What's happening at YOUR library!
May 2019
The library will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.
 
The library will be opening late at 2pm on Wednesday, May 29th, due to a staff training event. Preschool Storytime for that day is canceled.
Memorial Day
General Announcements
Support the library today!
May is Aloha Community Library Association Membership Month!
 
Yes, you have a library card! But are you a member of the Aloha Community Library Association (ACLA)? Membership in the ACLA is different than being a library patron. ACLA members show support of our nonprofit library by donating at least $20 annually or volunteering at least one hour each year.
 
The ACLA is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 2011 with the purpose of operating the Aloha Community Library. We depend on financial donations to fund the gap between county funding and our actual budget needs. Our members support the library financially through donations, through volunteer work in the library, provide governance through election to the board of directors, and by providing ideas and support throughout the year at our annual members meeting and other ACLA members’ events.
 
Each May we invite new members to join our growing library family! Our goal this year is to welcome 31 new members – one new member each day this month! Are you already a member? Please extend this invitation to your family, friends, and neighbors. The more, the merrier!
 
All members receive:
  • An official Aloha Community Library book bag!
  • Invitations to members’ only events throughout the year!
  • Members only coupons for book sales!
  • The opportunity to serve on the board of directors!
  • One vote at the annual members’ meeting!
  • Pride in knowing that YOU are supporting an increasingly popular, much-needed resource that levels the playing field through free access to information, technology, and programs like our early-literacy storytimes, STEM Labs, summer reading programs for all ages, and more!
Become a member today
Donations are accepted year-round in the library, by mail, or online.
  • Stop by the library during open hours to make your donation in cash, or by check or debit/credit card.
  • Mail your check (made payable to ACLA) to
               P.O. Box 6561
               Aloha, OR 97007
  • Visit alohalibrary.org/donate 24/7!
Partner with ACLA to impact our community in a positive way each and every day
We change lives every day. Take the lead with us! Join our monthly donor club online at alohalibrary.org/donate (you will need a PayPal account). Choose the amount you would like to contribute each month. Each and every dollar supports professionally trained staff, a clean, safe, welcoming gathering space, access to information and entertainment for all ages, opportunities for community service, and more. Just imagine what we can do together!
 
Children's and Family Programs
 
May the Fourth be with you!
May the Fourth
Saturday, May 4th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
 
All children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Calling Star Wars fans of all ages! Join us in celebration of May the Fourth Be With You! We’ll have themed snacks, activities, a photo booth (costumes encouraged!), and a screening of a movie chosen by our patrons.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tiempo de cuentos español
Tiempo de cuentos español
(Spanish Storytime)
Mar 14 y 28 de mayo a las 6-7pm
Tuesdays, May 14th and 28th, and 30th at 6pm
 
Nota: Para niños de 0 a 6 años. Todos los niños deben estar acompañados de un adulto.
 
¡Ven a compartir con nosotros de una hora de cuentos, canciones, manualidades y mucha diversion! Escuchando cuentos, los niños desarrollan lenguaje y vocabulario. La lectura fomenta la imaginación y la creatividad en niños y adultos. Todos los niños deben estar acompañados de un adulto.
 
Come and share with us one hour of stories, songs, crafts and lots of fun! Listening to stories, children develop language and vocabulary. For children ages 0 to 6 years. Reading fosters imagination and creativity in children and adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 
Alphabet blocks
Toddler Storytime
Mondays from 10:30 to 11:00am
Except the 27th, when the library will
be closed for memorial day
 
For ages 16 to 36 months.
 
Toddler Storytime takes place every Monday at 10:30 am! Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, dances, and activities aimed at children between the ages of 18 and 36 months. Adults are expected to sit with children and participate.
Child reading a book
Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:00am
Except the 29th because the library opens late on that day due to a staff training event
 
For ages 3 to 6 years.
 
An interactive storytime for children and their grown-ups filled with stories, songs, rhymes, and activities geared toward getting kids ready to read. Adults are expected to sit with children and participate.
Messy Arts and Crafts
Messy Arts & Crafts
Tuesday, May 7nd from 10:30 to 11:30am
 
For ages 0 to 6 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Let your little one’s creativity run wild with sensory arts and crafts every 1st Tuesday of the month. It’s okay to make a mess!
Reading Buddies
Reading Buddies
Mondays, May 13th and 20th from 5:00 to 6:00pm
 
For ages 5 to 13 years.
 
Need practice reading? Sign up for a session of Reading Buddies at the Aloha Community Library! Kids can improve their reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a trained therapy animal. Sessions are 15 minutes each between 5:00 and 6:00 pm.
 
Please contact the library at (503) 259-0185 to register.
Gears
 
STEM Lab: Technology
Wednesday, May 8th from 2:30 to 4:00pm
 
For children ages 5 to 13. All children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Thanks to a generous donation from the Verniers, the library has a bunch of new technology gadgets to try out! Drop in and explore robots, snap circuits, bloxels, and more.
THPRD logo.
 
Nature Mobile
Wednesday, May 15th from 2:30 to 4:00pm

For all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Drop in to learn about local flora and fauna from the knowledgeable nature experts of Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District.
 
 
 
"Build" spelled with LEGOs.
LEGO Free Play
Wednesday, May 22th from 2:30 to 4:00pm
 
For children ages 5 to 13. All children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Come explore your creativity with LEGOs every 4th Wednesday of the month! Spend the afternoon creating masterpieces out of the legendary colorful building blocks. We’ll provide the LEGOs; you provide imagination!
Throwback Family Movie
Throwback Family Movie
Thursday, May 23rd at 4:00pm
 
All ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult (minimum 1 adult per 5 children).
 
Grab your popcorn and join us to revisit family movie favorites from the 1980s every 4th Thursday this spring at the library!  In May’s film, a 16-year-old girl must travel through dangers untold to rescue her baby brother after her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.
Adult Programs
Art of the Story
Art of the Story: Parenting Isn’t Permanent
Wednesday, May 1st from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
For adults.
 
The 15th Annual Storytelling Festival is underway! Join us for a performance by local professional storyteller Kelly Hoffman, who will share stories about raising the bar, two boys, and herself along the way. Learn more at wccls.org/festival
Service Animal Awareness
Service Animal Awareness
Tuesday, May 7th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
 
All ages welcome.
 
In this family-friendly presentation, trainer and service dog owner RD Drake will talk about service animals and how they are taught to help their owners in different ways. Learn about the importance of these special animals and how you should act around a service team with a live demonstration by RD and her dog Roman.
Monthly Matinée
Monthly Matinée
Friday, May 24th at 2:00pm 
 
For teens and adults.
 
Would you rather catch a movie in the middle of the day than in the evening when you’re tired? Join us for an early afternoon matinée movie selected by our library staff every fourth Friday of the month!
Person typing on a laptop
Tech Assistant Sessions
Tuesdays from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Wednesdays from 5:00 to 7:00pm

Need assistance with basic computer skills? We can help! Drop in during a regularly scheduled tech assistant session or call to reserve a longer appointment (limit 1 hour per person).
Basket of Yarn
Sit n Stitch
Thursdays, May 2nd and 16th from 1:30 to 3:00pm
Monday, May 13th from 6:00 to 7:30pm
 
Bring your knitting, crochet, or other yarn project, and come join the Sit n Stitch group! Trade tips or simply enjoy the company of fellow crafters while you work on your latest creation.
 
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
Book Club
Monday, May 20th at 6:30pm
 
Join us for our monthly book club! May's selection is Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kind of friends who rescue each other from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.
Typewriter
Writers Group
Saturday, May 18th from 12:30 to 3:00pm
 
Drop in for a quiet place away from home to hit your word count goal, or to socialize with other local writers. You bring the talent and we'll provide the tea, snacks, and quiet – not to mention a whole building full of research material and inspiration!
 
Aloha Community Library
17455 SW Farmington Rd
Suite 26A
Aloha, Oregon 97078
503-259-0185
alohalibrary.org/
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