July 17, 2025

Community Conversations: Who are We?

The first in a three-part series, this is a conversation about the history of the city of Toledo, including the Toledo Incident and the effects of the railroad and timber industries on the community of Toledo. We will reflect on the questions of who we are and what made the city of Toledo what it is today. Part Two, Community Conversation: Where are we going? will be in August, and the series will end with a resource/volunteer fair in September. This event is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.

6:00 p.m., Toledo Public Library, Toledo

July 21, 2025

Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists

During the four Mondays in July,  the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationists will present to groups of children ages nine to twelve. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation. This program is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.

1:30 p.m., Yachats Public Library, Yachats

July 24, 2025

The Seven Rs of Sustainable Living

Join Canby Public Library for a presentation and discussion on how sustainability, the 7 Rs (rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, repurpose, recycle), and thrifting can benefit individuals and the larger community, featuring guests from Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste and the Canby Kiwanis Thrift Store.

This event is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.

6:00 p.m., Canby Public Library, Canby

July 27, 2025

Estacada 120th Celebration: How Our Library Was Made

In 2006, the Estacada Public Library moved from its cozy home in city hall to a new building on a two-acre site on the other side of the Clackamas County town. David Bugni, the current president of the Friends of the Estacada Public Library, will share his inside scoop on the long process of bringing this dream into fruition. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.

6:00 p.m., Estacada Public Library, Estacada

July 28, 2025

Summer Reading Program: Junior Conservationists

During the four Mondays in July, the Yachats Library Children's Program will be hosting a series of Junior Conservationists. The conservationists will present to groups of children ages nine to twelve. The topics of presentations will vary from urban gardening to native plant and coral reef preservation.

1:30 p.m., Yachats Public Library, Yachats