6 Spring 2019 Applegater
— Applegate Library —
Reading Becomes Electric:
Kindles available for checkout!
Reading Becomes Electric is a
program that lets you borrow a Kindle
(a portable, lightweight e-reader) from
the library for three  weeks. Kindles
come preloaded with an assortment
of materials from popular fiction to
timeless classics, nonfiction, and highly
reviewed but lesser-known titles. That
means you get a bunch of books (over
40 titles) to take with you on one device
that counts just as a single checkout. It’s
a whole new kind of light reading!
Kindle kits, which include a Kindle,
case, and charging cable, are available to
library cardholders over 18 and in good
standing. To request a Kindle, go to the
Jackson County Library home page (jcls.
org), click on “Books and More,” then
“Catalog,” and enter “Kindle ereader” in
the search bar. Upon request, a Kindle
kit will be sent to your local branch
library loaded with all the titles currently
offered. Make it a challenge to read them
all, or just take a few—it doesn’t impact
your checkout total. After three weeks,
or after you’ve read all you want, drop
off the Kindle kit inside any of Jackson
County Library’s 15 branch locations.
Upcoming events
Our library programs encourage
learning, creating, and having fun. At
the Applegate Library we welcome your
suggestions or desires for programming
and events. Or if you have a passion,
hobby, or expertise you would like to
present, please contact us!
• Nesting Season in your Backyard.
Saturday, March 2, from 1 - 2 pm,
with Laura Fleming of Wild Birds
Unlimited. Learn about bird nesting
in your backyard, including avian
architecture, appropriate nesting
boxes, nesting-season stages, bird
behavior, and how to deal with
potential predators and problems.
• Join us for seasonal arts and crafts on
the second Saturday of the month
(March 9, April 13, and May 11)
from 11 am - 12 pm.
• Curious about the value of your older
and first-edition books? Local book
enthusiast Carole Karvis will show
you how to determine the value
of your books at her presentation,
“Books are Knowledge—Now Learn
about Books!” on Saturday, March
16, from 11 am - 1 pm.
• On April 20, from 12 - 1 pm, John
Jackson of Bugs-R-Us Educational
Services will present “Butterflies and
Moths.” Learn about and interact
with some of the biggest and most
spectacular preserved specimens of
butterflies and moths in the area.
• Come to hear author Amira Makansi
share her book, Literary Libations:
What to Drink with What You Read,
on Saturday, May 18, from 1 - 2 pm.
Ongoing events
• Community Drumming occurs the
third Friday of every month from
6 - 7 pm. Connect to Mother Earth
through a community drumming
circle. No experience necessary. Some
rattles and drums are available; please
bring your own if you have them.
• Storytime is Saturdays at 10:30 am.
Jackson County Library cards can
be issued free to any Applegate School
student with a signature of a parent or
guardian, regardless of what county the
student lives in.
Reminder: We have Wi-Fi hot spots,
DVDs, audiobooks, music CDs, books,
and magazines for checkout.
Applegate Library is located at 18485
North Applegate Road and is open
Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 - 6 pm and
Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 am
- 2 pm. For more information, contact
manager Christine Grubb at 541-846-
7346 or cgrubb@jcls.org.
— Ruch Library —
Spring in the Applegate…what could
be better?
Upcoming events
Ruch Library is hosting a couple of
great springtime programs you will not
want to miss!
Hiking in the Applegate Valley:
Saturday, March 2, from 1 - 3 pm. Janeen
Sathre, a fifth-generation Applegater,
would like to invite you to learn about
the great hiking trails in the wonderful
Applegate Valley.
Janeen grew up in the Upper
Applegate area and for many years led
hikers on the trails throughout the area.
The hikes highlighted a combination of
natural beauty and local history. She is
coauthor, with Diana Coogle, of Favorite
Hikes of the Applegate. Janeen will show
slides of trail pictures and hopes to have
answers to all your questions.
Birding in the Applegate: Saturday,
May 4, from 1 - 3 pm. Join Anne Goff
as she introduces the art of birding.
After showing pictures of local birds
and discussing what to look for—bird
shapes, beaks, and more—Anne will lead
participants on a local bird walk.
Please bring your binoculars, if
possible. Some birding activities,
Used books from $1 to $1.50
Ruch
Library
Now open the
first Saturday of
each month
$5 Bag Sale
12 - 4 pm
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Managed by Friends of
Ruch Library. Join us!
The Book Barn
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Tuesdays 12 - 4
Thursdays 1 - 5
Saturdays 12 - 4
r Apple
Uppe
Visit the A-Frame Bookstore
@ Ruch Library
A-Frame
Highway 238
8 miles from Jacksonville
Located next to the
A-Frame Bookstore
Williams library branch
manager selected as national
“2019 Digital Inclusion Fellow”
Williams library branch manager,
Ellie Avis, has been chosen as a
Nonprofit Technology Enterprise
Network (NTEN) 2019 Digital
Inclusion Fellow.
Dozens of professionals from all across
the country submitted applications. The
2019 Fellows come from a wide range
of service organizations—from a rural
library to an organization empowering
girls to use technology—all working to
bridge the digital divide in rural areas.
Launched in 2015, the Digital
Inclusion Fellowship is a year-long,
project-based, professional development
cohort. The project plans, which the
Fellowship cohorts will develop during
this year with NTEN, will be specifically
aimed at increasing opportunities for
adults to learn digital skills. Grants, of
up to $1,000, will help the participants
start programs in their communities.
Sponsors for the 2019 Digital
Inclusion Fellowship are Google Fiber,
the Cleveland Foundation, and the
Meyer Memorial Trust.
At Portland-based NTEN, nonprofit
and library professionals learn about
and celebrate the ways technology helps
them meet their missions. NTEN’s
members share the common goal of
helping communities use all aspects of
technology more effectively.
Weekly storytime at
Williams branch library
The Williams branch of Josephine
Community Library invites families to
weekly storytime and craft sessions every
Friday from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in a safe and
fun environment. Each week children
hear stories on topics like dinosaurs,
space, holidays, or animals.
Williams Branch Library is located at
20695 Williams Highway in Williams
and is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Saturdays from 1 - 6 pm and
Fridays from 11 am - 4 pm. For more
information, call 541-846-7020.
Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library
The four Rotary clubs in Josephine
County have teamed up with Josephine
Community Library District and
Josephine County Library Foundation
to bring the Dolly Parton’s Imagination
Library to families in our community.
Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination
Library, every child in Josephine County
is qualified to receive a book by mail each
month, at no cost to the families, from
birth to his or her fifth birthday.
Thanks to the Rotary clubs, AllCare
Health, and Josephine County Library
Foundation, children in Josephine
County can register for free in one of
two ways:
1. Stop by your nearest library branch
in Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Williams,
or Wolf Creek and fill out a paper
registration form, or
2. Visit josephinelibrary.org and fill
out the online registration form.
The first book every child receives
is The Little Engine That Could, Dolly
Parton’s favorite book. The message
of the book is timeless—it encourages
children to never give up, do their best,
and stay positive no matter what.
This program is free—your only
obligation is to notify the library in case
of an address change.
Sponsors of this program include
AllCare Health, Hart Insurance,
Josephine County Library Foundation,
Oregon Pacific Financial Advisors, Inc.,
four Rotary Clubs in Josephine County,
and Welch Investment Group, LLC.
For more information, contact
partnership manager, Rebecca Stoltz,
at the library at 541-476-0571 x 108 or
rstoltz@josephinelibrary.org.
For more information about Josephine
Community Libraries, contact Brandace
Rojo at 541-476-0571 or email info@
josephinelibrary.org.
including children’s activities, will be
available. This free program is sponsored
by Friends of Ruch Library (FORL).
Ongoing events
Questions about your iPhone, tablet,
computer, e-reader? On Tuesdays from
10 am - 12:30 pm, tech wizard Laura
Irwin will be at the library to help you.
For an appointment, contact Laura at
techsupport@jcls.org or lirwin@jcls.org.
Babies and Wobblers, an early literacy
program for children 0 - 3, is held on
Tuesdays at 10:15 am and promises to
be a rockin’ good time for both the littles
and their parents.
Preschool Storytime is at 11:30 am
and is followed by craft-making.
Don’t forget the $5 Book Bag Sale
offered by FORL every first Saturday
in Ruch Library’s Book Barn. This is
your opportunity to fill a grocery bag
with books!
Ruch Library is located at 7919
Highway 238 in Jacksonville (Ruch) and
is open Tuesdays from 10 am - 5 pm,
Thursdays from 1 - 7 pm, and Saturdays
from 11 am - 4 pm.
Friends of Ruch Library A-Frame
Bookstore hours are Tuesdays from 12
- 4 pm, Thursdays from 1 - 5 pm, and
Saturdays from 12 - 4 pm.
For more information, contact branch
manager Thalia Truesdell at 541-899-
7438 or ttruesdell@jcls.org.