Banks Public Librarywww.cityofbanks.org/library
Happenings at the Library
 
Upcoming Homestead Series Events

 
Saturday, April 15 at 10 am
Garden Work Party!
Help us clean up our garden beds and plant a few crops.
 
Tuesday, May 9 at 7 pm Pollinator Workshop
 
Pollinators, like bees, butterflies, beetles, and birds are essential for keeping our ecosystem healthy! They provide immense benefits for our yards, farms, and community spaces by pollinating plants and preying on pests. Staff from Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District will highlight simple steps you can take to help support pollinators in our region. We’ll cover ways that you can attract pollinators to your space, from planting gardens that feature flowers that will bloom across the growing season to incorporating flowers that have different bloom colors and types.
Join us as we explore plants & pollinators!
 
Saturday, May 13 11 am - 3 pm
Plant Swap and Community Event
Bring your extra vegetable starts, divided plants, flowers, tubers, etc. and swap with other gardeners.  Now is a great time to be starting plants to share!
  Several community groups will also be on hand to share about issues related to gardening.
*Donations are not a requirement to take plants home. 
Plants can be dropped off May 12 between 3 and 5 pm.
 
 
STEAM for Elementary Students, Tuesdays at 3 pm 
First Tuesday: STEM -NCIS Fiber investigations
We'll learn to isolate and identify fibers like a forensic scientists. 
 
Second Tuesday:  Pokémon TCG Club
Learn how to play the classic game from an experienced instructor. Bring your own cards, or we will have some to use. 
 
Third Tuesday: Art lab- Quilts
We will read a book about a famous quilting circle and make paper quilts that honor that tradition. 
 
Fourth Tuesday: Tinker Tuesday
 Enjoy some free engineering play time with Legos, Magnatiles, Keva Planks and more. 
  

Friends of the Banks Library Upcoming Events
Spring Book Sale April 13- April 17 Gently used books for sale! 
Thursday 2-6
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-5
Sunday closed
Monday 10-5
 
Save the Date: The Annual Raise a Glass fundraising dinner will be at OutAZABlue on Sunday, July 9.
 
 
 
Teen Service Saturday

Saturday, April 8 10 am to noon
Saturday, May 13- help with the Third Annual Plant Swap. Contact library for exact hours.
 
Looking for Upcoming Events?

Library programs are now being printed in a brochure that will be published every three months.  Copies are available at the library or at City Hall.  Events should also be listed on the Events calendar at WCCLS.org.
 
 
 
Recent additions to the Children's book sections: 
Jubilee : the first therapy horse and an Olympic dream
by KT Johnston

"Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she'd never ride again. Lis tried anyway. How do you stay on a horse without using your legs? How do you give the subtle cues needed in dressage with limited mobility? With hard work--and an unlikely horse named Jubilee. After years of training together and creating a new way of communicating, Lis and Jubilee danced into the competition ring, and eventually all the way to the Olympics. Lis Hartel was the first woman with a disability ever to win an Olympic medal, and the first woman to stand equally beside men on the Olympic winners' podium in any sport."
Happy sloth day!
by April Pulley Sayre

Visually stunning and informative, this nonfiction picture book takes readers into the rainforest canopy where they will meet sloths and learn all about these slow, gentle creatures. 
How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside
by Kari Percival

This how-to guide for connecting with nature introduces the concept of a garden and all that it offers, generating curiosity and wonder as young readers explore this magical place and all its creatures.
Just Gus
by McCall Hoyle

To heal from a bear attack, Gus, a livestock guardian dog, stays with Diego and his dad on the North Carolina coast where he must learn to control his instincts or lose his chance to stay in his new home.
Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke

Set in contemporary West Africa, this delightful story introduces a young girl named Anna Hibiscus, who has many adventures with her family all of whom live together in a beautiful compound in Nigeria. 
Doggo and Pupper search for cozy
by Katherine Applegate

When Cat gets a surprise new bed from the Humans, she misses her old one, and Doggo and Pupper help her search for cozy. 
Farm Boots
by Lisl H. Detlefsen

 
Banks Public Library
42461 NW Market St
Banks, Oregon 97106-9019
(503) 324-1382
Open hours:
  • Mon 10am-5pm
  • Tue 10am-6pm
  • Wed 10am-6pm
  • Thu 10am-6pm
  • Fri 10am-5pm
  • Sat 10am-5pm
  • Sun CLOSED