Summer Reading Programs Start June 9th

Both our adult and youth summer reading programs begin on June 9th! This year, the theme is "Level Up at Your Library," so we are bringing back our reading challenge gameboard. However, this year, you get to pick a reading type that lines up with one of five fantasy-game roles. Do you read like a fighter, wizard, cleric, bard, or rogue? Find out which class fits you best and take on that unique reading challenge! Adult sign-ups begin in June and the program runs until the end of August. Youth can sign up for their SRP right now!

Kitchen Capers - Tuesday, 8/13, 5:00pm

Join master food preserver and library volunteer Elyse Grau for expert cooking techniques and tips.

Author Talk: Eric Alan on Gratitude - Wednesday, 8/13, 6:30pm

To live gratefully in challenging times is more essential than ever. It’s a return to remembrance of the sheer miracle of being alive, through a return to connection to nature—including the very nature of ourselves. Join author, photographer, and workshop leader Eric Alan at the Creswell Library on Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m., as he brings stories and images from his new book Grateful by Nature, which explores gratitude as an active daily practice. He will also include offerings from his previous three books, including Wild Grace: Nature as a Spiritual Path, its sequel Grace and Tranquility, and This is Our Time!, his co-written book on the 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Championship team.

You can check out Eric's website here: https://www.ericalan.com/store/p/grateful-by-nature

Tech Help Office Hours - Thursday, 8/14, 1:00 - 2:00pm

Do you need help with a new phone? Stuck setting up your email? Can't get your Bluetooth headphones to work? Don't know what Bluetooth is but want to know? Swing by for help with your tech, questions, and problems. We won't be able to help you with everything, but we will do our best!

Literary Art: Mini Art - Wednesday, 8/20, at 5:00pm

Make mini art at the library. Clay, small canvases, rock painting, watercolor, origami, and more! If you don't want to keep your art you can leave it with us and we'll be donating it to Radiant Community Arts. Click here to learn more.

Shelf Indulgence: Book Club - Monday, 7/28, at 5:00pm in-person and via Zoom

We select a new book to read each month and we make an effort to read from different genres. Email nick@creswell-library.org or call him at the library at 541-895-3053 to join.

Blood Drive in the Creswell Library parking lot 7/21 from noon to 6pm

Make your apointment here. 

This July, embrace the spirit of summer living, summer giving by rolling up your sleeve to donate blood. In less than an hour, you can help make this summer unforgettable for someone in need of transfusions. There’s no easier way to make a real difference in our community.

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. But during summer months, donations drop. Vacations, busy schedules, and heat waves can keep regular donors away, coupled with an increase in traumas this time of year, putting the stability of our blood supply at risk.

Blood can’t be manufactured. It can only come from generous people like you taking an hour out of their
summer activities to save a life. Your donation with Bloodworks goes to help accident victims, cancer
patients, or those undergoing surgery in 95% of Pacific Northwest hospitals. Right now, your donation
matters more than ever for our friends, family, and neighbors.

Be the reason someone gets to enjoy another summer. Sign up for your blood donation today July 21 st
at the Creswell Library and give the gift only you can give.

Grownup Game Night - Wednesday, 7/30, from 5:30-7:30pm at Blue Valley Bistro

Grownup Game Night is back at Blue Valley Bistro this month. We will bring games from the library and home, but you are welcome to bring your games too!

Here are a few of the games you can expect to be there:

• Ticket to Ride
• Wingspan
• Smash Up
• Scrabble
• Uno
• Ascension
• Roll For It!

Walking Group - Every Friday at 9:30am

Come walk with us on Friday mornings! The start location is subject to change so please contact the Library Director (contact information below) for more information.

Knitting Group - Every Saturday at 11am

Every Saturday at 11 our local knitting expert Sandra is at the library, she can help with pretty much any knitting question you might have, or you can also just come in and hang out and work on a project!

Coffee and Books - Tuesdays at 11:00am

Join us every Tuesday morning at 11am for coffee and books at our book club. No need to stress about finding the book club book and staying on pace with everyone else. Read what you want at your own speed and share with us when you are ready. Everyone who comes talks about the books they are reading or have recently finished. No pressure to share if you just want to join us to get ideas about new books to read.

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Have an idea for a new program or event?

Contact Nick, Library Director: 

(541) 895-3053 or nick@creswell-library.org