Library

Visit the Library for unstructured, drop-in LEGO play time with our growing collection of donated LEGO sets. Duplo sets are available for younger children. Come create with us! All ages.

3:30-4:30pm

Experiment with rapid prototyping! Mrs. Adams from the St. Helens High School and students from her classes will introduce you to vinyl cutting and 3D printing. You must attend both sessions. Ages 12-15. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library at 503-397-4544 to sign up.

4:30-6pm

Join us for a day of making! We'll have button-making, paper circuitry, a community art project, LEGO building, origami, stop motion animation, the last chance to enter our bookmark design contest, demonstrations by SHREC 5450 (the St. Helens High School robotics club), and more! All ages.

10am--1pm

Experiment with rapid prototyping! Mrs. Adams from the St. Helens High School and students from her classes will introduce you to vinyl cutting and 3D printing. You must attend both sessions. Ages 12-15. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library at 503-397-4544 to sign up.

4:30-6pm

Use our iPads and a pile of craft supplies and toys to create a stop-motion animation video! You can spend all four sessions creating one epic masterpiece or make a mini-video each time. Ages 7-12. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library beginning on April 1st at 503-397-4544 to sign up for one of the 16 available spots.

3:30-5:00pm

Get into the guts of what makes electronics work. We'll experiment with paper circuits and then build some cool stuff with littleBits! Ages 7-12. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library beginning on March 1st at 503-397-4544 to sign up for one of the 16 available spots. 

Class is full we apologize for any disappointment.   

Learn how to use our robots, Dot and Dash, in this four-part workshop. We'll have new challenges each session that will help you level up your skills, whether you're brand-new to robots or a coding pro. Ages 7-12. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library beginning on January 2nd at 503-397-4544 to sign up for one of the 12 available spots.

3:30-5:00pm

YOU can be an author. Before there were ebooks or blogs, there were zines! Put together a mini-book/magazine with whatever you want to tell the world, whether it's through visual art or words. We'll have different binding options available, too. Ages 7-14. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library beginning on December 1st at 503-397-4544 to sign up for one of the 16 available spots.

3:30-5:00pm

Marnita Bahmer, of the Columbia Arts Guild, will lead a two-evening workshop in repurposing a book into a beautifully embellished journal. She will discuss various paper and fabric dying techniques. Participants will learn how to age with ink, incorporate ephemera, use stamping and stenciling as well as book binding.

A kit will be provided, but participants will need to bring their own scissors, a metal edge ruler, fast drying glue (for paper or fabric), and any ephemera that you would like to use in your finished journal – maps, printed tissue, postcards, pictures, etc.

Marnita Bahmer, of the Columbia Arts Guild, will lead a two-evening workshop in repurposing a book into a beautifully embellished journal. She will discuss various paper and fabric dying techniques. Participants will learn how to age with ink, incorporate ephemera, use stamping and stenciling as well as book binding.

A kit will be provided, but participants will need to bring their own scissors, a metal edge ruler, fast drying glue (for paper or fabric), and any ephemera that you would like to use in your finished journal – maps, printed tissue, postcards, pictures, etc.