Felted Frog at CBPL
Get ready to leap to the library to create a felt frog! The duchess of felt, LeBrie Rich is visiting the Coos Bay Public Library Saturday, March 9 to offer a series of two felted frog making workshops. The first, from 2-3:30pm, is geared towards young people grades 4-8 and will allow tweens. The second workshop, from 4-5:30pm, is geared towards adults and teens 14 and up. All supplies will be provided. Limited space is available; pre-registration is required on either the Coos Bay Public Library’s website or by calling the Coos Bay Public Library. LeBrie Rich is an artist working in wool felt from Portland, Oregon. She creates felting projects that invite creativity and play and has been offering felt making workshops since 2007. Venues that have shown her work include the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Project Space in New York, NY; Portland Art Museum and Blackfish Gallery in Portland, OR; and Albus Gallery in Fukuoka, Japan. Her felt sculptures, collages, wearable fiber creations, and workshops for youth have been written about in the New York Times, Hand/Eye Magazine, Make, the Oregonian, and Portland Monthly. For additional information about programs being offered by the Coos Bay Public Library please contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 x3606 or by visiting the library’s website at https://www.coosbaylibrary.org.
Cooking Together at CBPL
Thursday, March 7, at 10:00am Coos Bay Public Library and Oregon State University Extension Office’s Food Hero Program are offering a program to give parents tips and tricks for working with children in the kitchen. In this hands-on session adults and toddlers or preschoolers ages 0-5 will assemble a simple healthy snack. The free event will be held at the Coos Bay Public Library. The program is being offered by the Oregon State University Extension Service. Oregon State University Extension Service partners with local communities to provide trusted expertise and science-based knowledge to address critical issues and help every Oregonian thrive. The Coos County Extension Office is based in Myrtle Point and offers a wide range of programming throughout the year for all ages, including outreach with the Food Hero program, food preservation, gardening, and support for 4-H. For more information on the Coos Bay Public Library, visit the Coos Bay Public Library’s website at www.coosbaylibrary.org, call (541) 269-1101 x 3606 or email Jennifer Knight at jknight@coosbaylibrary.org.
CBPL Events
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., OSU Extension: Preschool Cooking, Thursday, March 7 in the Myrtlewood Room, 10:00am – 11:00am. Join us for another hands-on food activity with the Oregon State University Extension Services Food Hero program. Participants will learn basic kitchen skills such as following recipes, use of kitchen tools and measuring ingredients. Afterwards these skills will be put to use creating a delicious meal. Parents and caregivers will also learn tips and tricks for working in the kitchen with small children. How to Homestead: Chicken Health, Thursday, March 7 in the Myrtlewood Room, 2:00pm – 4:00pm. A class for beginners learning how to raise chickens! Topics will include starting chicks, hens & egg laying, nutrition, housing, common ailments & fixes, resources, and possibly raising meat chickens if time allows. ¡Spanglish! Conversational Program (Virtual), Thursday, March 7 on Zoom, 5:00pm – 6:00pm. ¡Vamos a hablar! This program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome!