You can check out more than just books at the Library

The library system is one of our greatest resources, for us as individuals and as a society, and locally the Deschutes Public Library does an amazing job offering many free services and events. Everyone knows about checking out books, music, and movies from the library, of course. But did you … Continue reading

Drop-in vaccination clinics at the Library

Deschutes County Health Services and the Deschutes Public Library are partnering to offer weekly drop-in vaccination clinics, starting on Wednesday, June 2. Details from Facebook: We’re partnering with Deschutes Public Library to offer weekly drop-in COVID vaccine clinics at the Downtown Bend Library and Redmond Library. No appointment needed and … Continue reading

4th of July Library book sale

Every year I highlight the Deschutes Public Library‘s 4th of July book sale as a holiday activity (because books!) and always make it a point to stop by after the Pet Parade and fun in the park. However—I don’t know if it’s because July 4 falls on a Monday this … Continue reading

Book Sale!

Tomorrow, Saturday the 16th, is the Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale, taking place from 9am to 4pm. Because you can never have enough books! From 9 to 11am, those first two hours are for the members of the Friends of the Bend Library only; from 11 to … Continue reading

Kicking off July and the holiday weekend

Happy July! We’ve got an eventful week ahead of us, with one of my favorite Bend holidays this weekend as well as First Friday and more. Not to mention as of today, the first, recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, and the new westside zipcode of 97703 goes into effect. … Continue reading

Library Winter Book Sale – today and tomorrow

Because you can never have enough books—this weekend is the Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale, taking place from 11am to 4pm today and then the Bag Sale tomorrow from 1 to 4pm. (Today’s sale actually started at 9am—for Friends of the Library only.) There are great deals … Continue reading

Techies: Arduino Workshops coming up at the Library

If you’re interesting in technology and programming and wanted to learn more about Arduino development—or even just want to know what Arduino is—check out this press release from the Deschutes Public Library on their free Arduino technology workshops that are coming up: What exactly is Arduino? According to the official … Continue reading

Library Holiday Book Sale today

Today is the Deschutes Public Library’s “Friends of the Bend Library” Holiday Book Sale: it takes place at the downtown Administration building basement at 507 NW Wall, from 10am to 4pm. (The follow-up sale also takes place on Sunday from 1 to 4.) I’ve said it before, but the Library … Continue reading

Spring library book sale

Even though it seems as though the last Friends of the Bend Library book sale was fairly recent (in fact it was mid-January), their spring sale is coming up this Saturday, April 2nd. All the usual details apply: it runs from 10 to 4 in the basement of the Library … Continue reading

The new eastside Library is open

The new east branch of the Deschutes Public Library officially opened today, in their new space in Borden’s Corner at Highway 20 and Dean Swift Road. Good news for the eastside! The Library website has their announcement of the opening here. The Deschutes Public Library is pleased to announce the … Continue reading