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We’re having an Electronic Media Sale: September 16, 2023

Post published:September 10, 2023

On Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Friends of Tualatin Library will hold a special Electronic Media Sale in the lobby of the Tualatin Public Library. This sale will feature a wonderful collection of used DVDs, including adult, documentary, children’s, and TV series films, along with hundreds of music CDs. If you’re looking for Audiobooks on CD, we’ll have both fiction and non-fiction titles. We even have a small number of vinyl LP albums!

Prices are $2 for DVDs and audiobooks, $1 for CDs, or as marked for some special DVDs. Come early for the best selection. Cash and credit cards will be accepted for payment.

The Library is located at 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave. in Tualatin.

Summer reading has started @ the Tualatin Public Library

Post published:June 11, 2023

“Find Your Voice” is the theme of this year’s Summer Reading program which runs from June 1st to August 31st. The Friends are delighted to contribute funding to the program again this year. This program is for everyone in the family, so pick up your logs at the library and start reading! Kids and teens get a free book when they sign up and a second free book for completing their first log. Everyone gets an entry in the grand prize drawings.

Kickoff events are scheduled for June 16-18:
For EVERYONE: The Amazing Bubble Man!
Saturday, June 17, 11:30am – 12:30pm and 2:00 – 3:00pm

For TEENS: Summer Reading Party
Friday, June 16, 2:00 – 4:00pm

For ADULTS and families: The Cabin Project
Sunday, June 18, 2:00 – 3:00pm

You’ll find all the details about Summer Reading on the Tualatin Public Library website.

Our next book sale: May 5-6, 2023

Post published:April 19, 2023

The Friends will hold a two-day book sale on May 5-6 in the Tualatin Library Community Room. On Friday, May 5th, the hours for the public will be 3-6pm; there will be a “Members Only” pre-sale hour 2-3pm. Memberships will be available at the door starting at $5 for seniors. On Saturday, May 6th, the hours will be 10am-4pm.

This sale will feature lots of fiction and non-fiction for adults as well as plenty of children’s titles including board books, picture books, and chapter books. There will be a small selection of DVDs and music CDs.

Most book prices are in the 50 cent to $2 range except for some especially nice books and DVDs which will be priced individually. During the last hour of the sale on Saturday, May 6, from 3-4pm, you can fill a bag with regularly priced books for only $5. Items tagged with a yellow sticker will be half-price. Cash and credit cards accepted. (No checks)

Meet our super-senior volunteers

Post published:March 3, 2023

Virginia Green and Eleanore Mickus don’t mind telling you their ages. Virginia, at left in the photo, is 90, Eleanore 85. We call them our super-senior volunteers, not necessarily because they’re super-old, but because they’re super-friendly, super-talented, and super-active with the Friends.

Virginia and Eleanore team up on Mondays to work on our ongoing booksale in the library. They restock the shelves, update pricing stickers, and process book donations from the public. Eleanore also serves as Vice-President on our Board while Virginia serves as an informal secretary to the Ongoing Booksale Committee. Both of them pitch in with our larger community book and media sales.

Did we mention they’re super-talented? Virginia is an award-winning artist. She’s active in the Wild Over Watercolor artists’ guild and a group of artists that meets weekly on Zoom to support and challenge each other. Eleanore expresses her creative side with quilting. She’s currently working with a Tualatin Historical Society committee to present a three-day quilt show, “The Fabric of our Lives,” which is coming up March 9-11, 2023.

Virginia and Eleanore agree that having a good attitude can make a big difference as you get older. We invite you to say hello to these two super-friendly volunteers when you see them at the Tualatin Library.

Our logo

Post published:January 2, 2023

One of the many tasks the founding members of the Friends faced in 2005 was to design a logo. Since none of the early members were particularly artistic, they decided to hold a contest. The winning entry, shown at far left, was designed by Kira Burge, a high school senior who went on to study art and business at the University of Oregon. Kira designed the logo to represent the concepts of growth, learning, and connection. An article about Kira and the winning design appeared in a local newspaper in July 2005. The original logo was “freshened up” by a local graphic designer in 2017; that version is shown at near left.

In 2022 we redesigned our website. Board member Linda Kilgore stepped up to design a new logo which is included in the header of each website page. Linda designed a family of logos in different sizes that we use on our letterhead, newsletter, brochures, and flyers as well as the website. We think the whimsical, colorful books and modern font set the tone for our organization’s fun and friendly culture.