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Guess who was awarded Librarian of the Year? Wilsonville Public Library Director Patrick Duke! The Oregon Library Association (OLA) gave Pat the award for exceptional service at the annual OLA conference in Eugene on April 20, 2018. Pat has worked tirelessly to spread the word about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Oregon rural counties. The Wilsonville Imagination Library currently sends an age appropriate book each month to about 800 Wilsonville children under 5 years old. Congratulations, Pat!

Press release regarding Wilsonville Imagination Library For release February 13, 2018 Contact:  janrippey@gmail.com Donors honored for supporting Wilsonville Imagination Library for 6 years “Every child who is enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library that I’ve talked to is excited about reading and about getting something in the mail,” shares Hilly Alexander, board member of Wilsonville Public Library Foundation and library volunteer extraordinaire.  Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) is a book-gifting outreach that encourages parents to read to

On this Thanksgiving Day we are thankful for all who support our Library with donations to the Wilsonville Library Foundation. With your help we fund programs for all ages that Ignite a passion for reading in young children – Imagination Library Fire up the imagination of school age children – Summer Science Adventure Stimulate curiosity and lifelong learning – Curiosity Cafe, History Pub Facilitate early literacy – Outreach to children and caregivers at day care facilities We

The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation has had another successful year raising money for the Wilsonville Library in 2016. We thank our donors for their generosity. Here are the highlights of what we funded: Science Adventure – Science focused Summer Reading Program * 500 science prizes for kids completing 10 science explorations * 300 kids taking summer science classes Annual cost: $6,700 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) – Early literacy program that provides books for preschoolers. * 710

Guess who has a birthday on Valentine’s Day? The State of Oregon and the Wilsonville Public Library, and probably a few other noteworthy institutions. The Library Foundation and the Friends of the Wilsonville Library invite you to celebrate the Library’s 35th birthday. Please join us for cake and coffee on Tuesday February 14 starting at 2pm in the Library Board members from the Foundation and the Friends will be on hand to serve cake until we run

Jan Rippey is holding a birthday cake to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Wilsonville. There are currently about 700 Wilsonville kids signed up to receive books once a month until they turn 5 years old. Over the last 4 years nearly 500 kids have graduated from the program. The program was brought to the City  by the Kiwanis Club of Wilsonville. It receives significant funding from Joe Restic of Wilsonville Orthodontics, the

Our January Artist of the Month is local artist Rinse de Koning. Rinse’s work can be seen on the Art Wall next to the New Books shelves. About the artist: Rinse Jan de Koning was born in The Hague, The Netherlands (also known as Holland) in 1941. He was educated through the Montessori system and then attended the College of Hotel-Restaurant Management there. He emigrated to the United States in 1965 and first made his home in

The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation Board of Directors invites you to our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 21, 2014 at 6:30 pm at the Wilsonville Public Library Meet the Directors who joined our Board recently, hear about our accomplishments in 2014 and find out about our goals for 2015. We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

“491 kids completed their Science Logs:   the highest number so far and an 11% increase from last year   27% of kids who signed up for Summer Reading finished their Science Logs (50% finished the Reading Log portion)     –       Steven Engelfried, Youth Services Librarian”

Wilsonville Library presents, Weaving for the Home, which features the work of Oregon handwoven textile artist Marlene Lloyd. The handwoven textile show runs July 1-31 in the main lobby of the library located at 8200 SW Wilsonville Road. Marlene Lloyd draws her color inspiration from nature, the rich reds, deep purples, and lovely shades of orange from her walks in urban neighborhoods, parks, mountains and the desert. Ms. Lloyd has earned multiple awards for her textiles and

Today the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a new policy: doctors will tell parents to read aloud to their infants from birth. Reading, as well as talking and singing, is viewed as important in increasing the number of words that children hear in the earliest years of their lives. Children who have heard more words, have a distinct advantage in school. Read more at http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2   One of our Library’s strategic goals is to ignite a passion

“Ask Me” is the title of one of William Stafford’s poems. On March 19 we had the great pleasure of hearing Kim Stafford talk about his father’s poetry and share snippets of his life and philosophy. Bill Stafford considered himself a seeker.   Kim is an accomplished presenter and story teller who moved us and had us laughing out loud. About 80 people came to the Old Church, including almost all of Dr. John Ehrstine’s poetry class.

From 1st graders petting a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach to an eleven year old testing ph levels of plants, the Wilsonville Public Library’s “Summer Science Adventure,” now in its fourth year, inspires kids and families to explore science in a variety of ways: Science Logs: Every child who signed up for the Summer Reading Program also received a “Science Log.” Their challenge: to complete at least 10 science activities over the summer. Over 430 kids are on pace