Here are the highlights - check the complete calendar to see all of this month's free events!
Reyna Grande
Women Writers
The 2016 NW Women Writers Symposium theme is "Crossing Borders: Women's Stories of Immigration, Migration, and Transition." Hear award-winning novelist Reyna Grande (First Friday 5/6, shown), a panel discussion (5/7), and readings by memoir writers Ariel Gore and Debra Gwartney (5/7). Plus: sign up now for writing workshops (5/7). All brought to you in partnership with UO SCWS.
Piano with bananas for keys
Make It!
Maker Hub Open Labs offer a new focus each week: Digital Fabrication, Textile Arts, Electronics and Robotics, and Paper/Handcrafts (schedule). In the Media Lab, work on audio, video, and design projects. Drop in at the Maker Expo (5/14) or sign up to learn 3D Printing, Digitizing and Restoring Photos, or InDesign. Plus at Bethel Branch: make Banana Pianos (5/24) and other inventions.
Chinese Dragon Boat
Something for Everyone
Seriously! Hear an archaeology talk on The Nude Goddess (5/4), make decorations for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (5/8), enjoy poetry at a Windfall Reading (5/17), get tips at Social Media Marketing 102 (5/19), delight in live classical music at Symphony Connect (5/21), Time Travel with a Eugene Youth Ballet show (5/22), or explore your future at Life Reimagined (5/26).
Author Tao Orion
Plant Matters
Just in time for the growing season, two talks that offer info, practical tips, and a bit of philosophy. Tao Orion (shown) takes a permaculture approach in her book Beyond The War on Invasive Species (5/5). Rodney Bloom of OSU Extension Services is entertainingly informative on the topic of Composting: Decay for the Masses (5/15).
Heart made of book pages
Book Sale Success
A big thank you to everyone who donated, shopped, and volunteered! The 2016 Friends of Eugene Public Library Book Sale brought in over $80,000 to support Library programs, especially for kids and teens. Remember: the Friends have great deals on great books for you year-round at their Second Hand Prose store at the Downtown Library.
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