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 6, 2016 -- Aviator's wife, by Melanie Benjamin
February 3 -- Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed
March 2 -- Broken for You, by Stephanie Kallos
April 6 -- The Pilot's Wife, by Anita Shreve
May 4 -- My Antonia, by Willa Cather
June 1 -- Me before You, by Jojo Moyes
July 6 -- Fatal Grace, by Louise Penny
August 3 – Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson *updated
September 7 -- One Thousand White Women, by Jim Fergus
October 5 -- Wonder, by R.J. Palacio *updated
November 2 -- Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd
December 7 -- Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Brown Bag Book Group
Third Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m.
Bring your own lunch. Chocolate provided.
Copies of the next title are available at the library.
January 20, 2016 -- Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
February 17 -- The All Girl Filling Station, by Fannie Flagg
March 16 -- Master Butcher's Singing Club, by Louise Erdrich
April 13 -- Invisible Thread, by Laura Schroff
May 18 -- Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
June 15 -- The Book of Unknown Americans, by Christina Henriquez
July 20 -- Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd
August 17 -- The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman
September 21 -- Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
October 19 -- Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
November 16 -- Still Life with Breadcrumbs, by Anna Quindlin
December 21 -- One Thousand White Women, by Jim Fergus
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.