CBPL Events

Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Pickup/Drop-off Eastside, Friday, January 30 at the Eastside Fire Station, 365 D Street, Coos Bay, 9:00am – 9:30am. Return or pick up library materials every Friday in front of the Eastside Fire Department. Age Bracket: Everyone. Pickup/Drop-off Empire, Friday, January 30 at the Empire Fire Station, 189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay, 10:00am – 10:30am. Pickup or drop-off library materials in front of the Empire Fire Station. Age Bracket: Everyone. Marine Life Exploration, Friday, January 30 at Coos Bay Fire Department No. 1, 450 Elrod Avenue, 4:00pm – 6:00pm. Explore the mysteries of the ocean with SWOCC staff and volunteers at the Coos Bay Fire Department featuring a planetarium show entitled Into the Deep. Friday, January 30, 4:00-6:00pm, Coos Bay Fire Department, 450 Elrod. All Ages Planetarium Show and Marine Science Road Show Produced by SWOCC. See marine life fossils up close with paleontologist Dr. Win McLaughlin, Voyage Into the Deep in the planetarium show with Dr.Aaron Coyner, Get creative with plankton-inspired crafts, Hands-on chemistry with Professor Derek Morrelli, AND MORE... Hands on crafts, activities, and a planetarium. Made possible by SWOCC staff and volunteers, the Coos Bay Fire Department, and the Coos Bay Public Library. Age Bracket: Everyone. Ongoing Programs: Fabric Donations Needed. Feeling generous with your fabric stash? Please consider donating a bag of fabric to the Coos Bay Library for use in our twice-monthly sewing classes with OCATEC. Limit one bag per person per week. 100% cotton or linen fabrics only, please. We are unable to accept fabrics which have been exposed to cigarette smoke. Our sewing classes are free to the public and enormously popular, so your donation goes a long way towards keeping fabric arts alive in our community. Winter Reading Game Piece, Winter Reading Challenge 2026, January 1-February 28, All Ages. Read (or listen) to three books, get a sticker and an entry for a grand prize drawing. Keep reading and complete more of the challenges for bragging rights and more entries. Winners will be announced March 2. All entries must be received at the Coos Bay Public Library by February 28. Complete the entire challenge for five chances to win. Challenges cannot be repeated.

NBPL Event

North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend, OR - Toddler Play Time (Ages 2-3), Every Friday in January at 10:30 AM. Open play with interactive toys and board books for ages 2-3.