12:00 PM - Saturday -

Design a Front Desk inspired key shaped bookmark. Supplies limited.

Drop in and pick up a design a key shaped bookmark kits from any library location during business hours starting Saturday, April 17th, while supplies last.

In Front Desk by Kelly Yang, keys play a significant role. Physically, Mia Tang has to manage the room keys, giving them out to guests, getting them back when they leave, and replacing them when they break or are lost. Keys give Mia a lot of troubles when learning how to use the key cutting machine. In the end, Mia bests the machine! Keys are also more than just a physical thing for Mia. She learns friendship, family, and justice are also keys to a happy life.

Decorate your bookmark with what is key in your life, your favorite quotes, your favorite things or whatever inspires you. ***
Front Desk, the award winning debut middle-grade novel by Kelly Yang tells the story of Mia Tang, who helps her parents manage a motel in Southern California as they pursue their American dream. As they navigate a system hostile to immigrants, they form a community based on trust and love.

Kelly Yang was born in China and immigrated to America with her parents when she was six years old. She went to college at the age of 13 and law school at the age of 17. After law school, she gave up law to pursue her passion of writing and teaching children writing. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Asia.

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3:00 PM - Saturday -

This is a live workshop. Register here for the Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpdemgqTgvHtyNJbgyD3QhRSlXxItDifFy
Recording of program available online after April 19th.

Gather ingredients and cook delicious meals inspired by the book.

Food offers a welcome sense of the home country to many characters in The Other Americans. This cooking class is a merging of flavors, much as the book is a merging of different cultures. We will be preparing Moroccan stuffed peppers with a sweet and savory filling of spiced ground beef, brown rice, currants, and mint. This is a common dish in Morocco usually made with lamb. We’ll also prepare a torta de carnitas - a favorite of Efrain’s. We will make our own version of this Mexican pulled pork sandwich with fresh guacamole, black beans, and fresh salsa.

Here are the recipes and optional ingredient lists if you'd like to cook along with the Chef:

- Moroccan Stuffed Peppers: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/files/uploads/Recipe%20Moroccan%20Stuffed%20Peppers%20PDF.pdf

- Torta De Carnitas: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/files/uploads/Torta%20De%20Carnitas%20Recipe%20PDF.pdf

- Braised Pork Carnitas: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/files/uploads/Braised%20Pork%20Carnitas%20PDF.pdf

Rose Archer has been a chef for over 25 years. Her career has taken her into some of the best kitchens in the world including Spago's in Beverly Hills and Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. Her passion for healthy living inspired her to launch an online cooking program called True You Food where students learn to cook whole real foods through a 10 module video series. For more information visit www.trueyoufood.com

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1:00 PM - Monday -

This is a live presentation. Register here for the Zoom link:
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Discuss the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and resources for evidence-based trauma treatment.

Recording of program available online after April 21st.

One of the prominent voices in the novel is Jeremy: a Marine veteran who served in Iraq. Both he and his unit buddy, Fierro, have PTSD that manifests in different ways in their lives. Frachescha Scott, PhD will discuss whether the portrayal of PTSD in The Other Americans is a realistic representation of patients with PTSD and talk about resources for being able to identify different types of evidence-based trauma treatment.

Franchesca Scott, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow at STRONG STAR. There she provides evidenced-based PTSD treatment to active duty soldiers, veterans, and military family. She supports veteran health research and provides consultation services to behavioral health providers for prolonged exposure therapy. Prior to this role, Scott worked as a clinical psychology resident at the Intrepid Spirit Trauma Brain Injury (TBI) clinic located at Fort Hood, Texas. There she provided specialized care such as neuropsychological and cognitive assessments, which has enabled 90% of patients to continue on active duty with many of their symptoms reduced or controlled. In addition, she had leading roles to promote military cultural competence in the community, to coordinate outreach efforts and reduce stigma associated with seeking mental healthcare. Dr. Scott earned her PhD in clinical psychology and industrial-organizational psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. She served in the U.S. Army as a Captain in the Medical Service Corps.

The South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, is a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research consortium funded by the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and evaluate the most effective early interventions possible for the detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions in active-duty military personnel and recently discharged veterans. Under the leadership of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and based in South-Central Texas, STRONG STAR brings together the expertise of a world-class team of military, civilian and VA institutions and investigators and one of the largest populations of active-duty and recently discharged Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation New Dawn combat veterans in the nation. With the critical mass of talent required to make major scientific advances in military PTSD research, STRONG STAR investigators hope to improve countless lives by preventing the development of chronic PTSD and related problems in a new generation of veterans.

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6:00 PM - Monday -

Join Deon for an online book discussion of The Other Americans.

Visit www.sunriverbooks.com for more info.

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10:00 AM - Tuesday -

This program will be available Tuesdays via YouTube at https://bit.ly/2Yaurca

Join community librarians for songs, rhymes, stories and fun!

Experts agree that talking, singing, reading, writing and playing with your young child will prepare them for learning how to read, and will teach them the six skills needed to read. A child who enters kindergarten with a strong vocabulary, a love of books, and a familiarity with playing with words, has a definite advantage. You can help those skills develop with story time!

For more information about early literacy and how to talk, read, rhyme, play and write with your child, visit: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/kids/literacy

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12:00 PM - Tuesday -

Pick up your weekly craft or activity kit for children! Kits will vary by week and are good for preschool aged children. Some will be appropriate for younger ages with heavy parent help.

Supplies are limited and will be first come, first served.

All supplies are to be taken home, no crafting will be done in the library.

All kits are created at least a week in advance and not touched in the interim to ensure safety.

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10:00 AM - Thursday -

Interactive storytime with songs, rhymes, and movement.
This video will premiere live on Facebook at 10:00 a.m.; visit www.facebook.com/deschuteslibrary to tune in.” Early literacy skills to get your child ready to learn to read are the focus of these storytimes. You and your child will hear great stories while also becoming more familiar with letter sounds, rhyming, vocabulary, and print. Fun for everyone with opportunities to sing, join in on movement rhymes

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5:30 PM - Thursday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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7:00 PM - Thursday -

This is a live webinar. Register here to receive the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sFqJ_ZQhTyus9DHVJEoG9Q.

Recording of program available online after April 24.

Join us on a journey into the experiences of a synesthete and learn what it is like to hear in color.

Synesthesia is a very rare neurological condition in which one or more sensory pathways become intertwined. When one is sense activated, another unrelated sense is activated at the same time.

For Chris Thomas (a composer), the experience of hearing sound activates an involuntary swirl of colors and textures. The vivid sensation of hearing music in color is a blessing and a curse. While synesthesia offers a unique artistic perspective, the involuntary nature of the condition can be a constant distraction.

This discussion will cover the experience of living with synesthesia, its impact on daily life, and how it can become part of the creative process. Chris will even bring a series of colors and perform the sounds related to them. Participants will observe a work of art, then listen to how it “sounds.”

Chris Thomas is a composer for film, television, theme parks, and a TEDx speaker. His scores have been nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award, Film & TV Music Award, and he won the Gold Medal Prize at the Park City Film Music Festival, and Best Film & TV Music award at eWorld Music Awards. Chris has written music for several Emmy-nominated films, and for Woman Rebel, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award. In television, he works as a composer, orchestrator, and conductor for networks such as ABC, FOX, CBS, and HBO.

Chris’s work can be heard in theme parks all over the world. He has written music for the Evermore Adventure Park, Knott's Berry Farm, Queen Mary Chill, Dreamland Theme Park (UK), Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, and many more.

Chris’s works for the concert hall have been performed from Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, to the Hollywood Bowl. He recently premiered a series of concert works in France, Belgium, and Germany. His Symphony #1 (the Malheur Symphony) was the subject of a TED Talk in 2019. His works are published with The FJH Music Company, Walton Choral, Wingert-Jones Publications, and Carl Fischer Music.

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12:00 PM - Friday -

Read and discuss The Other Americans with friends and neighbors. Click the link above or join at https://zoom.us/j/93316346029 or with Meeting ID 933 1634 6029

About the book:
Late one spring night, Driss Guerraoui, a Moroccan immigrant in California, is walking across a darkened intersection when he is killed by a speeding car. The repercussions of his death bring together a diverse cast of characters to tell their stories and the invisible connections that tie them together - even while they remain deeply divided by race, religion or class. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami unfolds as told from nine unique perspectives. Each point of view, from the undocumented witness to the recently relocated detective, shows what it means for the family, community and country to form a sense of identity while uncovering the mystery of Driss’s death.

About the Author:
Laila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco, Great Britain and the United States. She is the author of four novels, including The Moor’s Account, which won the American Book Award, the Arab-American Book Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Other Americans, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award in Fiction. She has received fellowships from the British Council, the Fulbright Program and the Guggenheim Foundation and is currently a full professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. Her new book, a work of nonfiction called Conditional Citizens, was published in September 2020.

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11:00 AM - Saturday -

Discuss Front Desk by Kelly Yang via Zoom.

Front Desk, the award winning debut middle-grade novel by Kelly Yang tells the story of Mia Tang, who helps her parents manage a motel in Southern California as they pursue their American dream. As they navigate a system hostile to immigrants, they form a community based on trust and love.
Kelly Yang was born in China and immigrated to America with her parents when she was six years old. She went to college at the age of 13 and law school at the age of 17. After law school, she gave up law to pursue her passion of writing and teaching children writing. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Asia.

More details about A Novel Idea Youth Edition at www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/novelidea/

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1:00 PM - Saturday -

¡Únase a nuestra celebración virtual de ‘El día de los niños/El día de los libros’ incluyendo cuentos, marionetas y más!

El día de los niños/El día de los libros, mejor conocido como Día, es una iniciativa que celebra a todos los niños de todas las culturas y los conecta al mundo de aprendizaje a través de libros, cuentos, y la biblioteca. Únase a nuestra celebración donde sus Bibliotecarios Carly y Rodrigo presentarán cuentos y canciones, y quédese a ver una actuación bilingüe por la marionetista Vikki Gasko Green. ¡Toda la familia esta invitada!

Join our “El día de los niños/El día de los libros” virtual celebration, which includes stories, puppets and more!

Children's Day/Book Day, better known as Dia, is an initiative that celebrates children of all cultures and connects them to the world of learning through books, stories, and the library. Join our celebration where librarians Carly and Rodrigo will present stories and songs, and stay for a bilingual puppet show by Vikki Gasko Green. The whole family is invited!*yt* *ls*

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5:30 PM - Saturday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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6:00 PM - Monday -

A link to view this presentation will be available beginning April 26 at 6:00 p.m.

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Explore the art inspired by The Other Americans created by COCC students.

Using The Other Americans as inspiration, Bill Cravis and his students created art. In this video they document their process as their work develops.

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10:00 AM - Tuesday -

This program will be available Tuesdays via YouTube at https://bit.ly/2Yaurca

Join community librarians for songs, rhymes, stories and fun!

Experts agree that talking, singing, reading, writing and playing with your young child will prepare them for learning how to read, and will teach them the six skills needed to read. A child who enters kindergarten with a strong vocabulary, a love of books, and a familiarity with playing with words, has a definite advantage. You can help those skills develop with story time!

For more information about early literacy and how to talk, read, rhyme, play and write with your child, visit: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/kids/literacy

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12:00 PM - Tuesday -

Pick up your weekly craft or activity kit for children! Kits will vary by week and are good for preschool aged children. Some will be appropriate for younger ages with heavy parent help.

Supplies are limited and will be first come, first served.

All supplies are to be taken home, no crafting will be done in the library.

All kits are created at least a week in advance and not touched in the interim to ensure safety.

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5:30 PM - Tuesday -

This is a live webinar. Register here to receive the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WVWnsJxERnOQRhNJ_an7hw or click "Register Here" above.

Recording of program available online after April 29.

Examine the history and influence of opioids and learn how their use for pain relief transformed into a national epidemic.

Opioids been cultivated by humans since antiquity, with earliest references to opium poppies as Hul Gil, the “the joy plant” in 5000 year old Sumerian cuneiform tablets. Medical use of opioids was described by Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE. While the medical benefits of opioids for relief of pain are well recognized, their overuse and abuse has also led to an epidemic of addiction and deaths, uncountable and often untold suffering. Much about opioids has been published -- spanning fiction, biography, lay and scientific literature. Laila Lalami, the author of The Other Americans, introduces the difficult and vexing topic of opioid addiction.

We will be discussing the bio-psycho-socio-economic science of opioids and the history of the US opioid epidemic; namely, how a quite simple organic compound can be such a shape-shifter, with the potential to change from a pain-relieving gift to humanity into a cursed affliction that dramatically alters who and how we are with others.

David Tauben, M.D., FACP is Emeritus Clinical Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, and recently retired Chief of the UW Division of Pain Medicine, board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pain Medicine, and has practiced as Primary Care physician for 30 years and Pain Medicine expert for over 25 years. Dr. Tauben is also UW Director of Medical Student Education in Pain Medicine and leads UW TelePain, an innovative tele-video-conferencing program delivering pain and addiction management educational consultative support to Pacific Northwest primary care providers. He has been principal investigator for the UW’s NIH Pain Consortium Center of Excellence for Pain Education, a member of the NIH National Pain Strategy task force on Pain Education, and a founding and continuing member of the State of Washington Agency Medical Directors panel of clinician experts developing opioid prescription guidelines for chronic pain. He earned his BA in Philosophy at Yale University, Medical Degree at Tufts University, and completed his Residency training at the University of Washington.
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5:30 PM - Tuesday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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10:00 AM - Thursday -

Interactive storytime with songs, rhymes, and movement.
This video will premiere live on Facebook at 10:00 a.m.; visit www.facebook.com/deschuteslibrary to tune in.” Early literacy skills to get your child ready to learn to read are the focus of these storytimes. You and your child will hear great stories while also becoming more familiar with letter sounds, rhyming, vocabulary, and print. Fun for everyone with opportunities to sing, join in on movement rhymes

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6:00 PM - Thursday -

Test your knowledge of the Novel Idea adult and youth titles

So you read The Other Americans by Laila Lalami and Front Desk by Kelly Yang, but how well do you really know them? Now is your chance to test your knowledge from the comfort of your own home. Grab a pen and paper, gather the family or a quarantine buddy, and a device with internet access. We'll go through a couple rounds of questions to see how well you know these two books.

Join the Zoom event at https://zoom.us/j/92985958606 or by phone at +1-408-638-0968 using Webinar ID 929 8595 8606.*allani*
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4:00 PM - Saturday -

A link to this live presentation will be available beginning Saturday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m.

Join award-winning author Kelly Yang for a live presentation about her book Front Desk, the Novel Idea 2021 Youth Edition selection.

About the Book: Front Desk
Front Desk is a debut, middle-grade novel about 10-year-old Mia Tang, who manages the front desk of a motel while her parents clean the rooms. As recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, they take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California. The owner, Mr. Yao, is a crude cheapskate who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants.

About the Author: Kelly Yang
Kelly Yang was born in China and immigrated to America with her parents when she was six years old. Her family settled in Southern California, where she and her parents worked in three different motels. She eventually left the motels and went to college at the age of 13 and law school at the age of 17. After law school, she gave up law to pursue her passion of writing and teaching children writing. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Asia.

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4:00 PM - Sunday -

A link to the live presentation will be available beginning Sunday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m.

Laila Lalami, author of The Other Americans discusses her work with local creative Jason Graham.About the Book: The Other Americans
Late one spring night, Driss Guerraoui, a Moroccan immigrant in California, is walking across a darkened intersection when he is killed by a speeding car. The repercussions of his death bring together a diverse cast of characters to tell their stories and the invisible connections that tie them together—even while they remain deeply divided by race, religion or class.

About the Author: Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco, Great Britain and the United States. She is the author of four novels, including The Moor’s Account, which won the American Book Award, the Arab-American Book Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Other Americans, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award in Fiction. She has received fellowships from the British Council, the Fulbright Program and the Guggenheim Foundation and is currently a full professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. Her new book, a work of nonfiction called Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in American, was published in September 2020. *ani* *oo*

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5:30 PM - Monday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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10:00 AM - Tuesday -

This program will be available Tuesdays via YouTube at https://bit.ly/2Yaurca

Join community librarians for songs, rhymes, stories and fun!

Experts agree that talking, singing, reading, writing and playing with your young child will prepare them for learning how to read, and will teach them the six skills needed to read. A child who enters kindergarten with a strong vocabulary, a love of books, and a familiarity with playing with words, has a definite advantage. You can help those skills develop with story time!

For more information about early literacy and how to talk, read, rhyme, play and write with your child, visit: https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/kids/literacy

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12:00 PM - Tuesday -

Pick up your weekly craft or activity kit for children! Kits will vary by week and are good for preschool aged children. Some will be appropriate for younger ages with heavy parent help.

Supplies are limited and will be first come, first served.

All supplies are to be taken home, no crafting will be done in the library.

All kits are created at least a week in advance and not touched in the interim to ensure safety.

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5:30 PM - Tuesday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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6:00 PM - Tuesday -

A link to view this program will be available beginning on May 4 at 6:00 p.m.

Anna (Melendez) Johnson shares the history and traditions of Cinco de Mayo.

We want to hear from you. After viewing this program, please complete the online survey here https://conta.cc/2WjLWoT

Believe it or not, Cinco de Mayo is not just a good reason to drink and eat delicious Mexican food! There's interesting history and tradition surrounding this important Mexican holiday.

Why has the date become incredibly popular in the U.S. and what are the authentic Mexican traditions surrounding the 5th of May? Attend this presentation and discover why the celebration occurs and who and why the day is acknowledged with such jubilation.

Anna (Melendez) Johnson is an Arizona native and former Bendite. An Arizona State University broadcast journalism graduate, Anna also studied theatre and public communications in college. With over 20 years of experience as a public information specialist and community theatre volunteer (on and off stage), Anna is at her best when learning about or visiting historic buildings and believes everything with age has value and has a great story to tell. She currently lives in Goodyear, Arizona and is a writer and editor for the Arizona Game and Fish Department's wildlife conservation magazine Arizona Wildlife Views.

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4:00 PM - Wednesday -

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Hear powerful lessons learned from older adults about resiliency and peace during unsettling times.

According to the CDC, older adults are at the greatest risk for COVID-19, hospitalizations, and death, yet so little has been done to address their social isolation, anxiety, and loneliness. Early in the pandemic, Paul Iarrobino set out to find ways to support older adults. Determined to make a difference, he started offering weekly virtual peer support calls. These calls became a new lifeline for trust, hope, and new possibilities. He will share powerful lessons learned and how they have shaped his personal understanding of resilience and peace during unsettling times.

Paul Iarrobino is a community activist, speaker, and documentarian with over three decades of gerontology experience. For the past year, he developed a virtual framework for older adults to safely connect and support each other during a global pandemic. Most recently, he led a grant-funded initiative that helped connect underserved, low income older adults with technology and supports. For more information visit https://www.ourboldvoices.com/

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6:00 PM - Wednesday -

Join Cassie at Roundabout Books for a discussion of The Other Americans.

Visit www.roundaboutbookshop.com for more info.

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10:00 AM - Thursday -

Interactive storytime with songs, rhymes, and movement.
This video will premiere live on Facebook at 10:00 a.m.; visit www.facebook.com/deschuteslibrary to tune in.” Early literacy skills to get your child ready to learn to read are the focus of these storytimes. You and your child will hear great stories while also becoming more familiar with letter sounds, rhyming, vocabulary, and print. Fun for everyone with opportunities to sing, join in on movement rhymes

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5:30 PM - Thursday -

Click here to view recording http://www.youtube.com/c/cityclubofcentraloregon or click on View Program link above.

Forums are in partnership with the City Club of Central Oregon and Deschutes County League of Women Voters.

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