Great Beginnings Book Club
First Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Area Senior Center
Bring your library card to check out next month's title. Copies of the next title are also available at the library.
January 4, 2017 -- Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King
February 1 -- Half-Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls
March 1 -- The Rosie Project, by Graeme C. Simsion
April 5 -- Old World Murder, by Kathleen Ernst
May 3 -- Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout, by Lauren Redniss
June 7 -- Jesus Cow by Michael Perry
July 5 -- Summer Before the War, by Helen Simonson
August 2 -- The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
September 6 -- Left Neglected, by Lisa Genova
October 4 -- Whistling Past the Graveyard, by Susan Crandall
November 1 -- Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein
December 6 -- The Adventures of Huck Finn, by Mark Twain
Brown Bag Book Group
Third Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m.
Chocolate provided. Copies of the next title are available at the library.
Optonal - Bring along a lunch or snack to eat.
January 18, 2017 -- Spymistress, by Jennifer Chiaverini
February 15 -- Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown
March 15 -- When Madeline was Young, by Jane Hamilton
April 19 -- River of Doubt, by Candice Millard
May 17 -- Old World Murder, by Kathleen Ernst
June 21 -- Whistling past the graveyard, by Susan Crandall
July 19 -- Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King
August 16 -- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson
September 20 -- The Aviator's Wife, by Melanie Benjamin
October 18 -- The Art of Crash Landing, by Melissa DeCarlo
November 15 -- Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
December 20 -- Cherry Harvest, by Lucy Sanna
Online Book Clubs
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Create Oregon!
Projects are geared to teens and adults. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Sew What?!
For beginners ages 9 to adult. Children ages 9-12 must have an adult helper.
Registration is required.
One-on-One Learning Sessions
The Oregon Public Library offers free 30 minute one-on-one training sessions for adults by appointment. Register for one of the following sessions by calling Oregon Public Library at 835-3656 or by sending an email request for an appointment to orelib@oregonlibrary.org. Suggestions for other one-on-one training session topics are also welcome. All sessions are held at Oregon Public Library at 256 Brook Street.
Overdrive One-on-One
Schedule a 30-60 minute appointment with any questions you have about Overdrive with your new eReader .
Please bring your fully charged e-reader and any cables, your email address and password. To use the Kindle or a Kindle app., please also bring your Amazon account login and password. Ipad users will also need their itunes login and password.
One-on-One Basic E-Mail or How to use the Internet
Schedule a half-hour appointment with a librarian to learn how to set up and get started using a free E-mail account.
Internet appointment will cover how to use a mouse and basic navigation of the Internet.
One-on-One LINKcat
These one-on-one sessions will introduce you to the library is LINKcat computerized library catalog. You will learn how to access LINKcat at the library and from your own computer, search Oregon Public Library's collection and the collections of over 30 other South Central Library System libraries, place holds to have your name added to a waiting list, check and manage your library account, and more. For those new to LINKcat or just needing a refresher to brush up skills and use LINKcat more effectively.