Community Calendar

No two snowflakes are the same! Pick up a Take & Make Kit with supplies to make coffee filter snowflakes. Use an eyedropper and liquid watercolors to blend cool winter colors together, then cut out your coffee filter snowflake. The completed snowflakes can be attached to a window for a festive decoration as light shines through them. Kits are available at the Rogue River Library beginning January 11, while supplies last.

Pick up a Take & Make Kit of ingredients and recipes to prepare jasmine rice congee, a comforting Chinese rice porridge. Throughout the winter, the Phoenix Library will share cooking-themed Take & Make Kits that engage patrons in planning, selecting, preparing, and tasting different foods. Kits are available while supplies last.

Pick up a Take & Make Kit with supplies to make a snowflake decorated with fun craft supplies. Kits are available at the Eagle Point Library while supplies last.

Dig into the joy and mystery of season two of The Mandalorian. Join us for games, discussion, and possibly some heated debate!

Pick up a Take and Make Kit with all the supplies needed to make a winter or snowflake craft. Kits are available at the Applegate Branch Library beginning January 8th and will be available while supplies last.

Join us for the Tween Book Club to discuss thought provoking junior books. January 16 - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Have a 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grader that isn't getting any sexuality education in school this year?  We’ve got you covered with virtual sex ed for 5th-8th graders! We have virtual classrooms that include medically accurate, inclusive sessions covering puberty, birth control, and more! To learn more and register for an upcoming series, visit these links: 5th/6th grade - https://bit.ly/LiveVirtual5th-6th, 7th/8th grade - https://bit.ly/LiveVirtual7th-8th.

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software misidentifies women and darker-skinned faces, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. "Thought-provoking. ‘Coded Bias’ serves as both a wake-up call (to invasive practices the public doesn’t yet realize are being implemented) and a call to action." Peter Debruge, Variety Directed by Shalini Kantayya; 90 minutes (AIFF Film Center window features a design inspired by the subject matter of Coded Bias, January's Best of the Fests selection. Visit each month for fun or evocative displays & information.)

Have a 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grader that isn't getting any sexuality education in school this year?  We’ve got you covered with virtual sex ed for 5th-8th graders! We have virtual classrooms that include medically accurate, inclusive sessions covering puberty, birth control, and more! To learn more and register for an upcoming series, visit these links: 5th/6th grade - https://bit.ly/LiveVirtual5th-6th, 7th/8th grade - https://bit.ly/LiveVirtual7th-8th.

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software misidentifies women and darker-skinned faces, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. "Thought-provoking. ‘Coded Bias’ serves as both a wake-up call (to invasive practices the public doesn’t yet realize are being implemented) and a call to action." Peter Debruge, Variety Directed by Shalini Kantayya; 90 minutes (AIFF Film Center window features a design inspired by the subject matter of Coded Bias, January's Best of the Fests selection. Visit each month for fun or evocative displays & information.)