All Ages Animation

Looking for something to do during the break? Something festive and fun and relaxing and entertaining for the whole family ? We got you covered. Come on down to the Burgess Community Room on Friday, December 30 from 3-5 p.m., featuring Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) on the big screen. We'll also welcome the new year with Japanese snacks, crafts and activities. Be there!

All Ages Anime

Hooray! It's time for All Ages Anime once again! Bring the whole family to the Burgess Community Room on Tuesday, March 22 from 2-4 p.m. We'll be watching Hayao Miyazaki's Panda! Go Panda! (rated G), eating Japanese snacks and doing panda-themed crafts. Be there!

All Ages Anime

Help us ring in the New Year with our annual All Ages Anime event on Tuesday, December 29! The whole family is invited to watch When Marnie Was There (PG), the latest film from Studio Ghibli, and enjoy Japanese crafts and snacks.

In When Marnie Was There, an emotionally distant girl is sent to live with relatives in the countryside. There she discovers and becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and a mysterious resident that may or may not be real.

What's special about October 21, 2015?

Today is the day 30 years in the future when Marty McFly arrives! Watch family-friendly clips from the movie, try your hand at some trivia, compare the different eras that Marty visits, enjoy the future coloring station, dance like it's 1955, even see a real DeLorean! There will be photo opportunities with the car and with Marty's vest. Collect a prize if you come in costume. This program will have something for everyone, no matter your age. Join us in the Community Room this Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 4:30 to 6:00.

Sunday Family Matinee

Join us for a screening of Laika's latest hit about a boy raised by misunderstood underground dwellers.  Enjoy snacks and make your own mischievous creature.  Want more fun?  Snap pictures of your Boxtroll's adventures around Tigard, then post on Facebook or Twitter for everyone to see and enjoy!  The fun is happening on Sunday August 9th at 2 p.m. and will run through 4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room and is open to all ages.

Saturday Family Matinee

Come inside for a break from the heat and enjoy a screening of this year's Oscar-winning animated superhero flick.  It will be complete with snacks and superhero inspired activities too!  All ages are welcome to attend on Saturday July 11th at 2:00 p.m.

All Ages Anime

Friday, March 27 from 2-4:30 in the Burgess Community Room we will celebrate the season of cherry blossoms with Japanese crafts, snacks and a screening of The Tale of Princess Kaguya (PG), another beautifully animated film from Studio Ghibli. This is an all ages event.

All Ages Anime

We're welcoming the New Year on Friday, January 2nd from 2-4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room with Japanese animation, snacks and crafts for all ages! Join us for a screening of Studio Ghibli's classic My Neighbor Totoro. If you haven't yet explored the amazing world of Ghibli films and books, please do. The movies are fantastical, beautiful, creative, and much more gentle than the typical American kids movie. Grown ups love the films too, for their sense of wonder, nostalgia and cultural information. Check out one of our offerings, and join the fun!

STAR WARS READS DAY!

Two years ago the library celebrated the first ever national STAR WARS READS DAY!  We are super excited that we will be celebrating again and this year it's going to be bigger and better, as this national party has turned into an international celebration!  Join the huge party at the library in the with games, crafts, trivia, prize drawings, giveaways, plus watch The Cone Wars on the big screen!! Also, costumes are encouraged, so come dressed in your favorite Star Wars character.  AND...members of Cloud City Garrison (a legion of dedicated fans wearing film-authentic costumes) will be here dressed as Star Wars characters, so be sure to bring your camera, as there will be lots of photo ops!  The party is open to all ages and is on Saturday October 11, 2-4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.

Movie Matinee!

 
 
 

Just Let it Go!
Escape the heat and come into the library to cool off with a Disney hit movie!  This rated PG movie will be fun for the whole family.  We'll provide the snacks.  You enjoy the show on the big screen in the Burgess Community Room.  Join us Saturday August 9th at 2 p.m. 

All Ages Anime

One of our favorite traditions is coming right up! Every Spring Break we celebrate the freedom of no school with All Ages Anime. Looking for something to do on Friday the 29th? Join us for a screening of the beautiful and gentle Studio Ghibli film Kiki's Delivery Service (rated G) from 2-4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room. All are welcome to watch the movie, munch on Japanese snacks, get creative with crafts, and compete in our broom relay race.

Paranorman

On Wednesday, February 6 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room, we're welcoming back Mark Shapiro, a representative of Laika, the local film company responsible for such incredible creations as Coraline and Paranorman. Mark will share insider information about how these films are made, using a painstaking process of stop-motion animation. He'll also bring along puppets that were actually used in the production of Paranorman. This event is open to folks age 8 and up.

Follow-up this scintillating presentation with the film itself! On Saturday, February 9 from 1:30-3 we'll be screening Paranorman in the Burgess Community Room. Bring the whole family for this rated PG flick!

All Ages Anime

On Saturday, December 29 from 2-4 we'll be celebrating one of my favorite traditions here at the library: All Ages Anime. I love screening Japanese animation for teens, and every winter and spring break I get to screen a fabulous anime film for everybody. Please bring the whole family to enjoy Studio Ghibli's Secret World of Arrietty (rated G). In this film, the Borrowers are tiny people that live among us in secret, but when tiny Arrietty meets human Shawn, the secret is out!

We'll also be providing Japanese snacks, games and crafts. Be there!

Captain Underpants in 3-D!!!

I came across an article from School Library Journal that Captain Underpants will be hitting theaters with an animated 3-D movie!  No word yet on when this movie is to be released.  According to the Internet Movie Database, the film is being categorized as being "in development".  The film is in the development stages, so no word on when it will be coming out.  In the mean time, why not read the 9th book in the series: Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers.

All Ages Animation

Got nothing to do during Spring Break?  Why not bring the whole family and stop by the library on Thursday March 29  at 4p.m. to watch a spooky film about a girl based on a book written by Neil Gaiman.  Enjoy crafts and snacks while you watch too!  Can't figure out the name of the film?  Give the children's desk a call at 503-718-2656 and will give you the answer!!!

Meet the Collection Mondays: Juvenile DVDs

Our very popular Juvenile DVD collection contains educational, informational and feature titles for children up to age twelve. The collection consists of a varied selection of feature films including current movies and family classics, as well as collections of children’s programs such as Scooby-Doo, Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street and other popular offerings. Non-fiction titles include well-loved subjects such as animals, trucks and other vehicles, languages, music, sports and dance. One important difference between books and DVDs is that DVDs only check out for ONE week instead of three. So come on in and borrow some movies for FREE...but don't forget to bring them back on time!

All Ages Anime

Join us on Thursday, December 29 from 4-6 p.m. in the community for an All Ages Anime celebration! We will be showing the masterful Spirited Away (rated PG for some scary moments) on the big screen, playing Wii games, and sharing Japanese treats, crafts and New Years traditions. Fun for all ages!

Winter Critter Films and Crafts

Slow down, relax, and enjoy holiday movies and refreshments. And if you are scrambling for that last-minute holiday trim, stop by to decorate a gift bag or create a one-of-a-kind gift tag.  To see the movie listings, visit the library's website at http://www.tigard-or.gov/library/programs_classes/default.asp or call 503-718-2517. 
The dates and times are:
Monday December 19, 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday December 21, 2-4 p.m.
Both events will be held in the Community Room.

Hugo

One of my favorite books of the last few years was Brian Selznick's brilliant and Original The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Martin Scorsese has made an already cinematically beautiful book into a movie, due out in November. Should be fun for the whole family! Check out the trailer below:

Celebrate the New Year -- with Anime!

It's become an annual tradition here at the library -- the All Ages Animanga Fest, happening this year on Thursday, Dec. 30 from 4-6 p.m. in the Community Room. Watch a Miyazaki classic The Cat Returns, sample Japanese treats, make some crafts and play traditional Japanese New Year's games.