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There’s a literary legend that Ernest Hemingway, while having dinner with fellow writers of the famous Algonquin Round Table in New York City, bet he could write a story in just six words. They bet not. He grabbed a pen and a napkin and wrote: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” They paid up and Hemingway called it his best work. Now it’s your turn! Enter the Library’s eigth annual Six Word Story Contest March 1 through 22, and you could win prizes, fame and glory. You might even win a place in literary history. A special team of Six Word Story contest judges will review all submitted stories. Winners will be announced during National Library Week, April 4-10.
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Tax season is starting up again. We have Federal forms and instructions in, and they are available both at our Curbside Pickup and in the City Hall lobby (open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.). We also have OR-40 forms and tax tables printed and available. If you need additional forms and schedules printed, please email askusSPL@wccls.org to request our Print Pickup service. See sherwoodoregon.gov/library for the latest information on our tax resources.
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Send documents and images to us for printing free of charge (in black and white only), to be retrieved up at our Curbside Pickup. For more info, check out our website at sherwoodoregon.gov/library.
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Farah Rocks New Beginnings
by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Feeling guilty over the house fire she might have started, Farah Hajjar channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at the Magnet Academy where she is a new sixth-grader.
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Agnes at the End of the World
by Kelly McWilliams
Dutifully embracing her faith while tirelessly caring for her younger siblings, including one who needs forbidden insulin to survive, a teen who is unaware that she lives within a strict cult meets an Outsider boy and begins to question what is and is not a sin.
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The Office of Historical Corrections
by Danielle Evans
The award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self examines race, grief and apology in a history-inspired anthology that complements the title novella with the stories, “Boys Go to Jupiter” and “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain.”
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All events are free to attend and open to the public.
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STORYTIME SNIPPETSJaime and Amanda are posting original Storytime videos on Facebook and sharing some of their favorite action rhymes, songs, and stories that you can enjoy at your own pace. Rewatch as many times as you want with your little one! New videos Tuesdays @ 10:00 a.m.
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MONTHLY LIBRARY TRIVIA Looking for trivia? On the first Thursday each month, we'll have a sheet of trivia questions for you to answer at our Curbside Pickup. Fill it out and drop it off either at a library drop box by the end of the month to enter a drawing for a small-but-fabulous prize. We also have a digital copy of the monthly library trivia online at sherwoodoregon.gov/library, and you can email us the answers at askusSPL@wccls.org or send them on Facebook messenger. New trivia sheets at Curbside Pickup & Online first Thursdays of each month.
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TEEN BOOK CLUB If you're in grade 9-12, and love reading, join us in our Teen Book Club on Zoom. We'll discuss Mirage by Somaiya Daud and play literary games. Register to receive your Zoom invitation and a free copy of the book while supplies last. Sponsored by Friends of Sherwood Public Library. Wednesday, March 10, 3:30 p.m. Grades 9-12.
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FICTION FRIENDS Friends are easy to make and keep at this book discussion now on Zoom. The book The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin will be discussed. Register to receive your Zoom invitation. Thursday, March 11, 3:00 p.m. Grades 6-8.
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CRAFTSHOP TO GO: ORIGAMI LIGHT STRING (ON ZOOM) Librarian Jaime will help you turn an average 20 bulb indoor light string into a cheerful string of lighting that will perk up any indoor space. Pick up art supplies starting February 27 during our Curbside Pickup hours.
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KIDS CREATE GRAB N' GO: SAND ART Join us for a low-key, relaxing craft, and learn to create art with just some colorful sand in a bottle. Please register in advance to receive a kit with all the supplies. Kits available during curbside hours, March 22-April 5. Zoom Program: Monday, April 5, 3:30 p.m.
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