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Oregon Reads 2009 at Tigard Public Library
Oregon Reads 2009
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
12:30 PM
Tigard Reads Kickoff Event
An afternoon of Big Band swing music by the Minidoka Swing Band, a taste of Japanese desserts and a viewing of the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center exhibit, Window on a Community: Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area. Receive your complimentary copy of Stubborn Twig while supplies last, courtesy of the Friends of the Tigard Library.(Community Room)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
12:30 PM
Weekend Adventure: Japanese Crafts
Hands-on Japanese-themed craft activity.(Puett Room)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
4:30 PM
Teen Book Group: Bat 6
Pick up a copy of Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff, read it at home, and then meet with other teens to discuss it and play an indoor “Very Softball” game. The first 16 teens to register will receive a free copy of the book, courtesy of the Friends of the Tigard Library.(Community Room)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
1:30 PM
Weekend Adventure: Pioneer Crafts
Fun craft activities from pioneer days.(Puett Room)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
1:30 PM
Frayed Knot with Rick Meyers
Learn how to weave a simple loop of string into a variety of lifelike figures and magic escape tricks, just like the pioneers did!(Community Room)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
10:30 AM
Morning Book Group
(Houghton Room)Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:00 PM
Meet the Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Oregon author Deborah Hopkinson reads from her picture book Apples to Oregon. The author will talk about being a writer and lead kids in an activity. The first 50 families will receive a complimentary copy of Apples to Oregon.(Community Room)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
7:00 PM
The Way of Tea with Diana Saltoon
Diana Saltoon will demonstrate Chanoyu—the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Ms. Saltoon is a teacher at the Wakai Tea Association in Portland and author of Tea and Ceremony.(Community Room)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
7:00 PM
Meet the Author: Lauren Kessler
Oregon author Lauren Kessler speaks on the inspiration and writing of her book Stubborn Twig.(Community Room)
Friday, February 13, 2009
5:00 PM
Love Bytes Game Fest
Join us for DDR, Wii, Smash Bros., and a variety of other games and activities with a Valentine’s Day flair. Create a love note to Oregon, in celebration of our state’s 150th birthday!(Community Room)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
2:00 PM
Oregon’s Birthday Party: Old Time Music Show
Celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday with cake and a music performance by Rick Meyers featuring a delightful mix of history, playful dialogue and pioneer music played on the banjo, spoons, musical saw, limberjack and other instruments.(Community Room)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
5:00 PM
Poetry Workshop with Lawson Inada
Lawson Inada, Poet Laureate of Oregon, will conduct a writing workshop from 5–6 p.m. The celebrated poet is an emeritus professor of writing at Southern Oregon University in Ashland and the author of critically acclaimed books of poetry. Registration is required for the workshop—contact the library.(Community Room)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Poetry Reading with Lawson Inada
Lawson Inada, Poet Laureate of Oregon.(Community Room)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
1:30 PM
Weekend Adventure: Apple Crafts
Hands-on & fun apple crafts.(Puett Room)
Sunday, February 22, 2009
1:30 PM
Weekend Adventure: Origami Workshop
Members of the Tigard High School’s Japanese National Honor Society will help teach a variety of origami folds.(Puett Room)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7:00 PM
Evening Book Group: Stubborn Twig
(Houghton Room)Friday, February 27, 2009
7:00 PM
Chautauqua Lecture: True Stories & Other Fictions in Northwest Oral History
Where does history end and folklore begin? Author and professor Tom Nash looks at the elements of folklore embedded in supposedly nonfiction stories of frontier Oregon and the West. The Tigard Historical Association joins the Tigard Library to present this program, funded by the Oregon Council for the Humanities.(Community Room)