BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY INVITES PUBLIC TO 'END OF SUMMER READING' LAWN PARTY ON WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: August 12th, 2014 3:38 PM
The Beaverton City Library is hosting its annual 'End of Summer Reading Lawn Party' on Wednesday, Aug. 13 on the South Library lawn (12375 SW 5th Street) from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
"With summer coming to an end, we want to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in," said Abigail Elder, library director. "This event promises to be a great time for children and a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the family."
The event is free to the public. The library encourages families to bring their children 12 years and younger. There will be fun outdoor activities and games for everyone to participate in. This will also be the last day for children to claim their summer reading prizes.
For more information, please call 503-350-3600 or visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org.
The Beaverton City Library is open seven days a week and is one of the busiest libraries in the state. Currently, the library serves a population of nearly 150,000 Beaverton and Washington County residents with an annual circulation of 3.5 million items. The library has two facilities, featuring a collection of more than 410,000 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 service.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the 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 was named 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. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit
www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"With summer coming to an end, we want to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in," said Abigail Elder, library director. "This event promises to be a great time for children and a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the family."
The event is free to the public. The library encourages families to bring their children 12 years and younger. There will be fun outdoor activities and games for everyone to participate in. This will also be the last day for children to claim their summer reading prizes.
For more information, please call 503-350-3600 or visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org.
The Beaverton City Library is open seven days a week and is one of the busiest libraries in the state. Currently, the library serves a population of nearly 150,000 Beaverton and Washington County residents with an annual circulation of 3.5 million items. The library has two facilities, featuring a collection of more than 410,000 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 service.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the 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 was named 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. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit
www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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