September at the Library
 
Drop-in and celebrate Denise!
Friday, September 5 from 3 pm to 6pm

Denise Holmes is retiring from her position as Library Director and we're having a party! Come visit with Denise and other library folks and enjoy some light refreshments. 
 
Terrarium Workshop
Tuesday, September 23 at 7 pm
*registration required
 
Enjoy an evening of making with others and go home with your own living work of art. 
 Call the library at 503 324-1382 or or reply to this e-mail to register
 
 
 
 


Join the WCCLS League of Library Lovers! This September and October, WCCLS is running a library ambassador campaign. Tell your friends and neighbors all the reasons you value the library and earn 2 limited-edition prizes (while supplies last) that will help you show off your love for libraries!
Here’s how to participate:
1. Pick up a punch card at the library starting Sept. 2, 2025.
2. Tell 10 friends or neighbors how much you value the library!
3. Mark a spot every time you talk with someone who doesn’t have a WCCLS library card.
4. Turn in your completed punch card at the library for a prize while supplies last.
5. Pick up a new punch card each month you plan to participate.
Offer ends Oct. 31, 2025. September’s prize is a sticker for your library card. You can redeem it at the library starting Sept. 24 to Sept. 30, 2025. Limit 1 per person.
October’s prize is a canvas tote bag. You can redeem it at the library starting Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, 2025.
Limit is 2 per household. Check out the WCCLS website to view rules, prizes, and get ideas for conversation starters. Have fun! Participants must live in Washington County, Oregon. Staff, board members, and their families are not eligible for prizes
 
 
 
Teen and Tween Programs
 
Thursdays starting at 3:15 pm and wrapping up by 4:30.
September 4: Tween Crafternoon Ages 10 to 14: Paper Self Portrait
September 11 and 25: Drop-in Tabletop Games for grades 8 to 12
September 19 Teen Art Lab for ages 14 to 18: Paper Self Portrait
Also Teen Service Saturday the second Saturday of the month from 10 am to noon. 
 
 
 
Native Plants- Creating Reciprocity through Language and relationship to place
Thursday, October 2 at 7 pm
Come for a special presentation about native plants by Joseph Ham of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. 
 


After School STEAM events return Tuesday, September 9. No registration necessary. Open to elementary-age children. Programs start at 3 pm and generally wrap up at 4 pm.
 
September 9: Pokemon TCG Club- Learn to play Pokemon Trading Card Game. Cards available to play 
September 16: Art Lab- Experiment with the wet felting process
September 23: Tinker Tuesday: Hexbug Mazes
September 30: SPECIAL EVENT
Museum in a Box: Aviation Edition
Supported by NASA, the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum expands its engagement to the greater Oregon community through a unique interactive education program: the Museum in a Box.  In this hour-long course, an educator will cover the following: (1) the fundamentals of aerodynamics, (2) the Bernoulli effect on flight, (3) a show-and-tell of rare exhibits from the Museum, and (4) a group challenge for prizes to recap what we've learned
Brought to the library by the Friends of the Banks Public Library. 
 
 
 
Measure 34-345 on Nov. 4, 2025 Ballot Proposed Levy for Countywide Library Services
 Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is the primary source of funding for public library operations across the county. About 45% of WCCLS funding currently comes from a local option levy that will expire in June 2026. On Nov. 4, 2025, voters will have the opportunity to consider proposed Measure 34-345 that would fund public library services in Washington County. 
 If passed, Measure 34-345 would fund:
• Reading and learning support for kids & teens
• Central services that efficiently link libraries together
• Open hours and access to books & materials
• Reading events for children
If passed, how would Measure 34-345 affect taxpayers?
• If passed, the proposed measure would authorize an increase in property taxes.
• The proposed measure would cost property owners $0.37 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The tax would continue from July 2026 through June 2031.
• The owner of a home assessed at $348,600 would pay approximately $129 per year, or $10.75 per month.
• The measure would raise $188,915,688 between July 2026 and June 2031
 
What would happen if Measure 34-345 does not pass?
If the proposed measure does not pass, library services would not be provided as proposed and property taxes would not be increased.
 
To learn more, please visit wccls.org/levy 
 
 
Friends of the Banks Library Book Sale
October 22 to 25
Come and find your next great read!
The Friends sale will include donated books and some library discards. If you have books you would like to donate, bring them to the library and we'll sort and get them cleaned up for the sale.  If you have more than a box or two, please contact the library first as our storage space is very limited. 
*The Friends accept hardback or paperback books in good condition. No textbooks or yellowed paperbacks, please.
 
See wccls.org/events-activities for a full listing of library programs. 
 
Banks Public Library
42461 NW Market St, Banks, Oregon 97106-9019
(503) 324-1382
https://www.cityofbanks.org/library