June 2022
Library News & Programming
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Summer Reading Begins June 22nd! |
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Summer Reading begins for all ages on Wednesday, June 22nd! Download the Beanstack app to participate. Beanstack is a digital way to participate in the library's 2022 Summer Library Program. Visit our website for more details.
Join us this summer for fun, free events for the whole family in our beautiful Georgiana Smith Memorial Garden.
- Wed. June 29, 5:30pm, Library Gardens, Los Amigos de la Sierra
- Wed. July 20, 5:30pm, Library Gardens, Mo Philips
- Wed. Aug. 3, 5:30pm, Library Gardens, Empowered Movement Aerial Performance
- Wed. Aug. 31, 5:30pm, Reading Room, Reptile Man
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Library Bricks
The Library Foundation sells bricks to be laid along the paths of the Georgiana Smith Memorial Gardens, the lovely green space adjacent to the Hood River Library. These bricks are a long-lasting way to honor the library-lovers in your life.
The bricks are sold once a year at springtime and cost $75 each and can be inscribed with the wording of your choice. If you are buying a brick as a gift, let us know, we are happy to send a handsome card to your recipient acknowledging your gift.
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Book Club
Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Hood River Library Meeting Room & Zoom
This month's book club selection is Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A “brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems.
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave.
In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. Sheldrake’s vivid exploration takes us from yeast to psychedelics, to the fungi that range for miles underground and are the largest organisms on the planet, to those that link plants together in complex networks known as the “Wood Wide Web,” to those that infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision.
Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how life works.
Winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Royal Society Science Book Prize, and the Guild of Food Writers Award • Shortlisted for the British Book Award • Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize
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Writing Group
Every Thursday at 3 pm, starting June 9th
in the Hood River Library Gardens
Creative writing together! Join with fellow writers to work on your craft through prompts and (sometimes) share the results.
For more information, please contact Patty Kaplan (310.710.3822).
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Want to earn money, gain experience, and help out the library all at the same time? Become our Intern this summer!
Open to teens ages 16 to 19 from Hood River County. 10 hours a week, $13.50 an hour.
This position is funded by a grant from the State Library of Oregon.
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LTC: Every Saturday at 11 a.m.
Open to teens and tweens ages 12 to 19, the Library Teen Council is a volunteer group that helps plan library services, leads programming and assists the Teen Librarian.
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Star Trek Trivia
Saturday, June 4 at 5 p.m.
Boldly go... to Trivia night! Adult and teen fans of everything from The Original Series to Picard are welcome to join the game and win prizes! Bring a phone or tablet to join the game. Trek themed snacks provided.
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Teen Lock-In
Saturday, June 25 to Sunday, June 26
9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
It's been a long time since we had a proper lock-in, so we are getting right to it this Summer! Games, Music, Movies, and More!
The first 12 teens (ages 13 to 18) to complete and return the registration get to camp out at the Hood River Library! Registration and parental permission form will be available online June 8th.
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Lending Library
Saturdays, 10am to 12pm
Odell Mobile Home Park.
In partnership with Hood River County School District, FISH Food Bank, and Michoacan Grill.
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New Family Storytime at the Hood River Library!
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
We are pleased to announce the return of in-person storytime. The storytime is open to all ages.
Storytime will feature stories, songs and fun! Literacy enrichment will be at the heart of every session.
Children will learn pre-reading skills, develop an increased vocabulary, and nurture a lifelong love of reading!
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Radio Tierra Storytime
Tune into Radio Tierra 95.1 @ 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday of the month we will be on-air playing songs, stories, and making announcements regarding family programming at the library. This program is dedicated to all the kiddos who stay at home and haven't had the opportunity to begin school.
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Join Your Library Community |
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Friends of the Hood River County Library |
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The Friends of the Library meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 11:00am in the Jean Marie Gaulke Library Meeting Room (except July, August, December). The public is invited to the meeting.
Join the Children's Book Cleaning Club on the third Monday from 1:00-2:30pm. Contact Pat Bryne (patb1227@gorge.net) to sign up.
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Did you know that the Hood River Library is a Carnegie library? Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated money to build libraries all over the world, including 1,689 libraries that were built in the U.S. between 1883 and 1929. Our library was built in 1913, which makes it 109 years old!
But after 109 years of enduring every kind of Gorge weather, the masonry work in our doorway is crumbling. A prominent doorway accessed via stairs, meant to symbolize a person’s elevation by learning, is a common feature of Carnegie libraries. We need your help to maintain the safety and beauty of this historic building so we can welcome our patrons through this doorway to learning for years to come.
Ongoing pandemic concerns meant we were not able to plan an in-person Feast of Words again this year, but our fundraising focus would have been the masonry work. We appreciate your support and generosity and hope that you will consider making a donation so that we can continue our mission to ensure the vitality of this valuable community resource.
We hope we can count on you.
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Consider supporting the Library District through the Library Foundation's Annual Giving Campaign.
New in 2022, we are excited to share that we are now able to accept stocks or securities. If you are interested, please download our form, complete and share it with your broker, then contact us at foundation@hoodriverlibrary.org to let us know about the transfer. This will ensure we are able to acknowledge your gift and credit it to you.
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Become a Library Foundation member, it's one of the best ways to help sustain vibrant libraries in Hood River County. From fostering literacy in preschool kids to funding innovative programs for adults, your gift makes great things happen in libraries.
The Foundation Board meets monthly (except July, August, December) to determine how best to financially support increased quality of service, materials, and technology of our community’s libraries, plan for future growth opportunities, and coordinate events such as the annual Feast of Words fundraiser. Email foundation@hoodriverlibrary.org. for more details.
You can support your library by becoming a Foundation member, donating stocks and securities, giving to the Library Foundation endowment fund, or by joining the Library Legacy Society.
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TumbleBooks ebooks and audiobooks for kids
TumbleBookLibrary: Features thousands of professionally published picture books, graphic novels, chapter books, videos, games, music and more for kids in grades K-6.
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Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more for free!
(10 per month, Kids Kanopy is unlimited.)
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Enjoy Art and Craft classes |
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Creativebug is the number one inspirational resource for DIY, crafters and makers.
The award-winning video classes are taught by recognized design experts and artists.
By signing up for Creativebug you’ll enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch our classes anytime, anywhere. Since their classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
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Language and Research Tools |
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Mango teaches language and culture through proven methodologies that build conversational-ready language skills in more than 70 world languages and over 20 English courses, and is accessible across mobile and desktop platforms with features that allow for offline learning. Mango is available via computers or a handy application for your cellphone Click here for details: Mango.
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Want help studying for your GED, preparing for college admission exams, achieve your career goals, or learn computer skills or a new language? Check out LearningExpress.
Do you want to learn a craft or research an area of interest?
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Hood River County Library District | 541-386-2535 | info@hoodriverlibrary.org | http://hoodriverlibrary.org |
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