LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.

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So You Want to Run for Office?

Multnomah County Library - US Bank Room 801 SW 10th St, Portland, OR, United States

Want to serve your community and neighbors? Run for elected office! Jillian Schoene draws on 20 years in Oregon politics to show you how to file, find jurisdictions, and run a campaign. All are welcome, especially women and people of color. Join us for Everybody Reads, Multnomah County Library’s annual community reading project.

Free

Writing Through It: A Reading and Celebration

Central Library - U.S. Bank Room 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate a year of Writing Through It and listen to poetry and prose by the writers who have attended the program. Writing Through It provides a space for creative expression for people experiencing houselessness or anyone who has experienced tough times. Writing Through It is made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.  

Free