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Friends support Oregon Battle of the Books

Post published:September 16, 2015

OBOB The Friends contributed $2000 to fund the Tualatin Library’s Oregon Battle of the Books program. OBOB is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension initiative for students in 3rd-12th grades. Our contribution will pay for books for fifteen 3rd-5th grade students. Each student will receive two books per month from September through February.

With OBOB, students are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. The mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and encourage cooperative learning and teamwork among students.

Hispanic Heritage Month at the library

Post published:September 9, 2015

Ricardo Cardenas The Tualatin library will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, with a variety of activities supported with a $1000 donation from the Friends.

Bilingual Storytime. Saturdays in the Community Room, starting at 11 am.

Aztec Dance Troupe. Dancers from Danza Azteca will perform in the Community Room on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2-3 pm.

Latin Guitar. Classical guitarist Ricardo Cardenas, pictured here, will perform works by composers from Brazil, Venezuela, and Paraguay. The concert will be in the Community Room on Saturday, October 3, 2-3 pm.

Pinata Workshop. Kids in grades K-6 are invited to participate in this hands-on workshop. They’ll make their own pinatas in the traditional form and learn the pinata song. This activity will be in the Community Room on Wednesday, October 7, 4 pm.

Braceros Presentation. Learn about the Braceros, a group of Mexican migrant workers who helped farmers during the labor shortage of WWII. A bilingual presenter from the Washington County Museum will have artifacts and photographs on hand for the presentation in the Community Room on Saturday, October 10, 2-3 pm.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Friends support Summer Reading celebration

Post published:August 22, 2015

The Tualatin library will host a Celebration of Readers on Sunday, August 30th as a finale to the 2015 Summer Reading program.

Pianist Lori Henriques is scheduled to perform her repertoire of jazz/blues/cabaret songs. In addition to the music, there will be a special appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog for the kids.

This event is supported by the Friends with a $1000 donation to the library. It will be on Sunday, August 30th from 2 to 4 pm.

The library challenged Tualatin to read 2.5 million minutes this summer. Participants can submit reading logs until the August 31st deadline.