Mitten Tree

Throughout the month of December, bring new hats, scarves and gloves to decorate the branches of our 20th annual Mitten Tree located in the Library Puett Room. 
The Good Neighbor Center will give them to families who are experiencing homelessness in Washington County.

Generously sponsored by Friends of the Tigard 
Public Library

Thinker Tinker Lab: Motion Commotion

S.T.E.A.M.

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)

Join us in the Library Puett Room for our Next Thinker Tinker Lab with "Motion Commotion"
   Monday August 1st, 2-4 p.m. 

What exactly is motion?  Have you ever wondered why the apple falls from a tree? Well, English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton who is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century's Scientific Revolution did and the Three Laws (or Rules) of Motion were born!     

Even when we are at rest we are still moving. Instinctively we move quickly or slowly depending on our environment. As the planet Earth is moving, you are growing and changing every day even when everyday motion is not easily observed.

Come in and play games, investigate and problem solve with family and friends, then you too can learn the Three Laws of Motion!  All supplies you need will be provided.  All ages are welcome to attend.

Beautiful Bead Magic

There are endless possibilities for making and decorating with beads! Unleash your creative flare and join is in the Puett Room Sunday, July 31 from 1:30-2:30 pm.  Even if you've never beaded before you'll have fun designing your own jewelry and crafts.  All ages welcome just bring your inspiration and creativity! 
We'll provide the supplies.

Thinker Tinker Lab ~ Geoboard String Art

S.T.E.A.M.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
Join us in the Library Puett Room 2-4 pm * July 18 * All ages

Egyptian mathematician Dr. Caleb Gattegno inventor of the geoboard believed education should be process of enhancing knowledge through problem based learning.

Exploring mathematical concepts and puzzles with geoboards is a fun way to develop understanding of the mathematical tapestry of geometric shapes and how art and geometry go hand in hand.


Playing with geoboards enhances fine motor skills, visual co-ordination and depth perception.  Participants seamlessly gain understanding of shapes, rotation, similarity, counting, angles, patterns, perimeters and just plain all kinds of hands on fun!

LEGO® Construction Zone

Attention Future Engineers and Mathematicians!

S.T.E.A.M 

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math

Join us in the Library Puett Room * Sunday June 26 *1:30-3 p.m. * Ages 5 and up

Give your creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness and curiosity a workout! Create one-of-a-kind LEGO®creations with other builders then try your custom build on our race track to see what happens.
The world grows and changes everyday with science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Build your imagination and problem solving skills while in the company of other great  inventors.  Don't forget to have fun!
We'll supply the building blocks; you bring your creativity.

For more ideas to bring your LEGOS® to life check out our huge collection of books on the subject in the juvenile non-fiction section, call number J688.725.

 

LEGO® Construction Zone

 Calling All Future engineers and mathematicians ages 5 and up!

Drop in at the Library Puett Room April 24 from 1:30-3 p.m. to work on your LEGO®creations with Master builder Blair Archer.  Blair will provide his expertise and building challenges for all. Don't forget to give our race track a spin with your wheeled designs. We’ll supply the building blocks; you bring your creativity.

Bunny Hop!

Come have some hoppin’ fun in the Library Puett room Monday, March 21st from 1:30-2:30 pm. The Beatrix Potter Society will present a lively short story followed by fun bunny crafts and activities for all ages.

March LEGO® Construction Zone

 

Drop in to work on making your own LEGO® creations with other builders.  We'll supply all the building blocks; you bring the creativity! This month we'll play on Sunday March 20th at 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Puett Room. Kids ages 5 and up are welcome to attend.  Come and play for a few minutes or play for the whole 90 minutes.  The choice is yours!



Imagination in a Box!

"With nothing more than a little imagination, boxes can be transformed into forts or houses, spaceships or submarines, castles or caves. Inside a big cardboard box, a child is transported to a world of his or her own, one where anything is possible." - National Toy Hall of Fame

We are on a story time break this week, but that doesn't mean you can't bring the whole family to the Puett Room any time during open hours for some open-ended, Imaginative box play February 22-26! The Puett Room will be filled to the brim with boxes of all shapes and sizes just waiting for you!

Unstructured play with cardboard without an end result builds creativity, imagination and resourcefulness. It's inexpensive fun that will keep your child and you engaged for hours and hours of mindful play!    

School's Out Drop-in Mondays, February 15

Looking for some fun on a day with no school? 
 

Stop by the library February 15 from 2-4 for some Origami fun for Everyone!

Try your hand at Japanese paper-folding.  Members of Tigard High School's Japanese National Honor Society will show you how to make simple, fun origami pieces.

 

Valentine Workshop!

Do you want to share the love with your favorite people? Come to the Puett Room this Saturday afternoon, and make valentines to your heart's content. You can make little boxes filled with sweet treats, soft felt pillows you stitch yourself, and fancy paper cards. 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 13th!

We Love our Library!

During the month of February, everyone is invited to share their thoughts about the library by making a Valentine heart to place on the bulletin board in the Children's Room. 

Once you've made your heart just take it to the Children's Reference desk.  Then we can hang it up and you will receive a Valentine sticker to take home!
 

Thinker Tinker Lab - Water!

The world of water fun is just a few days away. Join us in the courtyard off the Puett Room for all kinds of water play time.

Thinker Tinker Lab - Structures

Let's build bridges and other sturdy structures out of spaghetti and gumdrops. Will your bridge collapse or stay strong.
Monday, August 3 from 2-4pm. All ages!

Walk 'N' Words Story Time

The City of Tigard's strategic plan is all about being active and living interconnected lives.
What better way to get action and feel interconnected than by coming to a walking story time. We'll start in Puett Room and head down the nature path behind the library. We'll go on a bear hunt, hop like frogs and much more, all while wearing animal masks and shaking music shakers made by participants before the story time.

Thinker Tinker Lab - Kitchen Science

Let's get messy with stuff around the kitchen!
Join us Monday for this all ages program in the Puett Room. 
This messy fun begins at 2pm and lasts until 4pm.

Thinker Tinker Lab - Yarn

Thinker Tinker Lab This Monday is all about yarn. What can you do with yarn? 
Weave it, string things on it, cut it, finger-knit, and more!
Join us Monday for this all ages program, July 20 from 2-4pm in the Puett Room.

Thinker Tinker Lab - Tubes and Tape

It's our second Thinker Tinker Lab!
This time it's tubes and tape. What can you create? We'll have a variety of materials for you to think about and tinker with: paper tubes, tape and paper and tape to make paper tubes!
Join us for this all ages event, Monday, July 13 from 2-4pm in the Puett Room.

Thinker Tinker Lab - Bee A Superhero!

It's the first Thinker Tinker Lab! Honeybees, the superhero pollinators!

Monday July 6th from 2-4pm in the Puett Room, all ages.
We'll be learning about Honeybees and how you can "bee" a superhero to the bees.
Games, and activities, including the opportunity to plant a seed that will grow into a flower the bees will love.

Thinker Tinker Lab

Thinking by Tinkering!

Starting Monday July 6, and continuing through August 10, from 2-4pm we'll have an all ages drop in program offering process play activities in the Puett Room. Process play activities are ones where there is not set outcome. The idea is to give your kids a chance to use their own ideas with a variety of materials. Kids learn best when they have a chance to work with he familiar materials in new ways. Each week the materials will change, but the idea of tinkering with the materials will stay the same.

Join us!