New & Upcoming at Your Library!

The Joy of Self Care: Sleep Yo' Self
Saturday November 2 | 2-4pm
Ages 18+
Cedar Mill Library

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!

Sleep Yo’ Self
Get rested! Relaxation and sleep are some of the most important aspects of self care, but are often the first sacrifice we make in our daily lives. Join us for tips and tricks, as well as simple crafts, to help you rest and unwind.

Parent Information Series:
Sibling Harmony
Tuesday November 5 | 6:30-8pm
Adults Only
Cedar Mill Library

One of the greatest sources of stress in families is the ongoing bickering, teasing and tattling between sibling children. Come learn how to identify the difference between sibling conflict and sibling harmony and learn ways to minimize the fighting and maximize the harmony for a healthy lifetime relationship.

Presenter: Kim DeMarchi, M. ED., Certified Parent Educator

Wednesday Hangouts: Bethany
Wednesdays November 6, 13 & 20
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.

THPRD Nature Mobile
Saturday November 9 | 10-11:30am
Ages 5+
Cedar Mill Library

THPRD Nature & Trails staff provide fun nature and science learning opportunities and hands-on activities to capture the imagination of young people and help them understand the role of nature in their lives. November's theme is Frozen Fur, Fat and Feathers.

Gem of the Week:

Noritake 5020 China Serving Set from the early 1940's.

Service for 12, plus serving pieces, 59 pieces total for $145.

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.
2^nd 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.

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All proceeds benefit Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries. Learn more here.

“The growing demand for resources, tools and access to information has only confirmed the importance of libraries in our communities. Because your continuing support is vital to offering library resources to our community, your nonprofit Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Association relies on direct support from friends like you.”
— Peter Leonard, Executive Director.
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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.

Manage your library account, access the catalog and more at library.cedarmill.org.

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

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