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Winter 2020-2021 Forest Grove City Library Newsletter Our doors may not be open just yet but we are at your service! |
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Holiday curbside and phone service hours: Regular hours are Monday-Saturday 9:30-5:30. Closed Thursday December 24th - Sunday December 27th. Closed Friday January 1st. |
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Join our online storytime experience - streamed live to our Facebook Group each week. Each week we will sing songs, and read great books. Stay after the storytime to learn about a take & make craft, to view a science experiment, or to hear an early learning tip of the day! |
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B.E.A.R. Month is coming!
Be Enthusiastic About Reading runs the entire month of January with special displays, storytimes, a bear-themed Take & Make craft, Penny's Puppets, and culminates in a virtual alternative to the annual Teddy Bear Parade!
Penny’s Puppets BEAR Month program will take place on January 14th at 7 pm. We will broadcast live on YouTube, Facebook, and the Storytime in the Grove group.. Penny will present Golden Mitten and the three Polar Bears. The presentation will be recorded and available for viewing through the end of January on the Library's You Tube channel. |
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Mondays 10-11 am We all need a reason to go outside! Bring your kids and join other Forest Grove families each week to stretch our legs, hop, skip, and jump while doing laps around the library building. You can do one lap and call it good, or walk for the full hour, or anywhere in between. A few showers? No problem! Dress warm. If it's above freezing (and no heavy rain) we're a go! |
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Online Dungeons & Dragons (Teens)
1st and 3rd Thursdays at 5pm Join other local teens playing virtually using Google Meet! Teens may participate in as many or as few sessions each week as they'd like. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to be added to the player email list. |
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Teen & Tween Online Writing Group 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, from 4-5 pm
Join fellow writers for writing support in our twice-monthly writing group. We use writing prompts, have lessons, and participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November. New tween & teen members always welcome!
Meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, 4-5pm. While we are meeting virtually, registration is required. You'll receive a link to the virtual meeting the day of the event. |
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Monthly Teen Take @ Make Crafts Love crafts? Bored of screens? Each month, we have a different craft kit available for teens and tweens to pick up from the library and make at home! Bags must be reserved online prior to coming to the library to pick them up, due to supplies being limited. Each bag includes all necessary materials to make the craft, unless otherwise noted. Keep an eye out for January's craft soon – they’ve been going fast!
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An evening with Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani Join us Tuesday January 19th at 6:30 pm for an online program with Oregon's newest Poet Laureate, Anis Mojgani, streaming live on the library's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Anis will share poems, thoughts, and conversation with the Forest Grove community followed by a Q&A. |
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The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America - an Evening with author Nicholas Buccola
Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30 pm Join us for a conversation with Nicholas Buccola and Pacific University's Paul Snell, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government about Professor Buccola's book addressing the historic debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr.in 1965 on race in America. This is a live-streamed event. Join is on the Library's Facebook page or You Tube channel. |
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Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History with Walidah Imarisha
Tuesday February 23rd at 6:30 pm “In partnership with the Student Multicultural Center at Pacific University, we are pleased to host a live-streamed event with Portland-based educator, writer, scholar, and poet Walidah Imarisha, who’ll guide us through a timeline of black history in Oregon that speaks to issues of race, identity, and power across the state and around the nation.” This is a live-streamed event. Join us on the Library's Facebook page or You Tube channel. |
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Borrow a Chromebook - We now have Chromebooks available for 1 week checkout! Need a hotspot to get connected? Just ask!
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Deadbolt Mystery Society games Lovers of mystery and suspense! Check out a Deadbolt Mystery game and gather a few friends for some serious mystery gaming fun! |
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