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July Happenings at the Library For Kids July 8, 1-3 p.m. Ages K-5 with family. Drop-in. How fast and how far will your balloon rocket fly? July 16, 3-4 p.m. Ages 3-8 with adult.. In a galaxy far, far away, galaxy playdough and space-themed crafts abound! July 28, 1-3 p.m. All ages program for kids, teens & adults. Learn all about bees and how you can help these treasured pollinators. Meet urban beekeepers, get your gardening questions answered, and learn to build a mason beehive for your yard. Join us for storytime at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. For Kids at Murray Scholls Constellation Crafts @ Murray Scholls July 7, 2-3 p.m. Ages 3-8 with family. Learn about constellations as you make your own star and constellation crafts! July 13, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Grades K-5 with family. Read in style with these out-of-sight bookmarks! July 27, 4-5 p.m. Grade K-5 with family. Make moon rocks and other fun outer space crafts. For Teens Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Grades 6-12 Hang out in the Teen Room and use various materials from our Maker Cart to create something truly original. We'll provide supplies, including washi tape, origami paper, knitting needles and yarn, and more--you bring ideas for this drop-in, self-directed crafting time. July 2, 5-7 p.m. Game Truck will set up and run a team-based Laser Tag game, complete with obstacles! Compete by yourself or with friends. July 24, 2-3 p.m. Grades 6-12 Using real leaves for impression, cast your own concrete leaf! After drying at home, you can keep its natural color or paint it. All materials provided. Registration Required. For Adults Walkable Solar System-All Month Long July 1-31, 2019, All Day Take a tour of the solar system! Pick up a map and directions at the library, then visit the sun and all eight planets on this scale-model half-mile walk around Beaverton. [ As space allows you can add: Travel on your own time and at your own speed for this self-directed, self- paced, interplanetary adventure!] Three-minute Thespians July 8, 2019, 6:30PM-7:30PM Is your inner actor aching to perform? Come read scenes with us! No experience required, just enthusiasm and willingness to participate. We'll take turns reading two to three-minute long scenes from a variety of plays with other actors. Don't sweat the spotlight – it'll be fast and fun! Free and open to the public; no registration required. Trivia Night: BEEverton Edition at BG Food Cartel July 9, 2019, 7:00PM-8:30PM Join us for a lively night of trivia at BG Food Cartel, hosted by library staff! Test your knowledge on a whole host of topics, from pop culture to sports, history to literature. Play in teams of up to six, or play by yourself. Come early to get a good seat. Win prizes! Match wits! Eat, drink and be merry! Free and open to the public; no registration required. Death Café July 18, 2019, 1:30PM-3:30PM A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. The objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'. This program is presented in partnership with Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services and the Beaverton Committee on Aging. More information about Death Cafes can be found at deathcafe.com BEEverton Bee FestJuly 28, 2019, 1:00PM-3:00PM Learn all about bees and how you can help these treasured pollinators. Meet urban beekeepers, get your gardening questions answered, and learn how to build a mason beehive for your yard. Vendors will be selling honey and related products. Families, join us for storytime at 1:30 and 2:30. Free and open to the public; no registration required.
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Space
by Emmy Kastner
Nerdy babies explore what makes the moon, the sun, and all the planets unique on a trip around our solar system.
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The broken bees' nest
by Lydia Lukidis
When Arun and Keya find a beehive that is caving in, they ask their neighbor, Dr. Chen, who is a beekeeper, for help
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Turn this book into a beehive : and 19 other experiments and activities that explore the amazing world of bees
by Lynn Brunelle
"What a promise! Actually, promises. First, here's a book that teaches kids all about the fascinating world of bees. Second, fun exercises, activities, and illustrations engage the imagination and offer a deeper understanding of bee life and bee behavior. Third, by following a few simple steps including removing the book's cover and taping it together, readers can transform the book into an actual living home for backyard bees. Fourth, added all together, Turn This Book Into a Beehive! lets kids make a difference in the world--building a home where bees can thrive is one small but critical step in reversing the alarming trend of dwindling bee populations"
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Something like gravity
by Amber Smith
A near-fatal car accident between neighbors leads a transgender youth to fall in love for the first time with a girl who is mourning the loss of a sibling. By the best-selling author of The Way I Used to Be. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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All of us with wings
by Michelle Ruiz Keil
Seventeen-year-old Xochi's life changed when she became governess to precocious twelve-year-old Pallas, but the duo unintentionally summons a pair of ancient creatures determined to right the wrongs of Xochi's adolescence
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Underland : a deep time journey
by Robert Macfarlane
The award-winning author of The Old Ways presents an exploration of the planet's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory and geography, offering unsettling perspectives into whether or not humans are making the correct choices for Earth's future
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Sprout lands : tending the endless gift of trees
by William Bryant Logan
A practicing arborist discusses how people once used trees as an endless and self-renewing source of food and building materials, and presents practical knowledge about how we can again learn to tend to them in this way.
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