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Misinformation, Fake News, and Political Propaganda

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Are you overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media? Distinguish truth from fiction using real-world examples of political ads, news headlines, logical fallacies, graphs and charts, the effect of word choice in messaging, statistical data and other types of information. Become your own “fact-checker” and learn how to find accurate information. Registrants will be sent information on how to join event a week before the event date. Made possible by The National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation.

Free

E-books and audiobooks at the library: Libby & Hoopla

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Learn how to download free e-books, comics, audiobooks, music and more to your mobile device! Space is limited. Please register via Zoom: http://bit.ly/3t1gASI

Free

Homeschool Family Book Group: Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us online for a homeschool family book group to discuss the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award nominees and then cast our votes. Each year children vote on The Beverly Clearly Children's Choice Award to honor their favorite chapter book for new readers. This group is for children reading short chapter books and their favorite adult. Space is limited. Please register via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3mqYGEE

Free

Homeschool Family Book Group: Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us online for a homeschool family book group to discuss the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award nominees and then cast our votes. Each year children vote on The Beverly Clearly Children's Choice Award to honor their favorite chapter book for new readers. This group is for children reading short chapter books and their favorite adult. Space is limited. Please register via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3mqYGEE

Free

Everybody Reads 2021: Ross Gay

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The selection for Multnomah County Library’s 19th annual community reading project, Everybody Reads, is acclaimed author and poet Ross Gay and his collection of essays, The Book of Delights. Each year, Literary Arts presents the culminating event of the program—an author lecture. This year, the event will be held virtually on Thursday, April 8, at 6:00 p.m (PDT) and will feature an approximately 30-minute talk from Ross Gay, followed by an approximately 40-minute interview with local bestselling author, Lidia Yuknavitch. We are pleased to offer free registration for community members suffering financial hardship, as well as a range of tickets rates, to ensure this event can be accessible to all. Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of…

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Free – $100

Author Reading and Conversation with Jessamyn Stanley

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Multnomah County Library’s Black Cultural Library Advocates are thrilled to host internationally acclaimed yoga instructor and author Jessamyn Stanley. Join us for a reading and discussion about her new book, Yoke, My Yoga of Self-Acceptance. Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of Yoke, My Yoga of Self-Acceptance signed by Jessamyn. Can’t make the event or want to buy the book yourself? You can purchase a copy of the book from Powell’s here: http://bit.ly/mclyoke About the Author: JESSAMYN STANLEY is an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought after for her insights on 21st-century yoga and intersectional identity. She is the founder of The Underbelly, a streaming wellness app and community, cohost of the podcast Dear Jessamyn, and co-founder of We…

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Free

Tween Graphic Novel Book Group

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Kids in grades 4-6 are invited to talk about comics! Every meeting includes a short activity related to this month's book. Copies of the books will be provided. This virtual group meets monthly on the First Friday of the month. THIS SERIES IS FULL. Email libraryevents@multcolib.org to be put on the waiting list.

Free

Middle School Social Justice Online Book Group

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Gather online to discuss contemporary themes of social justice through recent literature. Meet new friends and talk about great books. For youth in grades 6-8. Please email libraryevents @ multcolib.org for details on how to join.

Free

OMSI After Dark: Books & Brews

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) 1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for OMSI After Dark: Books & Brews! Find your next favorite book, learn how to get self published and sample local brews. The ultimate night out! Typically the last Wednesday of the month, OMSI After Dark is a 21+ event that gathers local vendors, artisans, and science content for you to enjoy. Get ready to taste test a local brew, catch a show, or try a science demo – all while exploring the museum’s permanent exhibit halls. CURRENT COVID RULES Masks are optional for guests although we still highly encourage you to wear a mask and recommend you wear an N95 or KN95. We are limiting capacity to 1,200 guests. 21+ Only | A valid government issued ID is required for entry for…

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$25 – $40

Everybody Reads 2023 celebrates Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being

Keller Auditorium 222 SW Clay St, Portland, OR, United States

Let’s read, reflect and learn together. Everybody Reads is a community-wide project that promotes shared reading and discussion around a single book. About the book Ruth Ozeki’s award-winning novel A Tale for the Time Being tells the story of two strangers whose lives become connected across time and an ocean. Ruth is a novelist living on an island off the coast of British Columbia. While beachcombing, she comes upon a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed ashore, detritus from a tsunami in Japan. Inside, she discovers the diary of 16-year-old Nao Yasutani of Tokyo. Ruth becomes absorbed by the drama of Nao’s life and her unknown fate. In Tokyo, Nao is the target of her classmates’ bullying, and she struggles with a pervasive sense of loneliness. Increasingly,…

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$21 – $65
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