July 2025
Out and About with Adventure Passes!
We’re excited to announce that Adventure Pass is back just in time for summer! Visit the WCCLS website to choose a destination and a date, reserve a pass with your library card number and password, and enjoy your visit. You can reserve a pass up to 4 weeks in advance, and new passes are released on a rolling basis. Check back often if you don’t see what you’re looking for!
 
More information is available at wccls.org/adventurepass.
NEW Library Hours
Thank You To Our Summer Reading Sponsors!
Level Up Your Reading
Return to Sender
by Vera Brosgol

Ten-year-old Oliver discovers that the wish-granting mailbox in his new apartment may make his dreams come true, but they come with a cost.
More suggestions for children here
Fearless
by Lauren Roberts

Paedyn and Kai return to the Kingdom of Ilya, where Paedyn faces a terrible decision that will determine her fate and the future of the entire kingdom.
More suggestions for teens here
My Friends
by Fredrik Backman

Most people don't even notice them -- three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.
More suggestions for adults here
Library Events and Activities
All are free and open to the public
Events for Everyone
MINIATURE CASTLE MAKING CONTEST
In time for the yearly Sherwood Robin Hood Festival, show off your creativity in Sherwood Public Library's sixth annual Miniature Castle Making Contest! Submit a homemade castle 7 X 7 X 7
inches or smaller between July 1 and July 13, and it may be displayed at the library or even win an award. (This is smaller than the castle requirements in previous years.) More rules and information at: sherwoodoregon.gov/library.
Contest runs Tuesday, July 1, through Sunday, July 13.
Winners announced Friday, July 18.
SCIENCE HEROES
Turn science into an adventure through hands-on experiments and fun, interactive stories. Located at Cannery Square --corner of SW Pine and SW Columbia.
Tuesday, July 1, 11:00-11:45 a.m. All ages.
JINGLE DRESS DANCE
Keeli Littleleaf brings her award-winning Jingle Dress Dance to us to celebrate Native American culture and tradition. Located at Cannery Square --corner of SW Pine and SW Columbia.
Tuesday, July 8, 11:00-11:45 a.m. All ages.
EN TAIKO
Join us for an interactive, cultural drumming experience. The word "Taiko" refers most commonly to a distinctive form of drumming that has its roots in ancient Japanese culture. Located at Cannery Square --corner of SW Pine and SW Columbia.
Tuesday, July 15, 11:00-11:45 a.m. All ages.
POOL NOODLE PONY RACES
Inspired by the Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships, participants will make a horse out of a pool noodle and navigate an obstacle course. Located at Cannery Square --corner of SW Pine and SW Columbia.
Tuesday, July 22, 11:00-11:45 a.m. All ages.
Events for Youth and Family
YOUTH SUMMER READING
All ages can pick out a free book starting June 1. No registration required. Choose your reading goal and pick up a prize book when you reach it, July 15 - August 31, and enter the grand prize drawing.
Through August 31.
BILINGUAL STORYTIME IN THE PARK // CUENTOS BILINGÜES EN EL PARQUE
Our 9th annual camp-like event, for all ages! Enjoy storytime in Spanish and English, a free sack lunch courtesy of Helping Hands, outdoor activity with YMCA, and craft. Located at Stella Olsen Park stage.
Thursdays, July 3, 10, 17, & 24, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
 
¡Nuestro 9º evento anual parecido a un campamento! Disfrute de cuentos en español e inglés, un almuerzo gratis, una actividad al aire libre y una manualidad. En el scenerio del parque Stella Olsen.
Jueves, 3, 10, 17, y 24 de Julio, 10:30 a.m.
READ TO THE DOG
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, July 12, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov to register.
INTRO TO WATERCOLOR
This 1.5 hour program is just the introduction you need to grow your love of watercolor painting. Registration required. Ages 10 and up.
Wednesday, July 23, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Registration required. Click here to register.
Summer Storytimes -- Begins June 4
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.
Events for Adults
ADULT SUMMER READING
Summer Reading is back! Pick up a free book at the library starting June 1, 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.
ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION
Read. Be inspired. Discuss. We are discussing The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon -- about a New England midwife in 1789 investigating the murder of a man found frozen in the nearby river, which uncovers shocking truths of her close-knit community. The first ten participants to register receive a free copy. Sponsored by Friends of Sherwood Public Library.
Wednesday, July 9, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration required. Email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov to register.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Author Marie Buckley leads a warm-up exercise and thematic writing session. No experience necessary. Bring writing tools and expect positive feedback. Sponsored by Friends of Sherwood Public Library.
Sunday, July 20, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Registration required. 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 2, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Registration required. Click here to register.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Get FREE BOOKS for your child! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five! Sign up today at this link.
Always Available Audiobooks
Enjoy your summer travels and relaxation with Always Available Audiobooks and e-books with the Libby app by OverDrive. Enjoy titles for all ages and in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Hindi, and more -- thanks to Washington County Cooperative Library Services. Get started today at wccls.org/e-books or ask us for that little extra help to get started. 
Library Hours
The Library will be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
 
NEW LIBRARY HOURS (STARTING JUNE 30)
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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