Library Happenings
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 02 FEBRUARY 2018 wascocountylibrary.com
The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St Seed exchange The Dalles OR 97058 (541)296-2815
The Dalles Public Library and OSU Extension are co- Monday—Thursday hosting what we hope will become an annual event: a 10:00 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. seed exchange. This year’s exchange will take place on Saturday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17th, from 1:00 – 4:00, in the meeting
Dufur School/ room at the Library. Community Library You will learn valuable planting information, get (located at the Dufur School some vegetable seeds for free; and learn how to harvest Campus) seeds from these plants to share with us for next year’s seed exchange. Experts will be 802 NE 5th St available to answer any questions you may have. Dufur, OR 97021 (541)467-2588 Have extra seeds you don’t know what to do with? Bring them along, someone is sure to say that those are exactly the seeds they need. School Year Hours are: Monday—Thursday Contact the Library at 541-296-2815 if you have any questions. 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6:00—8:00 p.m.
Southern Wasco Anime movie marathon County Library Anime an·i·me ˈanəˌmā/noun: A style of Japanese film and television animation, 410 Deschutes Ave typically aimed at adults as well as children. Maupin, OR 97037 Come join us for the viewing of Anime movies on Saturday, February 10th, from (541)395-2208 noon to 5:00 p.m. In Pokémon Heroes, join Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the Pokemon Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Alto Wednesday 11:00a.m.—6:00 p.m. Mare, the water capital of the world. With two new Pokémons, a brother/sister pair Friday 11:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. named Latias and Latios who are protecting the Droplet of the Heart - a valuable
Library stations are also located treasure. The Legend of the Millennium Dragon will tell the story of a 15-year-old boy at Shaniko Old School House who goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the and Tygh School Community war between humans and demons. Final Center. Fantasy VII: Advent Children continues two Library Board: years after the events in Final Fantasy VII. Carolyn Wood, Chairman Guilt-ridden and haunted by his past, ex- Margaret Brewer Carol Jones soldier Cloud Strife has decided to live a Rita Rathkey secluded, solitary life away from his friends Dick Stentz while maintaining Strife's Delivery Service. The disease Seikon-Shoukougun or District Librarian Jeff Wavrunek 'Geostigma', is spreading through the planet. Cloud is forced out of isolation when three Friends of the Library: Eileen White, President mysterious men kidnap and brainwash chil- dren afflicted with the Geiostigma disease. Newsletter Editor: Rita Squires Free snacks will be available, while supplies last. P A G E 2 Storytimes @The Dalles Public Library
There are two storytimes held each week at the Library, depending on the age of the child. Toddler Storytime, for ages 16 months to 3-years, is held on Thurs- days at 10:30 a.m. Pre-school Storytime, for ages 3 years and up, is held on Friday morn- ings at 10:30 a.m.
Playgroup
After attending the pre-school storytime, stick around for some family playtime with The Next Door. This special playgroup, intended for 0-5 year-olds, 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.
Fun Fridays
Late Friday afternoons at The Dalles Public Library are now known as Fun Fridays! We have a series of fun programs for the elementary age kids, with something different each week. These programs take place from 3:30 to 5:00, and are held in the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing. The planned programs at this time are:
February 2nd—Game Day: February 16th—STEM Storytime: We’ll have the giant Jenga game available, This month focuses on the “T” in as well as other games, such as Twister. STEM—technology.
February 9th —Lego Day: February 23rd—Crafternoon: Working in teams, you will show off For this month’s project, you will your Lego building skills make a collage using pictures cut from magazines. 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. Though these programs are intended for the elementary school age, we welcome any- one to join us, no matter what their age. Snacks will be available, while supplies last.
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WHEN: Toddler Story Time Thursday February 8th, 10:30am
WHERE: The Dalles Public Library 722 Court Street
Fun for all ages!
Contact: Sarah Miller at Mid Columbia Medical Center at 541-296-7202 with questions. P A G E 4 Teen Programs @The Dalles Public Library Teen Time This weekly series of programs, held from 3:30 to 5:00 on Friday afternoons, is intended for ages 12-18 (grades 6- 12). If you have any questions, contact Megan Hoak at 541-296-2815, or via email at: [email protected]
February 2nd – Teen Movie: On the first Friday of the month you can relax, eat snacks, and watch a different movie each month
February 9th – Gamer Guild Play board, video, and interactive games, like Twister, with your friends the second Friday of the month
February 16th – Teen Tech Held the third Friday of the month, program robots, design video games, and explore new tech.
February 23rd – DIY Crafts is held the fourth Friday of the month, unleash inner your “maker” with DIY art, crafts, and projects.
Special programs
Teen Anti-Valentine’s Day Party (ages 13-18) Tuesday, February 13, 6:00 p.m. Think Cupid is stupid? Not in the mood for romance? Come eat snacks, watch horror movies, and enjoy “unromantic” activities. Feel free to dress in black, or wear your favorite scary costume.
Teen Tech Week (grades 6-12) March 6-10, 4:00 p.m. Learn how to program robots, design video games, and enjoy other tech-themed activities! Regis- tration is required. Teen Clubs
Youth Fiber Guild: First and third Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Make awesome crafts and learn from your friends. No experience needed. Meet in The Athenaeum. Ages 12-18.
Animanga Club: Second Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. Bring any manga you’re reading and discuss it with your friends. Afterwards, watch anime episodes, draw, and eat Japanese snacks in The Athenaeum. (Grades: 6-12.)
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS Book groups of interest to adults Sci-Fi Book Club This month the Sci-Fi Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, February 13th at 5:30 upstairs in the magazine corner. They will be discussing Dune, by Frank Herbert. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family—and would bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.
Note: beginning in March, this book club will be meeting on a new day and time.
The SciFi/Fantasy Book Group is open to readers age 16 and up. Please join us in the upstairs magazine corner at 6:30 on the first Thursday of each month. Anyone is welcome, even if you haven’t read the book. Our book for the March 1st discussion will be The Dispossessed by Pacific Northwest author Ursula LeGuin. Pride Book Club
The Pride Book Club is open to all adults interested in reading LGBTQA literature. We meet the second Thurs- day of the month, from 6:30-7:30 in the newspaper corner on the mezzanine. If you have any questions, please con- tact Barbara @ your library. The club will be discussing David Sedaris’ Dress your family in corduroy and denim, a 2005 Stonewall Honor Book in Non-fiction on February 8th. David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the ab- surdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives -- a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Third Thursday Book Group
As the name implies, this group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are usu- ally held upstairs in the magazine corner. The book for the February 15th discussion is The forgetting time, by Sharon Guskin. "Noah wants to go home. One day the pre-school office calls and says Janie needs to come in to talk about Noah, and no, not later, now - and life as she knows it stops. For Jerome Anderson, life as he knows it has stopped. A deadly diagnosis has made him realize he is approaching the end of his life. His first thought - I'm not finished yet. Once a shining young star in academia, a graduate of Yale and Harvard, a professor of psychology, he threw it all away because of an obsession. Anderson became the laughing stock of his peers, but he didn't care - something had to be going on beyond what anyone could see or comprehend. He spent his life searching for that something else. And with Noah, he thinks he's found it. Soon Noah, Janie and Anderson will find themselves knocking on the door of a mother whose son has been missing for eight years--and when that door opens, all of their questions will be answered." Mystery/Crime Book Group The Mystery/Crime Book Group meets upstairs in the magazine corner at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Thurs- day of most months. The next meeting will be on February 22nd, when they will be discussing Magpie murders, by Anthony Horowitz. After working with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years, editor Susan Ryeland is inti- mately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries in sleepy English villages. His tradi- tional formula has proved hugely successful, so successful that Susan must continue to put up with his trou- bling behavior if she wants to keep her job. Conway's latest tale involves a murder at Pye Hall, with dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects. But the more Susan reads, the more she's convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder. February 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* Storytime 11:00 @Dufur* 10:30@ TD* Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Adulting 101 6:30@TD* Fun Fridays 3:30 @TD* Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur Teen Time 3:30 @TD*
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Drop-in Tech Time Family Craft Night 6:30 @TD* Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* Anime movies 12-5 @TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* Youth Fiber Guild 4:30@TD* Storytime 11:00 @Dufur* 10:30@ TD* Media Lab Orientation Knitting Group 6:00 @TD* Book Fair in Dufur* Knitting Group 6-8 in Dufur Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* 2:00—3:30 @T.D. (contact the Book Fair in Dufur* Pride Book Club 6:30 @TD* Fun Fridays 3:30 @TD* library to sign-up, and for more Book Fair in Dufur* Teen Time 3:30 @TD* Book Fair in Dufur* Book Fair in Dufur* information)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Drop-in Tech Time Sci-Fi Book Club 5:30 @TD* Friends of the Library Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* Teen Anti-Valentine's Day meeting 1:00@TD Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD 10:30@ TD* Seed Exchange 1-4 @TD* Knitting Group 6:00 @TD* Party 6:00 @TD* Animanga Club 4:00 @TD* 3rd Thursday Book Grp 6:30@TD* Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Family Movie Night 6:00 @TD* Soup Night 6:00 @ Dufur* Fun Fridays 3:30 @TD* Teen Time 3:30 @TD*
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Drop-in Tech Time Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* Youth Fiber Guild 4:30@TD* Mystery Book Club 6:30@TD* 10:30@ TD* Knitting Group 6:00 @TD* Library Board Meeting Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* 4:00 @TD* Fun Fridays 3:30 @TD* Teen Time 3:30 @TD*
25 26 27 28 01 02 03 Toddler Storytime 10:30@TD* Pre-school Storytime Death Café 6:30 @TD* Drop-in Tech Time Yu-Gi-Oh 3:30@TD* 10:30@ TD* Playgroup 11-12:30@TD* Drop-in Tech Time 10:00@TD* 10:30-11:30@TD* Fun Fridays 3:30 @TD* Knitting Group 6:00 @TD* Teen Time 3:30 @TD*
TD—The Dalles Library *Read more about this in the newsletter 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 movie for Tuesday, February 6th is A dog’s purpose. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog's perspective also stars Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, Juilet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz and Pooch Hall. This movie is rated PG - for thematic elements and some peril, and is approximately 100 minutes long. We’ll supply the popcorn! Monthly conversations about the end of life
These discussions take place at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Portland State University. She looks at death as a natural Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will take place part of a person's life, and doesn't think it's scary to talk on Tuesday, February 27th. about. Colleen Ballinger is a Registered Nurse and is a Cer- Julie Reynolds and Colleen Ballinger lead tified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse. She this recurring, facilitated discussion on one of has been caring for, and learning from termi- the hardest things to talk about: death and nally ill people for over 20 years. dying. Julie Reynolds has a doctorate in Systems Science, and a graduate certificate in gerontology from
Knitting in the library Knitting groups meet in the library in both Dufur and The Dalles, and anyone is invited to join them. If crocheting is more your thing (or embroidery, etc.) come on down, they’ll make room for you. The Dalles Knitting group meets Monday nights at 6:00 p.m. upstairs in the magazine area. This group is new and just getting started, so there might not be any- one there. We encourage you to bring whatever project you are working on, others will join you. (There has been some talk about this group moving to Saturday afternoons, please let us know what you think.) The Dufur Knitting Club meets on Thursday nights, from 6:00 until 8:00. Wednesday night is Family Night
The first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. is Family and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a Craft Night, held in the main part of the library. beast (Dan Stevens) in its castle. Despite her fears, Each month will feature a different craft project, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and appropriate for all ages (sometimes younger ones learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exteri- will need assistance from their grownup). Join us or, allowing her to recognize the kind heart and on February 7th when we will make marbled pa- soul of the true prince that hides on the inside. per, using shaving cream and tempera paints. This movie is rated PG for some action vio- The second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 lence, peril and frightening images, and is ap- p.m. is Family Movie Night (note: this is a special proximately 2 hours and 10 minutes long. Bring start time due to the length of the movie). The your own snacks. The movie will be shown in the planned movie for February 14th is Beauty and the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing. Beast. Belle (Emma Watson), a bright, beautiful
What’s happening in Dufur
The Book Fair is Coming! Our Scholastic Book Fair is due to open on Monday, February 5th. Mark your cal- endars and drop in. Students will have the opportunity to visit the book fair during their weekly Library Time. Surprise your special Valentine with a gift they can read over and over again. The Book Fair hours will be: February 5th – 9th.
Monday 5th Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Thursday 8th Friday 9th
Daytime Daytime Daytime Daytime Daytime 7:45am - 4:00pm 7:45am - 4:00pm 7:45am - 4:00pm 7:45am - 4:00pm 7:45am - 3:30pm Family Night! Family Night! Open: 6 pm - 8 pm Open: 6 pm - 8 pm
Soup Night@Dufur Library
We invite you to come dine with us on Thursday, February 15th beginning at 6:00 pm and ending when the soup runs out. We’ll have pots of soup for you to try, made by our staff and volunteers! There is no speech to listen to, no money will be asked for. All we want from you is for you to explore the library, see the changes that have occurred, maybe check out a book or DVD and enjoy a bowl of soup.
What’s happening in Maupin
The Southern Wasco County Library has been busy, making new displays and blurbs for a community and staff reads shelf. They are looking forward to scheduling performers and activities for their Summer Reading Program. In late January Oregon Senator Clifford Bentz, and Representative Daniel Bonham visited Maupin and SWC Library. Their visit to the library was just in time for Kristen Diederich’s South American themed storytime she was presenting to Maupin Grade School’s sixth graders. The sixth graders now feel more equipped and excited to write their own South American inspired folktale. OBOB season is in full swing, and the Library is working on coordinating an author event with Dufur and The Dalles to enrich the kids’ OBOB experience. Next month: you will meet the new director for Southern Wasco County Library! Exciting times are ahead.