Events & Classes
Event Finder
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Featured events spring 2010
Title Wave Used Bookstore sale
22nd anniversary sale.
Sunshine Lessons: How Open Is Oregon Government?
Join the discussion with the Society of Professional Journalists.
Life by Design @yourlibrary
Coffee and Conversation.
Read the Classics
Read the books you always meant to read.
Tax Help
Sponsored by AARP.
Horton
With Tears of Joy Theatre.
Ramona's World
Fun with Ramona!
Month of the Young Child
Celebrate during April (and March).
Capturing China, 1913–1929: Photographs, Films, and Letters of American Diplomat John Van Antwerp MacMurray
From February 19–April 2 at Central Library's Collins Gallery.
Upcoming events spring 2010
Citizenship Classes
Learn about the process of becoming a citizen.
Symphony Storytime
The Oregon Symphony is on the road for interactive, musical storytimes.
Brown Bag Lunch & Learn
A series to develop and increase your professional skills.
Cinema Classics
Watch a vintage movie.
Children's Author Lecture
Meet Jane Yolen, author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?.
Writers Talking
Featuring Louis Sachar.
Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros
A celebration of bilingual literacy.
Ongoing events
Central Library eco-roof tours
Sign up and view the roof.
Chess groups
All levels welcome.
Computer classes and labs and labs for job seekers
Free classes for all ages.
Homework Helpers
Get help with your homework!
Intercambio/Language Exchange
Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere.
John Wilson Special Collections Exhibition
Home of the rare book and other special collections of Multnomah County Library.
Knitting groups
Learn to knit or improve your skills. (Crochet too!)
Pageturners
Join a book group at your library.
Portland Opera at the library
Learn more about upcoming productions.
Read to the Dogs
Improve reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog.
Storytimes
Storytimes are a good way to introduce children to the library.
Talk Time
An informal conversation circle to practice speaking English.
TechnoHosts
Trained volunteers help you use computers and the Internet at the library.
Verse in Person: poetry readings
Oregon poets read from their works.
If you need special assistance
If you have a disability and need accommodations for an event or class, please call 503.988.5402.
Please give 48 hours notice to allow us to better serve you.
