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Read all summer long for chances to win prizes, courtesy of the Friends
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Every Wednesday
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Reading, including the grand prize, a two-night
stay at the Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport! Sign
Visit the Library Rover! up online and track your reading at Lopl.org/
summer or use the QR code below.
Thursday, May 2 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Join us at a pop-up library event at the Parks & Recreation Indoor Playground Check the library calendar for fun activities
at Christ Church Parish, 1060 Chandler Road. Rover visitors can sign up for happening all summer long.
library cards, browse and check out popular books for young children, get Ci1.43 OS�/%_ information, and pick up takeaway crafts. Open to the public! 0 �� (;o This summer, Rover will also be popping up at Jean Road •�. •
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Ir Ar - r (c.-vikFos,The City recently completed a Library Visioning process with community input,
indicating a need and desire for more space to serve the needs of youth and all ages V' O
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The City's Initial Parks Plan 2040 Community Engagement Process* identified Learn more at:
"intergenerational programming" and "accessible programming" as key LakeOswego.city/CommunityCenter
needs for the community.
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We're here for our youth
Do you know how many youth we serve every year with our Library and Parks & Recreation programs?
Last year, the Library hosted 291 youth programs with 12,977 attendees.
Parks & Recreation had over 14,000 participants across all parks and recreation youth activities, including 5,889 visits to
Irthe Teen Lounge.
Can you imagine what we could do if we had more indoor space and
accessible facilities to support future Lake Oswego generations?
Part of our job is to respond to the community's changing needs.
�_ - _ What's changing? Our Initial Parks Plan 2040 Community Engagement
Ilia _ "" ' T Process* and Library Visioning taught us a few things:
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IL'iiii �1i I -,6 .,, • The population is aging, and there is heightened demand for
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7-'� -- healthy living programs, and social services.
f16- r - , . A ' . • To support the complete well-being of youth in the community,
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IL0 activities to take a more holistic view of youth development.
iti .� •',a �' This focus extends beyond just physical exercise to encompass
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Rlfr. leadership skills, to produce successful early adult outcomes such
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/ '1 Both processes reinforced that community connection matters and
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In the Library Visioning process, you shared with us that '- ' " 'fr
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* The Parks Plan 2040 is currently in development and will be going M1 .1,. ' .t tor-4 `- A
through City Council for approval in early 2025.