Calling all Millennials! Join us for a few rounds of the modern day version of the popular Mexican board game, Lotería. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an email reminder and let us know you'll be there! ¡Lamando a todos los Millennials! Únase a nosotros para algunas rondas de la versión moderna del […]
Let’s celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with Oregon Book Award-winning author Dane Liu and her newest picture book LAOLAO’S DUMPLINGS, a “moving tale of intergenerational and community bonds” says Publishers Weekly in a starred review. Dane will read aloud, answer your questions, and together we will craft dumpling ornaments to welcome Year of the Dragon. […]
Chinese couplets are one of the oldest traditions to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Use ink, paper, and brushes to create a couplet for your home with instructor Terri Hsing. For adults, 18+. Registration is required.
The early Chinese came to Oregon seeking a new beginning and a new life. Life was difficult but they worked hard and made a go of it. Join volunteer educator Mike Wong from the Portland Chinatown Museum to learn about their journey and many contributions to Oregon, their hardships as well as their successes. Registration […]
For adults, teens, and kids ages 10+. Go (aka Weiqi and Baduk) is an ancient Chinese board game that is over 2500 years old. In Go, two players compete to surround both territory and sometimes their opponent's stones in a strategic battle of minds. Learn the simple rules of the game from members of the […]
As Oregon's largest Black-owned independent bookstore, Third Eye Books has a unique perspective on the publishing world. Hear from Charles Hannah, one of the co-owners of the store, as he shares information about the creation of their bookstore, trends and other obstacles/discoveries in the book industry. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an […]
All are welcome to celebrate the lunar new year with crafts, games and food.
People of African descent have lived and worked in Oregon since before the founding of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the Americas. Despite this, the popular narrative of our state's history excludes the experiences of African Americans before the mid-20th century. This erasure is the result of historic legal and social marginalization that contributes to […]
Author and publisher Jelani Memory visits our library! He'll talk about his story and his first book "A Kids Books About Racism." Jelani will also share why it's important to have big conversations with kids, as well as why they decided to create the book series.
The Portland Opera brings a special Snowy Day preview to our library! Enjoy stories and songs with an opera twist. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an email reminder and let us know you'll be there!
Join the library for a viewing of the OPB Oregon Experience documentary on Beatrice Morrow Cannady. As a writer, lawyer, lecturer, radio show guest, civil rights advocate, and publisher of a weekly newspaper, Cannady was an important figure in Oregon history. At a time when racial discrimination was commonplace, Cannady worked to secure equal rights […]
Lead farmer, Daniel Grady, of Black Futures Farm will share the work happening at the farm, from CSA programs to community-building and regenerative agriculture practices.Black Futures Farm, a program of the Black Food Sovereignty Coalition, is a community farm in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood of Portland, which is located on unceded Clackamas and Multnomah First Nations […]
