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-
Come check out historical swordfighting at the downtown library on Tuesday, Sept 29th at 6pm!
Pelican City Swords, a HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) troupe will swing some swords at each other, 14th century Italian longsword style. (If you've ever wanted to be a character in the Assassin's Creed games that are set during the Italian Renaissance, you're going to want to check this out.)
Join us at the downtown Klamath County Library on Sunday, Sept. 20th at 2pm for a presentation and come meet the folks behind Klamath Grown, a farm-to-table group that connects local farmers with local consumers.
The presentation will be both hosted at the downtown library and livestreamed via Zoom - contact folklamath@gmail.com for the streaming link.
Play with virtual reality headsets on Thursday, Sept. 17th at 2pm!
Terry Polyȧk at NuVista VR will present the company's "Seniorocity" program - an immersive, interactive series of virtual reality experiences designed to keep older adults socially engaged, brain train, and bond with family and peers – as well as take them to faraway places you might not be able to travel to. You'll have the opportunity to wear virtual reality headsets to see the experiences for yourself. Give it a try!
For more information, call us at 541-882-8894.
The downtown Klamath County Library's latest Murder Mystery roleplaying event for teens takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 5:30pm!
Wild West power couple Adelaide Whitlock and Samuel Bellamy are tying the knot, and celebrating their nuptials at the Rattlesnake Saloon. But not everyone on the guest list has good intentions... there's a murderer among you.
Very few people relish the thought of long-term financial planning, but important to plan for your retirement!
Join us Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 2pm for a presentation by Harmon Anderson of Retirement Fundamentals about how to protect your assets and maintain your lifestyle after you're done having a full-time job.
For more information, call 541-882-8894.
Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl is a heartbreaking glimpse into a a grim period of human history – and nearly 80 years after its publication, it still has lessons to offer us.
Discuss the book at the downtown library on Tuesday, Sept. 15th at 4pm in partnership with the Linkville Players acting troupe. (Linkville Playhouse is presenting the play adaptation The Diary of Anne Frank from Sept. 11th to 26th at the Linkville Playhouse, 201 Main St.)
Contribute to a community art project while helping a Portland State University Ph.D. candidate with their dissertation research!
Join geography scholar Thien-Kim Bui at sessions throughout September at the downtown library to make quilt squares illustrating your water's importance in your life, your feelings about competing needs for water in an ongoing drought, or anything else you want to express about water! We'll be hosting opportunities to contribute on: