Events & Classes

Compartiremos nuestras recetas favoritas y hablaremos sobre la historia del maíz en las culturas indígenas de América, así como los beneficios para la salud del método tradicional de procesamiento del maíz, la nixtamalización.

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Chào mừng Tết Âm lịch với Thư viện Quận Multnomah! Cùng chúng tôi tham gia các chương trình vui xuân như thủ công, biểu diễn thời trang, trò chơi ngày Tết và nhiều hoạt động khác.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Multnomah County Library! Join us for spring fun such as crafts, fashion shows, holiday games and more.

Chào mừng Tết Nguyên đán với Thư viện Quận Multnomah! Cùng chúng tôi tham gia các chương trình vui xuân như  viết thư pháp, ca múa và nhiều hoạt động khác.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Multnomah County Library! Join us for springtime fun such as calligraphy, singing and dancing, and more.

Join us in the makerspace to welcome 2025, the year of the Snake! This afternoon, we will offer special Lunar New Year crafts that celebrate and highlight the diversity of our community. Supplies will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. All are welcome!

Children in fifth grade or younger must be accompanied by an attentive adult or teen.

Get ready for Lunar New Year! Join us at the Midland Library to craft your own lion dance head - we'll supply all the necessary crafting materials. You can join the White Lotus lion dance team and celebrate with your new creation on Sunday, February 2nd! 

Join us for our Lunar New Year celebration at Midland Library! Enjoy lion dance from the White Lotus lion dance team, learn calligraphy, see a fashion show, music and more.

欢迎来 Midland 图书馆一起庆祝农历新年！白莲舞狮队将带来精彩的舞狮表演，我们还准备了书法学习、时装秀、音乐表演等丰富多彩的活动。
欢迎大家一齐来庆祝龙年元宵节，图书馆提供的节目包含舞狮、书法、手工艺等活动，现场并有红包及甜点招待。

This New Year, celebrate by making your own sticker, t-shirt or bag design. Learn how to use a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutting machine and a heat press to print your favorite New Year patterns. Other creative materials and 3D pens will also available.

Made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to enhancing our library's leadership, innovation and reach through private support.

Celebrate the beautiful geometric designs for Black History Month. Children will learn about the meaning and folktale origins of this amazing and vibrant textile. Getting to design their own with block motif stamps with traditional paint colors and dyes. Participants will get to take home their one of a kind tote bag at the end of the event as well as a Black History Month swag.

Portland’s favorite clown is back with a storytime that is a culturally creative blend of picture books infused with sounds and activities for all.

Participation is encouraged, and all ages are welcome!

Join Portland Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry for a broom making craft. We’ll create beautiful hand brooms using foraged tree materials – willow, magnolia, cypress, oak, camellia, and more. We can channel the matchless Zora Neale Hurston, who wrote: "The thing to do is to grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

This dance group, formed in 1995 at Oregon State University, will share some of the drum and dance traditions of indigenous Mexica. 

Stones, Bones and Blacked-Eyed Peas presents: Family recipes, a seat at our family table, and the importance of Sunday dinner in the African American community. Join chef and owner of Finer Things Events and Catering, Michelle Guinn, along with her daughter, Sable Askew and take a trip back into history.

Cùng nhau vui chơi và làm thủ công! Hãy cùng chúng tôi làm những tấm thiệp đẹp cho Ngày Valentine!

Thư viện Midland

Ngày 8 tháng 2 , 2025

2g chiều -3g30 chiều

Ưu tiên cho quý vị đến trước.

Time for more craft and fun! Join us as we make beautiful cards for Valentine's Day.
First come first serve.

Con Maria y Ana Alvarado:

Ramo de flores para cualquier ocasión! Puedes hacer un hermoso ramo con flores de hilo, nailon o papel de tu elección. Para cualquier ocasión, tu elección personalizada para hacerlo con variedad de colores o un solo color. 

Yuki Martin will share seasonal origami designs with easy to follow diagrams (in English).

Enjoy the beautiful, intricate henna designs from skilled artists Ayni and Hanna. Experience natural henna's artistry and cultural significance in a relaxed and welcoming setting.

Join Portland Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry for a broom making craft. We’ll create beautiful hand brooms using foraged tree materials – willow, magnolia, cypress, oak, camellia, and more. We can channel the matchless Zora Neale Hurston, who wrote: "The thing to do is to grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

Enjoy the skill and culture of hoop dancing in this performance with Q & A after.

Cooper Nez represents the next generation of Indigenous hoop dancers. Cooper Nez is Irish and Diné (Kinłichii’nii, born for the Redhouse clan). He resides in Mesa, AZ and is from Kayenta, AZ, near the foothills of Black Mesa. Cooper the Hooper has been dancing for two years and enjoys dancing for family and the community.

Compartiremos nuestras recetas favoritas y hablaremos sobre la historia del maíz en las culturas indígenas de América, así como los beneficios para la salud del método tradicional de procesamiento del maíz, la nixtamalización.

Join Habiba, a native of Ghana, in learning stories about African history. Habiba offers an interactive, multicultural performance with authentic West African costume, spiced with singing and movement.