Coming in February – One Book One Community
This year’s selection for the 5th annual One Book One Community program is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Ten different activities will be held during the month of February in support of this community program. All events are free. This year, the Friends of the North Plains Public Library are proud to have won a grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County to help put on the many events.
The Kickoff Event-Party will be Saturday evening, February 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. and will feature the music of Derrell Walker, a taste of Ethiopian cuisine, and the distribution of 100 copies of Verghese’s book.
Also during the month of February, clean and gently used shoes will be collected at the Library to be donated to the Ethiopian Shoe Project.
Read more and get the complete schedule of events >>
2011 Tax Forms are Here
For anyone wanting to get a head start on their 2011 Federal Taxes, the IRS tax forms have arrived and are available at your library.
The Ultimate Solution for Rainy Day Blues!
Are you feeling “blue” with the onset of our rainy season? You may just find a solution here at the library.
Check out this list of rainy day activities!
Quilt Raffle
The Westside Quilters Guild has donated a new quilt, now on display, for the Library to raffle. Tickets are $1 each. Proceeds help fund Library programs and materials.
Teen Summer Reading Artwork Contest
Are you a local teen artist? Submit a design to our Teen Summer Reading Artwork Contest.
The winning design will be used on all 2012 Teen Summer Reading program materials across Washington Co., including posters, bookmarks, flyers and more!
The winner also receives a $150 gift certificate from Powell’s Books.
For all the contest details and application form, read more >>.
Many Thanks to North Plains RV and Self Storage
The Friends of the Library have been given a free storage unit to house books between sales events. Friends members, city staff, and library staff are very grateful for this donation. We applaud the corporate support shown by owner Jeff Jensen and manager of operations, John Eisenbarth.
