Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Library

Looks like an interesting and fun event! And Halloween is coming 👹👺👿

Coming up soon- the Fall Festival Book Sale! Join us at the library for some top-notch book shopping and excellent deals 📔📚📖

Have a happy weekend!

One week away...the first Random Review of the season! Please join us for a review of this excellent book, "Brave the Wild River", presented by Barb Lachenbruch, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at OSU. This year there are two ways to enjoy Random Review: attend in person on Sept. 11 at noon in the main meeting room at the Corvallis Library, or livestream via Zoom. For more information: https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/random-review/

Fall is coming and things are happening! Here are the books for the upcoming Random Review 2024-2025 season. And the good news is that you can attend the reviews either in person or by online livestream this year! Don't miss the first review on Sept. 11. Check out the full schedule here: https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/random-review/

Show our librarians some love! Nominations are open for this year's "I Love My Librarian" award. Ten librarians will be selected to win $5000 and big recognition.
Follow the link to access the online nomination form. 😍💜😍
https://ilovelibraries.org/article/lets-show-our-librarians-some-love/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2hi2nDu1Tnjian8dSUKN4eW4jXXKX5_K46v9uBPt4kaHRaPCLYPraVWE4_aem_vYpJBT9vElKmuwL5ONlKcg

Let’s Show Our Librarians Some Love! Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Submit your nomination today!

Books can be sneaky.

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This season's final Random Review is coming up on June 12 at 12 PM! Susan Rodgers, Professor of Creative Writing & Literature at OSU will be reviewing Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. We hope you'll be there to celebrate another season of great reviews with us!

The public is invited to join the Friends of the Library for their annual meeting on June 17 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, in the main meeting room at the Corvallis Library. On tap will be summaries of activities from the past year, officer elections, and snacks! 🍎🍇🥨If you are going to park a car at the library during the meeting, please avoid parking in the below-ground parking structure, since the library will close at 7 pm.
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May 16th at 5:30 PM, we're excited to welcome local writers Jaclyn Moyer and Sindya Bhanoo, who will lead a conversation in celebration of Moyer’s new book On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family from Punjab to California. Find more information on our calendar: https://i.mtr.cool/vsbujohcbf

Happy rainy weekend! Good reason to stay inside and read.

The Big Book Sale is a wrap! Thank you to all our shoppers and volunteers for making it a success. We made lots of $$$ for the library- we'll have the final figures to share with you in a few days.

One of our littlest Friends shopping our Big Book Sale ☺️

We just wrapped up today's book sale but we’ll be open again tomorrow from 10 am to 3 pm. All books will be $1 or less, in addition to bag and box deals. We'll see you tomorrow!

Lost & Found Alert! We found a book-themed earring and a red jacket at our BIG BOOK SALE! Do either of these belong to you? Let us know!

Also, our BIG BOOK SALE will keep running until 4 PM today and opens again tomorrow at 10 AM. Bring your boxes and bags and stock up for the year. See you there!

Come on down to the Big Book Sale at the Benton County Fairgrounds' Solar Building! The sale continues today until 4 pm, and opens again tomorrow from 10 am to 3 pm. Lots of bargains left!

Book sale soon! You know you want all the books.

Hi friends! Our BIG BOOK SALE is coming up quick. Now is the perfect time to sign up for your membership to make sure you’re able to access our Members Only hours on Friday afternoon from 3pm to 6pm. You can follow the link below to sign up for a new membership, or renew an old one.

https://friendsofthecbclibrary.org/be-a-friend/

The coolest benefit to being a Friend of the Library member is getting early access to all of our book sales! And, the knowledge that you’re supporting programming at your local Benton County Libraries by helping us raise about $90,000 per year!

There are a couple different membership options available, and they start as low as $10 per year. We love our members, and cannot even begin to tell you how much their support means to us. We hope to see you all at the BIG BOOK SALE on Friday!

Our library delivers, too!

A pack horse librarian delivering books in rural Kentucky in 1938. During the Great Depression, the Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in which the librarians, who were often called "book women" or "book ladies," delivered books to remote parts of Appalachia.

We've had a fantastic , how about you? Come help us continue to support our Library, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, and ALL its branches at next week's BIG Book Sale! We can't wait to see you! 🥰📚🤗😎🤓 https://fb.me/e/4iJZoRHs6

Are you ready for the Big Book Sale? Only one more week...!

Last chance! The contest ends at 10AM our time (noon CT) TODAY!

Take Action for Libraries Day, a day for all library advocates to affirm their participation in 2024 elections.

Read more at: http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/take-action-for-libraries-day

National Library Outreach Day, a day the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.

Read more at: https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek/national-library-outreach-day