BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY INVITES PUBLIC TO ATTEND 'OREGON READS' EVENT ON NOV. 2 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: October 16th, 2014 11:00 AM
The Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth St) invites the public to attend its Oregon Reads event with special guest author, Brian Doyle, on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
"Oregon Reads is a great program for all ages," said Abigail Elder, library director. "This statewide program, encourages Oregonians to read the same book. We are very excited to listen to Oregon's award-winning novelist, Brian Doyle."
Award-winning Oregon author, Brian Doyle, will speak about how William Stafford's peace writings inspired his own. Doyle is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many novels, including 'Mink River' and 'The Plover.' There will also be a book-signing following the presentation.
In 2009, the Oregon Library Association established the Oregon Reads program. This year commemorates Oregon's most celebrated poet, William Stafford. Stafford taught at Lewis & Clark College for 30 years and served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Stafford also received many honors during his lifetime, including the National Book Award
For more information, contact the library at 503-644-2197 and for more information about the Oregon Reads program, visit www.oregonreads2014.com.
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 City of Beaverton has two libraries, 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.
For more information, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org, or follow the library on Facebook at BeavertonCityLibrary, or the library's Twitter and Instagram @BeavertonLib.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community design ation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"Oregon Reads is a great program for all ages," said Abigail Elder, library director. "This statewide program, encourages Oregonians to read the same book. We are very excited to listen to Oregon's award-winning novelist, Brian Doyle."
Award-winning Oregon author, Brian Doyle, will speak about how William Stafford's peace writings inspired his own. Doyle is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland and the author of many novels, including 'Mink River' and 'The Plover.' There will also be a book-signing following the presentation.
In 2009, the Oregon Library Association established the Oregon Reads program. This year commemorates Oregon's most celebrated poet, William Stafford. Stafford taught at Lewis & Clark College for 30 years and served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Stafford also received many honors during his lifetime, including the National Book Award
For more information, contact the library at 503-644-2197 and for more information about the Oregon Reads program, visit www.oregonreads2014.com.
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 City of Beaverton has two libraries, 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.
For more information, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org, or follow the library on Facebook at BeavertonCityLibrary, or the library's Twitter and Instagram @BeavertonLib.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community design ation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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