Multnomah County Library Podcasts

Best and Most Bizarre Dinosaurs

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:31:00 GMT

Love dinosaurs? Listen in as zinester Rio Safari and librarian Cathy Camper discuss some of the best and most bizarre dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are related to birds, but were they colored like parakeets? What's the deal with T. rex's teeny tiny arms? And what dinos had more spikes than a punk's leather jacket? Listen in and explore the books below, for more info:

Bizarre Dinosaurs;Some Very Strange Creatures and Why We Think they Got that Way by Christopher Sloan

Chased By Sea Monsters; Prehistoric Predators of the Deep Nigel Marven and Jasper James

Extreme Dinosaurs Steve Parker and Leslie Mertz

A Field Guide to Dinosaurs; The Essential Handbook for Travelers in the Mesozoic by Henry Gee and Luis V. Rey

Rio Safari and James Williams speak about dinosaur mini-comics at Zinesters Talking Dino Night, Tuesday April 20, 2010, from 6:30-7:45 p.m. in Central Library's U.S. Bank Room.

Audience: Adult

Making a Difference with Phil Mandel

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:31:00 GMT

Phil Mandel will show you how to make a difference in your life by setting and achieving your goals.

Gift People: Embarking on a Second Career

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:29:00 GMT

At 62, Bill Brandt-Gasuen has a rich history of volunteering in Portland including 16 years with Multnomah County Library, 15 with Friends of Seasonal and Service Workers and 10 with Race for the Cure. When he retired in 2002, the issues that concern him deeply—literacy, homelessness and poverty—motivated him to pursue a second career as a full-time volunteer for these organizations. Having recently reached 14,000 hours of service to the library, Bill credits his civic engagement to his upbringing, an innate desire to serve and, in the words of President Obama,”... a mandate to assist others”.

Gift People are recorded conversations with civically engaged older adults, sponsored by Library Outreach Services, Life by Design NW and the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by Oregon State Library

How to Tell Your Story with Nancy McDonald

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:31:00 GMT

Start with improv, add a dash of pathos, a pinch of standup, a bit of character and you have the path to shaping and communicating your story. Actor nancy McDonald provides the tools in this fun and informative lecture.

Recorded February 11, 2010

How to Get What You Mean, Not What You Say with Steven Fulmer

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:03:00 GMT

Building a life is like building a house and the right tools make all the difference. Discover tools to achieve craftsmanship-quality success and happiness in your life.

Recorded February 4, 2010

Interview with children's author Matt Holm

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Calling All Babymouse Fans!

Do you love Babymouse as much as I do? Then listen to this interview with Matt Holm, who, with his sister Jenni, creates the Babymouse graphic novels! Learn all about how Matt became an artist, and how you can become an artist too. Tune in to find out: Does Matt like pink? What's his favorite animal? And what's the next adventure for Babymouse? Then, head on over to the Multnomah County Library and check out the latest Babymouse graphic novel, Babymouse Burns Rubber.

Conversation and Conflict with Tsipora Dimant

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GMT

Discover the roots of conflict and the mediation skills needed to find effective solutions. Learn how to have discussions that are balanced, direct and fair.

Recorded January 28, 2010

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Perspectives on Positive Aging with David Rozell

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Hear David Rozell facilitate a discussion on the importance of community as we age. What are the qualities of a community that will allow us to age positively?

David Rozell is a certified retirement workshop facilitator leading life planning workshops and classes in California and Oregon since 2004. He is an adjunct instructor in gerontology at Marylhurst University where he teaches Creative Aging classes and he also teaches courses through Life by Design NW at PCC.

Recommended reading for this presentation is Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Living the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose by Richard Leider and David Shapiro.

Perspectives on Positive Aging is a monthly speaker series at Central Library and is made possible through the library’s partnership with Life by Design NW and, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? with Jennifer Anderson

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:16:00 GMT

Whether you are in yours 30s, 40s or 50s, this presentation uses a variety of tools (personality inventories, success factor self analysis, etc.) to help you discover the perfect career position ofr this time of your life. This class is offered in partnership with PCC ommunity Education.

Recorded January 17, 2010

Creating Beloved Community

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:47:00 GMT

Dr. Martin Luther King had the dream of creating beloved community, one that is grounded in love and that encourages people to care for one another. Explore in this session how we can create beloved community in our personal lives and in our community.

Roslyn Farrington currently serves as faculty member in Portland State University’s Women’s Studies Department. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education and served as the Executive Director of the Oregon Commission for Women from 2000-2005.

Recommended reading: Search for the Beloved Community: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kenneth L. Smith

This program was part of a series entitled, Creating Connection and Community, that was sponsored by Multnomah County Library, partners with Life by Design NW, and offered in May 2009.

Global Concerns, Grassroots Solutions with Toby Dittrich and Richard Brenne

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:10:00 GMT

The creators of the groundbreaking Global Climate Change online PCC course will share stories from the trenches.

Dream It, Plan It, Do It! with Frank Mungeam

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:14:00 GMT

Learn where to get the courage to dream, how to take that first step and what achievers do to overcome obstacles that stop others.

Recorded January 14, 2010

Stinky: A Toon Book (Booktalk)

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:09:00 GMT

Stinky: A Toon Book by Eleanor Davis

Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, gets upset when a boy named Nick starts hanging around his swamp, and so he tries to scare Nick away. A 2009 Geisel Award honor book.

Chicken Said, "Cluck!" (Booktalk

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:41:00 GMT

Chicken Said, "Cluck!" by Judyann Grant

Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken's help in the garden, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines.

Being Teddy Roosevelt (Booktalk)

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:57:00 GMT

Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills

When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his biography project in school, fourth-grader Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants--a saxophone and music lessons. A 2010 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award nominee.

One Boy (Booktalk)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:31:00 GMT

One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words. Turn the page, peep through the window, and the word changes! This book was a 2009 Geisel Award Honor Book.

Target audience: Children

Perspectives on Positive Aging: Living More Authentically As We Age with Guadalupe Guajardo

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:38:00 GMT

Aging is an opportunity to reclaim our own unique and eccentric qualities. Hear Guadalupe Guajardo discuss how aging frees us to move out of our socialized consciousness and conditioning, so that we can reclaim our authentic selves.

Recommended reading: From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

Guadalupe Guajardo is a senior associate with TACS, an organization that serves and supports nonprofit organizations. She is also a co-founder of Tools for Diversity, a multi-cultural team that addresses problems caused by discrimination and prejudice and helps build culturally competent organizations. She is bilingual and bicultural, has advanced degrees in theology and organizational development and is a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names.

Perspectives on Positive Aging is a monthly series sponsored by Multnomah County Library, partners with Life by Design NW www.lifebydesignnw.org. This program is made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by Oregon State Library.

Perspectives on Positive Aging: Creating a Portfolio Life with Jay Bloom

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Learn how to create a richer, more fulfilling life, with new meaning and purpose. Consider preparing a portfolio for your life after 50 and refocus your energies on meaningful pursuits. Couples can prepare together for what may be 20 or 30 years of healthy living. Hear Jay Bloom speak about the opportunities and challenges of this new age of life and the need for developing a "Portfolio Lifeâ.

Recommended reading: Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose and Passion After 50 by David Corbett.

Jay Bloom coaches leaders, managers and individuals in the private, philanthropic and government sectors through his consulting business, Bloom Anew. He also does leadership and management consulting for nonprofit and private organizations. He has been an interim President and CEO of United Way of Columbia-Willamette and President and CEO of Morrison Child and Family Services.

Introduction to Energy Healing with Andrea Fruber and Linda Negrin

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:32:00 GMT

In this economy, we need all the help we can get to support our healing and maintain our good health. Often referred to as âacupuncture without needles,â Energy Healing is a no-touch healing technique that offers specific, tested, step-by-step procedures for treating ailments and preventing illness.

In this program, you will hear about your energy anatomy and how to treat common first aid issues such as cuts, scrapes and burns. Energy healing is easy to learn, easy to apply, totally portable -- and best of all -- you donât need any special tools! Presented October 4, 2009 by PNW Pranic.

Celebrate Oregon Through Poetry with Liz Nakazawa and Rosemary Lombard

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:41:00 GMT

How would you describe Oregon through poetry? Do you have a favorite Oregon poet? Have you written a nature poem about Oregon? Liz Nakazawa, editor of the anthology "Deer Drink the Moon," read from her book, which features the works of 33 esteemed poets of Oregon. She also invited audience members to share their favorite Oregon nature poems.

Architecture, Power and Justice in Ragtime-era Portland with Randy Gragg, Jan Dilg, Chet Orloff and Philip Niles

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:54:00 GMT

A community discussion moderated by architectural writer/Portland Monthly editor Randy Gragg, featuring historian Jan Dilg and Chet Orloff (director of the Museum of the City) and Philip Niles, author of Beauty of the City: A.E. Doyle, Portland's Architect, exploring the intersections of architecture, wealth and power and social justice in turn-of-the-last-century Portland.

Cosponsored by AIA Center for Architecture, in conjunction with the Portland Architecture and Design Festival and Portland Center Stage.

Title Raves: Assigned Reading with Vailey Oehlke, Martha Gies, Robert Brock, Craig Johnson and Jayne Freshour

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Remember junior high and high school required reading? Did you sleep through The Scarlet Letter? Read the CliffsNotes for The Canterbury Tales? Adults are rediscovering - and enjoying - the classics that bewildered them as students. Listen to Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Martha Gies, writer, teacher and author of Up All Night; Robert Brock, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Craig Johnson, who taught Language Arts and Foreign Languages at the Metropolitan Learning Center, as they talk about the highlights - and lowlights - of those classic novels.

Date recorded: October 6, 2009

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Helping Your Aging Parent: Life-Enriching Activities for People with Alzheimerâs

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:29:00 GMT

In a touching and compassionate presentation, part of Multnomah County Library's Helping Your Aging Parent series, Nelson shares his thoughts on working with people with Alzheimer"s. Learn better communication approaches and new ways to engage mind, body and spirit, while compensating for age-related losses.

Chris Nelson is the Life Enrichment Director at Emerson House, an Alzheimerâs residence in Portland. He has worked with the senior population for the last seventeen years.

Mastering Change and Loss with Kerry Walls

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Come explore a different way to approach change, loss and trasition to become stronger and gain access to creater creativity.

Go ahead, Make My Day, Criticize Me! with Philip Mandel

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT

One of the toughest things to deal with is criticism. Learn to easily defuse any comment, including critical self-talk, so that you can hear the value in the criticism without being drawn into unpleasant feelings.

Historic Zinesters Talking - with Leanne Grabel and Kevin Sampsell

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMT

Leanne Grabel, poet, performer, teacher and co-founder of the legendary poetry hub Cafe Lena, and Kevin Sampsell, of Future Tense Books and Powell's City of Books discuss the development of chapbooks, poetry and zines in Portland, along with much audience participation. Re-live some of the writing and music scene of the 1980s and 90s that put Portland on the map!

Audience: Adult

Recorded November 3, 2009 at Central Library

Zinesters Talking - A.M. O'Malley, Bece Kidder

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:14:00 GMT

Explore emotional terrain with A.M. O'Malley in The Empire Builder, a zine about her train ride from Minneapolis, Minn., to Portland, Ore., including reflections on a life left behind and and hopes for a future no longer separated from her long-distance love interest.

Find out what's in Free Box the Magazine with Bece Kidder. Learn about epic scores, things to avoid, the etiquette of giving away and the fun to be had hunting for priceless treasures.

Target audience: Adult

Date of event: October 27, 2009

Zinesters Talking - Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, Julia GfrÃ¶rer

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Get up close and personal with Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg as she shares work from I Cut My Hair, a mini-comic journal about her creative process, working in education, pet ownership and more.

Mini-comics come alive when Julia GfrÃrer and partner perform Ariadne auf Naxos, comics about time and death, gods and saints, knights and spies, babysitting, the apocalypse, courtesy phones and the benefits of being a ghost.

Target audience: Adult

Date of event: October 20, 2009

Zinesters Talking - Dr. Danny Q. Swank, Scott & Zach

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:52:00 GMT

Glamorize your life Golden Girls-style with Scott and Zach, the editors of Miami, You've Got Style, a detailed Golden Girls fanzine with an episode guide and a map of the house where characters Dorothy Zbornak, Rose Nylund, Blanche Devereaux and Sophia Petrillo lived. Scott and Zach also provide in-depth wardrobe analysis and funky fashion tips.

Take a hilarious trip with Dr. Danny Q. Swank and his Tales from the Bus, a compendium of bizarre, bawdy, bumpy, and occasionally brutal happenings witnessed on public transportation, torn from the pages of the strangely true and truly strange zine Manuscripts Don't Burn.

Target audience: Adult

Date of event: October 13, 2009

Zinesters Talking - Becky Morton, Marc Moscato

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT

Becky Morton takes you way back to The Oregon Trail, her zine containing excerpts from the journal of Frances Henderson, who traveled from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail in 1846, illustrated with images from the educational computer game "The Oregon Trail."

Artist, activist and filmmaker Marc Moscato showcases WPA artworks in Portland in Art for the Millions, an audio CD and 28-page guided tour of local public works projects of the Works Progress Administration, a federally funded program that provided relief to millions of idle workers during the height of the Great Depression.

Target audience: Adult

Date of event: October 6, 2009

Are You Bully Proof? with Berry Kruijning

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Discover how to recognize a workplace bully. Find out why bullies bully and learn three tools to stop the bullying.

An Interview with Will Hornyak: Tapestry of Tales 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Will Hornyak returns to the Tapestry of Tales in November 2009 for its 10th anniversary. In this interview Will talks about his transformation from journalist to carpenter to storyteller, the importance of storytelling for everyone from incarcerated youth to corporate employees, and much more.

Historic Zinesters Talking - Craphound Zine and Reading Frenzy Bookstore

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Sean Tejaratchi, creator of the zine Craphound, an internationally known zine of clip art, and Chloe Eudaly, founder of Reading Frenzy, an independent press emporium in Portland,Oregon, discuss the creative scene in Portland during the 1990s that lead to the creation of their zine and bookstore.

You can also watch and listen to a streaming slidecast of this presentation. When you get to the link, scroll down to get to the presentation labeled "Zinesters Talking."

Target Audience: Adult

Date of Event: October 24, 2009

Title Raves: Summer Reads with Ellen Heltzel, Joss Antonio Milian, Lloyd Cohn and Sara Ryan

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:29:00 GMT

Leading off the discussion was a panel of people known around town for their love of reading and books. Sharing their insights about books, writers and writing are Ellen Heltzel, former book editor and coauthor of Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures; Joss Antonio Milian, independent filmmaker currently promoting a documentary feature about the environment; Lloyd Cohn, owner of Watch This! DVD store in downtown Portland; and Sara Ryan, novelist, comics writer and librarian.

Issues, Interests & Icebergs with Chris Sheesley

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Explore the fundamental keys to effective conflict resolution. Identify your core concerns, interpret others' demands and create collaborative agreements. Discover the essential art of turning negative statements into positive outcomes.

2009 Teen Author Lecture

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:24:00 GMT

M.T. Anderson is perhaps best known for his National Book Award and Printz Honor-winning duet, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. (Volume 1: The Pox Party and Volume 2: The Kingdom on the Waves.) Feed, his satire on consumerism and the decline of language, is both critically acclaimed and controversial, and has been challenged in many schools, including some here in the Pacific Northwest. He is also the author of several picture books; a vampire novel, Thirsty, published before the current craze; and a series for younger readers, Pals in Peril, (Whales on Stilts, The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, and Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware), which satirizes classic children's adventure books.

Youth Services Director Ellen Fader welcomes the audience, Hillsdale Library Teen Council member Ulysses Duckler introduces Mr. Anderson. Among other topics, Anderson's wide-ranging talk touches on writing as a way to travel through time, how the incessant marketing messages directed at teens attempt to convince them that unless they continue buying, they will always be found wanting, and how a writer's dark vision can be a spur for readers to change a broken world.

Date of Event: October 12, 2009

Target Audience: Teens and Adults

Woodstock Library Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:07:00 GMT

Enjoy some highlights from Woodstock Library's October 6th celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Listen to clips of beautiful Chinese music performed by the Orchids and Bamboo Ensemble as well as lively bilingual songs sung by children who participated in the bilingual sing a long. Learn more about some of the special programs Multnomah County Library offers via interviews of library staff and the special guests invited to participate in the festivities.

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Bog Child (Booktalk)

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:31:00 GMT

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd. 18-year-old Fergus runs high in the Irish hills to escape. His brother, an IRA sympathizer, is on a hunger strike in prison, and might die soon. Fergus needs to succeed in school to get to continue his studies. And now even his running is no escape, because he's been asked to be a courier for strange packets he suspects are drugs. When Fergus finds a bog mummy from the year AD 80 he's amazed at how her story parallels his own.

Facts of Life; Stories (Booktalk)

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Facts of Life; Stories by Gary Soto. What do you do when you find out your new friend is secretly robbing people's houses? What would you do if you found out you weren't a legal citizen - and your parents never told you? Ten short stories about Latino kids who all have to make an important choice. The decision is up to them!

Brothers Torres (Booktalk)

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:16:00 GMT

Like the book The Outsiders? Check out Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees. Right when Frankie gets up the nerve to ask Julianne to Homecoming, it all blows up with his older brother Steve, who's been staying out all night with local Cholos and picking fights in their small New Mexican town.

Writers Talking - Crafty Talk with Susan Beal, Diane Gilleland and Alicia Paulson

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:12:00 GMT

Three local crafter-writers discuss their writing in the context of the followng questions: 1. How did each of you become crafty authors? 2. What is your best advice for someone who aspires to write a craft book? 3. Name a favorite craft book and/or a local resource for craft supplies. 4. How do you go about searching for interesting craft materials?

Susan Beal is a non-stop crafter and writes the blog, West Coast Crafty. She is the author of Button it Up : 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects for Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, Housewares & More; Beadsimple : 150 Designs for Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, and More : Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way you Want It; and Super Crafty : Over 75 Amazing How-to Projects. Diane Gilleland is the author of Kanzashi in Bloom : 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give, and the blog, CraftyPod. Alicia Paulson is the author of Stitched in Time : Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share and the blog, Posie Gets Cozy. The audience question and answer period is included.

An Interview with Anne Rutherford: Tapestry of Tales 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:19:00 GMT

Anne Rutherford returns to Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival in 2009 for its 10th Anniversary. In this interview Anne talks about how she became a storyteller, where she finds her inspiration, and more.

Learn more about Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival.

Zine reviews and teasers with Christopher

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:15:00 GMT

To get you excited for the fifth annual Zinesters Talking series of events in October and November 2009, Christopher Cuttone, library assistant at North Portland Library and member of the Zine Library Group, reads zine reviews and teasers.

Meow, Bow Wow! Pet Adoption and Care for Kids!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:57:00 GMT

Hey Kids! Listen to an interview with Amy Sachs of the Pixie Project, and learn all about adopting and taking care of cats and dogs. Then check out these great books on cats and dogs, which you can find at the Multnomah County Library:

Shelter Dogs

The Bravest Cat

Everything cat : what kids really want to know about cats

Everything dog : what kids really want to know about dogs

How to talk to your cat

How to talk to your dog

Welsh Month @ Central Library: Welsh Poetry with John Good

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:56:00 GMT

Welsh language poetry with John Good. John was born in South Wales, into a house where the Welsh language was spoken. Over the past twenty years, he has given bilingual presentations on Welsh culture, sharing poetry, music and literature. This program was presented to celebrate Left Coast Eisteddfod, Portland

Claudette Colvin (Booktalk)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:58:00 GMT

In March 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a mostly white bus...months before Rosa Parks made the news for doing the same thing.

Return to Sender (Booktalk)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:55:00 GMT

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez. After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

Masterpiece (Booktalk)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:51:00 GMT

Masterpiece by Elise Broach. After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Booktalk)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:44:00 GMT

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg by Rodman Philbrick. Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.

Book Crafts

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Groan! Fall's here and it's back to school. But in your spare time, check out these books about book crafts: things involved with writing, making and publishing your own books. Books reviewed include:

Indie Publishing; How to Design and Produce your Own Book ed. by Ellen Lupton

In Print! 40 Cool Publishing Projects for Kids by Joe Rhatigan

Cool Calligraphy by Anders Hanson

Making Books that Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist and Turn by Gwen Diehn

Reconstruct a Tee!

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:09:00 GMT

T-shirt reconstruction is the new knitting! Listen to some great book and online resources for turning your t-shirts into fabulous things to wear, including T-Shirt Makeovers, Generation T, Tease, and threadbanger.com.

Welcome to the United States - Elfriede Wuckert

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:20:00 GMT

Elfriede Wuckert walked up the steps of the Albina Library (now Titlewave) in the late 1920's holding her mother's hand. Her family emigrated in 1925 from Germany and quickly became library "regulars.â Listen to her stories of the citizenship classes her mother attended along with the memories of what it was like to be new in town and find friends in the books she carried home by the âarmfuls.â Hear what is different, but also what remains stable and familiar in the library for people new to the country.

Zinesters Talking Shawn Granton The Zinesters Guide to Portland and Erica Schreiner The Way Things Used to Be

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Zine readings by Shawn Granton, Editor of The Zinesters Guide to Portland and the author of Temporary Relocation Project and Ten -foot-rule and Erica Schreiner, author of The Way Things Used to Be and Argyle. Adult program Zinesters Talking, recorded live at Central Library August 26, 2008.

Insomnia Solutions with Dr. Greg Nigh

Tue, 19 May 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Always tired, but can't sleep? Is your productivity suffering? Come explore the causes and learn about natural simple therapies to help you snooze through the night to improve your efficiency and mood during the day.

Social Media 101 and the New Marketing with Bret Bernhoft

Sat, 9 May 2009 21:33:00 GMT

FaceBook, MySpace; what are they and why would I be interested if I'm over 25? Learn why social media sites are THE way to connect with your target audience.

Date of Event: Thursday May 7, 2009

Zinesters Talking - Stumptown Comics Fest 2009 with Carolyn Main

Fri, 8 May 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Carolyn Main is a freelance cartoonist from Portland, Oregon, and a featured speaker of Stumptown Comics Fest 2009. She specializes in the cute, gross and bawdy world of animation, comics and graphic novels. Here she discusses her work, webcomics and the differences between publishing on the web vs. paper. Adult programming recorded live at Central Library April 16, 2009.

Zinesters Talking - Stumptown Comics Fest 2009 with Dunja Jankovic and Hellen Jo

Fri, 8 May 2009 17:11:00 GMT

Mini-comics artist Dunja Jankovic reads from her work Department of Art, accompanying herself on keyboards, followed by Hellen Jo reading from Jin and Jam #1 and other works, ending with questions and answers for both artists from the audience. Both are Sparkplug Comics artists, and featured speakers of Stumptown Comics Fest 2009. Adult programming recorded live at Central Library, April 17, 2009.

Tools for Getting Unstuck with Tasha Harmon

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Discover tools for getting out of stuck spots, making decisions you will feel good about and creating the forward motion you need to make changes happen.

Manuel Arellano from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Manuel Arellano is a library staff member who is missed at Central because he is now located at Midland Library. Manuel hails from Peru

Target Audience: Adults

Nemesio Guzman from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:57:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Nemesio Guzman has been in radio for 14 years and is now producing and hosting tv shows for the Spanish speaking community.

Target Audience: Adults

Martin Gonzalez from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:39:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Martin Gonzalez, is TriMet LEP outreach coordinator. He is also a member of Portland Public Schools Board of Directors and president of the Board of Latino Network. He resides in Oregon since 1987.

Target Audience: Adults

Laura O. Foster from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:53:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Laura O. Foster explores urban neighborhoods and tells their stories in her books, Portland Hill Walks and Portland City Walks, both published by Timber Press. She is also the editor of Metro's Walk There! guidebook of 50 walks, and is working on a book about Lake Oswego, due out in 2010. She leads walks for Metro, the City of Portland, the Forest Park Conservancy and other groups.

Target Audience: Adults

Deborah Hopkinson from Oregon Reads 2009: Meet the Authors

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:36:00 GMT

Oregon Reads 2009 is a community reading program that took place in nearly every public library and in every county in Oregon during the state's sesquicentennial, January through April of 2009. Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson was selected as a title for younger readers for the Oregon Sesquicentennial. In this talk, Hopkinson talks about Oregon's state symbols and what makes a writer. She also shares the stories from her books Apples to Oregon, Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, and the forthcoming Stagecoach Sal.

Janet Irwin from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:32:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Janet Irwin is a native Oregonian and a native Washingtonian â her parents lived in Milwaukie Oregon, but she was born in Vancouver Washington. She has a life long love of both states, especially the areas along the Columbia River. Janet is a reference librarian at the Central Library.

Target Audience: Adults

Helen Raptis from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:10:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Currently Co-Host of AM Northwest, Helen Raptis has lived in the great state of Oregon since the early nineties, when she was a news reporter and anchor for KVAL-TV in Eugene. Originally from Seattle, Helen now lives in East Vancouver with her husband David and two cats, and a return to the Rose City is in the works for the very near future.

Target Audience: Adults

Virginia Euwer Wolff from Oregon Reads 2009: Meet the Authors

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Oregon Reads 2009 is a community reading program that took place in nearly every public library and in every county in Oregon during the state's sesquicentennial, January through April of 2009. Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff was selected as a title for younger readers for the Oregon Sesquicentennial. In this talk, Wolff shares some of her inspirations for the book and illuminates her writing process. At the beginning of this event, a group of sixth grade girls from Metropolitan Learning Center act out a reader's theater presentation excerpted from Bat 6.

Gabriel Boehmer from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:29:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Gabriel Boehmer is a third-generation Oregonian and author of "City of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Portland." His essay "Trapped in America's Most Livable City" was recently published The Grove Review: A Literary Journal. He has lived in Portland, with brief escapes, since 1964.

Target Audience: Adults

David Schmitke from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:20:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Formerly of KPTV's Good Day Oregon Home and Garden, David Schmitke has lived in Oregon since he started going to school at the University of Portland in 1983. He was a news reporter at KOIN TV for several years, and met his wife, Helen, at KVAL TV in Eugene where he worked as a reporter and news anchor for eight years. David currently lives in Vancouver, but can't wait to move back to Portland.

Target Audience: Adults

Ross Huffman-Kerr from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:09:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Ross Huffman-Kerr has been a professional actor in Portland for over 30 years. Besides film, television and commercial work, he was an actor, writer and director for Storefront Theatre and a member of Tygre's Heart Shakespeare Company.

Target Audience: Adults

Barbara Drake from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:59:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

Barbara Drake is eternally grateful to her parents for moving from Kansas to Oregon in 1941. She is the author of several books of poetry, of Writing Poetry, a college creative writing textbook widely used and in print for the past 24 years, and of Peace at Heart: an Oregon Country Life.

Target Audience: Adults

April Henry from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:22:00 GMT

During this program at Central Library, guest speakers and audience members joined us on statehood day, February 14, 2009, and shared why Oregon is their special Valentine.

April Henry is a native Oregonian who writes thrillers for adults and teens.

Target Audience: Adults

The William Stafford Commemorative Birthday Event at Central Library: Readings & Presentations

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:26:00 GMT

Central Library hosted readings and presentations commemorating Oregon's late poet laureate on Sunday, January 25, 2009.

Featured participants included:

Jim Scheppke presents âWilliam Stafford and the Oregon Poetry Collection.â Mr. Scheppke has been State Librarian of Oregon since 1991.
Ellen Louise Hart and Holly Springfield present âWhere the Right Word Again Begins Timeâ: William Stafford and Emily Dickinson. Ms. Hart writes about Emily Dickinson's manuscripts, and about prosody and the visual line in Dickinson's poetry and correspondences. Ms. Springfield is a meditation teacher, storyteller and independent student and teacher of Emily Dickinsonâs poetry and founder of the Portland Chapter of the Emily Dickinson International Society (EDIS).
Don Colburn is a health reporter for The Oregonian.
Kirsten Rian was recently nominated for inclusion in the 2008 Best New Poets anthology.
Joseph A. Soldati, host for the program, has published numerous poems and essays in a variety of literary journals and anthologies, including most recently The Litchfield Review, The Enigmatist, and Writers Dojo. His poem, âElegyâ will appear in the forthcoming (April 2009) anthology Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude.

Target Audience: Adults

Controlling Desk Rage: Courage Under Fire with Sharon Sayler

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:13:00 GMT

Learn what to do (and not do), non-verbally, to save yourself when working with volatile people and situations.

Target Audience: Adults

Knife of Never Letting Go (Booktalk)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:48:00 GMT

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Todd Hewitt has spent his life listening to the Noise -- the thoughts of every living thing on the New World. But it's the day he hears nothing that changes everything.

2009 Children's Author Lecture

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:08:00 GMT

Jon Scieszkaâs many books have won awards and sold over 11 million copies. Scieszka is also the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit literacy organization. In 2008 the Library of Congress chose Jon Scieszka to be the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-year position in which Scieszkaâs mission is to get kids excited about reading. In his lecture, Scieszka talks about the cool stuff he has acquired since becoming an Ambassador, tells stories about his books and his childhood growing up as the second oldest of six brothers, and answers questions from kids in the audience.

Date of Event: Monday, April 20, 2009
Target Audience: Everybody

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Perspectives on Positive Aging with Dr. Fritz Fraunfelder

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:42:00 GMT

Dr. Frederick T. "Fritzâ Fraunfelder, ophthalmologist, founding member of the Casey Eye Institute and author of Retirement Rx discusses the four phases of retirement and eight key traits for aging and retiring well.

Consider taking Dr. Fraunfelder's âRetirement Docs" Quiz,â a self-assessment tool to predict how well you will do in retirement http://www.theretirementdocs.com/Quiz.htm.

Multnomah County Library Director Finalists Public Forum - Part 3 of 3

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Director candidates: Vailey Oehlke

Listen to a presentation by Vailey Oehlke, a candidate for the position of Director of Libraries for Multnomah County. Recorded on April 14, 2009 and moderated by Jana McClellan on behalf of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler, the session includes a short presentation as well as a question and answer session with the audience.

Multnomah County Library Director Finalists Public Forum - Part 2 of 3

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Director candidates: Christian Kruse

Listen to a presentation by Christian Kruse, a candidate for the position of Director of Libraries for Multnomah County. Recorded on April 14, 2009 and moderated by Jana McClellan on behalf of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler, the session includes a short presentation as well as a question and answer session with the audience.

Multnomah County Library Director Finalists Public Forum - Part 1 of 3

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Director candidates: Holly Carroll

Listen to a presentation by Holly Carroll, a candidate for the position of Director of Libraries for Multnomah County. Recorded on April 14, 2009 and moderated by Jana McClellan on behalf of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler, the session includes a short presentation as well as a question and answer session with the audience.

City of Readers: A Book Lover's Guide to Portland with Gabriel Boehmer

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:06:00 GMT

Portland has a love affair with books. Take an entertaining and informative "tour" of area bookstores, libraries, literary landmarks and authors led by popular local author Gabriel Boehmer.

Feng Shui Made Easy with Kirsten Havnaer

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:59:00 GMT

Find out more about the foundations and history of Feng Shui, Chi flow and how to arrange your environment to enhance your life with speaker, Kirsten Havnaer. Presented at Hollywood Library on October 7, 2007.

Writers Talking: Randy Shaw

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:16:00 GMT

An evening with Randy Shaw, author of the new book Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century . In "Beyond the Fields," Shaw reveals the untold story of how the spirit of "SÃ Se Puede" that began with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in the 1960s still sets the course for todayâs social justice movements. Shaw finds that the influence of Chavez and the UFW has ranged far and wide: in labor campaigns like Justice for Janitors, in the building of Latino political power, in the fight for environmental justice, in the growing national movement for immigrant rights, and even in Barack Obamaâs presidential campaign. SEIU Executive Vice-President Eliseo Medina praises Shawâs book as a "stirring account of how the UFW transformed peopleâs lives," and LeRoy Chatfield of the Farmworkers Documentation Project says it is a "must read" for former UFW volunteers.

Book Lice

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Helen and Alison read a poem from the book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

Writers Talking: Jean Johnson

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:21:00 GMT

Jean Johnson reads and presents no-fuss recipes from her book, Cooking Beyond Measure: How to Eat Well without Formal Recipes.

Demonstrations included simple no-cook recipes â like sliced pears dipped in flax meal laced with cardamom, cottage cream and raspberries with homemade whole grain muesli, or roasted garlic on whole-grain bread.

Plan for Success with Jenny Gallagher

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 21:06:00 GMT

A good plan provides clarity, increases motivation and includes an action strategy. Learn the key ingredients for creating a plan that will guide you toward success.

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Move On: Helping Your Aging Parents Manage Their Possessions

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Are you helping your parents downsize or move? The task of sorting through a lifetime's possessions can be physically and emotionally challenging. Explore new options, including senior move management and charitable giving.

Bill Smith created a senior move management company, called Take Care Move Assistance, to serve the needs of the Portland senior community. Lorca Harrison is the owner of DoughNation, a service that helps clients donate and dispose of their possessions in an organized and sensitive way.

Writers Talking: LeAnn Locher

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:34:00 GMT

LeAnn Locher writes the popular Portland blog, LeLo in NoPo. She'll talk and share photos of her 3-year experience of creating and growing her blog, how it began as a personal journey and self exploration, and what she found along the way. Blogging creates connections to people, issues, cultures, and even social change, and has led to real-world connections, clients, and friends. She'll share a case study of blogging a topic that grew into a quick community action, with a flurry of news throughout the blogosphere and local media outlets. With writers now blogging and bloggers now writing, is there a place for the two to meet?

Writers Talking: Jules Boykoff & Kristian Williams

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Kristian Williams, a journalist and a member of Rose City Copwatch, is the author of Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America and American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination. Jules Boykoff teaches political science at Pacific University in Forest Grove and is the author of Beyond Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the United States. The authors discuss their books and answer questions from the audience.

Interview with Portland Children's Author Dale E. Basye

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Librarian Cathy Camper interviews children's author Dale E. Basye about his book Heck Where the Bad Kids Go, writing and future projects. Hear the Heck theme song too!

Coaching for Leaders with James Warrick

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Leaders are most effective when they help others take action. Learn some coaching skills to help people find the clarity to move forward.

Life by Design @yourlibrary: You and Your Aging Parents: Practical Tools to Address Their Changing Needs

loriann.mcneill@co.multnomah.or.us — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Are you finding it difficult to talk to your parents about their care needs? Learn about community resources, websites and checklists that can help you help them. For this presentation, please download or link to Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Families, a handbook published by AARP: http://www.aarp.org/makeadifference/gettinghelp/articles/prepare_to_care.html

Loriann McNeill is the Family Caregiver Support Program coordinator for Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services, and has extensive personal and professional experience in family caregiving. Questions? Contact Loriann McNeill at 503-988-3646 x26263

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint with John Patterson

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Hear a local solar energy expert give an overview of energy conservation with reduction tips that you can use today.

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Taking Care of You: Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Few things are more stressful than what you've taken on as a caregiver. Learn about the impact that caregiving can have on your health and well-being, and get tools and resources to help.

Kathy Shannon manages Legacy Caregiver Services, an array of programs designed to assist the family caregiver. Leslie Congleton has worked in the field of aging/caregiving since 1985 and is program coordinator/trainer for Legacy Caregiver Services.

Joan Frye Williams and George Needham Presentation - Library Futures part 2

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Most traditional library services were designed when information was relatively scarce and library users had to adapt to the ways of the library if they wanted to get their hands on these resources. Now that information is everywhere, libraries need to "futureproof" themselves by updating their services to match changing community expectations. This lively and interactive session focuses on the real world trends that are shaping the future of public libraries.

Access to this podcast is provided by the presenters and by Multnomah County Library as a public service, and its use is limited to noncommercial purposes.

Joan Frye Williams and George Needham Presentation - Library Futures part 1

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Access to this podcast is provided by the presenters and by Multnomah County Library as a public service, and its use is limited to noncommercial purposes.

Seven Practices for the Chronically Nice with Craig English and James Rapson

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Chronic niceness can cause severe anxiety and undermine careers. Craig English and James Rapson will explore seven powerful practices from their book Anxious to Please. Discover how to transform niceness anxiety into strength and compassion.

The Bulls-eye Resume: Hitting the Mark with Dawn Rasmussen

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Attract the attention of prospective employers and compete in a crowded marketplace by creating a targeted, well-designed and strategic resume. Discover key tips that will make you stand out and shine.

It's All About People - Really! with Steven Fulmer

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:56:00 GMT

Business is personal because it depends upon humans; and what odd creatures we can be! Come explore five key human strategies for increasing leadership, communication and decision making skills.

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Combining Work and Care for an Aging Parent: Effects on Health,

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Learn about the stresses and rewards of combining work and elder care, develop effective coping strategies, and get helpful resources.

Margaret B. Neal, Ph.D., is the director of the Institute on Aging at Portland State University and a well-known scholar in the areas of aging, work and family. She has written several books, most recently Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents with Dr. Leslie Hammer.

Heck Where the Bad Kids Go (Booktalk)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:17:00 GMT

Heck Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale E. Basye. Everybody screws up a little right? You might not end up in H - E- double hockey stick, but would you still screw up if you knew you'd end up in Heck?

Brain Health: A Naturopathic Approach with Dr. Andy Swanson

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:33:00 GMT

What you eat affects your brain. Learn natural strategies that support the health of the nervous system, enhance neurological performance and prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease, MS and other conditions.

Zinesters Talking - Transportation Zines: Kate Lopresti's Constant Rider and Karen Giezyng's Bumpstart

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:07:00 GMT

Hear stories of transportation, both public and private, from zinesters Kate Lopresti of Constant Rider and Karen Giezyng of Bumpstart. Adult program Zinesters Talking, recorded live at Central Library September 16, 2008.

Interview with 2008 Oregon Book Award Winner Linda Zuckerman

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Librarian Cathy Camper interviews 2008 Oregon Book Award Winner for Young Adult Literature Linda Zuckerman about her book A Taste for Rabbit.

Interview with 2008 Oregon Book Award Winner Sara Ryan

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:48:00 GMT

Librarian Laural Winter interviews 2008 Oregon Book Award Winner for Young Adult Literature Sara Ryan about her book The Rules for Hearts.

DIY Stories: Following the Oregon Tale

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:06:52 GMT

You moved here from California because you heard about the nice weather. Perhaps you left the east coast to discover the laid-back, west coast lifestyle. Maybe you were born here. Come and share stories about what brought you to Oregon and what keeps you here. DIY (Do It Yourself) Stories was an open storytelling forum.

Host David Vanadia is an interdisciplinary artist who works with narrative in its many forms. He has performed internationally and acts as a consultant for companies of all sizes.

This was a Tapestry of Tale Kick-Off Event.

Cringe Down Memory Lane

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:16:00 GMT

Listen and cringe as speakers exploit their younger selves for entertainment and share embarrassing memories from their teens and 20s! Library patrons have dug up their agonizing old love letters, angst-ridden diary entries, school essays, yearbooks and more to read aloud. Presenters include: Sharon Eldridge, Janice Campbell, Julia strozyk, Natasha Forrester, Jenna Thompson, Ellen Fader, Joaquin Sampson, Laurie Heilman and Ben Collins. Be prepared to laugh out loud!

This program is affiliated with the 2008 Tapestry of Tales 9th annual storytelling festival.

Office Politics in the Multi-Generational Workplace with Steven Pascal Joyner

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:14:00 GMT

We now have four generations under the same roof for the first time in workplace history. Each has different perspectives, communication styles and expectations adding spice to old adages about office politics.

Presentation in PDF format

The Uncommon Reader: an excerpt

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:44:00 GMT

In the book, The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett, the Queen is trying to wrangle her corgis. She follows them out the back of the palace, where she discovers that the bookmobile is making its weekly visit. Afraid of offending the librarian, the Queen determines to borrow a book. Here is an excerpt describing that encounter. Read more about this on the Embarrassment of Riches blog.

Cultivating Creativity with Bob Lieberman

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Creativity comes naturally to all of us when we let it. Learn how to use a simple model of the creative process to identify and remove obstacles to creativity in your career and personal life.

Global Giveback: The Gift Felt Around the World with Karen Shimada

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Portland is home to organizations making a global difference. They respond to crises and plan sustainable solutions to pressing problems. Explore new options for being part of these solutions.

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (Booktalk)

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:40:00 GMT

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People, by Dav Pilkey. George and Harold break all the rules by using the time machine two days in a row - which catapults them into an alternative universe.

Boy Who Dared (Booktalk)

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:40:00 GMT

The Boy Who Dared, by Susan Bartoletti. A thrilling adventure of a 17-year-old boy, who dared to oppose the Nazis.

King Corn: The Rest of the Story with Curt Ellis

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:43:00 GMT

Local filmaker Curt Ellis shares the environmental story left untold in his award-winning feature documentary. Ellis' new film, The Greening of Southie, tells the story of Boston's first residential "green" building, through the eyes of the steel-toes construction crew that sets out to build it.

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: Conflict Resolution Skills for Better Relationships with Tsipora Dimant

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:54:00 GMT

Discover the roots of conflict and the mediation skills needed to find effective solutions.

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: Strategies for Embracing Change with Cheryl Hinerman

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:09:00 GMT

Change isn't always about completely letting go of the old. The best changes blend your history and core values with a new focus to move forward. Explore strategies to help you plan a change.

Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy, M.D.: Changing the Face of Medicine in Oregon and Across the World

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:18:00 GMT

Learn about Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy, M.D., an 1894 graduate from the University of Oregon Medical School and a key figure in Progressive era Oregon public health and suffrage campaigns. Kimberly Jensen, professor of history at Western Oregon University and author of Mobilizing Minerva: American Women in the First World War, traces Lovejoy's accomplishments, from medical service in World War I to directing and expanding the American Women's Hospitals, an international medical relief service for civilians and refugees. As organizer and first president of the Medical Women's International Association, Lovejoy developed an international vision for cooperation among medical women, which continued throughout her life.

Keynote Lecture: A Brief History of Women in Medicine

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:51:00 GMT

The mark of the woman physician through history has been one of hardship, distinction and accomplishment. Sima Desai, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, highlights the challenges and successes of both the women and the institutions that made a difference for and in medicine. Historically, women held important positions in medicine, and their wisdom and healing were widely sought. When societal norms changed in the 17th and 18th centuries, however, they were driven out of the profession. Hear how they rose to prominence in preventative medicine during the late 1800s, and about the larger inroads made by women in the profession during the 20th century.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Understanding the Adult Brain with John Olmstead

arlenek@multcolib.org — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Find out about recent developments in brain research and how to use your brain power to its fullest.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Moving Through Transitions with Jill Nelson-Debord

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:55:00 GMT

Explore the stages of transition -- in your career, your relationships and your life. Clarify the tasks that need to be addressed and the obstacles that can get in the way.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Reduce Your Stress Through Nutrition with Lee Ann Petrie

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:38:00 GMT

Stress affects our physical, mental and emotional health. Learn how nutrition and stress are related and how to eat well to deal with unavoidable stressors.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Rapport...Who Need It? with Phil Mandel

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:38:00 GMT

Learn how to establish rapport quickly and respectfully using the proven techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Enhance both verbal and nonverbal communication and make a positive, lasting, first impression.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: How to Get Along with Almost Anyone with Judy Pearson

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:11:00 GMT

Explore the top five personality styles and learn how to quickly and easily get along with almost anyone.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Fitness Break: On the Job Energy Boost with Kristin Jackson

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:54:00 GMT

Discover how to get out of that work day energy slump and feel revived and refocused. Learn workspace exercises to tone and stretch.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Understanding Business Relationships with Donald Booth

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:13:00 GMT

Gain insight into the key elements of successful business interactions including customer complaints, coworker conflicts, supervisor relationships and real partnerships. Master the skills now to prevent problems later.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Negotiating Conflict with Tsipora Dimant

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:42:00 GMT

Discover the roots of conflict and learn mediation skills. Learn how to have discussions that are balanced, direct and fair.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Surviving and Thriving with Karl Pister

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:04:00 GMT

Learn to recognize and capitalize on your survival instincts to thrive in even the most stressful situations.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Success Strategies for the Ambivalent with Jan Carothers

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Many of us have areas where we feel stalled. Inner conflicts and mixed emotions need not stop you! Discover how to use these conflicts to help make choices and take action to propel you forward to the life you want.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Avoid Burnout and Build Resilience with Gail Rutherford

Thu, 1 May 2008 22:26:00 GMT

Explore the symptoms and stages of stress and burnout. Learn how to use coping skills to build resilience.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Meaningful Work with Pam Brown

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Are you in transition, seeking a new career or wanting more balance between life and work? Come get in touch with who you are and what you want to do.

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Courage to Confront with Carolyn Waterfall

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Is something bothering you? Find out why it's important to speak up. Explore how to make others aware of your thoughts and feelings in a constructive way.

Multnomah County Library Podcasts

Best and Most Bizarre Dinosaurs

Making a Difference with Phil Mandel

Gift People: Embarking on a Second Career

How to Tell Your Story with Nancy McDonald

How to Get What You Mean, Not What You Say with Steven Fulmer

Interview with children's author Matt Holm

Conversation and Conflict with Tsipora Dimant

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Perspectives on Positive Aging with David Rozell

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? with Jennifer Anderson

Creating Beloved Community

Global Concerns, Grassroots Solutions with Toby Dittrich and Richard Brenne

Dream It, Plan It, Do It! with Frank Mungeam

Stinky: A Toon Book (Booktalk)

Chicken Said, "Cluck!" (Booktalk

Being Teddy Roosevelt (Booktalk)

One Boy (Booktalk)

Perspectives on Positive Aging: Living More Authentically As We Age with Guadalupe Guajardo

Perspectives on Positive Aging: Creating a Portfolio Life with Jay Bloom

Introduction to Energy Healing with Andrea Fruber and Linda Negrin

Celebrate Oregon Through Poetry with Liz Nakazawa and Rosemary Lombard

Architecture, Power and Justice in Ragtime-era Portland with Randy Gragg, Jan Dilg, Chet Orloff and Philip Niles

Title Raves: Assigned Reading with Vailey Oehlke, Martha Gies, Robert Brock, Craig Johnson and Jayne Freshour

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Helping Your Aging Parent: Life-Enriching Activities for People with Alzheimerâs

Mastering Change and Loss with Kerry Walls

Go ahead, Make My Day, Criticize Me! with Philip Mandel

Historic Zinesters Talking - with Leanne Grabel and Kevin Sampsell

Zinesters Talking - A.M. O'Malley, Bece Kidder

Zinesters Talking - Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, Julia GfrÃ¶rer

Zinesters Talking - Dr. Danny Q. Swank, Scott & Zach

Zinesters Talking - Becky Morton, Marc Moscato

Are You Bully Proof? with Berry Kruijning

An Interview with Will Hornyak: Tapestry of Tales 2009

Historic Zinesters Talking - Craphound Zine and Reading Frenzy Bookstore

Title Raves: Summer Reads with Ellen Heltzel, Joss Antonio Milian, Lloyd Cohn and Sara Ryan

Issues, Interests & Icebergs with Chris Sheesley

2009 Teen Author Lecture

Woodstock Library Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

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Bog Child (Booktalk)

Facts of Life; Stories (Booktalk)

Brothers Torres (Booktalk)

Writers Talking - Crafty Talk with Susan Beal, Diane Gilleland and Alicia Paulson

An Interview with Anne Rutherford: Tapestry of Tales 2009

Zine reviews and teasers with Christopher

Meow, Bow Wow! Pet Adoption and Care for Kids!

Welsh Month @ Central Library: Welsh Poetry with John Good

Claudette Colvin (Booktalk)

Return to Sender (Booktalk)

Masterpiece (Booktalk)

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Booktalk)

Book Crafts

Reconstruct a Tee!

Welcome to the United States - Elfriede Wuckert

Zinesters Talking Shawn Granton The Zinesters Guide to Portland and Erica Schreiner The Way Things Used to Be

Insomnia Solutions with Dr. Greg Nigh

Social Media 101 and the New Marketing with Bret Bernhoft

Zinesters Talking - Stumptown Comics Fest 2009 with Carolyn Main

Zinesters Talking - Stumptown Comics Fest 2009 with Dunja Jankovic and Hellen Jo

Tools for Getting Unstuck with Tasha Harmon

Manuel Arellano from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Nemesio Guzman from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Martin Gonzalez from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Laura O. Foster from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Deborah Hopkinson from Oregon Reads 2009: Meet the Authors

Janet Irwin from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Helen Raptis from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Virginia Euwer Wolff from Oregon Reads 2009: Meet the Authors

Gabriel Boehmer from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

David Schmitke from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Ross Huffman-Kerr from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

Barbara Drake from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

April Henry from This Oregon Life: Stories About Your Oregon Experience

The William Stafford Commemorative Birthday Event at Central Library: Readings & Presentations

Controlling Desk Rage: Courage Under Fire with Sharon Sayler

Knife of Never Letting Go (Booktalk)

2009 Children's Author Lecture

Life by Design @yourlibrary: Perspectives on Positive Aging with Dr. Fritz Fraunfelder

Multnomah County Library Director Finalists Public Forum - Part 3 of 3

Multnomah County Library Director Finalists Public Forum - Part 2 of 3

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