3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Meeting Room

Use CreativeBug to embroider a simple constellation.

Are your eyes on the stars and your brain in the clouds for the upcoming annular solar eclipse? Channel that energy into making a simple embroidered project using guidance from CreativeBug and supplies from the library.

Reservation is recommended to ensure adequate supplies. You are still welcome to drop in without registration.

If your middle school aged child is neurodivergent and attending in-person programming is difficult or causes discomfort, please reach out to Josie at josieh@deschuteslibrary.org to request a take-home kit with instructions and materials. We will have a limited number of kits for neurodivergent youth aged 9-14.

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | La Pine Elementary School

Join Deschutes Public Library, Bend La Pine Schools, Central Oregon Disability Support Network, High Desert Education Service District and more at our La Pine Community Harvest and Resource Fair on October 4th! Dinner will be provided, games will be played, and resources will be available! This event will be held on the playground of La Pine Elementary.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Redmond Senior Center

Journey to a great cup of coffee with friends!

Fridays at 12:30-1:30 starting in October and November, walk with us from the Redmond Senior Center to Blacksmith down 4th St. This is an easy 1.15 mile walk round trip with 2 rest spots along the way. It is a flat, low traffic area, and no one walks alone. All abilities and ages are welcome. We'll have staff from both the Redmond Senior Center and Deschutes Public Library so you can hear about all the upcoming news at both locations.

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Meyer Classroom

Use CreativeBug to embroider a simple constellation.

Are your eyes on the stars and your brain in the clouds for the upcoming annular solar eclipse? Channel that energy into making a simple embroidered project using guidance from CreativeBug and supplies from the library.

Reservation is recommended to ensure adequate supplies. You are still welcome to drop in without registration.

If your middle school aged child is neurodivergent and attending in-person programming is difficult or causes discomfort, please reach out to Josie at josieh@deschuteslibrary.org to request a take-home kit with instructions and materials. We will have a limited number of kits for neurodivergent youth aged 9-14.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Redmond Senior Center

Journey to a great cup of coffee with friends!

Fridays at 12:30-1:30 starting in October and November, walk with us from the Redmond Senior Center to Blacksmith down 4th St. This is an easy 1.15 mile walk round trip with 2 rest spots along the way. It is a flat, low traffic area, and no one walks alone. All abilities and ages are welcome. We'll have staff from both the Redmond Senior Center and Deschutes Public Library so you can hear about all the upcoming news at both locations.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Library South Lawn

Enjoy the annular solar eclipse on the library's lawn.

Join us for doughnuts and eclipse viewing. An annular eclipse of the sun is one in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon. The eclipse will start at 8:05 am, and begin its annular phase at 9:18.

Limited free solar viewing glasses will be available at this event on a first come, first served basis. It is not safe to view the solar eclipse with sunglasses or the naked eye.

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |

Join us for a celebration of the newly remodeled La Pine Library!

Following a ribbon cutting at 12:15 p.m., we'll welcome everyone into the library, where you'll find face painting, live music, a balloon artist, and more inside the building's brand-new interior. Free and open to all.

ASL and Spanish interpreting available.

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Meyer Classroom

A monthly book club for youth ages 10-14. October's selection is Heartstopper, Volume 1 by Alice Oseman!

About the book: Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.

Physical copies of the book can be picked up from the front desk of the Downtown Bend library. These books do not have to be checked out with a library card; we simply ask that you return the book at our meeting or in the book drop when you are done reading. Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks can be accessed using your library card through both Hoopla and Libby.
Prism Book Club is a monthly book club for middle school aged kids in Central Oregon. We read middle grade fiction that centers the stories and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community, but encourage anyone interested to join. Our book club meets the second Saturday of the month from 1pm to 2pm at the Downtown Bend library.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Brooks Room

A young adult book club that centers LGBTQIA+ stories.

This is an in-person program. October's selection is A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. About Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow is a monthly book club for Teens and Young Adults in Central Oregon. We read Teen and New Adult fiction that centers the stories and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community, but encourage anyone interested to join. Our book club meets the second Saturday of the month from 4pm-5pm at the Downtown Bend library. We'll hang out, talk about the book, and have some pizza & snacks.

How to participate:
Physical copies of the book can be picked up from the front desk of the Downtown Bend library. These books do not have to be checked out with a library card; we simply ask that you return the book at our meeting or in the book drop when you are done reading. Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks can be accessed using your library card through both Hoopla and Libby.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Redmond Senior Center

Journey to a great cup of coffee with friends!

Fridays at 12:30-1:30 starting in October and November, walk with us from the Redmond Senior Center to Blacksmith down 4th St. This is an easy 1.15 mile walk round trip with 2 rest spots along the way. It is a flat, low traffic area, and no one walks alone. All abilities and ages are welcome. We'll have staff from both the Redmond Senior Center and Deschutes Public Library so you can hear about all the upcoming news at both locations.

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Lobby

Take a spooky walk through the library - but be careful of the ghosts! Join our librarians as we introduce you to our favorite dead authors during our Literary Ghost Walk. Ghosts of authors passed including Philip K. Dick, Beverly Cleary, Edgar Allan Poe, and more will be stationed throughout the library to tell you more about their works! Be careful as you walk through the stacks though - spooky scares may lie around any corner!

This is an all-ages program. We will have authors of both adult and children’s works.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Redmond Senior Center

Journey to a great cup of coffee with friends!

Fridays at 12:30-1:30 starting in October and November, walk with us from the Redmond Senior Center to Blacksmith down 4th St. This is an easy 1.15 mile walk round trip with 2 rest spots along the way. It is a flat, low traffic area, and no one walks alone. All abilities and ages are welcome. We'll have staff from both the Redmond Senior Center and Deschutes Public Library so you can hear about all the upcoming news at both locations.

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |

Join us for a celebration of the newly remodeled Sisters Library!

Following a ribbon cutting at 12:15 p.m., we'll welcome everyone into the library, where you'll find face painting, live music, a balloon artist, and more inside the building's brand-new interior. Free and open to all.

ASL and Spanish interpreting available.

*asl*