Library News

My Lake County Landscape Show Goes on the Road

2/17/2018

LAKEVIEW, Ore.—February 17, 2018—Come see the winning entries for the “My Lake County Landscape” photography show in Paisley and Christmas Valley! The show will be at the Paisley Community Hall on Tuesday, February 27,2018, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. A reception with light snacks will be held from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. A showing will also be held at the same times at the Christmas Valley Boosters Hall on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Photo by Levi Old (c).

Photo by Justin Rhea (c).

In August and September, the Lake County Library District collected photographs of Lake County landscapes from current and former residents. Entries were intended to capture what is special about Lake County. A panel of judges reviewed the entries, and the top photographs are featured in the show.

“We are excited to help share a community view of what is special about Lake County’s landscape,” says Amy Hutchinson, Library Director. “We are working on even more ways to document and share what locals feel is special about our landscape. Stay tuned!”

These events are supported by Oregon Cultural Trust through a grant received by the Friends of Lake County Library. Questions about the shows may be sent to Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.

Author Readings in Lakeview 2/28/2018

2/16/2018

6:30 PM Main Library - Lakeview - Meeting Room

LAKEVIEW, Ore.—February 16, 2018— The Lake County Library District is pleased to host current PLAYA resident authors Courtney Carlson, Donald Levering, and Dianne Stepp for a reading of their work at the Main Library in Lakeview at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 28, 2018.

Courtney Carlson

Courtney Carlson is assistant professor at the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, where she teaches creative writing and literary analysis in the context of socio-ecological systems. Courtney earned an MFA in nonfiction writing and environmental studies. She is especially interested in work that blurs genre lines and confounds classic modes of nature writing.

Donald Levering

Donald Levering was born in Kansas City and received an MFA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He is an award-winning poet, a former NEA fellow, an ecological activist, and a US citizenship tutor. He has published 7 full-length books of poetry. His recent work has explored our current political and ecological realities as well as music of all kinds. He lives in Santa Fe, NM.

Dianne Stepp

Dianne Stepp’s poems have appeared in many literary journals and anthologies. She is a recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts Fellow-ship and a writer’s residency at Caldera. She is a graduate of the Warren Wilson MFA Program in Poetry. She has two chapbooks published by Finishing Line Press. Dianne lives in Portland with her husband, Mike, one rat terrier, 8 pullets and a big garden. She is working on her third poetry collection.

This free public program is made possible in partnership with PLAYA. On the edge of the Great Basin, PLAYA offers creative individuals the space, solitude and the community to reflect and to engage their work through its residency program. PLAYA supports innovative thinking through work in the arts, literature, natural sciences and other fields of creative inquiry and encourages dialogue between disciplines to bring positive change to the environment and the world.

For more information about this program, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. For more information about PLAYA, call 541-943-3983 or visit playasummerlake.org.

Next bus to PLAYA Presents 2/24/18

2/15/2018

The next free ride to creativity cruises Saturday, December 9, 2017. PLAYA Presents is on the winter schedule and will begin at 3:00 PM. Please note the following bus pick up times:

Lakeview - 1:55 PM departure. Call 541-947-6019 to reserve your seat.
Paisley - 2:40 PM departure. Call 541-9477-6019 to reserve your seat.
Christmas Valley - 2:15 PM departure. Call 541-943-3983 to reserve your seat.
Summer Lake - 2:45 PM departure. Call 541-943-3983 to reserve your seat.

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This month's free public event includes visual artists Lauris Phillips, Christina Mrozik, Sarah Grew, Rick Fox, and Barbara Hudin and writers Courtney Carlson, Donald Levering, and Laurie Easter. Meet the residents, explore open studios, hear readings, and attend a celebratory reception.

PLAYA offers creative individuals the space, solitude and the community to reflect and to engage their work through its residency program in Summer Lake. PLAYA supports innovative thinking through work in the arts, literature, natural sciences and other fields of creative inquiry and encourages dialogue between disciplines to bring positive change to the environment and the world. For more information visit playasummerlake.org.

Million Page Challenge Begins!

2/5/2018

(Lakeview, Ore)— February 5, 2018 –Starting today Lake County Library District is again teaming up with Harney County Library to take on Hood River County Library District and Pendleton Public Library in a three-way race to see which library’s patrons can reach one million pages first. Will this be the year we lose the title, or will bragging rights be retained? Only you can decide.

The Million Page Challenge is open to people of all ages. Materials read (or listened to) must be owned by a library to count in the challenge so stop in today or download an audiobook or ebook online. The challenge begins February 5 and ends March 17, 2018. The library that reaches a million pages first wins bragging rights so turn in your pages early. If no library has reached a million pages by March 17, the library with the most pages read wins. The top 10 readers in Lake County will also receive small prizes.

To join, stop by your local library to pick up a book mark to track your reading – or keep track yourself on any old piece of paper.

Books, magazines, newspapers, e-books, and audiobooks checked out from the library all count. Items you purchase yourself do not count. Participants will need to record the title and number of pages they read or listen to. To count audiobook and ebook “pages,” library staff can help you look up the number of pages of a print book of the same title. Pages can be turned in any time at any Lake County Library District location.

Questions about the contest may be directed to Amy Hutchinson, Lake County Library Director, at 541-947-6019.