Special Hours:

1/19 - Open on MLK Day

Puzzling Contest and Swap - 1/29 3:30 - 6:00

National Puzzle Day is Janurary 29th! To celebrate, we will be holding our first ever Puzzle Contest and Puzzle Swap! At 3:30 we will have puzzle activities set up for kids on the youth side of the library. On the adult side, we will have identicle 500 piece puzzles for teams to race to complete. Show up with a team or join a team when you get here get puzzlin'! We will begin the puzzle contest right at 3:45pm. So make sure you show up with enough time to form your team. 

For the puzzle swap, bring in any new or used puzzle (with all its pieces) and swap it with someone else's puzzle. 

BOBA: Battle of the Books for Adults

Battle of the Books for Adults (BOBA)! Are you tired of the kids having all the fun reading and competing in
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB)? Do they come home bragging about the awesome books they are
reading and gloating about their victories? Well, adults, your time has come. Join us for our first ever
BOBA event at the Creswell Library.

What is BOBA?

BOBA is a little like OBOB. If you don’t know what OBOB is don’t despair! You will form a team of up to
four members. Each team will be responsible for reading all 8 of the books on our BOBA list (see below).
Then, on February 7th, 2026, we will host a trivia battle night.

What does the battle look like?

Unlike OBOB, you will not be battling another team. Instead, all teams will have a small whiteboard at
their table. Everyone will be asked the same question and be given 20 seconds to discuss their answer
with their team and write their answer on a whiteboard. After 20 seconds each team will be required to
raise their whiteboard above their head so we can check your answers and tally the scores. Perfect
spelling will not be required; however, we have to be able to read your handwriting and understand what
you are trying to spell. At the end of the night, we will have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

What are the questions like?

We will be using a similar format to OBOB. Most questions will be either Content Questions or In Which
Book Questions.

Content Questions ask a specific question from a book. You will be given the title of the book and will
need to provide a very specific answer. For example, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what is the
name of the island where Huck and Jim begin their journey together? The answer would be “Jackson” or
“Jackson Island.” We would not accept “that big island in the Mississippi where Huck and Jim meet up.”

In Which Book questions, will always have an answer that is the title of the book and the author. An
example would be: in which book do the characters meet a Duke and a King? The answer would be “The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.”

We have a couple of other ideas for question formats, but don’t want to give too much away. You can expect
the vast majority of questions to be in one of the above two formats.

How do I get started?

Find and form your team! A team can have no more than four members. Once you have your team, pick an awesome team name and use this link to register.

 Team Sign-up: https://forms.gle/TiUZ5ab483XYv3H9A

Once you are registered, you will have to work with your team to decide how to read the books. Do you all
want to be responsible for reading two of the books? Four of the books? All of the books? At a minimum,
I’d recommend that you make sure someone is reading each book.

You can also sign up as a solo. When you sign up solo, on trivia night, we will place you at a table with other solo sign-ups, or, if you really want to be a team of one, we will let you do your own thing. 

Solo Sign-up: https://forms.gle/oriZyGRDUg4qmgVW7 

 

Read in the New Year - Reading Challenge - Now through 1/31

Read in the New Year with us! We want to say goodbye to 2025 by reading as much as we can in the last month of the year. We have set up this challenge so you can explore our new reading challenge platform, Beanstack! This is our first time using it, too, so hang tight if we mess up along the way! You can log your reading in the Beanstack app or on the website! As you log your reading minutes, you will earn awesome badges! You can also add your friends and see how much they are reading! For our Read in the New Year Challenge, we have a trophy for the top reader in each of our four categories. Adult (19+), Teen (12-18), Kids (7-11), Emerging Readers (5-6), and our Storytimers (0-4).

Get Beanstack and join the challenge here: http://creswell-library.beanstack.org/ or by downloading the mobile app.

Blood Drive - 1/12 12pm - 6pm

A new year brings new opportunities. What better way to make an impact than by saving a life? While many

resolutions fade, donating blood is a simple, achievable goal that truly matters. Just one hour of your time, and a
pint of blood, can mean a lifetime for someone in need. You can donate blood every 56 days, that’s up to six times
a year. Plus, you’ll enjoy a little treat when you’re done! Make this the year you check off a resolution that counts.
Schedule your blood donation today for January 12 th at Creswell Library and start 2026 with purpose.

 

https://donate.bloodworksnw.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/99802

No Kitchen Capers in January

But we plan to be back in February!

Literary Art: DIY Bottle Cap Magnets - Wednesday, 1/21, at 5:00pm

At our library, kids have made dragon eggs twice now, and I've received several requests from adults who want to make their own. So come in and make your dragon eggs with us! We will have everything you need to join in on the fun. 

Tech Help Office Hours - Thursday, 1/8, 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, 1/26, 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. We will be reading Starter Villain by John Scalzi. Join us for this comedy Science Fiction! Email nick@creswell-library.org or call him at the library at 541-895-3053 to join.

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 to 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. The group will meet at Tractor Supply on the first Friday of each month. Every other Friday, the group will be meeting at the library. 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.

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 and chat with Deanna and others from the yoga group.

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.

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 come in, hang out, and work on a project!

Streaming Service - Kanopy - Free with a library card!

Everyone with a Creswell Library card will be able to access Kanopy, a video streaming service! You can access Kanopy on your computer, tablet, phone, or TV, and it is completely free to you! Each movie or show you stream will have a ticket cost, and each cardholder will have access to 25 tickets each month. The exception is the kids' section, where there are no tickets, just unlimited streaming! Download the app or click here to check out Kanopy! https://creswelllibrary.kanopy.com/

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