Baby Storytime
Tuesday, July 9 in the Myrtlewood Room
10:00am – 10:30am
Calling all babies and caregivers– Join us for a magical, melody-filled gathering full of songs, rhymes, and early literacy tips! This event is perfectly tailored for tiny explorers aged 0-14 months and their favorite grown-ups. Let's create beautiful memories and nurture a love for learning together!
Summer Storytime
Wednesday, July 10 in the Myrtlewood Room
10:00am – 10:30am
Sing, read, talk, write, and play! Dive into a world of imagination and fun at weekly Storytime at the Library events. Join us for a morning of rhymes, songs, and captivating stories designed for young children and a parent or caregiver. It's a wonderful opportunity to spark creativity, foster language development, and create beautiful memories together!
Leather Work Workshop with Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
Wednesday, July 10 in the Myrtlewood Room
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Learn some basic leather working skills. Participants will get to stitch their own wallet or card holder with unique prints. They can even choose their own print and add it to their wallet or card holder. All supplies provided; space limited to the first fifty participants. All ages.
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural Presents the Culture of Charrería
Wednesday, July 10 in the Myrtlewood Room
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Join us at the grand opening of a Charro and Escaramuza attire exhibition for a presentation learn about the history and relevance of the Charrería tradition, witness a rope trick demonstration and related cultural activities.
The exhibit features handmade Charro and Escaramuza attire, highlighting a tradition dating more than 500 years. "Charreria" serves as a way of honoring the way of life of the past that shaped Mexican identity. The exhibit will be in the library and is made possible by a collaboration between Comunidad y Herencia Cultural and the Coos Bay Public Library.
Bilingual Storytime at the Charleston Marine Life Center
Thursday, July 11 at the Charleston Marine Life Center
10:00am – 10:45am
Visit the Charleston Marine Life Center for an ocean based storytime in Spanish and English. Stay after the program to explore the center.
Crafting with Nature: Scavenger Hunt
Thursday, July 11 in the Myrtlewood Room
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Join us on a Scavenger Hunt to Mingus Park where we'll collect bits of nature and return to the library to make collages. Collages will be placed on display in the young adult section of the library with the permission of the artist.
All supplies provided; No experience necessary
Ages 13-18
Community Yoga
Thursday, July 11 on Zoom
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with yoga instructor, Kelli Bosak, will co-host Community Yoga on every second Thursday of the month. This FREE virtual event will be held on Zoom! This class will be a foundational group practice that includes guided instruction (and live demonstration via zoom) of basic postures, simple movements guided by the breath, and accessible exercises to build strength and flexibility. Ease of movement, standing postures, supported postures, and some passive stretches will be integrated. Time will be given to practice breathwork, visualization and meditation. Emphasis is placed on de-stressing the body and mind to help the student find a deep calm and inner sense of wellbeing. This class is appropriate for all levels.
*Registrants will need to complete a new student & liability form
Swords & Starships New Episode!
New episode airs Friday, July 12
Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships!
Brittney and Joshua review the funniest sci fi and fantasy novels they've read this year.
You can listen to this and every episode from the Swords & Starships website. You can also listen on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Amazon Music, and Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
Pickup/Drop-off Eastside
Friday, July 12 at the Eastside Fire Station
365 D Street, Coos Bay
9:00am – 9:30am
Return or pick up library materials every Friday in front of the Eastside Fire Department.
Pickup/Drop-off Empire
Friday, July 12 at the Empire Fire Station
189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay
10:00am – 10:30am
Pickup or drop-off library materials in front of the Empire Fire Station.
Library Mural: Priming
Friday, July 12 at the Library's Spillover Parking Lot
10:00am – 2:00pm
Volunteers ages 14+ are needed! Coos Bay Public Library invites its local citizens to help paint a mural in the Library’s spillover parking lot (on Bennett and 6th Street). Please bring sunscreen, water, and clothes you don’t mind getting messy!
Artist Megan Gray will have outlined the mural for the painting portion of this event (July 22), and will give volunteers direction.
Teen Lock-In
Friday, July 12 in the Myrtlewood Room
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Ages 12-18
Craft. Game. Eat pizza.
Journey Under the Sea
Saturday, July 13 in the Myrtlewood Room
10:00am – 11:00am
Dive into an ocean of hands-on science fun while exploring Oregon’s underwater environments with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History from the University of Oregon. Join us to discover beautiful kelp forests and rugged, rocky reefs with activities that will inspire you to protect this amazing world under the waves.
Women's Empowerment Book Club
Saturday, July 13 in the Stacks
10:00pm – 11:00pm
Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back. Are you looking to be inspired, empowered, and uplifted? Join our women's empowerment book club to read and discuss books that celebrate the achievements and resilience of women from all walks of life. This months book is The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker.
Book Brunch
Saturday, July 13 in the Cedar Room
11:00am – 12:00pm
Book Brunch is a book club devoted to reading, unrestricted by genre, plus, of course, brunch! Each month we will read a book, then meet the second Saturday of the next month for waffles, orange juice, coffee etc., and a chat. This is a no pressure club, if you didn’t finish, that’s ok, just know there will be spoilers. We’re all here to share our love of books and breakfast food!
This month we will be reading Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. We will meet Saturday July 13th, in the Myrtlewood Room. Hope to see you there!
Misinformation and Fake News
Saturday, July 13 in the Myrtlewood Room
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Are you tired of all the misinformation and fake news we face each day? Join us for a look at how to dig through the noise to find the truth.
2 Coos County Poets
Saturday, July 13 in the Myrtlewood Room
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Join us for a free reading with two local poets!
Annis Cassells and Tom Mitchell will read from their latest works. Annis will be reading from her 2023 publication, What the Country Wrought. From motorcycling adventures to women’s suffrage, from the thunder of injustice to compassion and peace, Annis writes with an eye for description, an ear for musicality, and a heart for us all. Tom will be reading from his 2024 publication, Crow Genesis. Tom ”is a poet whose listening matters more than most people’s hearing, whose looking reveals more than what most of us can see.” —Robert Wrigley, author of Box and Anatomy of Melancholy
Authors will have copies of their work for sale after event.
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