Specials and Oddities:

Spirit Week is 6/15 - 6/20.

Summer Reading for both adults and children begins on 6/13.

BOBA is back! (Battle of the Books for Adults)

Sewing Class is continuing on 6/16 at 5pm. 

Farm to Table Event at Holt Park 11am - 2pm on 6/20.

Author S.K. DeMarinis will be visiting us on 6/22 at 5pm. 

And, my favorite, adults will be making and racing little boats just like they were kids on 6/24.

SPIRIT WEEK! 6/15 - 6/20

To kick off the summer, we decided to have a Spirit Week at the library. Each day we will have a different theme to dress up as!

Monday, 6/15, is Crazy Sock DAY!

Tuesday, 6/16, is Tie Dye Day!

Wednesday, 6/17, is Tropical Day!

Thursday, 6/18, is Sports Day!

Friday, 6/19, is Hat Day!

Saturday, 6/20, is Pajama Day!

Summer Reading Challenge Begins June 13th!

Adult Summer Reading is back! We are doing a BINGO challenge this year. You can use our Beanstack app or website to fill out your BINGO card. You can sign up here https://creswell-library.beanstack.org/reader365. You can sign up and preregister for the challenge now, but no counting books before June 13th!

If you do not want to track your BINGO challenge with the Beanstack app, no problem! Just swing by the library and pick up a paper copy. They will be available starting June 13th. 

This year, when you complete a BINGO, you can come in and get a raffle ticket to be entered into one of our 5 drawings. Drawings will be held on 6/30, 7/15, 7/31, 8/12, and 8/30.

BOBA is Back! (Battle of the Books for Adults)

BOBA is our OBOB for Adults program. Basically, think of it as a trivia night but all the questions are from 8 books. Teams of no more than 4, will read the books and then on November 14th, we will host our trivia battle! Each question will have a specific answer from the book in  plain text. 

This year's book list is:

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Wedding People by Allison Espach

Project Hailmary by Andy Weir

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

 

Note: We will not be doing BOBA more than once a year. We are doing it again so soon because we had several requests to move our competition so that it wasn't happening at the same time as OBOB.

You can sign up for BOBA with this link: https://forms.gle/6UPiQzu21GjNLvQj7

Kitchen Capers is cancelled for the foreseeable future.

We love hosting and attending Kitchen Capers, but we just aren't getting enough people in for each class to make it worthwhile. We hope to try again in the future!

Beginner Sewing: Making a Pillowcase, 6/16, 4:30pm

We are continuing our sewing class! Just getting started? Want to learn a few tips? Stuck with a difficult problem? Just looking for people to sew with? Bring your machine and come down to the library! Our local instructor, Char, will help you get going, or through, your sewing project. 

Literary Art: Make and Race Boats! - Wednesday, 6/24, 5pm

Remember when you were little and you had a blast racing leaves, sticks, woodchips, and whatever else you could find in little streams, gullys, and gutters you could find? Well, we are bringing that back for adults! We will have some random craft supplies on hand for you to build a boat to race down our water race track! 

Tech Help Office Hours - Thursday, 6/11, 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!

Shelf Indulgence: Book Club - Monday, 6/22, at 5:00pm in-person and via Zoom

This month we are doing things a little differently. We have an author, S.K. DeMarinis coming to visit us on June 22nd at 5pm. Normally, we select a new book to read each month, and we make an effort to read from different genres. However, this month we decided to read S.K. DeMarinis newest book, The Station Master's Wife. We will have a small meeting after the author visit to chat about the book.  Email nick@creswell-library.org or call him at the library at 541-895-3053 to join.

 

Chair Yoga - Mondays 8:55am - 9:55am 

No Chair Yoga on May 25th.

Please bring 2 beach towels to help support some of our yoga activities.

Chair Yoga, hosted by the amazing Deanna Hoover. Chair Yoga features 20 minutes of yoga in a chair, 20 minutes standing with a chair for support, and 20 minutes of light mat yoga. Please bring your own mat and two yoga blocks if you have them. 

The first Monday of the month, we will have coffee and tea available for people to sit down and chat with Deanna and others from the yoga group.

Walking Group - Fridays at 9:30am

Did you know that the library has been working with OHSU for two years on a walking group study? During the study the group wasn't open to the public, but the study is done, and we can now welcome everyone at our walking group! Join a cheerful group of walkers for Friday morning strolls. Each walk is usually under an hour and over flat land. Sometimes we go a little long, but more often we go a little short. Typically, our walks start at one of three locations: the library and the surrounding neighborhoods, Tractor Supply parking lot over to and through Garden Lake Park, and Lynx Hollow Park and the beautiful paths there. Email Nick to get on the group email list and learn the location of the next walk and any weather-related or other location changes.

 

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