August is typically a quieter month at the library. The Summer Reading program is winding down and school is not yet in session. But this year we had our adult summer reading program “Let’s Talk About It” on August 20th. Bob Welch, an author and journalist from Eugene, spoke to the group about his book “Cascade Summer : My Adventure on Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail”. \u00a0In addition to this very interesting and entertaining program, Bob presented a program for children earlier in the day. He read and talked about his newest published book “Keyboard Kitten: An Oregon Children’s Story”. This is a charming book with many references to Oregon locations and happenings.<\/p>\n
In our summer reading program, Monica served over 400 children and over 200 adults. The kids have so much fun, and are encouraged to read all summer, a great plus for when they begin school again in September.<\/p>\n
After some careful editing to keep them in accord with the city’s municipal code, the Library Board adopted their Bylaws<\/a>\u00a0and their\u00a0Policies<\/a>\u00a0documents. Both documents are now available on the library’s webpage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August is typically a quieter month at the library. The Summer Reading program is winding down and school is not yet in session. But this year we had our adult summer reading program “Let’s Talk About It” on August 20th. … Continue reading