November 4, 2014
Paintings inspired by Poems
Our November display features paintings inspired by the poems of William Stafford. Lake Oswego Reads partnered with 18 local artists who created artwork inspired by one of William Stafford’s poems. The paintings have been touring libraries throughout the state of Oregon for the past year and we are the last stop on the tour. Oregon is celebrating the Centennial of poet William Stafford. The town of Lake Oswego is especially involved because Stafford lived their for overRead More
October 20, 2014
Kids love Science Adventure
“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”Read More
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 andRead More
June 25, 2014
Reading to babies works
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 passionRead More
March 23, 2014
Ask Me
“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.Read More
March 7, 2014
Charlie Hyman Photography in March
Here is what Charlie Hyman says about his work and “Finding the Positive”: Photography is much more for me than just finding interesting things to capture in digital images. It is a way of seeing what’s around me, of looking for beauty in the natural world. With or without my camera, I notice more and pay closer attention to my surroundings, to the weather, and to contrasts in light, shapes, and subjects because of my interestRead More