News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY OFFERS PARENT AND CHILD WORKSHOPS THIS FALL
Posted: September 18th, 2012 2:56 PM
Join the Children's Division at Beaverton City Library during September and October for hands-on early literacy sessions. Learning materials are provided by the American Library Association.
"The library workshops are a great resource for families with young children and instill the power of reading at an early age," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "Beaverton is blessed with a very literate community and workshops like these help foster a life-long love for reading."
Choose a workshop that best fits your need and register online at www.BeavertonLibrary.gov/kids, under the Programs and Events tab.
The workshops include:
Fun with Letters - Play and learn for ages two to five years old and parents.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Babies Need Early Literacy, Too! - For infants under 12 months.
Thursday, Sept. 27, 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 28, 11-11:45 a.m.
Brain Development Workshop - For parents and caregivers. No children, please.
Thursday, Oct. 4, 7-8:30 p.m.
Fun with Words - For ages two to five years old and parents.
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 3:30-4:15 p.m. and 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Fun with Math and Science - For ages two to five years old and parents.
Monday, Oct. 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1-2 p.m.
For more information about the early literacy workshops or for help signing up, please contact the children's desk at 503-350-3600.
ABOUT THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY
The Beaverton City Library, one of the busiest libraries in the state, serves a population of approximately 149,000 Beaverton and Washington County residents with an annual circulation exceeding 3.5 million items. The library has two facilities, both open seven days a week, containing a collection of more than 350,000 items. The library's mission is to provide information, library materials and library services to meet the needs of the community. The Beaverton City Library is one of 15 libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) network. Libraries in WCCLS work together to share resources and information in an effort to provide excellent countywide library service. For more information on available services, call 503-644-2197 or visit www.beavertonlibrary.org.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. Most recently, the city was awarded the 2012 Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency'
s Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofbeaverton.
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