The Banks Public Library on July 6, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Public Library was one of 200 libraries awarded a $3,000 grant from the American Library Association as part of the “Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries” initiative. The grant and initiative is designed to help[Read More…]
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Column | Finding Joy in the Garden
Denise Holmes’ Koi Pond. The Homestead Series is a series of programs offered by the Banks Public Library which focus on teaching skills to increase self-sufficiency, create connection within our community, and also to explore some fun new things to do. Today we will take a peek into the gardens of the library staff[Read More…]
Behind locked doors, the Banks Public Library is open for business
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. BANKS – The Banks Public Library is closed to visitors, but library staff are still hard at work. Firstly, it’s[Read More…]
Libraries closing or canceling programs in Washington County
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. BANKS – Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is providing frequent updates to its programming schedules in light of coronavirus[Read More…]
March events at the Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks Public Library will play host to a wide variety of events in March, and we’ve tried to include all of them from March 9 through the end of the month below. Wednesday, March 11 will see those interested in[Read More…]
January events at the Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the January 2020 calendar, many that occur monthly. The library will close at 5 p.m. on December 31, and will be closed all day on January[Read More…]
December events at the Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the December calendar, many that occur monthly. Read to the Dog! Returns on the first and third Tuesday of each month (December 3 and 17) from[Read More…]
November events at the Banks Public Library
BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the November calendar, many that occur monthly. For instance, Friday, November 8 at 1:30 p.m. the 2019 Reading Challenge book group, which meets at the library the second Friday of each month presenting[Read More…]
Book sale, Yoga, dogs and more coming to Banks Public Library
The 2018 Banks Public Library book sale. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Much is happening at the Banks Public Library in October, stretching from yoga lessons to building confidence by reading to a nonjudgmental audience, Marlena the dog. Coming up immediately is the Friends of the Banks Library fall book[Read More…]
‘Fines for Food’ at the Banks Public Library May 6 – 11
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks Public Library is continuing to put a spin on its annual Fines for Food program, which runs Monday, May 6 to Saturday, May 11. Every year, libraries across Oregon allow patrons to forego paying fines for overdue materials —[Read More…]
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