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In 1905, Attorney Abraham Walter Lafferty was appointed special agent for the Department of Interior's General Land Office in Portland, and opened a law practice a year later. In 1907, Lafferty took on representation of eighteen Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause with which he continued to be involved for the rest of his life. This talk by Tam Moore will cover the O&C Railroad land fraud scandal, and the series of litigations that followed, focusing on Lafferty's involvement and his life outside of the cases as well.

Tam Moore has spent many decades as a journalist and TV reporter in Southern Oregon and served on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in 1975-78. He is President of the Jackson County Heritage Association and a longtime volunteer with Southern Oregon Historical Society

The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our southern Oregon heritage. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) and Jackson County Library Services. Programs are presented in Medford (first Wednesdays, in-person and online) and again in Ashland (second Wednesdays, in-person). Registration is only required to attend the Zoom version of Medford's program. Recordings of Medford presentations are available on the JCLS Beyond YouTube channel

We have a wide assortment of food available. Bags with staple items are pre-filled, but we will gladly add any special requests if they are available. When you visit, there is always a simple lunch. On the last Wednesday of every month, we serve a pretty darned good hot meal with salad and a huge table filled with pies and desserts. We call it a community lunch. All are welcomed.

Once a month, read and discuss a banned book. Explore what caused these books to be banned, what being banned means, and how this impacts us as a society. We will talk about the who and the why, and if we agree or disagree. Stop by the Medford Reference desk to pick up a copy of the month's current title while supplies last!

December: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

January: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwarts

February: Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Come join us for cribbage. We are part of the American Cribbage Congress (ACC) and play 9 games of competitive cribbage every Wednesday night from September-May. $10 buy in, and we payout on the top scorecards.

Come join us for cribbage. We are part of the American Cribbage Congress (ACC) and play 9 games of competitive cribbage every Wednesday night from September to May. $10 buy in and we payout to the top scorecards.

Conservation Burial is a way of caring for the land and caring for our loved ones after death. Join us to discuss the ins and outs of this practice.

Host band this week is Duke Street.

Come make art with us after school!

If you are a 1st-5th grader and you love making art, come join us at Art Presence every Thursday and Friday from 3:00-4:00.

Winter Club:

Thursdays

January 8th - March 19th

Fridays

January 9th - March 20th

Spring Club:

Thursday

April 2nd - May 28th

Friday

April 3rd - May 29th

Register now, as enrollment is limited to 15 students per unit. We are pleased to offer a low enrollment fee of $10 per unit. See you after school!

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Take some time out of your Thursday to listen to music in the library. Musicians from Rogue Valley Symphony will fill the main floor of the library with beautiful music. Enjoy it in passing or sit for a while and listen.

This series is presented in partnership with Rogue Valley Symphony.

We are a Zen practice community in the Diamond Sangha lineage founded by Robert Aitken Rōshi. We provide zazen(meditation) instruction, weekly zazen, practice talks, Dharma discussions and more.