Día Event! Oregon Shadow Theatre presents "Anansi the Spider" Wednesday at 4 pm.

It's been awhile since we've posted here. We're in the process of redoing our website and will be merging this blog with our other library blog. In the meantime, we have an exciting program at the library this week!

This Wednesday! Join the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, as hundreds of libraries throughout the country host special multicultural events in celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day). 

To celebrate Día (Diversity in Action), Oregon Shadow Theatre will be here presenting "Anansi the Spider" on Wednesday, April 30th at 4 pm in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis Library. This will be an amazing shadow puppet show! Anansi the Spider is a West-African trickster tale that is sure to entertain the whole family!

The West African trickster Anansi the Spider is brought to life by the Oregon Shadow Theatre. As shadow puppeteer Deb Chase manipulates and gives voice to the puppets from behind the shadow screen, Mick Doherty works in view of the audience providing music, voices, and sound effects, and acting as a storyteller. Marimba, Ghanaian hand drum, and thumb piano are among the many instruments and sound effects devices used. The colorful shadow puppets are based on African designs. 

Puppet Show & Free Book Fair this Saturday!

Calling all families! Join us this Saturday, April 28th at 2 pm for Children's Day / Book Day! The library presents Dragon Theater Puppets in "Little Bug's Big World", an Around the World puppet show for all ages! Celebrate El día de los ninos / El día de los libros, Children's Day / Book Day at your library!

Discover Bookjoy! a FREE book fair for children! After the puppet show, First Book OSU is providing each child with 3 books of their very own. Children will choose from dozens of titles. Need more info? Call 541-766-6794. See you there!

Saturday Children's Event: EastWest Dance Creation & more

In celebration of El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Children's Day / Book Day), the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library is hosting EastWest Dance Creation, Corvallis Children's Chinese Dance Group on Saturday, May 1st at 2:00 p.m. in the Corvallis Library Main Meeting Room. This family event is event is free and open to all ages!

For more information, call 541-766-6794.

There will also be Book Making & Special Events held at The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 1st, 2010. For more information about this program, call 541-754-1551.

The library is also hosting a Young Adult Author Panel at 4:00 p.m. at the Corvallis Library. YA authors L.K. Madigan, Suzanne Young, and Lisa Schroeder will be visiting to discuss their books for teens, the writing process, getting published and more! This will be a great event for teens, and anyone interested in young adult books and the writing process. Hope to see you there!