
Carolyn Briggs
Libraries arrive in all forms... check out the biblioburro!
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Multnomah County Library
Want to help your aging parent live a more fulfilling life? In partnership with Life by Design Northwest, Gresham library is offering this special program tonight from 6-7:30pm (no sign-up required). Chris Nelson, life enrichment director at Emerson House will focus on ways to keep seniors and their loved ones engaged ...with life together, including ideas for mutually beneficial activities that engage mind, body and spirit, while compensating for age-related losses.Read More
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. This seven-part series will explore the issues and challenges of caring for an aging parent and will be helpful for anyone caring for another person.

Ye New Dill Pickle Club  catch the pickles tabling @ Portland Center Stage & Multnomah County Library the next 2 weekends. both events are free and open to the public!
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The Dill Pickle Club is tabling two free, public events the next two weekends. First up is the Printers’ Fair, taking place in conjunction with Ben Frankin: Unplugged at Portland Center Stage.

November 2 at 3:27pm

Multnomah County Library Our fab youth librarians talk about the art (and magic) of storytelling in this month's School Library Journal. Get down on the floor, cross your legs and enjoy!
Do You Believe in Magic? There's a good reason why so many families love storytimes - 11/1/2009 - Sc
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A colleague put a lovely image into our heads at a recent discussion of best practices for family storytimes. Librarian Maria Lowe offers family storytimes in the evenings, and she always includes a time ...

Manya Shorr We just received our subscription copy of Runner's World, with Grete Waitz on the cover. However, the off the rack copy has Steve Prefontaine on the cover. You should get one! Very Oregon-centric.

Multnomah County Library Whether you're LISTENING to someone else or TELLING your own story, there's something for everyone at the 10th Annual Tapestry of Tales. Events are taking place throughout the month of November at various locations. Check our Events & Classes or Event Finder pages or pick up our colorful brochure at a library near you!
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This will be the 10th anniversary of the Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival and we have a great group of storytellers coming to celebrate with us!

Jennifer Siegel Thank you library once again for saving me. And inspiring me. My all soul yoga playlist got supercharged today after a visit with you. Class tomorrow is gonna rule!

Multnomah County Library An ode, in poetic form, to the old Hollywood branch library (now Fleur de Lis Bakery & Cafe at 3930 NE Hancock), courtesy of the Portland Upside.....scroll down to the poem 'There's a bakery where the library used to be' by Judith Arcana.
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Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Interfaith Food and Farms Partnership (IFFP) has been empowering faith communities, farmers and neighborhoods to create innovative partnerships for just and sustainable food systems since 2005. ...

Kellmer Katrina This is Wonderful

Multnomah County Library Want to escape the rain this weekend? On Sunday you can try walking a labyrinth in the dry comfort of the Hollywood branch or delve into Portland's architectural past with a talk about A.E. Doyle ('Portland's Architect' and designer of Central Library!) in Central's U.S. Bank Room. Plug into Event Finder for these and other programs happening this weekend! http://multcolib.org/events/

Janette R Pech I think a discussion for any library shelved items that may have some problem with it should be put up. Anyone else agree?

Multnomah County Library Do you know a child who is a reluctant reader? Our Read to the Dogs program helps kids break out of their shell in a non-threatenting, non-judgemental environment. Multiple branches offer this innovative program every month. Search the Event Finder on our homepage for a location near you. And, read more about this national trend below.
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Meet Bailey. She's a registered therapy dog, but you won't find her in hospitals or nursing homes. Instead, Bailey makes weekly visits to libraries and schools. She sits quietly or snuggles up to kids as they read her a book. ...

Dorn This Library Rocks! - and it has architecture...

Multnomah County Library Speaking of up-to the-moment happenings.....MCL's Title Wave used book store has got a special running all this week: Bargain Bios! Buy one biography, get one free (of equal or lesser value).

Multnomah County Library Our Facebook and Twitter accounts are great for up-to-the-moment happenings system-wide. But did you know that you can subscribe to our E-Newsletter to keep current with our programs, events and services? Subscribe today!
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