News and Upcoming Events
Special Events
"Writing the West" weekend:
Saturday, April 26th, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, Dr. Richard Etulain will present his Oregon Council for the Humanities Chautauqua program, "Wallace Stegner: Wise Man of the American West". Wallace Stegner (1908-1993) is often described as a superlative Western author and thinker. Stegner won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his fiction, and wide critical and popular attention for his nonfiction. He is regularly named as one of the leading spokesmen for conservation. Richard Etulain, who studied and interviewed Stegner, as well as wrote with him, deals with the man's major contributions and raises probing questions about his career as a Westerner, public intellectual, and wilderness defender.
Following Dr. Etulain's talk, there will be a reception for Dr. Etulain, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided, and Dr. Etalain's books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sunday, April 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Dr. Etulain will return to discuss "Writing the West". This will be an open discussion of Western literture, Western history, and his life and work in the area of Western liturature.
All events are free and open to the public. Everyone is encouraged to read Stegner's and Etulain's works and ask questions of Dr. Etulain at all events.
Open House: Friday, June 13th, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, the third annual Mapleton Branch Open House. Join staff, Friends, Board, and Upper Siuslaw Advisory Committee members at the Mapleton Branch, 88148 Riverview Avenue, Mapleton, for food, beverages and good conversation as you enjoy the lovely river view from the Mapleton Branch Library.
Programs
Sunday, June 1st, 2008, at 2:00 pm - "Reading Houses: What Architecture Tells Us About Ourselves", with Diana Coogle.
Tuesday, June 10th at 6:00 PM - Genealogy 101, presented by Kevin Mittge.
Tuesday, June 24th at 6:00 PM - Using the Census, presented by Kevin Mittge.
Something new is happening every Thursday afternoon at the library! Join your friends in the library meeting rooms for Early Release Gaming Fun for teens from 2:30-5:00 pm with Wii and computer video games rated E for everyone!
We have Wii for grownups, too! Join us the first Thursday of each month in the Bromley room from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm and try out Wii bowling, tennis and all the gaming equipment. Who knows, you might be the next "Guitar Hero"!
Do you like to hear about and talk about books? Come to Books and Bags, the Friends of the Library sponsored book discussion group. Books and Bags meets the third Tuesday of each month from 11:30 until 1 PM in the Library's large public meeting room, the Bromley Room. Bring a sack lunch (that's the "Bags" part!), and enjoy a friendly discussion of favorite books and authors.
Don't forget StoryTimes!
Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10:30 AM, year-round, the library's Youth Services department presents storytimes for preschoolers and their families. With songs, fingerplays, crafts, and of course, wonderful books selected especially for the preschool age, Storytime is a great way to spend a morning. Visitors are always welcome, so bring the grandkids when they are in town.
Holdiay Hours
The next holiday closing will be Monday, May 26th, 2008, in honor of Memorial Day.
Regular hours resume Tuesday, May 27th, 2008.
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