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Fourth Street Bulletin: January 2010, Issue 1
Welcome to our Fourth Street Bulletin. It will provide you with news and interesting tidbits about our award-winning Library, located at Fourth Street and D Avenue in Lake Oswego.
We hope you enjoy it!
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Fourth Annual Lake Oswego Reads Kicks Off
“Thank you so much, great party!” That was one of the many positive comments we received as hundreds of Library visitors poured into the Library during our big Lake Oswego Reads kick-off event. Thanks to the Friends of the Lake Oswego Library, we gave away 800 free copies of the featured book, The Whistling Season. Visitors also enjoyed a variety of cultural experiences that tied in with the book and Lake Oswego’s Centennial celebration. Outside the Library there was a blacksmith demonstration by Berkley Tack. Inside, while David Lipkind played harmonica, we served fruit pie, popcorn, ginger cookies, cocoa, coffee, and tea. Thanks to the Oswego Heritage Council, the special “guests” included: our first librarian Lucia Bliss, 1910 Lake Oswego baseball player Charles Didzun, Lake Oswego First Marshall Charles Haines, and first Lake Oswego Mayor (1910) Jerome W. Thomas. Several art displays were featured which YOU can still view through the end of February. Hanging above our main floor are eight fabulous quilts, inspired by The Whistling Season, created by the Cover to Cover Book Group. We also have kinetic art pieces depicting circus acts from long ago, a 1910 wedding dress, and an early 1900s telephone. For information about all the exciting Lake Oswego Reads events coming up, go to www.lakeoswegoreads.org. As one participant said, “I love how everyone comes together for this event. It’s a great way to see people in the community who you don’t always get to see.”
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Concert
Our January concert featured The Sale, consisting of Breanna Paletta and Justin Bennett, performing indie folk rock. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For information on upcoming programs go to http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/library/AdultCalendar.htm. |
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Performing Arts Series
Our January speaker was bridge expert and Portland bridge walk leader Sharon Wood Wortman. She’s written the following books: The Portland Bridge Book and Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass: Poems and Bridges Real and Imagined by 70 Poes, with Directions for Five Self-Guided Explorations. Series made possible by the Friends of the Library. For information on upcoming programs go to http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/library/AdultCalendar.htm.
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Author Talk
Our January Author Talk, on Tuesday, January 19th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., will be the first in a series of events in honor of the City’s Centennial Celebration. Local author Laura Foster will present her latest work, Lake Oswego, which is part of the Images of America series. Author Talks are sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For information on upcoming programs go to http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/library/AdultCalendar.htm.
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William Stafford Birthday Celebration
You are invited to our annual Stafford birthday event, which takes place on Thursday, January 21 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Our “own” Poet Laureate will be celebrated in an evening entitled the Intersection of Poetry and Popular Culture, in the Spirit of William Stafford. For more information go to http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/library/AdultCalendar.htm.
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Art Show
Check out our main floor display of some of the entries from the City’s first photo contest. Pictures were taken in LO and reflect the character of our City. Another Centennial Year event.
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Teen Gaming Event
Gamers in grades 7-12 are invited to our second Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, with both Wii and Game Cube controllers, on Friday, January 22 at 3:30 p.m. Please call 503-697-6580 to register. |
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