Upcoming Special Events!

11/14 - BOBA Night!

11/18 - Literary Art! Peg Loom with local expert, Rachel!

11/16 - 12-6pm Blood Drive. Sign up here: https://donate.bloodworksnw.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/93811

11/16 - Shelf Indulgence - Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry

No Final Friday Film in November and December. Back in January!

No more cribbage :(

The Intergenerational Reading Collaboration (IRC)

The IRC needs more volunteers! At Creslane Elementary School the number of children at the end of third grade who test as proficient readers is less than 50%! Would you like to help change that? Click here to read a bit more about the program and how you can get involved!

IRC.recruitment.handout.2026 (1).pdf

 

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 four will read the books, 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 Hail Mary 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 running at the same time as OBOB.

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

Tech Help Office Hours

Thursday, 11/12, 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!

Blood Drive

Monday, 11/16, 12pm - 6pm - Please sign up.

Thanksgiving is a season of gratitude, generosity, and community. One hour of your time can make a lifesaving difference for patients in need of blood transfusions. While many holiday traditions bring us together, donating blood is one way we can extend that spirit of giving beyond our own table. This holiday season, you can help ensure local hospitals have the blood patients need for surgeries, cancer care, and trauma. Schedule your appointment today.

Literary Art: Peg Loom

Wednesday, 11/18, 5pm

We had planned to host a Peg Loom Workshop this month but, unfortunately, our teacher is no longer available on the 21st! We will be hosting Peg Loom on October 18th. For this month, we will be doing.... I don't know yet! But it will be fun, relaxing, and easy to do while chatting with friends. Hope to see you there!

Final Film Friday: Skipping November & December

We are going to pause our Final Friday program because of the holiday. We will be back in January!

Shelf Indulgence: Book Club

Monday, 11/16, at 5:00pm in-person and via Zoom

Back to basics this month! We are reading Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry. We will chat about the book on Monday, 10/26.  Email nick@creswell-library.org or call him at the library at 541-895-3053 to join.

 

Chair Yoga

Mondays 8:55am - 9:55am 

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 after yoga 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