Regular Monthly Programs

Homework Help for Grades 2-5

Homework Help is for children in grades two through grade five. Homework Help for Winter 2010 begins Monday, Janaury 11, 2010. Students grade six and up, please check Teen Homework Help for the schedule of Homework Helpers in the Young Adult area of the library. If you need more information or have questions, please phone (503)350-3600.

Mondays	3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays	3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays	3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays	3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Stick Buddies

Thursday, March 18, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Library Conference Room

Spend some time after school knitting and crocheting with your favorite grown-up. For beginners and experienced stitchers. You can bring a project that you are working on and stitch or learn some basic stitches from one of our volunteer teachers. Beginners, please bring needles or hooks and yarn to practice with. For grades two through five and accompanying adult. Adults are welcome to bring stitching projects too!

Registration is required. Please phone (503)350-3600 to register or sign-up in person at the Children’s Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration for this session will begin one month before the session.

Craft Club

Monday, April 5, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Library Conference Room

Spend some after school time making a fun project. Craft Club is for kids grade two through grade five and their favorite grown-up. April's project will be making Spot the Dog, a sock animal. Space is limited to 15 children and 15 grown-ups.

Registration is required. Please phone (503)350-3600 to register or sign up in person at the Children's Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration for the April 2010 session begins Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Book Bunch

Thursday, April 8, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Library Storytime Room

Book Bunch is a book group for the very beginning reader. Make new friends, do book-related games and activities and share a snack together. April's book is "Green Park" by Trisha Speed Shaskan. When you register for Book Bunch you will receive a copy of this book to checkout from the library. For kindergarten through grade two.

Registration is required. Please sign-up in person at the Children’s Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration for the April 2010 session begins Thursday, March 18, 2010.

Brick Buddies

Saturday, April 10, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Library Storytime Room

Come and make a monthly connection as we create, build and challenge with all things LEGO. For grades one through five.

Book Buddies

Monday, April 12, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Library Storytime Room

Read good books and talk about them with your friends. Book Buddies is a book discussion group for third through fifth graders. April's book is "Lunch Money" by Andrew Clements. When you register for Book Buddies, you will receive a copy of this book to checkout from the library.

Registration is required. Please sign-up in person at the Children’s Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration for the April 2010 session begins one month before the session.

D.I.Y. Club

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 4: 30 p.m.
Library Conference Room

Learn to do it yourself will all kinds of art and craft media. For grade three through grade six.

Read to the Dogs

Thursdays, April 8, May 13 and June 10, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays, April 3 & 24, May 1 & 22, and June 5, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to therapy dogs. The dogs and handlers are from the Dove Lewis Animal Assisted Therapy and Education Program. This program is for children who are reading on their own. Sessions are 20 minutes in length. Space in this program is limited.

This program is made possible by the Dove Lewis Animal Assisted Therapy and Education Program.

Registration is required. Please phone (503)350-3600 to register or sign up in person at the Children's Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration for the Spring 2010 session begins Monday, March 15, 2010.

Please note: the last Winter session of Read to the Dogs on Saturday, March 27, 2010 is filled.