These are highlights of upcoming events. See the complete schedule of events on the calendar. Scroll to bottom for recurring events.
Events by age:
Little Ones (ages 0-5)
Kids (Grades K-5)
Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Adults (ages 18+)
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Tuesday, June 24th at 1:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
Friday, June 27th at 10:30am or 11:30am.
Join us for a fun time creating cute things with air-dry clay and coloring, all while listening to your favorite songs! (You can submit your songs at registration.) And there will be an option for dancing too.
Tuesday, July 8th at 1:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival! From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone and Little Lobo can’t wait to show you.
Thursday, July 10th, 2025 @ 2:30 PM | The Hollow
Unleash your artistic vision on a white T-shirt, pair of socks, scrunchie, bag or whatever white or light-colored fabric item you have lying around! Learn some classic shirt ties or just freehand to your heart’s content.
Grades 5-8 | Registration is required!
Thursday, July 10th, 2025 - 1pm | In the Hollow
Unleash your artistic vision on a white T-shirt, pair of socks, scrunchie, bag or whatever white or light-colored fabric item you have lying around! Learn some classic shirt ties or just freehand to your heart’s content.
Grades 8-12 | Registration is required!
Friday, July 11th at 10:30am or 11:30am.
Join us for an engaging experiment with your taste buds! Can you guess the flavor of a jelly bean if all you know is its color and what your taste buds think? Can YOU get all eleven flavors correct?
Wednesday, July 16th at 6-7:30 | Community Room
Welcome to our Speed Friending Library Program! Are you in your 40s or 50s or 60s looking to make new friends and expand your social circle? Look no further! Our program is designed to bring people together in a fun, low stress, and interactive way. Our friendly and welcoming environment ensures that everyone feels comfortable and included. You'll engage in short, structured conversations with different participants, allowing you to quickly get to know each other and find common ground. Registration is requested.
Thursday, July 17, 2025 @ 2:30 PM | In The Hollow
Bring your own jar, cup or other clear container under a quart and make it come alive with a little ecosystem of your creation! We’ll provide fillers, plants and decorations!
Grades 5-8 | Registration is required!
Thursday, July 17, 2025 @ 1:00 PM | In The Hollow
Bring your own jar, cup or other clear container under a quart and make it come alive with a little ecosystem of your creation! We’ll provide fillers, plants and decorations!
Grades 8 - 12 | Registration is required!
Thursday, July 17th at 1:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets. Explore the depths of deceit, battle for power, and the lengths characters will go to unmask the Truth.
Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks to viewers about his struggles to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch.
Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 2:30 PM | In The Hollow
Learn some tips and techniques to get you cooking!
Grades 5-8 | Registration is required!
Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 1:00 PM | In The Hollow
Learn some tips and techniques from our guest chef to elevate your Mac & Cheese game - even if you're starting from a box!
Grades 8 - 12 | Registration is required!
Saturday, July 26th at 10:00am.
Join the West Linn Historical Society as we travel back 200 years to a trading post formed by Oregon Natives and pioneers near the Willamette Falls.
Thursday, July 31st, 2025 - 11:00am
Camp Half Blood is back! Join us at Marylhurst Heights Park for a Percy Jackson-themed celebration! Earn your beads in all sorts of camp activities from javelin-throwing to shield decorating. We'll end with a friendly battle at 11: 45!
Grades 6-12 | No registration is required, but supplies are limited!
Thursday, July 31st at 11:00 AM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (forthcoming June 10, 2025).
Tuesday, August 12 | 6:30-7:30 | Registration Required
Join us for a fun and refreshing library program where we’ll sample delicious non-alcoholic drinks from "Mood Drinks" by Gabriel Cabrera and pair them with book recommendations to match the mood of each mocktail. Registration is required.
Tuesday, September 9 | Community Room | 6:30-7:30
Form teams of up to five people and join us at the library for trivia fun! We will have five 10-question rounds and each round will be a different category. Snacks will be served. All ages welcome. The game starts promptly at 6:30 pm so arrive a few minutes early.
