Eat pizza and chat about graphic novels on the last Thursday of every month at 5pm! (We'll be discussing ND Stevenson's Nimona on Thursday, May 26th at 5pm - sign up and pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Services desk starting Sunday, May1st.)
Start getting your little one ready for kindergarten with a six-week prep course in the academic and social skills they’ll need to thrive in school!
February 13th through 19th 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 downtown Klamath County Library has lots of activities for teens ages 12-18 while school is closed for winter break:
(Looking for our Winter Break events for kids under 12? Click here!)
The downtown Klamath County Library has lots of activities for kids while school is closed for winter break:
(Looking for our Winter Break events for teens? Click here!)
The downtown Klamath County Library is holding a poetry writing contest for teens in December!
From sonnets to Viking epics to minimalist haiku and rap lyrics, there are lots of ways to express yourself through poetry, and we want to see yours! The winning poet will take home a $20 gift card to a local bookstore, and their work will be featured on the library’s website and Facebook page.
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 27th.
The downtown Klamath County Library is holding a Minecraft build contest for kids and teens in November!
We want to see your coolest, most tricked-out secret forts. (Thoughtful décor? Awesome! Devious traps? Rad!) We’ll be judging entries in three age categories: Ages 5 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, and Ages 13-18. Winners in each category will win a $20 gift card to a local gaming shop.
April is Dinosaur Month at the Klamath County libraries! RAWR! Celebrate the mighty beasts of prehistory!
Starting Monday, April 5th: Oregon’s Dino-Story! Through a pilot partnership with the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH), all Klamath County Libraries will get a hands-on science kit detailing Oregon’s prehistoric creatures, while supplies last. For ages 5-12.
After you pick up your kit-
Learn how you can give back to the library (or see where your Friends dues are going!) at this celebration of everything this nonprofit group does for us. (The presentation will be followed by the Friends’ quarterly meeting. The event is hosted in person, but also available via Zoom livestream – email FOLKlamath@gmail.com for the link.)