Fred Meyer will make donations to group will discuss A [email protected]. the Friends of the Ledding Library when you link your frequent shopper Constellation of Vital July 19 - Beading accounts to the Friends. Visit http:// Phenomena by Group - 1 - 2 p.m. in www.milwaukieoregon.gov/library/ Anthony Mara. Join this group of the Library Fiction friends-library for more details. daytime book lovers for an Room. Open beading interesting hour of book discussion Ledding Library of Milwaukie, 10660 SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222 ● 503.786.7580 ● milwaukieoregon.gov/library Library Hours: Mon - Thurs: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri - Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun: 12 - 6 p.m.