At the Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay – Storytime – Wednesday, February 21 in the Myrtlewood Room, 10:00am – 10:30am. Sing, read, talk, write, and play! Dive into a world of imagination and fun at weekly Storytime at the Library events. Join us for a morning of rhymes, songs, and captivating stories designed for young children and a parent or caregiver. It’s a wonderful opportunity to spark creativity, foster language development, and create beautiful memories together! Also, SOC Pride Book Club – Wednesday, February 21 in the Myrtlewood Room, 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Coos Bay Public Library hosts SOC Pride Book Club for an in-person meeting to discuss one book per month. Preteens, teens, and adults are welcome to join in the discussion. This month’s book is: King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender. “Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy—that he thinks he might be gay. “You don’t want anyone to think you’re gay too, do you?” But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King’s friendship with Sandy is reignited, he’s forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother’s death.” – GoodReads.
