Ermahergerd Used Berks!

Need books? The Friends of the Bend Libraries book sale is this Saturday, 12/1 from 10-4 and Sunday, 12/2 from 1-4!

The Nature of Words is coming next week

The eighth annual Nature of Words literary festival is kicking off next week, from November 7th through the 11th and is to Bend’s literary scene what BendFilm is to the independent cinema scene. Each year NOW “brings acclaimed authors to Bend for five days of readings, workshops, lectures, panel discussions, … Continue reading

Fall Library Book Sale today

I can’t believe I nearly missed this, but the Friends of the Bend Library Fall Book Sale is taking place today—right now in fact! It’s downtown at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall and runs until 4pm. There are good deals to be had, so if you feel … 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

Library winter book sale

This coming Saturday, January 15th, is the (quarterly) Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale: from 10am until 4pm at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall downtown, there will be thousands of books (as well as CDs and movies) on sale at great prices. (The Library hasn’t … Continue reading

Eastside Library update

Back in July I blogged about the Library’s plans to open an eastside location in Borden’s Corner by January 2011. The latest plans (from their newsletter) show the opening to be March instead—not a huge setback, but if you were anxiously awaiting it to open up in a couple of … Continue reading

Library Fall book sale

This Saturday, October 2nd is the Friends of the Bend Library Fall book sale: from 10am until 4pm at the Library Administration building at 507 NW Wall Street (downtown), the Library will be selling books of all subjects at great low prices (and children’s books are sold by the inch, … Continue reading

Eastside Library

Good news for Eastside Library patrons: the Library announced on Facebook this week their plans to open up a location on East Highway 20. The Deschutes Public Library is pleased to announce the site of an East Bend Library that will open in January 2011. The future site is 8,000 … Continue reading