Clackamas County Arts Alliance

Building Bridges Book Group
2026-09-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-10-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
Through the reading and discussion of acclaimed works of fact and fiction, we seek greater appreciation of the rich diversity of life, to build understanding, empathy, and connection in our world.
Our July selection is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
Our hybrid group meets on the last Saturday of the month at 10am both in the library conference room and on Zoom. Contact Alicia Yokoyama, Adult Services Librarian, at ayokoyama@lakeoswego.city to register or if you have questions.

Music and Movement in Mandarin
2026-09-28 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-11-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-11-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-11-16 10:30 - 11:00 and 6 more dates | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
This event repeats every week on Monday.

Join Sharon Gan, founder of Heart Strings Mandarin, for a program specially designed for young learners. We will sing, move, play instruments, and tell stories. We welcome all levels of Mandarin fluency from absolute beginners to native Mandarin speakers. Recommended for ages 2-5 years. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
欢迎参加心弦中文的中文音乐律动课。
Sharon老师会和小朋友一起唱歌，跳舞，玩乐器，说故事，度过充实的三十分钟。
本课程适合二到五岁的小朋友，各种语言程度都可以参加。
名额有限，请速报名！
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library and admission is free. The Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact the Children’s desk at 503-697-6580 or visit the Library’s website at www.lopl.org/kids.

Poetry Group
2026-10-15 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-11-19 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-12-17 12:30 - 14:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
This event repeats every month on the third Thursday.

Join fellow poetry lovers for a monthly meet-up to read and discuss poetry in a supportive environment. Feel free to read a poem of your own or one written by a published author that you’d like to share. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month in the conference room on the second floor of the library. Meetings will include time for introductions, poetry readings, organic discussion, and resource sharing. Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend, including newcomers, and we hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please email Rachael Hyde at rhyde@lakeoswego.city.

Spanish Language Story and Play
2026-10-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-11-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-12-19 10:30 - 11:00 | OR
This event repeats every month on the third Saturday.

Juliette from Adventures in Spanish will present stories and songs in Spanish for children and their caregivers. The half hour program is recommended for ages 0-5 years
Juliette de Adventures in Spanish presentará cuentos y canciones en español para niños y sus cuidadores. El programa, de media hora de duración, está recomendado para edades de 0 a 5 años. Este evento se repite cada mes el tercer sábado.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library and admission is free, with no registration required. The Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact the Children’s desk at 503-697-6580 or lochild@lakeoswego.city(link sends e-mail).

Bring Your Own (BYO) Mystery Book Group
2026-10-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-11-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
This event repeats every month on the last Thursday of each month,

Join us the last Thursday of the month for a casual mystery book group. There will be no assigned books, just time to share and discuss a mystery book that you’ve read with fellow mystery book enthusiasts.
Meeting in the library conference room. Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact Alicia Yokoyama at ayokoyama@lakeoswego.city or 503-534-4228.

Natural History Book Group
2026-11-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
The Natural History Book Group was founded on the recognition that Indigenous peoples have maintained a deep and reciprocal relationship with the land now known as Lake Oswego for millennia, the group acknowledges this history as an essential grounding for its work. Through participant-selected readings that focus on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, members explore how literature and nonfiction can deepen our understanding of the watershed and its indigenous history, while inspiring practical steps toward a more just relationship with both the land we call home and its original caretakers.
Led by the Oswego Lake Watershed Council, this group meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) at 5:00pm. We meet at the Lake Oswego Public Library in the second-floor conference room. New members are welcome.
For more information please email Sharon Goss.
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Meetings and Book Selections for 2026:
July 14: The trees are speaking : dispatches from the salmon forests by Lynda V. Mapes
September 8: Traditional Ecological Knowledge by Melissa Nelson
November 10: Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Jennifer Grenz
Past Book Group selections:
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant
Cedar by Hilary Stewart
The Gift of Knowledge: Reflections on Sahaptin Ways by Virginia R. Beavert
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson(link is external)
Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest by Josephine Woolington
