August 2026
Back to School Resources
Make a plan for a successful school year with these great resources available for free with your library card. All students can access live homework help in English, Spanish, and French through Brainfuse HelpNow service. Look up vetted facts on a wide variety of subjects with Encyclopedia Britannica Online or National Geographic Kids. Advanced students, get ahead on your research projects with digital articles through Gale Academic OneFile or Gale General OneFile. Apply for a digital access card at wccls.org/get-card, then head to wccls.org/research to get started!
Congrats Mini Castle Contest Winners!
Thanks so much to everyone who submitted castles for our latest Mini Castle Making Contest! We had 49 castle submissions in this year's contest. Here are the winners for 2026:
  • Ages 1-4: Desmond G. for Dragon Palace
  • Ages 5-9: Ella D. for Secret Forest Castle
  • Ages 10-14: Ramona M. for Whispering Falls Palace
  • Adult & Most Literary: Lindsay H. for Everafter Pavilion
  • Group: Tomi and Lauren A. for Toebean Tower
  • Most Medieval: Evelyn K. for The Silver Castle
  • Most Creative: Brock and Jayne E. for Termite Castle
  • Most Miniature: Jane T. for The Tiny Tower of Thompson’s
Road Trip Reads
Hypergifted by Gordon Korman
Hypergifted
by Gordon Korman

School has never been a problem for twelve-year-old super-genius Noah Youkilis, at least not until he gets an admission letter to the prestigious Wilderton University. The last thing Noah wants is to go straight from eighth grade into college. Meanwhile, Noah's best friend, Donovan, has been looking forward all year to a summer of doing nothing. But when Wilderton allows Noah to bring a friend for the summer term, Donovan's parents jump at the chance. Suddenly, Donovan's summer of slack has turned into hanging with Noah and working as a summer camp counselor for professors' kids.
More suggestions for children here
Break to You by Neal Shusterman
Break to You
by Neal Shusterman

Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she's allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big. Until the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings -- and has written back.
More suggestions for teens here
Wild Dark Shore: Reese's Book Club Pick (a Novel) by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need.
More suggestions for adults here
Library Events and Activities
All are free and open to the public
Events for Youth and Family
YOUTH SUMMER READING
Pick out a free book. No registration required. Choose your reading goal and pick up a prize book when you reach it, through August 31, and enter our prize drawing.
Through August 31. Ages 0-18.
LUNCH AND FUN AT LANGER PARK!
Join us at Langer Park in partnership with the Sherwood YMCA! The Y is serving lunch to all starting at 11:00 a.m. Sherwood Public Library has storytime Tuesdays 11:30 a.m.–12:00p.m. and an easy craft Thursdays 11:30 a.m.–12:00p.m. One free book to all kids who attend provided by WCCLS (Washington County Cooperative Library Services).
Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 4-20,
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
READ TO THE DOGS
Build reading confidence and improve reading skills by reading to a dog. The dogs and their trainer will listen with compassion and without judgment as you read to them. Sign up for a 20 minute session. Every month on the second Saturday.
Saturday, August 8, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov to register.
POP-UP MAKER SPACE LAUNCH!
We won a grant through the Library Services & Technology Act, making it possible for us to purchase a Maker Space cart and to create a pop-up Maker Space program! We have a variety of craft supplies to explore creativity, including:
  • A sewing machine for kids
  • 3D pens
  • Cricut Machine
  • Comb Binder
  • 1″ Button Maker
  • and so Much More!
Saturday, August 22, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Ages 3 and up.
Summer Storytimes
ALL AGES STORYTIME
Join us for interactive storytimes where we read books, sing songs, and play action rhymes. This event is designed for kids birth to 6. All ages welcome.
Wednesdays @ 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.
No storytimes Sept 2 & 9.
HEART STRINGS MANDARIN
Heart Strings Mandarin is an Early Childhood Mandarin Music and Movement Program for ages 7 and under. This program is designed to engage young learners by utilizing a variety of expressive arts to appeal to different learning styles.
Thursdays in September @ 10:30 a.m.
Events for Teens
SMASH BROS TOURNEY
Calling all Tweens and Teens who want to battle it out in a Smash Bros. Tourney using the Nintendo Switch console.
Registration required. Ages 10 and up.
Tuesday, August 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Click here to register.
Events for Adults
ADULT SUMMER READING
Summer Reading is back! Pick up a free book at the library, read any book or audiobook you’d like, submit book reviews online or at the library (through August 31). Each book review enters you into weekly and grand prize drawings! 
Through August 31.
The Measure by Nikki ErlickADULT BOOK DISCUSSION
Read. Be inspired. Discuss. We are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick -- about mysterious boxes appearing on every doorstep, which reveal to those inside the exact length of their life, creating moral and philosophical chaos. Sponsored by Friends of Sherwood Public Library.
Wednesday, August 12, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration encouraged. Email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov to register.
REPAIR FAIR
Repair Fairs are events where volunteers with “fixing” skills help others fix broken items. Sign up online to see if volunteers can help fix your item, or volunteer to fix items for others. Registration required.
Saturday, August 15, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Registration required. Click here to register.
SOUND BATH MEDITATION
Relax and rejuvenate with Melissa Felsenstein of Inner Sounds Meditation. Specially tuned crystal bowls and gongs create a sound bath to help alleviate stress and ease listeners into meditative states. Participants are welcome to bring a yoga mat if they prefer to lay down during the sound bath.
Thursday, September 17, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Brainfuse JobNow
Get expert help with your job hunt, free with your library card, at wccls.org. Chat live with a job coach to get assistance with your job search, resume, interview preparation, and more. Download resume templates and upload your resume to get feedback. Get helpful tips for interview success.
LinkedIn Learning
Learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals with LinkedIn Learning, the industry leader in online training. Browse thousands of high-quality video courses taught by experts in their fields, free with your library card, at wccls.org.
Library Hours
Sunday: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Monday-Wednesday: 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Thursday & Friday: 11:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
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