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Art of the Story- Jasmin Cardenas Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. Presenting: "Niña Buena? Good Girl?" Cardenas is a bridge builder and believes in the power of stories to unite us. She debuted at the National Storytelling Festival’s Exchange Place stage in 2016. One of the first Latinas to receive The Race Bridges Storytelling Fellowship, Jasmin uses storytelling and theater to pursue justice and humanity. She launched the bilingual Cuentos Aqui Storytelling literacy program for the Chicago Public Libraries. A professional actress, director, writer and Chicago native, Jasmin has performed at Steppenwolf, and Goodman Theater, among others. Her one-woman show ¿ Niña Buena? toured throughout Chicago and Mexico. She is currently focused on working class stories with her collective The Workers’ Theater, made up of low wage workers in America. A proud SAG-AFTRA member - her TV credits include NBC Chicago Fire, Showtime’s The CHI & ABC’s Betrayal. This program is part of the 15th Annual Art of the Story Festival. April 27 to May 4. For more information and a complete schedule, visit: wccls.org/festival
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STEM at the Library Wednesday, April 2 at 3:15 p.m. For elementary age students. We'll be experimenting with launchers and catapults!
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2019 Reading Challenge Book Group Friday, April 12 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 book that has the words "Salt" "Sugar" "Bitter" or "Sweet" in the title. See books at the bottom of the newsletter for ideas or look at this list. |
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Art Lab for Elementary Students Wednesday, April 17 at 3:15 p.m. This month we will explore the artist Vincent Van Gogh. We'll look at his works and create a picture reminiscent of his masterpiece "Starry Night."
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Friends of the Banks Library Events Spring Book Sale May 16- May 20 in the Jane Moore Community Room Check with the Library for hours. July 13, 2019 Raise a Glass Dinner and Auction Tickets will be on sale at the Spring Book Sale. Donations of goods, services and gift certificates are welcome! |
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Selection of books with "sweet" "salt" "bitter" or "spice" in the title:
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All That is Bitter & Sweet : a memoir
by Ashley Judd
Drawing on vivid journals of the celebrity activist's visits to violence- and poverty-stricken regions on four continents, a personal account describes how her witness to basic human rights violations helped her to work through damaging issues in her own life.
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Sweet Little Lies : a novel
by Caz Frear
A London policewoman from a troubled family is forced to investigate dark secrets in her estranged father's past to solve the murder of a young housewife and the disappearance of a teenage girl years earlier
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Sweet Salt Air
by Barbara Delinsky
Two childhood friends reunite at a summer retreat, each harboring a horrible secret that would test the bounds of their longtime relationship if revealed
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Salt to the Sea : a novel
by Ruta Sepetys
Frantically racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. By the award-winning author of Out of the Easy.
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A Salty Piece of Land
by Jimmy Buffett
Tully Mars finds himself regretting a decision to help find the missing lens belonging to the Cayo Loco lighthouse, in a madcap, tequila-inspired adventure featuring such characters as Indian shaman Ix-Nay, centenarian Cleopatra Highbourne, and boatman Captain Kirk.
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Sweetbitter
by Stephanie Danler
A year in the life of a beguiling young woman in the hectic world of a famous downtown New York restaurant follows her effort to become someone of importance through a backwaiter job that enables her indulgences in culinary and intellectual interests
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Sweet Tooth : a novel
by Ian McEwan
Recruited into MI5 against a backdrop of the Cold War in 1972, Cambridge student Serena Frome, a compulsive reader, is assigned to infiltrate the literary circle of a promising young writer whose politics align with those of the government, a situation that is compromised when she falls in love with him. By the award-winning author of Solar
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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 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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