WINDOWS IN TIME SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORY LECTURE SERIES 2017

Hot Springs: Sacred Ground, Healing Properties?

Southern Oregon has many mineral springs and hot springs throughout the region, that legends say were a favorite spot for the Native Americans and documented records show were very popular with the European settlers of this region. Hear librarian Amy Blossom share the accounts and stories of many of the hot and mineral baths at August's Windows in Time lecture.

Up Next: The September Windows in Time lecture will feature Tony Johnson presenting "Southern Pacific's Siskiyou Line: The Later Years" on September 6 and 13 at the Medford and Ashland Libraries.

Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Events for Kids & Teens

Summer is boring? No way! Check out these free events for kids, teens, and families:

7/31: 4-H/OSU Science & Space Series: Rover Test Mission (White City)

7/31: Creative Construction (Medford Teen Library)

8/1: Every Tuesday Reading Circle (White City)

8/1: Build a Better Bird House (Ashland)

8/1: Let's LEGO (Central Point)

8/2: Build a Better World through Art (Central Point)

8/2: Magical Houses (White City)

8/2: West African Drumming & Folktales (Jacksonville)

8/2: Puppet Show (Shady Cove)

8/3: Build a Village (Ruch)

8/4: Wii Fun & Games (Medford Teen Library)

8/5: YA "Rock Art" Sculpture (Ruch)

8/7: 4-H/OSU Science & Space Series: Mission Accomplished (White City)

8/8: Make an Altoids Flashlight with John Jackson (Ruch)

8/8: Rock Painting with Marissa (Rogue River)

8/9: Mini Gardens (Applegate)

8/11: Listening Lounge (Central Point)

Summer reading ends August 6! Visit any library branch to turn in your coupons and collect your reading incentives. Don't forget our end-of-summer parties at Ashland, White City, Prospect, and the Medford Teen Library!

It's Storytime!

We offer storytimes Monday through Saturday. See our Storytime Guide to learn which program is right for you: Babies in the Library, Babies & Wobblers, Bilingual Storytime, Pre-K Storytime, Sensory Storytime, Toddlerobics, or Wobblers.

Storytime Break

All Babies, Wobblers, Toddlerobics, and Sensory Storytime programs will be on break from Monday, August 28 through Friday, September 8. Preschool storytimes will continue without a break.

Movies at the Library

LEGO Batman Movie at Medford and Ashland
Moana at Central Point
Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life at Medford
Doctor Strange at Central Point
Laugh with Lucy - Comedies Starring Lucille Ball at Talent
Movies Featuring the Rat Pack: Now and Then at the Gold Hill Library
Family Movie Matinees at White City

"The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color."

- Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

Poetry Evening at Gold Hill

Experience the fullness of summer in Gold Hill, Rogue Valley's quinttessential River City, with an evening of poetry on Wednesday, August 9 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Gold Hill Library. Share original poems, works by favorite poets, or simply enjoy listening to others read. The event will be followed by a no-host reception at the Historic Gold Hill Hotel.

Five Impossible Tricks Good Authors Know

with Author Lee Baldwin

Join local author Lee Baldwin on Wednesday, August 2 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the Ashland Library as he provides a look at plotting techniques for novels, and reveals at least five impossible tricks good authors need to know when writing.

Teen Monday Art Lab

Come explore your creative side and make something on the second Monday of the month from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the White City Library's Teen Mondays program. For grades 6-12.

Also, be sure to check out Central Point Library's Pop-Up Art Cart for Teens. This drop-in program takes place Thursday, August 3 and 10 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Author Talk: Greg Zeigler with Some Say Fire

Join us as life-long educator, writer, speaker, and environmentalist, Greg Zeigler, discusses his latest eco-thriller, Some Say Fire, a sequel to The Straw That Broke on Thursday, August 3 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the Ashland Library.

Digital Download Workshops

Learn how to download library eBooks, audiobooks, TV shows, movies, and music for free with your library card on Thursday, August 10 from 12:30 - 2:30 at the Ashland Library. You'll learn to access the Libby App and Library2Go and Hoopla Services. Participants should come with a basic knowledge of the device (smart phone, tablet, or laptop) they'll be using to access materials. See the full workshop schedule with classes in Medford, Eagle Point, and White City, too.