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Camp Big Read Monday to Thursday, August 5-8 and 12-15 9 a.m. to noon Eight days of fun and hands-on learning! For kids entering first through third grade. Registration required and space is limited. Contact the library at 503 324-1382 to participate. |
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A Universe of Stories - Summer Reading Wrap up Party Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to noon Enjoy a balloon artist, snacks, a craft and maybe even win a prize! Also, turn in your reading record and pick out your award book!
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2019 Reading Challenge Book Group Friday, August 9 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 books with an amateur detective. |
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STEM at the Library and Art Lab for Elementary These programs will return in the fall. STEM will be the first Wednesday of every month starting in October, and Art Lab will be the third Wednesday. Stay tuned for details!
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Friends of the Banks Library Events National Night Out Tuesday, August 6, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Stop by and see the Friends at Sunset Park! Fall Book Sale October 3-7 Save the date to come and stock up on reading for the cold months. Donations of items in good condition accepted at the library. Donations of goods, services and gift certificates are welcome! |
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Selection of books with amateur detectives:
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by C. Alan Bradley
Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, begins her adventure when a dead bird is found on the doorstep of her family's mansion in the summer of 1950, thus propelling her into a mystery that involves an investigation into a man's murder where her father is the main suspect. Original.
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A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple looks into the death of Rex Fortescue, who was poisoned while drinking a cup of tea in his office at Consolidated Investments, and discovers a variety of associates and family members with motives, including a wife believed to have married Rex for his money
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One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich
After her Miata is repossessed, Stephanie Plum turns to bounty hunting for quick cash, and her first quarry, an ex-cop accused of murder, turns out to be her first lover, with whom she still shares a powerful chemistry.
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Devil's Trill : a mystery in sonata allegro form
by Gerald Elias
Living in self-imposed exile while berating his students, blind violin instructor Daniel Jacobus attends a Carnegie Hall competition where a cursed Stradivarius is stolen and an old nemesis is brutally murdered, forcing Daniel to prove his innocence for both crimes
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The Deeds of the Disturber : an Amelia Peabody mystery
by Elizabeth Peters
The death of a night watchman at the British Museum spurs fevered whispers of a mummy's curse, but Egyptologist and amateur sleuth Amelia Peabody doesn't believe any of it and is willing to prove herself by nabbing a fleshandblood killer.
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Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
by Mario Giordano
Retiring to Sicily in the hopes of spending her final years enjoying the ocean view, the wine and the company of friends, 60-year-old Auntie Poldi discovers that her new home is not quite as tranquil as anticipated when her handsome young handyman is found murdered.
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Regular Events: Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. starting September 11 Toddler Time, Thursdays at 10 a.m. starting September 12 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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