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-
We've got something special cooked up for our latest Teen/Adult Magic: the Gathering event coming up on Thursday, July 31st at 2pm... a sealed Scourge event!
...What do you mean, "why are we playing with an expansion set that came out more than 20 years ago?" Well, we have a few reasons:
You don't need fancy miniatures and props to play Dungeons & Dragons, but they can add to your immersive experience! (Besides, who doesn't love a custom statuette of their original character?)
We'll walk you through the process of building and painting for Dungeons and Dragons games on Thursday, July 17th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. (Getting started is easier and cheaper than you might think!)
For teens ages 12-18.
Crack a cold case at the library! We'll have a variety of "Hunt a Killer" style investigative games for you to solve on Wednesday, July 23rd at 5:30pm.
You'll have to closely read documents, examine evidence and scrutinize witness reports to figure out what happened! (The mysteries are also set to different difficulty levels, so there will be something to try whether you're a seasoned detective or brand-new to this style of "escape room in a box" games.)
No registration necessary. Call us at 541-882-8894 for more information!
The Klamath County Library Summer Performance Series continues with an unusual performer: Louis Pearl, aka "The Amazing Bubble Man."
Pearl has been blowing mind-bogglingly large bubbles with his inventions since 1980. Preferring to play with his toys rather than sell them, Pearl sold the toy company he started and started performing as The Amazing Bubble Man in 2002.
He'll be appearing at the following library branches:
Our summer of fun continues on Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:30 am with a walk around Veterans Park! We'll meet up first at the downtown Klamath County Library, head to the park, and then loop back to the Klamath County courthouse lawn for a free lunch for youth.
For more details, call us at 541-882-8894.
When you're trying to get out from under addiction to drugs or alcohol, it can be hard to ask for help. One element that makes it hard is the stigma around addiction -- but you can help! Discuss ways to reduce stigma on Monday, July 21st from 10am to noon in a conversation with Klamath County health officials.
Turn vintage book covers into stylish journals at our latest Adult Craft Workshop! Join us Wednesday, July 16th at 6pm. No registration is necessary.
Join us for a screening of the French drama Midwives on Thursday, July 10th at 5:30 pm!
Sofia and Louise are newly-qualified midwives, excited to help parents bring their newborns into the world. However, they quickly encounter the challenges of hospital life with limited resources and staffing. While this is a work of fiction, Midwives features footage of real childbirth by non-actor patients at the hospital where filming took place.
Learn the basics of drawing and character design by drawing your own dragon!
Artist Rico Saltares will walk you through the process of designing and rendering your very own piece of dragon art! We'll be breaking the process up into three sessions: