The Second Floor Librarians

That is a awfully cheesy title for the post – I apologize. But it’s true! The annual model train show will be at the library next weekend.

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The annual Big Book Sale, put on by the Friends of the Library, is coming up this weekend! You’ll find it at the Benton Co. Fairgrounds (map), and the dates and times are as follows:

Friday, Feb. 26th, 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, Feb. 27th, 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, Feb. 28th, 11 am – 4 [...]

The eighth annual Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival, with public performances February 18-21, promises another weekend of both traditional and unique entertainment and workshops for adults, and matinees for children. Most events workshops are in Corvallis, and free.

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This coming Thursday, February 25th, at 7 pm, the library is proud to host the first Spring Creek Café, put on by the Spring Creek Project at OSU.
Modeled on the popular Socrates Cafés, Spring Creek Cafés invite people to come together in an informal setting to participate in thoughtful, guided discussion on topics of deep [...]

The Friends of the Library do a great job locating presenters for their wildly popular book review series Random Reviews.

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We have an exciting music-themed event coming up, to help you chase those winter blues away. John Sarantos will present a Native and world flute mini-concert and lecture at the Corvallis library on Saturday, January 30th at 3 pm.

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Exciting news! Ted Cox, local author and the owner of Old World Deli, has a new book out. He’ll be presenting it at the library on Wednesday, December 9th at 7 pm.

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The world is full of history books and biographies, but the one that might mean the most to you may never get written.
We’ve got a program coming up that can help change that. It’s called Saving Lives, One Story at a Time, and it’s all about recording personal histories. If you don’t want to let [...]

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the author event we’re having here at the library today at 7 pm (Tuesday, September 22nd) with Michele Longo-Eder.
I promised to post more about other upcoming events, and I have two to tell you about this time, happening in early October.

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Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon
in the Corvallis Public Library Main Meeting Room.

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