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Conversation Project- Why DIY? Thursday, February 28 7 p.m. Are we as self-sufficient as we can be? As we should be? What are the pleasures and pitfalls of doing it yourself? Join us for a free community conversation that investigates why we strive to be makers and doers in a world that provides more conveniences than ever before. Hosted by the Friends of the Banks Library and sponsored by Oregon Humanities.
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STEM at the Library Wednesday, February 6 at 3:15 p.m. For elementary age students. We'll be exploring balance!
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2019 Reading Challenge Book Group Friday, February 8 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 will be reading a debut novel. Come prepared to talk about your book, or come to see if this book club is right for you. See books at the bottom of the newsletter for ideas or look at this list. |
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Master Gardener Presentation and Seed Drive Thursday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. Come and hear what Master Gardener Sal Bianco has to teach you about how to start a vegetable garden. Also, we're launching our seed library again this spring, so this will be a great chance to swap some seeds and learn what you should be doing with them! If you have seeds to share, bring them. If not, don't worry, we'll still be able to send you home with some.
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Art Lab for Elementary Students Wednesday, February 20 at 3:15 p.m. This month we will explore the artist Piet Mondrian. We'll look at his works and create a piece of line art in his style.
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Friends of the Banks Library Events Save the Date! July 13, 2019 Raise a Glass Dinner and Auction Donations of goods, services and gift certificates are welcome! |
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Selection of books to read for the "Debut Novel" category of the Reading Challenge:
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
A winner of England's National Book Award, the acclaimed debut novel tells the outrageously funny, fantastic adventure story of Harry Potter, who escapes a hideous foster home thanks to a scholarship to The Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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My Absolute Darling : a novel
by Gabriel Tallent
Enduring an isolated existence after the death of her mother, 14-year-old Turtle roams the rocky shores and tide pools of the California coast and refutes every outside attempt to engage her before an unexpected friendship with a newcomer helps her realize the vulnerabilities of her life with her charismatic father.
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The Chalk Man : a novel
by C. J. Tudor
Three decades after his circle of friends is traumatized by the discovery of a murder victim while passing secret messages through a chalk-figure code of their invention, Eddie finds himself targeted by an unknown adversary who is using their former communication methods to torment and kill his friends.
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The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
Relates the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old Black girl growing up in an America that values blue-eyed blondes, and the tragedy that results from her longing to be accepted
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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
by Lauren Willig
Leaving Harvard to complete her dissertation on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian in England, Eloise Kelly discovers lost historical information that reveals the secret life of the most elusive spy of all time, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion.
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Behold the Dreamers : a novel
by Imbolo Mbue
An immigrant working class couple from Cameroon and the upper class American family for whom they work find their lives and marriages shaped by financial circumstances, infidelities, secrets, and the 2008 recession
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Once a crooked man
by David McCallum
Overhearing how the brothers in a powerful crime family intend to tie up loose ends before retiring, a New York actor flies to London to warn an intended victim and endures a madcap game of cat-and-mouse, in a quirky thriller by the actor best known for his roles on NCIS and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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The Martian : a novel
by Andy Weir
Stranded on Mars by a duststorm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and environmental challenges that test his ingenuity
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Regular Events: Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. Toddler Time, Thursdays at 10 a.m. 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 will be 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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