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2019 Reading Challenge Book Group Friday, October 11 at 1:30 p.m. We'll be meeting the second Friday of every month. Each month will be a different theme from the 2019 Reading Challenge. This month we are reading a book by an author from a continent other than North America. |
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Read to the Dog! October 1 and October 15 at 3:15- 4:15 p.m. Marlena is ready to be read to the first and third Tuesday of the month. Sign up at wccls.org or let the library know you're coming. Great for building confidence in new readers!
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Art Lab for Elementary Students Wednesday, October 16 at 3:15 p.m. Students will explore painting to music in the style of Kadinsky. Come dressed for paint! (it's washable, though)
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STEM at the Library Wednesday, October 2 at 3:15 p.m. For elementary age students. We'll be exploring x-rays! November 6 at 3:15 p.m. We'll explore Wind!
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Starting October 12, we will have yoga at the library 3 days a week. Gregg Hendrix will be teaching. Join us for a Vinyasa yoga ( flowing poses) class Mondays at 4:30 -5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:30- 9:30 a.m. or a Yin yoga class (mostly seated poses) Tuesdays at 5:35- 6:45 p.m. Or join us for Reiki Energy Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:25 p.m. on Tuesdays. All classes are open to all levels of experience. If you have a mat, bring it and give yoga a try. If you don't have a mat, Gregg will have some for you to borrow. |
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Cyber Security Tips for Keeping Your Information Safe October 22 6:30 pm Celebrate National Cyber Security Month
A local security expert will present what individuals can do on a daily basis to keep their electronic information safe.
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Teens - Come meet author Renee Watson! October 24 at Jessie Mays Community Center North Plains 6:30 p.m.. Limited number of free books available at the library- come and get one!
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Homemade Holiday Saturday, November 2 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop by the library and make a holiday offering for a friend or loved one. Opportunities will include decorations, simple spa gifts, cards and ornaments. The whole family will find something to make!
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Friends of the Banks Library Events Fall Book Sale October 3, 3 pm to 7 pm October 4, 10 am to 5 pm October 5, 10 am to 5 pm October 6, noon to 4 pm October 7, 10 am to 5 pm in the Jane Moore Community Room |
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Piecing me together
by Renée Watson
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls
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Some places more than others
by Renée Watson
Looking forward to meeting her extended family for the first time during a visit to her father’s childhood brownstone in Harlem, Amara is dismayed by family estrangements and revelations about her father’s early years before discovering new ways to connect with her heritage.
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What Momma left me
by Renée Watson
After the death of their mother, Serenity Evans and her younger brother go to live with their grandparents, who try to keep them safe from bad influences and help them come to terms with what has happened to their family
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This side of home
by Renée Watson
Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted
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Watch us rise
by Renée Watson
Fed up with gender imbalances at their progressive NYC high school, two friends start a women's rights club and post poems, essays and videos online until their work goes viral, compelling the principal to shut them down. Co-written by the Newbery Honor-winning author of This Side of Home
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Regular Events: Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. Toddler Time, Thursdays at 10 a.m. through June Craft Night, second Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m. Teen Service Saturday, second Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to noon. |
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Is there a program that you would really like to see happen at the Banks Public Library! Let us know! Contact SusanC@wccls.org or call 503 324-1382. We welcome feedback about what you would like to attend. This newsletter is published monthly via e-mail.
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Banks Public Library 42461 NW Market St Banks, Oregon 97106-9019 (503) 324-1382
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Open hours:
- Mon 10am-5pm
- Tue 10am-7pm
- Wed 10am-7pm
- Thu 10am-7pm
- Fri 10am-5pm
- Sat 10am-5pm
- Sun CLOSED
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