(Book Cover Images | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) This April, Deschutes Public Library kicks off a month-long slate of programs as part of the 18th annual A Novel Idea community read project. This year we have two books, one for adults and one for young readers: Laila Lalami’s The Other Americans and Kelly Yang’s…
Greetings from the High Desert Museum! We hope you are well and looking forward to a well-deserved spring break. (Flyer | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) The submission deadline for the Waterston Student Essay Competition is fast-approaching on May 1. The Student Prize comes with a cash prize and interaction with an amazing writing community….
(Poster | Courtesy of Friends of Redmond Oregon) The Friends of Redmond Oregon (FORO), which operates the nonprofit Friends Bookshop in the Redmond Bazaar, is closing its bookshop on March 20. The Friends originally ran the Friends Bookshop in the Redmond Public Library for over 25 years. In February 2020, they moved into the Redmond…
(Indian Ford Meadow Preserve | Photo by Tyler Roemer) While this week is reminding us that winter is still here, spring is just around the corner! We’ve even begun to spot the very earliest of the spring wildflowers in our high desert home. Staff have shared their collective delight in spotting goldfields and phlox, while…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Take a walk on the wild side as Deschutes Public Library explores the wonderful, natural world around us. Understand how to help wildlife in need and pollinators, like native bees. Participate in a virtual wildflower journey and discover local plants and their medicinal properties. Think globally with what…
(Sunset Edit by Jaxin Sellers | Photo courtesy of Redmond Proficiency Academy) Seven Redmond Proficiency Academy (RPA) students recently won 14 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for 2021. The awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative teens, each year recognizing writing, painting, ceramics and glass, photography and a…
(The Last Outlaw, by Rick Steber) A national release launch party for The Last Outlaw will be held at the Rick Steber — MAKERS showroom, located at 131 NE Fifth Street, Prineville, on Saturday, February 13 from 12-3pm. Artist KC Snider will have limited edition prints of the cover illustration available for sale. Come meet…
(Book cover photo | Courtesy of Arcadia Publishing) Three Sisters Wilderness: A History will be released on Monday, March 22 from Arcadia Publishing. About the Book: The magnificent Three Sisters Wilderness, straddling the Cascade mountain range, beckons adventurers from around the world. One of the original 54 of the more than 800 such areas designated…
(Photo | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Don’t Miss Ta-Nehisi Coates on February 7 The second event in this season’s Author! Author! literary series is just around the corner, and you won’t want to miss it! Join us online on February 7 when Mitchell S. Jackson interviews Ta- Nehisi Coates in an exclusive online event….
(Rhys Scholes and his book, Images of America: Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard, published by Arcadia Publishing and The History Press) From a farm path in 1850 to a tourist destination in the 21st century, Hawthorne Boulevard on the east side of Portland has become a bustling city thoroughfare and a persistently eclectic neighborhood. The street that…
