November 2024 Newsletter
We are closed on the following days this month:
November 16th - We are closed for a Community Input Event. Read more about it below and consider joining us!
November 28th - We are closed for Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has a nice relaxing day.
Live music, crafts, and snacks! - November 15th 6:30pm
The One More Time Marching Band will be performing at the Creswell Library on Friday, November 15th, starting at 6:30pm. The band has become a staple of Creswell's 4th of July Parade playing both at Holt Park and marching in the parade. They play music ranging from traditional marches by composers such as John Philip Sousa to popular theme songs, jazz, blues, Broadway, and Hollywood hits! We will have snacks, drinks, and crafts as well as the Friends of the Creswell Library book sale!
Community Input Meeting - November 16th - 11:00am - 2:00pm
The library is working on a strategic plan to better serve the Creswell community! But to make that plan we need to know what you, the community, want to see from the library. We hope you will join us for a pizza lunch and a facilitated discussion about your library. The library will otherwise be closed on November 16th.
Kitchen Capers is all about cookies! - Tuesday, 11/12, at 5:00pm
Cookie tips, tricks, and recipes! There will be a short presentation/demonstration followed by decorating cookies!
Chair Yoga - Mondays 10am - 11am
Please bring 2 beach towels to help support some of our yoga activities.
No Chair Yoga on Monday 11/11
Chair Yoga, hosted by the amazing Deanna Hoover, will be on Monday mornings at 10am. Chair Yoga features 30 minutes of yoga with a chair for support; the second 30 minutes will be light mat yoga. Please bring your own mat and two yoga blocks if you have them.
Tech Help Office Hours - Thursday, 11/14, 5:00 - 6:00pm
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: Frosting Art - November 20th at 5:30pm
An art group for adults to chat and create together. This is as much a social event as it is an art class. This month We will be decorating cookies! Now's your chance to decorate like they do in the Great British Bake Off! We will have everything you need to join in on the fun.
Shelf Indulgence: Book Club November 18th 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. This month we will be reading and chatting about Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. Email nick@creswell-library.org or call him at the library at 541-895-3053 to join.
Book Sale - 11/11 through 11/30
The Friends of the Creswell Library's Fall Book Sale! Hardbacks are still only $2 and paperbacks are only $1. You can't even buy a pack of gum for that price but you can buy hours of entertainment or knowledge!
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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