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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Join us at the 44th Annual Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Association Meeting.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7 pm
  • Check out our new Library Annex
  • Learn what’s happening at the libraries and 2nd Edition Resale
  • People for Libraries & WCCLS
  • Bylaws Revisions
  • Refreshments
No RSVP Required.
Need to renew your annual membership? Questions?
Contact: cedarmill@wccls.org 
(503) 644-0043 x121.
EVENTS
Citizen Activism 101
Thursday October 3 | 6:30-8pm
Ages 18+
Bethany Library Annex

Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about local, state or federal laws?

Learn about strategies for change, getting heard, tracking legislation, providing testimony and more in this workshop led by local librarian and teacher Donna Cohen.
The Joy of Self Care: Art Therapy
Saturday October 5 | 1-3pm
Ages 18+
Bethany Library Annex

The Joy of Self Care!
Our selves are not always our first priority. As we enter the rainy season, we want to help you learn about some simple ways to care for yourself: movement, creativity, stress-relief, and relaxation are all important aspects of self care. But why not make it fun? Join us for this free series and find the joy in taking care of yourself!

Art Therapy
Get Creative! Set aside time and mental space for creativity as you make visual poetry and expressive artworks in paint and ink. Joyfully experiment in a safe and supportive environment as you learn techniques for creating thoughtful art. All Experience levehttps://library.cedarmill.org/event/the-joy-of-self-care-art-therapy/?instance_id=59105ls welcome!
After School Crafts
Wednesdays October 9, 16, 30
3:30-4:30pm | Grades K-5
Bethany Library Annex

Egg Carton Spiders: How many eyes and legs can you fit on a spider? Find out while making a creepy-crawly, cute Halloween decoration.
Wednesday October 9 | 4-5pm
Ages 10-18
Cedar Mill Library
 
Enjoy snacks and discuss Renee Watson’s YA book about Portland and other books that you've been reading. Pick up a free copy of Renee Watson’s This Side of Home at the lirbary before the event to prep for the discussion. Renee will also be visiting other libraries later in October. 
Wednesday Hangouts: Bethany
Wednesdays October 9, 16, 23, 30
4:30-5:30pm | Ages 11-18
Bethany Library Annex

Looking for a place to hang out with your friends or make new ones? The new Bethany Library Annex is the place to be! Different crafts and art projects, board games and other fun surprises will be on hand for optimal fun.
Volunteering: Why and How
Thursday October 10 | 6:30pm
Ages 14+
Bethany Library Annex

When you volunteer, everyone wins. Studies show that volunteering is good for you and for the community. Learn about options for volunteering, tips on applying, and the impact you can make as a volunteer.
LEGO Free Play
Friday October 11 | 10:30-11am
Ages 5+
Cedar Mill Library

A drop-in program with a STEAM challenge for kids who enjoy building with LEGOs. This month's STEAM challenge is to make a LEGO tree that stands on its own!
THPRD Nature Mobile
Saturday October 12 | 10-11:30am
Ages 5+
Cedar Mill Library

The Nature Mobile brings the environment to the library! Your children will get to touch, smell, and see new things that will spark their imagination and grow their awareness of the world. Come to the library and discover nature’s diversity!
This month's theme is camouflage costumes. 
Bad Guys Party
Friday October 18 | 3-4:30pm
Ages 6-9
Bethany Library Annex

Celebrate Wolf, Shark, Snake, Piranha and their friends at this Bad Guys Party!
How to Talk Across the Political Divide
Saturday October 19 | 1-4pm
Ages 18+ 
Cedar Mill Library

There can be a lot of stress among family and friends who are divided politically and ideologically. Frequently their polarized conversations do not go or end well.  Better Angels Skills Workshops help participants learn listening and speaking skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences and identify common ground.
LEGO Presentation
Saturday October 19 | 2-3pm
Ages 12+
Bethany Library Annex

Grant Davis is a Sophomore Electrical Engineering student from Beavercreek, OR. In 2018 LEGO started producing a functioning LEGO Popup book that Grant imagined and designed which is now being distributed globally. Grant will share about his LEGO career, how he came up with his idea, and the process behind getting to work with the largest toy company in the world.
Writers' Mill
Sunday October 20 | 1-3pm
Ages 18+ 
Cedar Mill Library

This month, Carolyn Martin leads a discussion on inspiration and style.

Whether you’re hoping for publication, planning to self-publish, or writing just for fun, join us for this hands-on inspiring monthly gathering of people who love to write. Newcomers always welcome!

For more details on Writers’ Mill activities, contact group facilitator 
SheilaD@portlandwritersmill.org
2ND EDITION RESALE
Shop this Halloween look at 2nd Edition Resale:

Hat: $1.00
Necklace: $2.00
Dress: $8.00
2nd Edition Resale

2nd Edition Resale is a quality secondhand shop featuring clothing for the whole family, jewelry, household items and more. Your purchases and material donations support the Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries.  

Follow 2nd Edition on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with what's in store!
VOLUNTEER
When you volunteer, everyone wins

Looking to do something meaningful in your week? Hoping to connect with like-minded people? Exploring options for a career? Volunteering gets you involved with others and engaged with your community and looks great on a resume. Just 2-3 hours a week makes a big difference at your library!

We are now accepting applications for positions with a minimum six-month commitment. Ages 14+.

Circulation: Calling all avid readers and organizers! Sort and shelve library materials. Weekday and weekend openings in Circulation at Bethany and Cedar Mill Libraries. 
Two-hour shift once a week.

Technology Lab: Are you experienced with smart phones? Can you text a photo, download ebooks, or retrieve voicemail? Bring your device savvy to the library and help technology novices navigate their phones, laptops and e-readers.
Thursdays, 3-5pm at Cedar Mill Library.

Bethany Library Craft Prep: Cut out shapes, count buttons, snip string, and more. Help prepare craft materials for Youth Programs at Bethany Library. Take home work and check in bi-weekly with the librarians.

Book Check-in: Early literacy leads to later success. Help with Bookshare, our children’s outreach program that facilitates the sharing of books with young children at childcare sites. Check in books and prepare them to circulate.
Two hour shift, once a week at Cedar Mill Library's BookShare Office.

BookShare Driver: Deliver boxes of books to the childcare sites we serve. Our books, your car.
2nd Tuesday of each month, 9:30-11:30am.

2nd Edition Resale Shop:  Join the great crew that supports the library’s permanent fund raiser! Sort and prepare donations for resale, or help provide great customer service in the shop as a cashier.
One 3-hour shift per week, weekday and weekend shifts available.

Book Club Co-leaders for Adult Outreach: Two-person teams lead a monthly book discussion at a senior living community, where avid readers enjoy conversation about books and reading. Read the book, prepare the readers’ guide, and run the discussion.
One day/month. Own transportation required.
 
Book Processing: Join our processing crew and see what’s new! With precision and care, prepare new books for their lives as library books as you follow guidelines to apply stamps, stickers and identifiers to new library materials.
Fridays, 9-11am at Cedar Mill Library.

APPLY NOW!
SHOP OUR AMAZON BOOKSTORE
Find over 2,000 books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, board games and more in the Cedar Mill Libraries Book Sale on Amazon.

All proceeds benefit Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries. Learn more here. 
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Because your continuing support is vital to providing library services to your community, make your one time gift now. Or set up recurring giving by choosing "monthly" when you make your gift. 
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Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Association is one of the largest nonprofit association libraries in the United States with a collection of over 250,000 items and more than 2.5 million loans annually. 

Our Mission: Provide our community an open door to the joy of reading, lifelong learning and personal enrichment, with emphasis on the literacy development of children.
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Cedar Mill Library
12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland, OR 97229
(503) 644-0043

Bethany Library
15325 NW Central Drive, Suite J-8, Portland, OR 97229
(503) 617-READ (7323)

Bethany Library Annex
4888 NW Bethany Blvd, Suite K-2, Portland, OR 97229
Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Association is one of the largest nonprofit association libraries in the United States with a collection of over 250,000 items and more than 2.5 million loans annually. 

Our Mission: Provide our community an open door to the joy of reading, lifelong learning and personal enrichment, with emphasis on the literacy development of children.
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