July 4th Holiday Closure

The library will be closed Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

Regular open hours will resume on Friday, July 5th.

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Swords and Starships New Episode!

All Day
Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Social
Age Group:
Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships! Brittney and Joshua review Terminator 2: Judgement Day! You can listen to this and every episode from the Swords &...

Library Branch: Library
Age Group: Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Books & Reading, Social
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships!

Brittney and Joshua review Terminator 2: Judgement Day!

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Crafting with Nature - Scavenger Hunt

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join us on a Scavenger Hunt to Mingus Park where we'll collect bits of nature and return to the library to make collages. Collages will be placed on display in the young adult sect...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us on a Scavenger Hunt to Mingus Park where we'll collect bits of nature and return to the library to make collages. Collages will be placed on display in the young adult section of the library with the permission of the artist.

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Swords and Starships New Episode!

All Day
Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Social
Age Group:
Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships! Brittney and Joshua review the funniest sci fi and fantasy novels they've read this year. You can listen to this and ...

Library Branch: Library
Age Group: Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Books & Reading, Social
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships!

Brittney and Joshua review the funniest sci fi and fantasy novels they've read this year.

Poster with mockup of mural along with dates and times.

Library Mural: Priming

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Volunteers ages 14+ are needed! Coos Bay Public Library invites its local citizens to help paint a mural in the Library’s spillover parking lot (on Bennett and 6th Street). Pl...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social
Event Details:

Volunteers ages 14+ are needed!

Teen After-Hours

SRP 2024: Teen Lock-In

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Ages 12-18 Craft.  Game.  Eat pizza.  

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Ages 12-18
Craft.  Game.  Eat pizza.

 

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SRP 2024: Journey Under the Sea

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Teen
Event Details:

Dive into an ocean of hands-on science fun while exploring Oregon’s underwater environments with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History from the University of Oregon. Join us t...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Kids, Teen
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Dive into an ocean of hands-on science fun while exploring Oregon’s underwater environments with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History from the University of Oregon.

Washed Ashore

SRP: Be Part of the Change-Washed Ashore in Action

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Event Details:

Ages 12-18 Bring your creative abilities and desire to help keep our oceans clean by joining Washed Ashore in creating pieces for our next sculpture. Learn more about behind the s...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 12-18

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SRP 2024: Yoga for Teens

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Ages 13-17 Yoga is considered both an art and science, and it can aid in helping to access inner strength and find balance within. In Yoga for Teens classes, you will practic...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Ages 13-17

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Adult Crafternoon

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Bring a craft project you are working on and enjoy a couple of hours of socializing while you work. If you don't have a project, coloring pages will be available. This program is f...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social
Event Details:

Bring a craft project you are working on and enjoy a couple of hours of socializing while you work. If you don't have a project, coloring pages will be available. This program is for ages 14+.

Cheat sheet full of ASL signs

ASL Practice Place

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Bilingual, Social, Workshop
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

  Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with with American Sign Language instructor, Kandy Bergquist, will co-host ASL Practice Place every third Thursday of the month on...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Bilingual, Social, Workshop
Event Details:

 

Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with with American Sign Language instructor, Kandy Bergquist, will co-host ASL Practice Place every third Thursday of the month on Zoom!

Covers of books we read

Unlimited Book Club

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Meeting, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

  CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND UNDERSTANDING IN COOS COUNTY VIA LITERATURE! The Unlimited Book Club is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the No...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Books & Reading, Meeting, Social
Event Details:

 

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND UNDERSTANDING IN COOS COUNTY VIA LITERATURE!

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Swords and Starships Shorts!

All Day
Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Social
Age Group:
Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Welcome back to another SHORT episode of Swords and Starships! Brittney and Joshua join with a special guest to talk video games they're excited about this summer! You can liste...

Library Branch: Library
Age Group: Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Books & Reading, Social
Event Details:

Welcome back to another SHORT episode of Swords and Starships! Brittney and Joshua join with a special guest to talk video games they're excited about this summer!

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Game Night

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Games, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Join us at the library for Game Night! New and experienced gamers (teen-adult) are invited to come join the fun this Friday 6pm -9pm in the Myrtlewood Room. We will have snacks and...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Games, Social
Event Details:

Join us at the library for Game Night! New and experienced gamers (teen-adult) are invited to come join the fun this Friday 6pm -9pm in the Myrtlewood Room.

Spanglish group conversing in library

¡SPANGLISH! CONVERSATIONAL PROGRAM (In-person)

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
In the Stacks at Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

  We meet at the library every third Saturday! Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setti...

Library Branch: Library
Room: In the Stacks
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Bilingual, Social
Event Details:
 
We meet at the library every third Saturday!

Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting.

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Craft Takeout

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Calling all crafty teens and adults! Have an appetite to get creative? Pick up a free monthly Craft Takeout kit in the library on the 3rd Saturday of each month. How-to instruction...

Library Branch: Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all crafty teens and adults! Have an appetite to get creative? Pick up a free monthly Craft Takeout kit in the library on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Poster with mockup of mural along with dates and times.

Library Mural: Painting

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Volunteers ages 14+ are needed! Coos Bay Public Library invites its local citizens to help paint a mural in the Library’s spillover parking lot (on Bennett and 6th Street). Pl...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social
Event Details:

Volunteers ages 14+ are needed!

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Empowering Teens Through Zines

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cedar Room at Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Express your voice and creativity in this zine workshop and learn about the impact of creating zines for empowerment and the interrogation of social issues. Participants will learn...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Cedar Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Express your voice and creativity in this zine workshop and learn about the impact of creating zines for empowerment and the interrogation of social issues.

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice (Cream) Day

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Film Screening
Age Group:
Everyone, Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Alright, stop collaborate and listen. Ice was back with a brand new invention. Join us in celebrating Vanilla Ice Cream day the only way that it should be celebrated. Wi...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Everyone, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Film Screening
Event Details:

Alright, stop collaborate and listen.

Ice was back with a brand new invention.

Join us in celebrating Vanilla Ice Cream day the only way that it should be celebrated.

With a showing of the movie Cool As Ice.

How to Homestead with picture of sewing machine

How To Homestead: Sewing

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Learn the basics of how to run a sewing machine, and then complete a small project for hands-on learning! Sewing machines will be provided. There will be 6 sewing machines avail...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn the basics of how to run a sewing machine, and then complete a small project for hands-on learning! Sewing machines will be provided.

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SRP 2024: Yoga for Teens

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Event Details:

Ages 13-17 Yoga is considered both an art and science, and it can aid in helping to access inner strength and find balance within. In Yoga for Teens classes, you will practic...

Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Ages 13-17

COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Lecture, Social, Workshop
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

  Unfortunately, we do not have a cook for July, hoping to be back in August with new cook!   Need a new recipe? Join us! Coos Bay Library has teamed up with ...

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lecture, Social, Workshop
Event Details:

 

Unfortunately, we do not have a cook for July, hoping to be back in August with new cook!

 

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Swords and Starships New Episode!

All Day
Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Social
Age Group:
Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships! Brittney and Joshua review books that feature Cults! You can listen to this and every episode from the Swords & S...

Library Branch: Library
Age Group: Everyone, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Books & Reading, Social
Event Details:

Welcome back to another episode of Swords and Starships!

Brittney and Joshua review books that feature Cults!

Tween Cooking

SRP 2024: Tween Cooking with OSU Extension's Food Hero Program

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Myrtlewood Room at Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Event Details:

Learn some cooking tips and tricks and put together a simple meal with OSU Extension’s Food Hero Program.  Share a meal and participate in a hands-on cooking demonstration.&nb...

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Library Branch: Library
Room: Myrtlewood Room
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Learn some cooking tips and tricks and put together a simple meal with OSU Extension’s Food Hero Program.  Share a meal and participate in a hands-on cooking demonstration.  Each participant will take home ingredients to try out the meal