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2009 Children's Author Lecture
This year's author is Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Monday, April 20, 2009
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
First Congregational Church
1126 S.W. Park Ave., Portland
Tickets
$12 Adult
$6 Student (K-12)
Tickets are on sale in early February at Library Administration and Central, Gresham, Hillsdale, Hollywood, Midland, Sellwood-Moreland and St. John's libraries.
Tickets are also available at A Children's Place and Annie Bloom's Books.
To order tickets by mail or for more information, call 503.988.5402.
After his talk, Mr. Scieszka will autograph his books, which will be available for purchase.
National Pig Day
Celebrate the kick off of Every Family Reads 2009 and National Pig Day at Central Library! Enjoy a special storytime full of pigs and a few wolves and be among the first to pledge to read with your family this spring.
Central Library
Sunday, March 1, 2 p.m.
Fractured
Bend tried and true stories into something new by exploring the meaning of fractured fairy tales using author Melissa Lion’s pre-crafted mad libs storylines.
Sellwood-Moreland Library
Friday, March 6, 10:30 a.m.
Northwest Library
Tuesday, March 10, 3 p.m.
Rockwood Library*
Saturday, March 14, 3 p.m.
*Registration is required for this event
Blow Your House Down
The Rebuilding Center in Portland, OR will provide you with the tools, reclaimed house materials and all the instruction you’ll need to build your own bird house. Just come prepared to build a little house ready to withstand serious huffing and puffing.
Hollywood Library
Friday, March 6, 1 p.m.
Belmont Library
Saturday, March 14, 3 p.m.
Holgate Library
Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m.
North Portland Library
Saturday, April 11, 11 a.m.
Out of the Book
Meet a cast of animals from the Oregon Zoo -- such as a kind snake, a silent owl and a squeaky-clean cockroach -- inspired by your favorite tales. Oregon Zoo employees share animal facts and introduce each species.
St. Johns Library
Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.
Gresham Library
Tuesday, March 24, 2 p.m.
Woodstock Library
Saturday, March 28, 3 p.m.
Central Library
Saturday, April 18, 10:30 a.m.
Just Imagine
Join an educator from SCRAP (Portland's own School & Community Reuse Action Project) to craft and decorate your own paper crown.
Woodstock Library
Tuesday, March 24, 4 p.m.
& Octopus
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s book Cowboy & Octopus pairs an unlikely duo. Create a hero all your own by building your own eight-legged friend from recycled materials with Sarie Weinberger of SCRAP.
Albina Library
Saturday, March 14, 2 p.m.
Capitol Hill Library
Saturday, March 21, 2:30 p.m.
Fairview-Columbia Library
Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m.
Gregory Heights Library
Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m.
Fairly Stupid Tales
This play was inspired by the book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. It features stories such as: Tortoise and the Hare, Goldilocks and the Three Elephants, Little Red Running Shorts, Sticky Cheese Man, Jacks Bean Problem and, of course, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (as told by A. Wolf). It’s brought to you by Book-It Repertory Theatre from Seattle, WA; a production company that focuses on bringing books to life for children.
Event hosted at Markham Elementary (10531 SW Capitol Hwy,
Portland, OR 97219)
Thursday, March 26, 6 p.m.
Gresham Library
Friday, March 27, 2 p.m.
Gresham Library
Friday, March 27, 4 p.m.
North Portland Library
Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m.
North Portland Library
Saturday, March 28, 3 p.m.
Oregon Reads 2009: Meet the Authors
Oregon Reads 2009 is a community reads program that will take place in nearly every public library and in every county in Oregon during the state's sesquicentennial, January through April of 2009.
Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff and Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson have been selected as titles for younger readers for the Oregon Sesquicentennial.
These books possess a uniquely Oregon focus: stories conveying an Oregon experience, approachable by readers throughout the state as well as by those with varying reading levels.
The event will begin with a presentation by Deborah Hopkinson (45 minutes) followed by a short reception.
Virginia's presentation and reader's theater performance will begin at 11:00 AM.
Central Library
Monday, April 27, 10 a.m