Thursday, Feb. 9 @ 4:30pm--Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-18) Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games & more. Snacks and PIZZA provided!
Thursday, Feb. 16 @ 4:30pm--Origami Star Jars (Teens & Adults) Make a wish! We'll be writing wishes, affirmations, and thoughts of gratitude, then making cute origami stars to keep in a positivity jar. May all your dreams come true! All supplies provided.
Friday, Feb 17 @ 2:00-4:30pm--Virtual Reality (Ages 13+): Book your 30-minute slot to experience one of our virtual reality programs. Signed release must be on record. Call 503 845-6401 to reserve your spot or for more info.
Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 4:30pm - Candy Sushi (Ages 12-18): Come make cute and yummy Candy Sushi! (We promise only the fish will be gummy!) All supplies provided.
Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 6:00pm - Writing Workshop (Teens & Adults): Are you a writer or thinking about becoming one? Award-winning local author Donna Hues will facilitate a workshop to explore the fundamentals of writing. Bring up to three pages of your writing and receive feedback on your work.
Wednesday, March 15 @ 1:00—Volunteer Orientation (Teens & Adults): Are you a teen or adult interested in helping out at the library? Attending this orientation is the first step. Call 503.845.6401 to register.
Thursday, March 16 @ 4:30pm—Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-18): Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games & more. Pizza provided!
Saturday, March 18th @ 1:00—Volunteer Orientation (Teens & Adults): Are you a teen or adult interested in helping out at the library? Attending this orientation is the first step. Call 503.845.6401 to register.
Thursday, March 23 @ 5:30pm— Spring Mini-Wreath Making (Teens & Adults): Prepare for the Spring Equinox by making a cottage-core mini-wreath. All supplies provided.
Friday, March 24 @ 12:00-4:30pm—Virtual Reality (Ages 13+): Book your 30-minute slot to experience one of our virtual reality programs. Signed release must be on record. Call 503.845.6401 to reserve your spot.
Wednesday, March 29 @ 3:00pm—Geek Crafts (Teen & Adults): Come make a perler bead magnet using templates of your favorite characters from Pokémon, Disney, comic books, anime, or video games! All supplies provided.
Thursday, April 6 @ 6:00 — Paint Night (Adults & Teens with an adult): Come learn how to paint a spring scene based on the Woodburn Tulip Festival! All supplies included. Pre-registration required. Call 503.845.6401
Friday, April 7 @ 4:00—Teen Blackout Poetry and Fruit Pizza (Ages 12-18): Make your own “fruit pizza” out of cookies and fruit, then participate in some fun blackout poetry to celebrate National Poetry Month!
Thursday, April 13 @ 5:30pm— Beaded Earrings (Teens & Adults): Make your own earrings using our large collection of beautiful beads. All supplies provided.
Thursday, April 20 @ 5:30pm—Teen Book Club (Ages 12-18): Join us for our first ever book club! This meeting we will be discussing which book we would like to choose. Come share your favorite books/authors with us!
Thursday, April 20 @ 4:30pm—Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-18): Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games & more. Snacks provided!
Wednesday, April 26 @ 6:30pm—Friends of the Library Annual Meeting: The Friends of the Library is a group of community members who support quality library service in the community through fund raising, volunteerism and serving as advocates for the library. All interested folks are welcome to attend.
Thursday, April 27 @ 6:00pm—Writers Group (Teens & Adults): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on, and get tips on publishing or performing your work.
Tuesday, May 16 @ 5:00pm—Mindfulness and Soothing Crafts (Teens & Adults): May is Mental Health Awareness Month so let's take some time to practice mindfulness, an easy meditation, and a couple of soothing art techniques
Wednesday, May 17 @ 3:30pm—Crafting Calm (Grades 5-12): In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we'll take some time to relax and make mindfulness jars, cover journals with washi tape, and concoct anti-stress scented putty.
Thursday, May 18 @ 5:30pm—Irish Traditional Music Slow Session (Adults and Teens): Are you interested in traditional Irish music? Do you play fiddle? Guitar? Recorder? Mandolin? Concertina? Flute? Whistle? Harp? Or, dare we ask, Bodhrán or Bouzouki? Would you like to try playing in some way with others? If so, come join us! It doesn't matter if you read music...
Thursday, May 25 @ 4:30pm— Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6+): Calling all interested teens to join our monthly meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games and more. Snacks provided! Followed by our first Teen Book Club @ 5:30: This month we will be discussing The Queens Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz. If you haven’t read the...
Thursday, May 25 @ 6:15pm—Writers Group (Adults & Teens): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on. We'll have fun with writing prompts and share our favorite reads.
Thurs., June 8 @ 4:30—Manga/Anime Lesson (Ages 7+): Do you love manga? Come learn how to draw anime & manga with step-by-step instructions and support from our knowledgeable library staff! Pre-registration required, call 503 845-6401 to save a spot!
Thurs., June 22, @ 5:30—Irish Traditional Music Slow Session (Adults & Teens): Do you play a folk instrument? Let's play traditional music together! It doesn't matter if you read music or not. All levels are welcome! Bring a music stand.
Thursday, June 29 @ 4:30pm— Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6+): Calling all interested teens to join our monthly meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games and more. Snacks provided!
Thursday, June 29 @ 6:00pm—Writers Group (Adults & Teens): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and receive feedback. We'll have fun with writing prompts and share our favorite reads.
Wednesday, July 12 @ 1:00pm— Beaded Earrings (Teens & Adults): Make your own earrings using our large collection of beautiful beads. All supplies provided
Thursday, July 13, @ 6:00pm—Irish Traditional Music Slow Session (Adults & Teens): Do you play a folk instrument? Let's play traditional music together! It doesn't matter if you read music or not. All levels are welcome! Bring a music stand.
Thursday, July 20 @ 6:00pm—Writers Café (Teens & Adults): Come enjoy snacks & a time to generate some good stuff with fellow writers! We'll start with chats, set timers to write, & will have the option to share what we wrote. Prompts & treats provided!
Wednesday, July 26 @ 4:00pm—Newspaper Fashion Show (Teens & Tweens): Work in teams or by yourself to create fashion masterpieces out of newspaper and duct tape, then strut the catwalk to show off your creations! Snacks & prizes!
Thursday, July 27 @ 4:30pm—Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-18): Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games & more. Snacks provided!
Thursday, July 27 @ 6:00pm—Writers Group (Teens & Adults): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on, and get tips on publishing or performing your work.
Thursday, Aug. 3 @ 6:00pm—Pod(cast) People (Teens & Adults): Like a book club but for podcasts! We will listen to a monthly curated list of podcast episodes surrounding an interesting topic! This month's topic is Animal Behavior. Email KB at kbuehner@mtangel.gov to get started.
Tuesday, Aug. 8 @ 5:00pm—Teen Hangout (Grades 6-12): Grab a group of friends or come alone and meet some new faces. Board games, crafts, virtual reality game, air conditioning and snacks will be provided.
Wednesday, Aug. 9 @ 1:00pm— Lavender Felt Bouquet (Adults & Teens): Keep summer around all year with a beautiful lavender bouquet made out of felt! All supplies provided.
Thursday, Aug. 10 @ 6:00pm—Writers Café (Teens & Adults): Come enjoy snacks & a time to write with fellow writers! We'll start with discussion, set timers to write together, end with a chat & share-out. All writers welcome!
Thursday, August 17 @ 4:30pm—Alice in Wonderland Escape Room (Grades 6-12): Help Alice escape the Queen of Hearts! Work together to solve the clues and beat the room.
Wednesday, Aug. 23 @ 1:00pm—Beaded Crafts (Teens & Adults): Use our large collection of beautiful beads to make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, or suncatchers. All supplies provided.
Thursday, Aug. 24 @ 4:30pm— Teen Advisory Board (Ages 12-18): Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games & more. Snacks provided!
Thursday, Aug. 24 @ 6:00pm—Writers' Group (Teens & Adults): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on, and get tips on publishing or performing your work.
Friday, Aug. 25 @ 1:00-4:30pm— Virtual Reality* (Teens & Adults): Book your 30-minute slot to experience one of our virtual reality programs. Signed release must be on record. Call 503.845.6401 to reserve your spot or for more info.
Thursday, Sept. 21 @ 5:00pm—Teen Hangout (Grades 6-12): Grab a group of friends or come alone and meet some new faces. Board games, crafts, virtual reality game, air conditioning and snacks will be provided.
Thursday, Sept. 28 @ 6:00pm—Writers Group (Teens & Adults): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on, and get tips on publishing or performing your work.
Thursday, Oct. 5 @ 6:15pm—Paint Night with Bob Ross (Adults): Follow along with a Bob Ross video session. Practice Bob's techniques in your own happy little autumn painting. All materials provided. Due to limited space, registration is required. Call 971-370-5040 to register.
Thursday, Oct. 26 @ 4:30pm—Teen Advisory Board (Teens): Calling all teens to join our monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting and help collaborate with the library on programs, collections, games and more. Snacks provided!
Thursday, Oct. 26 @ 6:00pm— Writers Group: Preparing for NaNoWriMo (Teens & Adults): Calling all writers! Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month this November? Stop in to get some supplies, helpful planning tips, activities, and discussions to get the inspiration going for the heavy writing month ahead! All ages are welcome.
Friday, Nov. 10, 4:30-7:30pm (drop-in)—Teen Hangout (Ages 12-18): Join us for an escape room board game. Pizza and water provided.
Thursday, Nov. 30 @ 6:00pm—Writers Group (and last day of NaNoWriMo!) (Teens & Adults): Gather and chat with a group of fellow writers! Bring up to three pages of your work to read and get feedback on, and get tips on publishing or performing your work. If you're finishing up a NaNoWriMo project, come celebrate and grab a treat!
Thursday, January 4 @ 6:30pm—Yums Around the World « (Teens & Adults): Sample snacks from fourteen countries and five different continents while learning about winter holiday traditions from around the world—a great way to kick off our year of “Spice of the Month” activities and be the first to nab January’s take home packet. Space is limited so pre-registration is...
