. The Paisley Branch Library is seeking some reliable, trustworthy, conscientious babysitters – for books! Library patrons can help the Paisley Library move to its new location by checking out a box – or more! – of books from the old library on February 15 or February 16, 2022, returning them to the new location at 723 John St. on March 8 or March 9, 2022. Boxes are provided and you need only a library account to participate. Operating hours are 10 AM to 6 PM on all days.
 
The Paisley Branch Library will be closed to the public the weeks of February 21 and February 28, 2022, reopening to the public on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 10:00 AM. A special open house reception in the new space is being planned for the weekend before reopening, with details about the event forthcoming.
 
“We know many Paisley community members are ready to help the library move, and this is a fantastic way that people of all ages and abilities can contribute,” said outgoing Library Director Amy Hutchinson. Questions may be directed to Amy Hutchinson at the Main Library at 541-947-6019 or via email at amyh@lakecountylibrary.org or to Jan Murphy at the Paisley Branch Library at 541-943-3911 or via email at janm@lakecountylibrary.org.

​Residents in the Christmas Valley area may be getting a knock on their door for a very important reason. Local volunteers will be visiting door-to-door to follow up on mailed income surveys to Christmas Valley Water District residents and selected residents within 10 miles of the Christmas Valley Branch Library. A complete and accurate income survey is the first step of determining funding eligibility for improvements to the Christmas Valley Water District infrastructure and a new library facility. Income surveys must be collected from at least 80% of residents or selected residents for both projects in order to proceed.
 
The confidential survey is being conducted by staff at Portland State University. Every effort is being made to keep survey answers and respondents names separated. Survey answers are completely confidential. Completed surveys are returned to PSU in sealed envelopes so no local volunteers will see any survey responses. PSU will average all answers and only the averages will be shared. 
 
“We know we are asking for information people may be uncomfortable sharing, but the benefit to the community from doing so has the potential to be huge,” said Library Director Amy Hutchinson. “If the income survey is completed and the library service area qualifies, building a new branch library for Christmas Valley within the next five years suddenly becomes a very real possibility,” said Hutchinson. Questions may be directed to Amy Hutchinson at the Main Library at 541-947-6019 or via email at amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.

Effective January 3, 2021, the Main Library hours will be temporarily modified due to staffing constraints. The Main Library will be open from 12 PM to 6 PM Tuesdays through Fridays and Saturdays 12 PM to 4 PM. 

Thank you for your patience during this time of transition. The library board and staff are committed to providing excellent service during open hours and restoring Main Library hours in the future. 

Lake County Library District is hosting Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s Lego Robotics camp for 6th-8th graders in Christmas Valley December 17 through December 19, 2021. The free workshops will be held at the Community Hall from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on December 17 and 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on December 18 and 19. The workshop is limited to 20 participants and registration is required.
 
Using the most advanced LEGO 2.0 WeDo Construction kits, participants will develop a love of robotics while working cooperatively to code and build using motors, sensors,
gears, pulleys, and more. Please note that under current guidelines, workshop participants must wear masks for this indoor program.
 
Workshops for 6th through 8th graders were held in Lakeview and Paisley in November. A workshop was held for 2nd-6th graders in Lakeview over the summer. Parents can register by calling the Christmas Valley Library at 541-576-2336 on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM or Saturdays between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM or emailing juliec@lakecountylibrary.org at any time. For more information about this program or the library, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.
 

The multi-day workshop will be held in Lakeview on Wednesday, November 10, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM; and Thursday and Friday November 11 and 12, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Parents can register by calling the Main Library at 541-947-6019 or emailing amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.
 
The multi-day workshop will be held in Paisley on Wednesday and Thursday, November 17 and 18, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM; and Friday, November 19th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Parents can register by calling the Paisley School at 541-943-3111.
 
The Christmas Valley workshop dates are being scheduled in December and will be released with registration instructions in the near future. For more information about this program or the library, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.  

​A new documentary “The Library That Dolly Built” will be screened at the Alger Community Theater on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 3:00 PM. Doors open at 2:30 PM and concessions will be available. Thanks to the generosity of Lakeview Community Partnership and the Dollywood Foundation, the event will be free to the public. Parents can register children under 5 years old to receive free books in the mail at the event and receive a free book to take home. Adults can enjoy the film and learn more about how the Imagination Library began.
 
“The Library That Dolly Built,” directed and produced by journalism professor and director of Land Grant Films Nick Geidner, and narrated by Danica McKellar, goes behind the scenes of Dolly Parton’s literacy-focused non-profit, Imagination Library, to show how one of the most famous and beloved performers in the world has developed an efficient and effective program for spreading the love of reading. The film celebrates all the people who helped make Dolly’s dream come true.
 
For more information about this program or the Friends of Lake County Library, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. For more information about the Imagination Library, including online registration, visit https://imaginationlibrary.com/. 

The Lake County Library Endowment Fund, in conjunction with the Stratton, Myers, and Koefoed families and the Friends of Lake County Library, are hosting an open house and furniture dedication on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 4:00 PM. Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres will be served at this free event to celebrate donation of a new table and chairs set. The set is in in memory of Virginia and Norman Stratton and Grace and Homer Myers, and in honor of Lois and Ken Koefoed.
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Grace Vernon Myers’ and Homer Myers’ families were Oregon pioneers, who settled in Fort Bidwell and Lakeview. They met and married in Lakeview, spending most of their lives there. Grace and Homer worked at and were devoted members of the local Baptist Churches. Virginia Myers Stratton was born and raised in Lakeview. She and Norman both were schoolteachers in Lakeview and were generous contributors to the local community. Virginia served on the Library Endowment Board for over 25 years. Lois Pierson Koefoed and Kenneth Koefoed are 3rd and 4th generation Lake County residents. They graduated from Lakeview High School and attended OTI. Lois was a round-up princess in 1949. She celebrates her 90th birthday in September at the ranch where she grew up. Ken passed in 2017.
 
The Library Endowment Fund will not be holding their annual dinner in 2021, and board members encourage fund supporters to attend the open house. They plan to have other types of events later in 2021 and early 2022. Donations made to the Lake County Library Building Fund in honor of Virginia Stratton will be matched by the Endowment.
 
The open house and dedication event is free and open to the public. Questions about the event may be directed to Amy Hutchinson, Lake County Library Director, at 541-947-6019. ​

What: 6th Annual Books, Brats and Beer
When: Thursday August 12, 2021, 6-7 pm
Where: Main Library Courtyard, Lakeview
Why: Thank you to those who support the library

The Friends of the Lake County Library District are offering a supper and congeniality event at its 6th Annual Books, Brats and Beer. Members of the Library Board of Directors, the Library Endowment Fund, and all current Friends of the Library are invited to gather in the Main Library courtyard from 6-7 pm on Thursday, August 12, 2021. New Friends are welcome as well.

The event is free to all 2021 paid Friends of the Library. Previous Friends can renew at
the door, and anyone who wants to become a Friend of the Library is welcome to
attend. Yearly dues are $10 for an Individual Friend, $25 for a Family of Friends, and
$50 for a Business Friend.

The purpose of the Friends of the Library is to support and enhance the Lake County
Library District, provide volunteering opportunities, and focus public attention on library
services. Friends are not required to attend meetings, which are held the 2nd Thursday
of the month at 7:00 pm in the Main Library Meeting Room
Activities of the Friends of the Library include:

1. Running the ReRead Room second-hand bookstore in the Main Library;
2. Emailing an electronic newsletter about the Friends and the Library;
3. Planning and running fun events several times a year;
4. Selling books on line;
5. Sponsoring and maintaining the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which mails every month a free, age-appropriate book to each enrolled child, aged 1-5, in Lake County. For more information, or to enroll a child, you can contact any library branch or go on the website https://imaginationlibrary.com/
6. Raising funds and donating monies to purchase books, audiobooks and movies, in all genres and for all ages. These additions to the library collection circulate to all the branches. Most proceeds from bookstore sales and memberships help enhance the library collection but from time to time special projects are also funded by the Friends.

So far in 2021, the Friends have authorized a total of $3,383.00 to support the library:

• $1,083 for WiFi Hotspot pilot project
• $1,500 for nonfiction collection
• $500 for young adult collection
• $300 for book display stands

For more information, or to RSVP, please call the Main Library at 541-947-6019.

Lake County Library District is hosting Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s Lego Robotics camp August 9-13, 2021, at the Main Library. The free workshop for 2nd through 6th graders runs from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday with lunch provided. The workshop is limited to 20 participants and registration is required. ... SCROLL PAST FLYER FOR MORE INFO.

Using the most advanced LEGO 2.0 WeDo Construction kits, participants will develop a love of robotics while working cooperatively to code and build using motors, sensors,
gears, pulleys, and more. Parents can register by calling the Main Library at 541-947-6019 or emailing info@lakecountylibrary.org. Please note that under current guidelines, workshop participants must wear masks for this indoor program.
 
For more information about this program or the library, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. For more information about OMSI contact Brian Berry at 503.797.4507 or bberry@omsi.edu.

Effective immediately masks or face coverings are no longer required at Lake County Library District locations in accordance with state guidance, and library operations will return to normal operating hours.  Oregon Health Authority strongly recommends that people who are not fully vaccinated wear a mask or face covering when with others not from their household. Library patrons are welcome to enter the library with or without a mask or face covering. No documentation is required.
 
Oregon Health Authority and Oregon OSHA updated guidance documents earlier this week, retiring the County Risk Protection Framework and its sector guidance and allowing face mask and physical distancing requirements to expire. Library Take Out service will remain available for any patron who prefers not to enter a library facility. HEPA air filter units will continue to run in all library locations, and clear barriers at service desks will remain in place.
 
“These changes have allowed us to not only no longer require masks, but to reduce our level of cleaning to a more normal schedule,” said Library Director Amy Hutchinson. “We are very happy to offer our normal library hours again,” said Hutchinson. Questions about the procedures or the library may be directed to Amy Hutchinson at the Main Library at 541-947-6019 or via email at amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.