Events held at (unless otherwise noted): The Garden Home Community Library Annex 7306 SW Oleson Rd 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.
|
|
|
Books & Beer with Heather & Nick WHEN: Fri., Oct. 6 @ 7 pm Enjoy beer plus a discussion. Selection: We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson. The inhabitants of the Rochester house wield a strange power over their neighbors.Limited copies available.
|
|
|
Tuesday Night Nourishment Book Group WHEN: Tues., Oct. 10 @ 7 pm Selection: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman Check in library for available copies The daughter of Jewish refugees, Rachel Pomie grows up on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, but dreams of traveling to Paris, the home of her ancestors. Instead, her father arranges for her to marry Isaac, a local widower with three children. When the much-older Isaac dies, his nephew Frederic arrives to settle the estate. Despite community disapproval, Rachel and Frederic fall in love. Inspired by the life of the woman who would become the mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, this novel offers a lush, lyrical depiction of 19th-century Jewish life in the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands).
|
|
|
Detective Film Night WHEN: Fri., Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Director: Rian Johnson Rated: R. Running Time: 109 minutes The first of three films in our detective film series. Brick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt. "A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend." (IMDb)
|
|
|
Beyond Fake News: Oregon Conversation Project WHEN: Sat., Oct. 7, 2-4 PM On both national and local levels, Oregonians have seen how the news can both represent and misrepresent the facts at hand. From debate over local opinions on the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to the discourse around “alternative facts,” it can seem difficult to find current and accurate information to use as we make decisions in our communities. This conversation, led by librarian Kelly McElroy, gives Oregonians a chance to consider their own practices and values around news consumption and find new ways to get the information they need.
|
|
|
Sustainability + Repair Fair WHEN: Fri., Oct. 13 from 5-7:30 pm WHERE: THPRD Garden Home Recreation Center Gymnasium Booths and more about various sustainable topics and businesses.
Repair Fair 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.) People must register items they want repaired. Attendees are limited to TWO (2) items. Ride & Drive a Nissan Leaf (NEW) Forth & Platt Auto will have a Ride and Drive station where attendees can test drive a Nissan Leaf electric car courtesy of Forth and Platt Auto. Valid drivers license required. Attendees can also see a Tesla and an ecoShuttle bus. Exhibitors include: Victory Seed Company, Portland Urban Beekeepers, New Seasons, Brook Design Services, Green Living Journal, ecoShuttle, Happy Baby Food, ecoBinary, Reduce Your Waste project, Washington County Recycling & Master Gardeners, H20 at Home, Umpqua Bank and more. Recycle stations for electronics & hosiery Recycle electronics with EcoBinary. Bring in any old hose (runs are fine) and we’ll box them up and send them all to the organization. Find out more about Recycled Crafts at https://savemyhosiery.yolasite.com.
|
|
|
Concert: Vellamo (from Finland) WHEN: Sun., Oct 15 from 1:30-2:30 pm The Finnish duo Vellamo combine the rich tradition of Finnish folksong with an appealing “retro” sensibility (recalling the likes of Judy Collins or Richard and Mimi Fariña), creating an exotic and magical acoustic experience. Pia and Joni have even been known to sneak in a “Vellamo-ized” Jethro Tull song now and then just to shake things up! A visit to the world of Vellamo is an enchanting, educational and unforgettable musical journey.
|
|
|
Brain Fitness Workshop WHEN: Sat., Oct 21 from 10-11:30 am Registration required. Limited to 20 participants. Keep your brain fit by learning new skills, exercising your memories and challenging your brain to adapt and change can help delay or prevent the onset of memory challenges. No matter what your age, you can change and strengthen your brain! Come get your brain loose and limber with fun brain training games and exercises led by Certified Brain Fitness Trainer Dawn Anderson. Registration is limited to 20 students. Please email Grace at gracep@wccls.org or call the library at 503-245-9932 to register.
|
|
|
Cursed! WHEN: Sat., Oct 28 at 7 pm Does the curse of Macbeth really exist? Has King Tut's curse killed?? Who (or what) is the Crying Boy? Join local author Cindy Brown (Ivy Meadows theater mysteries) to explore the real-life stories behind famous curses, to hear spooky stories like The Telltale Heart, and maybe to freak out just a little--this is creepy stuff!
|
|
|
Easy Emergency Preparedness WHEN: Tues., Oct. 31 at 7 pm Don't be terrified of emergency preparedness! A Red Cross volunteer will teach you easy ways to prepare for any type of disaster.
|
|
|
Nerd Night: Trivia for Adults WHEN: Tues., Oct. 3, @ 6:30
A fun and informal evening that is anything but easy. I recommend playing as a team (join one or bring your own) to increase your chances and breadth of knowledge.
Prizes for highest and lowest scorers. Winning individual or team gets WCCLS swag.
Questions include current events, music, and three other varying sets.
|
|
|
Garden Home Board Game Night WHEN: Weds., Oct. 11 from 6 - 8 pm
Come enjoy classic and/or new board games with other enthusiasts. Each month features a new selection of games. You are also welcome to bring any you'd like to play.
|
|
|
Crafternoon Tea! WHEN: Weds., Oct. 18, 2-4 pm
A new regular event! This group will meet every third Wednesday of the month.
Bring your own handcraft project (knitting, crochet, needlepoint, macramé, etc.) to work on, and enjoy the company of fellow craft enthusiasts! All levels are welcome.
Tea is provided.
|
|
|
Mongrels
by Stephen Graham Jones
Enduring a hardscrabble, marginalized existence with his impoverished family outside of a society that does not understand or want him, a young boy travels in the night to escape legal harassment while his family watches diligently to see if he will display the same differences that have shaped their unusual lives. 50,000 first printing.
|
|
|
Hard Light
by Elizabeth Hand
Reunited with long-lost paramour Quinn in London, Cass learns that Quinn is wanted by both Interpol and the Russian mob and fears she will be next when he goes missing, a situation that forces her to go on the run. By the Nebula Award-winning author of Available Dark.
|
|
|
Stranded
by Bracken MacLeod
Forced by an apocalyptic storm into freezing, fog-enveloped waters, the crew of a ship without functioning navigation or communication equipment begins falling prey to a mysterious illness, forcing deckhand Noah Cabot and his remaining able-bodied shipmates to begin a treacherous journey across the ice.
|
|
|
Disappearance at Devil's Rock : a novel
by Paul Tremblay
When her 14-year-old son disappears without a trace, Elizabeth learns that the boy and his friends had been hanging out near a reputedly cursed landmark, a situation that turns eerie when she discovers his journal pages and neighbors spot his ghostly shadow throughout the town. By the author of A Head Full of Ghosts. 50,000 first printing.
|
|
|
Holding Smoke
by Elle Cosimano
Serving time for two murders, one he did not commit and one that was an accident, Smoke Conlan, a youth with an ability to travel outside of his body, nearly succumbs to despair before meeting a tough, resourceful girl who sees his true inner self and resolves to help clear his name. 50,000 first printing.
|
|
|
When they fade
by Jeyn Roberts
Bullied by peers who think she is a traitor for exposing an affair between a student and teacher, Tatum sneaks out for a drive on a foggy night and picks up a hitchhiker, Molly, a ghost who has been trapped between worlds since her 1970s murder. By the author of Dark Inside. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
The telling
by Alexandra Sirowy
A series of murders that are eerily similar to the dark stories Lana's deceased brother used to tell start happening in her home town, threatening her newfound popularity
|
|
|
Blood feud
by Cullen Bunn
In Spider Creek, Missouri, R.F. Coven and his friends bear witness to the feud between the Stubbs and the Whatleys, which culminates in the Whatleys unleashing a plague of vampires on their enemies, an act that dooms the whole town
|
|
|
Providence. Act 1
by Alan Moore
A blended sequel and prequel to HP Lovecraft's "Neonomicon, Providence," begins in 1919, blending the HPL lore with the racial and sexual intolerance of the age
|
|
|
The ballad of Black Tom
by Victor D. LaValle
In jazz age New York City, Charles Thomas Tester delivers an occult book to a reclusive sorceress in Queens that opens the door to deeper realm of magic, and in the process gets the unwanted attention of things that should not be disturbed
|
|
|
Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children
by Ransom Riggs
After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there
|
|
|
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Irish orphans Molly, 14, and Kip, 10, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and the secrets of the cursed house. By the author of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes.
|
|
|
Misery
by Stephen King
Paul Sheldon, author of a series of historical romances, wakes up in a secluded farmhouse in Colorado with broken legs and Annie Wilkes, a disappointed and deranged fan, hovering over him with drugs, ax, and blowtorch and demanding he bring his fictional heroine back to life. Reissue.
|
|
|
Heartsick
by Chelsea Cain
Addicted to pain killers and still bound to Gretchen Lowell, the beautiful serial killer who had abducted and tortured him before turning herself in, even after she is incarcerated for her crimes, Portland detective Archie Sheridan is caught in another deadly duel with a vicious murderer targeting teenage girls, ambitious reporter Susan Ward, and Gretchen herself. 200,000 first printing.
|
|
|
Coraline : 10th Anniversary Edition
by Neil Gaiman
Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others
|
|
|
The witches
by Roald Dahl
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice
|
|
|
The inhuman condition : tales of terror
by Clive Barker
These five tales by a winner of the British Fantasy Award include a bloody parable of the body in revolt, a conundrum centered in a piece of string, a fable of Hell on Earth, a story of an unholy coupling of the living and the dead, and a vision of depravity
|
|
|
Summer of night
by Dan Simmons
In the summer of 1960, in Elm Haven, Illinois, a sinister being is stalking the town's children, and when a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the night, the town residents know that it marks the end of innocence. Reissue.
|
|
|
The book of William : how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world
by Paul Collins
A popular narrative history of the bard's competitively pursued First Folio traces the author's travels from the site of a Sotheby auction to regions in Asia, throughout which he investigated the roles played by twentieth century oilmen and the electronic age. By the best-selling author of The Trouble with Tom.
|
|
|
Not even wrong : adventures in autism
by Paul Collins
The author of Sixpence House and Banvard's Folly, whose son Morgan could read and spell at age three, but not answer to his own name, blends a memoir of his son's autistic world with an examination of such permanent outsiders and geniuses as Defoe and Swift. 30,000 first printing.
|
|
|
Sixpence House : lost in a town of books
by Paul Collins
A bibliophile shares his and his family's experiences as the citizens of Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh village known as the "Town of Books" that boasts 1,500 inhabitants and forty antiquarian bookstores. 40,000 first printing.
|
|
|
The trouble with Tom : the strange afterlife and times of Thomas Paine
by Paul Collins
Follows the trail of the corpse of the author of "Common Sense," who was shunned as an infidel by the church, buried in an open field on a New York farm, and whose body was later dug up and moved to Britain years later by a well-meaning admirer who nevergot around to burying the remains
|
|
|
Banvard's folly : thirteen tales of renowned obscurity, famous anonymity, and rotten luck
by Paul Collins
Presents an entertaining and informative look at some forgotten men and women of history who, thanks to bad timing, fatal flaws, bad luck, or the fickleness of fate, have been consigned to oblivion, including eccentric panorama painter John Banvard, delusional physicist Rene Blandlot, and would-be Shakespeare forger William Henry Ireland. 15,000 first printing.
|
|
|
The murder of the century : the Gilded Age crime that scandalized a city and sparked the tabloid wars
by Paul Collins
On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York, but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era'smost baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square, armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell's Kitchen in pursuit of suspects, and an unlikely trio, a hard luck cop, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor, all raced to solve the crime. What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn't identify with certainty, and who the defense claimed wasn't even dead. This book is a tale of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re creation of the tabloid wars that havedominated media to this day
|
|
|