News & Announcements
Each day, January 9-15, 10:00-3:00, a staff member will be available to help you learn how to check out and download e-Books (including digital audiobooks) and use them on your devices. Please bring your device(s) of choice and know your passwords (Apple ID, Amazon, email, etc.). No sign up necessary. Please call the Library Reference Desk at: 503.675.2540 if you have questions.
Join your neighbors to celebrate the 11th annual Lake Oswego Reads. Bring your Lake Oswego Library card to receive a free copy of Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars.
Lake Oswego Public Library will be closed Monday, January 16 through Sunday, January 22, 2017 for structural renovations.
The entire remodel project is scheduled to continue through May 2017. We plan to keep closures to an absolute minimum.
Rosanne Sachson, an architectural interior designer, will share her experience while working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1993, Ms. Sachson received a prestigious commission from the NASA space program to create the architectural and interior design for the innovative Flight System Testbed and Project Design Center.
Library Closes at 5:00pm today due to weather conditions.
The Rocket Girls occasionally had time for a cocktails. Here’s your opportunity to sample cocktails from the 50s: Side Car, Tom Collins, Singapore Sling, Mint Julep and more. Shirley Temples will also be available. Passport Drawing at 7 pm
Hilda Pereyo from Evergreen Aviation will present a program that blends aviation and history with fun activities. Participants will learn about key women mentors and pioneers in the fields of aviation and aerospace — from engineers to shuttle pilots. This program will engage, inspire, and educate anyone interested in aviation and beyond.
The Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) is a student aerospace group at Portland State University that designs, builds and launches intelligent amateur rockets in central Oregon. PSAS has always been a strong advocate of minorities and women in aerospace. In honor of Rise of the Rocket Girls they will have three women engineers describe PSAS rockets and technologies, as well as their experience and the personal challenges they have faced. The three include an undergraduate, a graduate student and a recent graduate. They will also have displays for all ages to see.
Dr. Jan Dabrowski, Associate Professor, Science & Interdisciplinary Studies at Marylhurst University, began his science career at the age of five with a visit to the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He has maintained an avid interest in astronomy, physics and other sciences ever since. He’ll explain how astronauts live in space.
Come and enjoy an evening with Rose City Astronomers members Dr. Katherine Kornei and Greg Marshall. Dr. Kornei, who holds a B.S. in astrophysics, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in astronomy, will give a brief introduction including an audience participation exercise. Greg Marshall will share his amazing astro-photographs and describe how he captures and processes these images.