Adults

All branches of the Klamath County Library District will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

No library materials will be due on a day that the libraries are closed for a holiday.

February 13^th through 19^th is Love Our Library week at the Klamath County Libraries!

Now as always in our history, reading is among our greatest freedoms. We believe that librarians have a profound responsibility to give validity to that freedom to read by making it possible for the readers to choose freely from a variety of offerings.

The foreign policy discussion group Great Decisions is back at the Klamath County Library! The group will meet for nine weeks on Thursdays at 1 pm, starting Thursday, January 27^th.

The Library Advisory Board meets at noon on the third Wednesday of each month at the downtown Klamath County Library. The public is invited, but please call 541-882-8894 in advance if you plan to attend, as the downtown library is closed at that time. (Note: due to COVID-19, the Board is currently meeting via Zoom, but meetings are still open to the public. Please email Library Director Nathalie Johnston at njohnston@klamathlibrary.org to request an invitation.)

Crescent Branch Open House on Saturday, April 19th from 10am to 2pm!

• Book Sale
• Coffee, Cookies, and Punch
• Story Time at Noon

Get to know your new library!

On the Basis of Sex

Synopsis

Young wife, mother and lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg battles the U.S. Supreme Court for gender equality and women's rights. She works with the American Civil Liberties Union to argue cases on behalf of both men and women, demonstrating that discrimination "on the basis of sex" is unconstitutional. Her trailblazing work paved the way for her to become a beloved Supreme Court Justice.

This movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 120 minutes. Everyone is welcome.

Join us at the downtown Klamath County Library for a paper flower craft -- just one of the many craft project ideas available through creativebug with your library account!

Sky Lakes family medicine physician Dr. Stewart Decker is back for another jargon-free discussion on health issues! This month will cover coping with chronic pain, plus a town-hall-style “patient Q&A” of general questions. (Also a great time to suggest future Doc Talk topics!) Like our Lay Person Legal presenters, Dr. Decker’s ability to comment on your specific condition is limited.

Documentary director Ismael Vásquez Bernabé turns his camera on his hometown: the Indigenous community of San Pedro Amuzgos in Oaxaca, Mexico, known as “the town of the spinners.” The Weavers’ Songs focuses on three key figures of the community: a legendary violinist and his son, and the director’s own mother, who is the only one of her sisters who still practices the art of weaving… 

Our latest legal-topics-for-regular-folks seminar covers issues of consumer debt. Learn how you can use bankruptcy to get out from under debt and avoid collection agencies, along with issues you may encounter when dealing with large amounts of debt. (Please note that while our presenter, Karen Oakes, is an attorney specializing in bankruptcy, she is not your attorney and cannot give you specific legal advice.)