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Join us for the following FREE programs during the week of May 17 - May 23! 📚 ♾️ Autistic & ADHD Alliance: Parallel Play for Neurodivergent Folks on Monday, May 18 @ 5:30pm 🚹 Open Men's Group on Monday, May 18 @ 6:00pm 👶 Baby Storytime on Tuesday, May 19 @ 10:00am 📖 Storytime on Wednesday, May 20 @ 10:00am 👓 Coos Bay Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:15pm 🎥 Movie Night on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:30pm | Tonight’s Film: Allegiance (2016) Not Rated 🦅 Unlimited Book Club on Tuesday, May 21 @ 6:00pm | May’s Book: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd [Virtual Program Meeting on Zoom | Registration Required] 📚 Pickup/Drop-off Eastside on Friday, May 22 @ 9:00am at the Eastside Fire Station (365 D Street, Coos Bay) 📖 Pickup/Drop-off Empire on Friday, May 22 @ 10:00am at the Empire Fire Station (189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay) 🥘 Tween Cooking Club with OSU’s 4-H on Friday, May 22 @ 3:00pm [Registration Required] 📘 Club de Lectura el viernes 22 de mayo @ 5:00pm | Nuestro libro del mes de mayo:
Join us for the following FREE programs during the week of May 17 - May 23! 📚 ♾️ Autistic & ADHD Alliance: Parallel Play for Neurodivergent Folks on Monday, May 18 @ 5:30pm 🚹 Open Men's Group on Monday, May 18 @ 6:00pm 👶 Baby Storytime on Tuesday, May 19 @ 10:00am 📖 Storytime on Wednesday, May 20 @ 10:00am 👓 Coos Bay Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:15pm 🎥 Movie Night on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:30pm | Tonight’s Film: Allegiance (2016) Not Rated 🦅 Unlimited Book Club on Tuesday, May 21 @ 6:00pm | May’s Book: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd [Virtual Program Meeting on Zoom | Registration Required] 📚 Pickup/Drop-off Eastside on Friday, May 22 @ 9:00am at the Eastside Fire Station (365 D Street, Coos Bay) 📖 Pickup/Drop-off Empire on Friday, May 22 @ 10:00am at the Empire Fire Station (189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay) 🥘 Tween Cooking Club with OSU’s 4-H on Friday, May 22 @ 3:00pm [Registration Required] 📘 Club de Lectura el viernes 22 de mayo @ 5:00pm | Nuestro libro del mes de mayo:
Join us for the following FREE programs during the week of May 17 - May 23! 📚 ♾️ Autistic & ADHD Alliance: Parallel Play for Neurodivergent Folks on Monday, May 18 @ 5:30pm 🚹 Open Men's Group on Monday, May 18 @ 6:00pm 👶 Baby Storytime on Tuesday, May 19 @ 10:00am 📖 Storytime on Wednesday, May 20 @ 10:00am 👓 Coos Bay Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:15pm 🎥 Movie Night on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:30pm | Tonight’s Film: Allegiance (2016) Not Rated 🦅 Unlimited Book Club on Tuesday, May 21 @ 6:00pm | May’s Book: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd [Virtual Program Meeting on Zoom | Registration Required] 📚 Pickup/Drop-off Eastside on Friday, May 22 @ 9:00am at the Eastside Fire Station (365 D Street, Coos Bay) 📖 Pickup/Drop-off Empire on Friday, May 22 @ 10:00am at the Empire Fire Station (189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay) 🥘 Tween Cooking Club with OSU’s 4-H on Friday, May 22 @ 3:00pm [Registration Required] 📘 Club de Lectura el viernes 22 de mayo @ 5:00pm | Nuestro libro del mes de mayo: "Violeta" de Isabel Allende ♟ Game Night on Friday, May 22 @ 6:00pm 🇺🇸 Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend from Saturday, May 23 – Monday, May 25. Normal opening hours resume on Tuesday, May 26. ONGOING PROGRAMS: 🥫 Ark Project Food Drive from Friday, January 2 - Saturday, May 30 🌸 Asian American and Pacific Islander Reading Challenge from Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 31 Visit http://www.coosbaylibrary.org for a full calendar of upcoming events or subscribe to our e-newsletter by visiting

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Join us for the following FREE programs during the week of May 17 - May 23! 📚

♾️ Autistic & ADHD Alliance: Parallel Play for Neurodivergent Folks on Monday, May 18 @ 5:30pm

🚹 Open Men's Group on Monday, May 18 @ 6:00pm

👶 Baby Storytime on Tuesday, May 19 @ 10:00am

📖 Storytime on Wednesday, May 20 @ 10:00am

👓 Coos Bay Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:15pm

🎥 Movie Night on Wednesday, May 20 @ 5:30pm | Tonight’s Film: Allegiance (2016) Not Rated

🦅 Unlimited Book Club on Tuesday, May 21 @ 6:00pm | May’s Book: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd [Virtual Program Meeting on Zoom | Registration Required]

📚 Pickup/Drop-off Eastside on Friday, May 22 @ 9:00am at the Eastside Fire Station (365 D Street, Coos Bay)

📖 Pickup/Drop-off Empire on Friday, May 22 @ 10:00am at the Empire Fire Station (189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay)

🥘 Tween Cooking Club with OSU’s 4-H on Friday, May 22 @ 3:00pm [Registration Required]

📘 Club de Lectura el viernes 22 de mayo @ 5:00pm | Nuestro libro del mes de mayo: "Violeta" de Isabel Allende

♟ Game Night on Friday, May 22 @ 6:00pm

🇺🇸 Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend from Saturday, May 23 – Monday, May 25. Normal opening hours resume on Tuesday, May 26.

ONGOING PROGRAMS:

🥫 Ark Project Food Drive from Friday, January 2 - Saturday, May 30

🌸 Asian American and Pacific Islander Reading Challenge from Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 31

Visit http://www.coosbaylibrary.org for a full calendar of upcoming events or subscribe to our e-newsletter by visiting

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