08/01/2024 Library Newsletter - Books & BitsAugust 2024
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Celebrate the Library's Birthday with Cake, Music, and Fun!
It’s our beautiful building’s 20th birthday! We’re grateful to serve the Tigard community for 60 years,
including the two decades in our current location.
Join us for our birthday party on Tuesday, August 20, 4:30-7 PM.
4:30 PM: Mo Phillips & the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band
5:30 PM: Cake served
6 PM: Chicamarimba.
Presented in partnership with Friends of the Tigard Library and the Ready to Read grant.
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Kids
Mindfulness Storytime
Saturday, August 10 | 1-2 PM
Burgess Community Room | Kids & Families
Kids and their grownups can join us for a mindfulness themed
storytime where we will read stories, practice breathing exercises,
and do kid-friendly yoga poses! Refresh yourself with tea and a
snack afterwards.
Teens
T-Shirt Tag
Thursday, August 8 | 4-6 PM
Burgess Community Room | Teens entering grades 6-12
Imagine kindergarten, only with grown-up scissors! Upcycle a t-shirt
into a brand-new look, consume copious snacks, and get playfully
nostalgic with recess games.
Adult
Author Talk: Lighter Than Air: West Coast
Aviators and the Dawn of Flight
Wednesday, August 7 | 6:30-7:30 PM
Burgess Community Room | Adults
Join historian Richard Goodrich to hear about the turn of the 20th
century dirigible pioneers of the West Coast, whose adventures he
has chronicled in his latest book L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators
and the First Airshow in America. These folks were taking to the sky
when Boeing was still a timber outfit.
Program presented in partnership with the Friends of the Tigard
Library.
All Ages
Jigsaw Puzzle Swap
August 1-8, Puzzle Drop-Off at the 2nd Floor Reference Desk
Sunday, August 11, Swap | Noon-1:30 PM
Burgess Community Room | All Ages
Drop off your old puzzles (no missing pieces) in the original box at
the 2nd Floor Reference Desk August 1-8 to receive a voucher for
each puzzle. Bring your vouchers in on August 11 and choose new
puzzles from the community exchange. From 1-1:30, remaining
puzzles will be available for all, no vouchers needed.
Enjoy Summer Reading through August 31!
Kids, teens, and adults can still pick up a free book and reading log
for Summer Reading. When the log is complete, return it to be
eligible for more prizes. Browse our programs online to find
summer events you'll love.
Summer Reading is made possible by the Ready to Read grant
and Friends of the Tigard Library.
Looking for something good to read?
If you don't see the perfect selection in these lists, ask Your Personal Librarian! Fill out this simple
form to tell us a little bit about what you like (or what you can't stand!) in books, movies, or music and
we will email you a list of titles chosen just for you.
We can also browse our shelves and select materials we think you might be interested in. Tell us what
you like here, and we'll pull a stack of items, then check them out to you.
Kids
Thinking Things: Picture Books Starring
Inanimate Objects
"You might think that inanimate objects don't have thoughts,
emotions and lives of their own. Don't tell that to these picture
books because you might hurt their feelings."
-Holly, Youth Services Librarian
Click here to view the full list or place a hold.
Teens
Summer Movie Nights
"Teens, if you've ever stayed up way too late watching the classics,
thrown a mattress into your truck bed and kicked back at the drive
through, pointed a projector at a sheet in your back yard, or filmed
a tribute to your favorite master of cinema, then this list of books
and movies is for you!"
-Lisa, Teen Librarian
Click here to view the full list or place a hold.
Adults
Cottagecore Fantasy Novels
"Need a break from the troubles of the world? Enjoy the warm
cozy vibes of these fantasy and romantasy (romance + fantasy)
novels. They feature "cottagecore" elements such as recipes,
gardens, cottages, nature, small villages or communities, and a
little or a lot of magic."
-Ann-Marie, Adult Services Librarian
Click here to view the full list or place a hold.
Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon 97223
503-684-6537
tigard-or.gov/library