Family Story Time Costume Parade 2015, Part 2

I just can't help it. I have to share more of the cuteness!

Family Story Time Costume Parade 2015

Awww...my favorite day of the year has passed again. Here are some highlights of this year's costume parade.

Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Celebration

Join our Día de los Muertos event, where we will celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed on. Listen to stories, make projects and decorate sugar skulls. Enjoy hot cocoa and pan de muerto, too! It's happening on Sunday, November 1st, 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room and All ages are welcome to attend!

El Día de los Muertos es un momento para celebrar y recordar a los seres queridos que han fallecido. Escuche historias, hagan proyectos y decoren calaveras de azúcar. Disfrute de chocolate caliente y pan de muerto, también! Domingo, 1 de noviembre | 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Centro de Comunidad Burgess | Para todas las edades

Roy's Royal Romp Through the Solar System

Join us for our next Virtual Planetarium Show Series with Roy's Royal Romp through the Solar System on Friday October 30th, 7-8 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.  All ages are welcome as Dr. Torley takes you on a tour above the earth, to the moon, Mars, Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and a few other places in our solar system.  The good doctor guarantees you a safe trip home! 
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Tigard Library.

6th Annual Family Story Time Costume Parade

Join us this Friday, October 30 at 10:15 or 11:15 in the Puett Room for our 6th Annual Family Story Time Costume Parade. We will get together for a regular story time, and then go trick-or-treating around the library after. Don't worry, grown-ups, no candy will be handed out! This is the one story time of the year that I do not limit the number of participants. It would take a pretty mean librarian to turn away a kid in a costume!

5th Annual Costume Parade

5th Annual Costume Parade

Levy Proposal - Library Levy Replacement

A library levy affecting all libraries in Washington County will be on the November ballot. The levy, Measure 34-235, will replace a five-year levy that expires in June 2016. As a member of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS), the Tigard Public Library receives one-third of its funding from the existing levy.

Passage of the measure would allow the Tigard Library to open on Thursdays to serve the community. It has been closed on that day since 2012 because of city budget cutbacks.

The levy would support several services for Tigard and other libraries throughout the county such as:

• reading programs for children,
• purchasing books, e-books and other materials
• continuing to offer library information and technology resources for job-seekers.

Tigard and other libraries would likely reduce services and hours if the levy does not pass.  Other possible reductions for Tigard would be purchasing fewer books and other materials and reducing the number of programs. The rate would be 22 cents, per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of 5 cents over the current rate.  If approved, it would be the first rate increase since 2006.  In 2016, homeowners with an average assessed value of $255,408 would pay about $56 per year, or $14 more than paid in 2015.

To learn more about the levy, please visit the WCCLS Levy Replacement Page.  Frequently asked questions can be read here.

Please Note: The library is not a ballot drop-off site, however ballots may be dropped off in the ballot drop box located at City Hall near the Skate Park.

The future is now the past

Just want to show off the AWESOME DeLorean that helped make our Back to the Future program a success on October 21, 2015. For those of you who don't know, Wednesday was the day 30 years in the future that Marty McFly arrived. A special thanks to Ben Berry for letting us sit in, climb all over, take pictures with, and just enjoy his car!

Library Staff from Left to Right David, Becky, Lisa and Molly
 

Little Ol'Me

October LEGO® Construction Zone

Calling all future engineers and mathmeticians!  Drop in to work on your LEGO® creations with other builders and give our race track a spin!  We'll supply all the building blocks; you bring the creativity!  This month we'll play on Sunday October 25th at 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Puett Room and kids ages 5 and up are welcome to attend.

Tualatin Valley Community Band Concert

The Tualatin Valley Community Band is composed of volunteers who have played musical instruments in high school, college, and other groups.  They will share songs of the season, some spooky and some sweet.  Wear a costume for this family-friendly event on Sunday October 25th at 3:00 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.

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.