Events held at (unless otherwise noted): The Garden Home Community Library Annex 7306 SW Oleson Rd Our annex is located across the street in the Garden Home Marketplace shopping center - 2 doors down from the Bulldog Deli. Look for the yellow garden gnome outside the door.
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Tuesday Night Nourishment DATE: Tuesday, October 9 TIME: 7-8:30 pm Selection: Still Life Author: Louise Penny This month we're reading book one of the Inspector Gamache series. In a small town in Quebec a woman supposedly loved by her community is found in the woods, murdered. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache looks for the small clues which will point him to the killer. Limited copies; ask in library for availability.
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Books & Brews New format & back in the annex! DATE: Thursday, October 11 TIME: 7-8:30 pm Read any novel from the following list, then meet up with us in the Annex for an evening of coffee, beer, and bibliophiles. Click on any of the above titles to view them in our catalog, or click here for the complete list. For Ages 21-120 / This event is free / Drinks are provided
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Halloween Film Night What we do in the shadows DATE: Tuesday, October 30 TIME: 7 pm Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Running Time: 86 minutes Rated: R WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (Rated R) chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that's not always hospitable to the undead. Clement and Waititi, creators of the HBO hit series "Flight of the Conchords," co-wrote, co-directed, and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or, rather, to the documentary crew that's filming them, the details of their daily-make that nightly-routine. Ranging in age from 183 to 8,000, and in appearance from adorably youthful to Nosferatu-crusty, they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize the local werewolves, cruise clubs for lovely ladies, and deal with the rigors of living on a very, very strict diet. The film also stars Rhys Darby, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie Van Beek, and was produced by Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley and Emanuel Michael. GHCL film nights are funded by a grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County (CCWC). This event is free. Refreshments are provided.
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Nerd Night: Trivia for Adults DATE: Tuesday, October 2 TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm Come test your knowledge - solo or in a team – and find out who knows the most. Prizes for the best (and worst) of the night! We always have five sets of questions on various topics. Expect sets for current events and music.
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Crafternoon Tea! DATE: Wednesday, October 3 & October 17 TIME: 2-4 pm This group meets the first and third Wednesday of the month. Bring your own handcraft project (knitting, crochet, needlepoint, macramé, stamping, cardmaking, etc.) to work on, and enjoy the company of fellow craft enthusiasts! All levels are welcome. Tea is provided.
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Board Game Night DATE: Wednesday, October 10 TIME: 6-8 pm Come play board games at our monthly board game night. There's a new selection and variety every month. Feel free to bring games you'd like to play.
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Sustainability & Repair Fair DATE: Friday, October 12 TIME: 5-7:30 pm Location: THPRD GH Rec Center - Gymnasium Exhibitions on a variety of topics. Open to all ages. This year's exhibitors include: Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition, Depave, Full Circle, Sunbridge Solar, Indow Windows, econstruction, Eco Shuttle, Urban Beekeepers, Victory Seed Company, Forth Oregon, Green Living Journal, Happy Baby Food, New Seasons Market, Master Recyclers, Tualatin Riverkeepers, River West Village, Tualatin Hills Nature Park and New Seasons Market. A Repair Fair is a free, volunteer-driven event where people with repair skills help fix broken items such as and pants, a blenders, mixers, coffee makers, vacuums, bikes and more. (Please no gas-powered equipment, TVs or microwaves.) Limit of 2 items per person. To register: repairfair.org
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Emergency Preparedness with the American Red Cross DATE: Tuesday, October 16 TIME: 7-8:30 pm Don’t let the thought of being unprepared for an emergency terrify you. Learn easy emergency preparedness tips from the experts – The American Red Cross.
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Ukulele Jam DATE: Saturday, October 20 TIME: 11am-12pm Our ukulele jams are a relaxed and welcoming space, designed for adult musicians of all abilities who enjoy creating music together. GHCL has a small selection of instruments available for use on a first-come basis; if you own your own ukulele please bring it to the jam. We also offer ukuleles for checkout, through our Library of Things.
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Art Night: Collage DATE: Wednesday, October 24 TIME: 6:30-8 PM Artists of all abilities are invited to indulge in an evening of art making at our monthly Art Night. This month, express yourself with the art of collage. Page through magazines, following your intuition as you cut and paste your own creation. GHCL will provide art materials, snacks, and inspiration.
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Honeybee : poems & short prose
by Naomi Shihab Nye
A companion to A Maze Me: Poems for Girls and 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East features sixty original poems from the honored poet.
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Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.
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The coldest girl in Coldtown
by Holly Black
Living in a world of walled cities where quarantined monsters and humans endure dangerous predatory existences, Tana, one of three survivors of a horrifying massacre, safeguards their lives by visiting the evil heart of her city. By the best-selling co-author of The Spiderwick Chronicles.100,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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String theory : String Theory
by Jim Zub
Rori Lane is trying to start a new life when she reunites with her mother in Japan, but ancient creatures lurking in the shadows of Tokyo sense something hidden deep within her, threatening everything she holds dear. Can she unlock the secrets of her power before it's too late?
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The many lives of Catwoman : the felonious history of a feline fatale
by Tim Hanley
"For more than 75 years, Catwoman has forged her own path in a clear-cut world of stalwart heroes, diabolical villains, and damsels in distress. Her relentless independence across comic books, television, and film set her apart from the rest of the superhero world. When female-led comics were few and far between, Catwoman headlined her own series for over 20 years. But her unique path had its downsides as well. Her existence on the periphery of the superhero world made her expendable, and she was prone to lengthy absences. Her villainous origins also made her susceptible to sexualized and degrading depictions from her primarily male creators in ways that most conventional heroines didn't face. For good and ill, Catwoman serves as a stark counterpart to the typical evolution of the history of women in comics, and in popular culture generally. Her adventures have charted an inimitably varied journey of empowerment and exploitation. Exploring the many incarnations of this cultural icon offers a new perspective on the superhero genre and showcases the fierce resiliency that has made Catwoman a fan favorite for decades"
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The nest
by Kenneth Oppel
Agonizing over his sick baby brother's struggles to survive, Steve is visited in his dreams by a mysterious wasp queen who offers to save his brother at a formidable cost. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of This Is Not My Hat.
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Sabriel
by Garth Nix
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead
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Final girls : a novel
by Riley Sager
Emerging a lone survivor of a serial killer's massacre a decade earlier, a former college student struggles to ignore traumatic memories and move on as one of a group of other survivors who look to her for answers when one of them is found dead in a suspicious suicide.
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The suffering tree
by Elle Cosimano
"A troubled girl literally unearths the past after receiving a mysterious inheritance--but someone else wants it to stay buried"
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Sleeping beauties : a novel
by Stephen King
A father-son collaboration envisions a near-future where the women succumb to a sleeping disease, the men revert to their increasingly primal natures and one woman, mysteriously immune, struggles to survive in an Appalachian prison town where she is treated alternately as a demon and a lab specimen.
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Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix
After strange things start happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, three employees volunteer to work an overnight shift to investigate, but what they discover is more horrifying than they could have imagined
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A sudden light
by Garth Stein
A 14-year-old boy's efforts to save his parents' troubled marriage and uphold his dementia-afflicted grandfather's final wishes are shaped by a ghost who cannot rest until past debts are paid. By the best-selling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. 300,000 first printing.
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The winter people
by Jennifer McMahon
Coming of age in an old farmhouse, 19-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhouse's long-ago resident, a grieving mother who died under mysterious circumstances. By the best-selling author of Island of Lost Girls.
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Marrow Island
by Alexis M Smith
After a mysterious group with a charismatic leader takes over her childhood home in the wake of a natural disaster that killed her father, Lucie Bowen returns to Marrow Island in an attempt to uncover the group's secrets and rescue one of her friends from its hold. 30,000 first printing.
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The enchanted : a novel
by Rene Denfeld
Arriving at an ancient stone prison, the Lady, an investigator who searches for buried information from prisoners' pasts that can save those soon-to-be-executed, digs into the past of a killer named York, who can sense what others cannot, and unearths shocking secrets of her own. 40,000 first printing.
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Fever dream : a novel
by Samanta Schweblin
A first English translation by an award-winning Spanish author follows the nightmarish experiences of a dying woman and a boy beside her hospital bed, who explore the dynamics of broken souls, toxic relationships and the power and desperation of family.
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Ararat
by Christopher Golden
When an ancient relic believed to be Noah's Ark is discovered in the aftermath of an avalanche on Mount Ararat in Turkey, a team of investigating scholars, archaeologists and filmmakers find the corpse of a monster on the ship before a massive blizzard traps them on the site with a mysterious predator.
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The last harvest : a novel
by Kim Liggett
Clay Tate, the son of a man murdered by devil worshippers, is targeted with unexpected friendliness by the children of the prominent farmers his father accused when Clay found him mortally wounded, a situation that pits Clay against a longtime crush and a hated rival. Simultaneous eBook.
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Octavia Butler's kindred : A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy
Inexplicably pulled back in time to the antebellum South, a contemporary Black woman, raised in the age of Civil Rights and Black Power, must confront the harsh realities of Black history in America
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Mapping the interior
by Stephen Graham Jones
When fifteen-year-old Junior begins seeing visions of his dead father in his house, he wrestles with his Native American heritage and his own sense of justice as his father's sinister purpose is revealed
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Local Scene: Rebecca Kelley
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Rebecca Kelley writes blogs, articles, and books. She also teaches writing at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts. Kelley and Joy Hatch started the Green Baby Guide in 2007; the two published the eco-nomical baby guide book in 2010. Kelley's debut novel was published in 2015.
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Broken homes & gardens : a novel by Rebecca KelleyNot exactly on-again, off-again, Malcolm and Joanna are in-again, out-again: in love, out of each other’s arms, in an awkward co-living arrangement, out of the country. Their unconventional relationship is the only way, Joanna says, to protect herself from the specter of commitment, which inevitably leads to heartbreak. A When Harry Met Sally for the Millennial generation, set in the damp and drizzly neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon, Broken Homes and Gardens is a meditation on enduring friendships, lust, and the perseverance of love.
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