6 Spring 2020 Applegater
— Applegate Library —
Weekly storytime at the
Williams branch library
Families are invited to the Williams
branch for weekly storytime and craft
sessions from 2:30 - 3:30 pm every Friday
in a safe and fun environment. Each week
children will hear themed stories about
topics like dinosaurs, space, holidays,
or animals.
Need tech help?
The library is ready to answer technology
questions and assist with downloading
e-books, setting up emails, navigating
social media accounts, formatting résumés,
and more during Friday Tech Time every
week from 11 am - 1 pm. Bring passwords
and login information as needed.
Not available during that time? To
make a free one-on-one appointment with
your own personal tech coach, contact
Jamie Menzel, Williams library branch
manager, at 541-846-7020 or jmenzel@
josephinelibrary.org.
The Williams branch of the Josephine
Community Library District at 20695
Williams Highway, Williams, is open
from 1 - 6 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays, and from 11 am - 4 pm Fridays.
Call 541-846-7020 for more information.
Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library
Since the launch of Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library last year, almost
2,000 children who live in Josephine
County, ages birth to five, are receiving
books in the mail each month at no cost
to their families, thanks to our sponsors.
To register your child at no cost: (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/get-
involved/imagination-library/ and fill out
the online registration form.
Sponsors for this program include
AllCare Health, the four Rotary Clubs in
Josephine County, Welch Investment Group,
Josephine County Library Foundation, and
the Oregon Community Foundation.
For more information, contact
partnership manager Rebecca Stoltz
at 541-476-0571 ext. 108 or rstoltz@
josephinelibrary.org.
Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t
Josephine community libraries, contact
communications coordinator Brandace
Rojo at 541-476-0571 or info@
josephinelibrary.org.
Ruch Librar y has a
full schedule of upcoming
programs and is happy to
present Annice Black telling
the history of Forest Creek,
Bonni Criswell sharing the secrets
of fire-wise gardening, an Earth Day
Celebration starring Ruch Outdoor
Community Middle School (ROCMS)
and others, and Dolores Lisman presenting
the story of the daughter of a goldminer,
Uvena Arnold. We hope you can join us!
We need library volunteers available
to work a couple of hours a week, or as a
substitute! We are overwhelmed on school
days and need folks to shelve books. We
also welcome creativity, if that’s your gift.
Please contact staff on your next visit if you
are interested. And a huge “thank-you” to
the volunteers who provide so much help
and support.
Evidently someone has walked away
with our container of about 60 LEGO
people and all their radios, hats, weapons,
bouquets, mugs, etc. Our LEGO collection
is devastated. If you know anything about
this, please help get them back to us, no
questions asked. Also, if you have a LEGO
figure or two you could contribute, we
certainly would appreciate it. Thanks.
Spring programs
• Forest Creek History. Saturday,
March 14, 1 - 3 pm. Annice Black will
share the story of the neighbors who
populated places along Forest Creek, a
tributary of the Applegate River, from
the 1850s through today. Learn about
this region’s geography, early settlers,
and economics of mining, farming,
and logging.
• Fire-Wise Gardens and Privacy
Screens. Saturday, April 18, 1 - 3 pm.
With wildfires on the rise, creating
fire-resistant landscapes has become a
necessity. Plant expert and designer Bonni
Criswell will share tips on what to plant
within a defensible space, strategies for
creating natural looking, multipurpose
privacy screens, and best practices for
planting and maintaining gardens.
• Earth Day Celebration. Saturday,
April 25, 1 - 3 pm. Come learn about
taking care of our resources and our earth.
Fun and educational projects and activities
for all ages, many presented by ROCMS
kids. If you have an idea to share or would
like to help, please contact staff.
• Gold Miner’s Daughter, Uvena
Emily Arnold. Saturday, May 16, 1 - 3 pm.
Researcher and presenter Dolores Lisman
will share the story of Uvena Emily Arnold,
the daughter of Ezra Arnold, a gold miner
in the Upper Applegate at the turn of the
last century. Arnold is the subject of the
book, The Secret Diary of Emily A: Gold
Miner’s Daughter, written by her daughter,
C. Ellen Watts, in 2017.
Ongoing
• Digital services. Nicole Vukcevic is at
the library every Thursday afternoon from
2 - 4:30 pm to help you with any computer
or device problems you may be having.
New phone? She can get you started. Want
to figure out how to access Hoopla for free
movies? She can do that too! She is a wealth
of information and skills and is anxious to
help you out!
• Babies and Wobblers Storytime.
From 10:15 - 10:45 am each Tuesday,
geared for 0 - 3-year-olds, storytime offers
children a social time and develops early
literacy skills.
• Preschool Storytime. From 11:30
am - noon, followed by a craft. For children
2+. We would love to have you join us!
• LEGO Builders, Architects, &
Engineers. For 4+ years old. Saturdays
from 11 am - 4 pm.
Build and display original LEGO
creations. DUPLO bricks are available for
younger kids.
Friends of Ruch Library (FORL)
FORL is a vital part of our library.
They provide for our programming and
extras that make us great! Please visit their
A-Frame Bookstore from noon - 4 pm
Tuesdays; 1 - 5 pm Thursdays; noon - 4
pm Saturdays.
First Saturday Book Barn
$5 Bag Sale
The Book Barn is used to sort all the
incoming donations. Once a month all
books are $1 each or $5 a bag. Hours:
noon - 4 pm.
All sales are sponsored by the Friends
of Ruch Library. All proceeds benefit the
Ruch Branch Library.
Ruch Library is open from 10 am
– 5 pm Tuesdays, 1 – 7 pm Thursdays,
and 11 am – 4 pm Saturdays at 7919
Highway 238 in Jacksonville (Ruch).
Contact branch manager Thalia Truesdell
at 541-899-7438 or tttruesdell@jcls.org
for more information.
Visit the A-Frame Bookstore
@ Ruch Library
A-Frame
Used books from $1 to $1.50
Tuesdays 12 - 4
Thursdays 1 - 5
Saturdays 12 - 4
The Book Barn
Ruch
Library
Managed by Friends of
Ruch Library. Join us!
Now open the
first Saturday of
each month
$5 Bag Sale
12 - 4 pm
oad
with dollar bills! 11 am -
noon, Saturday, April 11.
• Miso, Tempeh, Natto,
and Other Tasty Ferments.
Learn how to ferment grains
and beans with Kirsten and
Christopher Shockey, local authors
of Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty
Ferments: A Step-by-Step Guide to
Fermenting Grains and Beans. 1:30 - 3:30
pm, Saturday, April 18.
• Friends of the Applegate Book
Sale and Clearance. Shop for new or
gently used books, CDs, and movies.
All proceeds help provide programming
materials for the Applegate Library. 2 - 6
pm, Friday, April 24, and 10 am - 2 pm,
Saturday, April 25.
• Digging Dinos STEM Program. Go
back in time to learn about dinosaurs with
Bugs-R-Us Educational Services. Explore
real fossils, teeth, and claws and imitation
skin. 11 am – noon, Saturday, May 2.
• End of Life Choices Oregon. Local
retired registered nurse and hospice
volunteer Jan Rowe will discuss end-of-life
choices. End of Life Choices of Oregon
(EOLCOR) is an organization comprised
of doctors and regional volunteers who
are trained to provide skilled professional
guidance with the Death With Dignity
Act and other end-of-life options. 11 am
- noon, Saturday, May 16.
Ongoing events
• Storytime runs from 10:30 - 11 am,
Saturdays.
• Digital Services, offering help with
any and all tech issues, are available 10
am - 12:30 pm, Wednesdays.
The Applegate Branch Library is open
2 - 6 pm, Tuesdays and Fridays, and 10
am - 2 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays,
at 18485 North Applegate Road. For
more information, contact manager
Christine Grubb at 541-846-7346 or
cgrubb@jcls.org.
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Because the Applegate Librar y
is a vibrant gathering place for this
c o m m u n i t y, w e h o p e t o e v o l v e
programming to meet the community’s
needs. What programs, classes, or events
would you like to see at the library?
Are you an author, artist, collector, or
enthusiast who would like to present,
teach, or display your work? If so, please
contact us.
Don’t forget to check out our newest
offerings. Kanopy, Flipster, and Library
of Things and our expanded Book Club
in a Bag can all be found on our website
at jcls.org.
Oregon Counts 2020
Applegate Library staff will be available
to assist with filling in your census forms
or applying for census jobs. As a rural
Oregonian, it matters that your voice
is heard. Participate in the upcoming
census. Check your mailboxes in March,
and do your part.
Upcoming events
• “The Other” String Theory. Learn
how to tune and play a ukulele and other
string instruments with local musician
Scott Carey. Bring your own ukulele, or
we will have a few on hand. All levels
and ages welcome. 10:30 - 11:30 am,
Saturday, March 7.
• Author Talk. Local author Paul
Fattig will speak on “The Mouse that
Soared: Life and Times of the Legendary
Siskiyou Smokejumper Base.” 1:30 - 2:30
pm, Saturday, March 21.
• Attracting Hummingbirds to Our
Gardens. Wild bird specialist Laura
Fleming discusses all things hummingbird
related: local species, how to attract,
selecting and caring of feeders, nesting
behavior, and fun facts. 11 am - noon,
Saturday, April 4.
• Origami with Christian Shillito.
Learn how to make an origami crane to
take home. We might even make origami
— Ruch Library —
Highway 238
8 miles from Jacksonville
The Williams branch library.
TIME TRAVEL TIME!
This is your reminder to reset your clocks one hour
ahead on Sunday, March 12,
for Daylight Saving Time.
Located next to the
A-Frame Bookstore