Here at the library we are absolutely thrilled that Joyce Carol Oates is coming to Corvallis! If you haven’t heard yet, Oregon State University is awarding Oates the first ever Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement; a prize that comes with prestige, sure, but also a whopping $20,000. OSU is hosting a public discussion and [...]
This month in the main meeting room at the library is a remarkable exhibit that highlights the wartime experience of a teenage girl during the Holocaust.
“I love good food. If I weren’t a writer and a wanderer, I’d be a chef/restaurant owner” says writer Andrew Pham. Fortunately for us he does indeed love to cook as well as write and travel, and will be in Corvallis soon to share some of these passions with us. Pham, author of the books [...]
There is a lot going on at the Library this month, and we’re glad to bring you a diverse mix of informative, thought-provoking, and entertaining programs across the month of April. This Thursday at 7:00 pm, Karen Spears Zacharias will discuss her new book A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder about the [...]
In celebration of National Library Week on April 9 – 14, the library will host a series of Star Wars events for kids, teens, and adults. We expect a big crowd from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday the 14th, when the library will be boarded by Storm Troopers from the 501st Legion Cloud City Garrison .
In 2005, Karly Sheehan died in Corvallis as the result of abuse at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Writer Karen Spears Zacharias knew Karly and her family, and with growing horror she began to investigate the details behind Karly’s death.
We’ve been recording some of the literary and musical events at the library for awhile. Did you know, for example, that the popular Random Review series has been recorded since 2007? Click here for a link to the series along with the podcasts.
February isn’t over but I’m already getting excited about March. The annual model train exhibit is coming at the end of spring break to the Main Meeting Room March 30th and 31st. This event is a popular one with both adults and kids and benefits the Linn-Benton Food Share. Visitors are asked to donate cans of [...]
On Thursday, February 16, at 6:30 pm in the Main Meeting Room, Willy Vlautin will present a program that combines music and literature. Vlautin will read from his Oregon Book Award-winning novel Lean on Pete as well as play songs which inspired the book.
Otherwise known as The Big Book Sale, The Friends of the Library February book sale is approaching. As always, it will be held at the Benton County Fairgrounds (map) the weekend of February 24 -26th and all profits help support the Library. Here are the times of the sale: Friday, February 24, 5 pm – [...]
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