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Lost in the Stacks

June 2025
Woman with an open book in front of a body of water.

5/28/2025


Welcome to this newsletter highlighting upcoming titles and programs for kids, teens, and adults!

Upcoming Library Closure: Thursday, June 19.

Summer Reading starts on June 1! This year, adults can Read for Refuge and help support local organization, Safe Route Immigration. Kids and teens can earn a free book by reading, listening, and learning with Level Up at Your Library. Learn more: www.BeavertonLibrary.org/SRP

Kids Reads
book cover for Big Family Beach Day by Nina Crews

Big Family Beach Day

Maya and her extended intergenerational family enjoy their annual trip to the beach.
Book cover for Return to Sender by Vera Brosgol.

Return to Sender

Ten-year-old Oliver discovers that the wish-granting mailbox in his new apartment may make his dreams come true, but they come with a cost.
Book cover for An Immense World by Ed Yong.

An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)

Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales? The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all.

Teen Reads
Book cover for Wake the Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma.

Wake the Wild Creatures

Sixteen-year-old Talia delves into her memories of the hidden feminist commune she grew up in and plots her way back to it after her mother is arrested for murder

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Book cover for The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee.

The Romance Rivalry


In this unapologetic ode to love and books by Lee (The Name Drop), rival book influencers live out the romantic tropes they read about in a competition to see who can find love first.

Book cover for Ours To Tell: Reclaming Indigenous Stories by Eldon Yellowhorn

Ours to Tell

A wide-ranging anthology that shines a light on untold Indigenous stories as chronicled by Indigenous creators, compiled by the acclaimed team behind Turtle Island and Sky Wolf's Call. For too long, stories and artistic expressions from Indigenous people have been written and recorded by others, not by the individuals who have experienced the events. In Ours to Tell, sixteen Indigenous creators relate traditions, accounts of historical events, and their own lived experiences.


Adult Reads
Book title

Patriot:  A Memoir

A political freedom fighter who paid the ultimate price for his convictions recounts his political career, the many attempts on his life and the lives of the people closest to him and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime.
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The Ragpicker King

Kel Saren, body double to Prince Conor, and Lin Caster, a healer with dangerous powers, navigate a web of royal conspiracies, criminal underworlds, and dark magic in Castellane, where their choices between love, loyalty, and betrayal could cost them everything, including their lives.
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How To Love Better

In How to Love Better, yung pueblo examines all aspects of a relationship, from the rose-colored first days when you may be hesitant to show your full self, to the challenges that can arise without clear communication, to dealing with heartbreak and healing as you close a chapter of your life. 

June Happenings

For Kids at Main and Murray Scholls


Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
Sunday, June 1
2-4 PM
Ages 2-12

Celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading with fun and games!

Brick Builders
Saturday, June 21
10:30-11:30 AM
Ages 3-11 with adult

Make friends while creating.  Kids ages 3-5 can play with DUPLOS; kids ages 4-11 can play with LEGOs.

Chess/Backgammon Club
Saturday, June 21
2-3 PM
Ages 6-12

On guard!  Make your moves in a casual setting with other beginning players.  Basic knowledge of the games is assumed.

Check out the rest of the BCL calendar.

For Teens at Main and Murray Scholls


Young Willamette Writers Author Chat: Christa Carmen
Saturday, June 7
11 AM-12 PM
Grades 6-12 

Come write with us! Join Young Willamette Writers for a chat about writing with author Christa Carmen, a Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror author from Rhode Island. Attend in person or register for a Zoom link.  Registration required.

Art & Chill
Wednesday, June 18
2-3 PM
Grades 6-12


Stop by the Teen Room to work on a low-key art project.  Snacks will be served.
Registration required. 


Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Saturday, June 28
2:30-4:30 PM
grades 6-12

Test your skills against other Smash Bros. players in our tournament ladder!


Check out the rest of the BCL calendar.

For Adults at Main and Murray Scholls

Documentary Film Screening: "The Last Ecstatic Days"

Monday, June 9

6:30PM-8:30PM

 

Ethan Sisser, a young man afflicted with brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he begins live-streaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join him and celebrate his courage. What unfolds next is a story that's rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps an unhoused man die on his own terms. A panel discussion will follow the screening. This event is provided in partnership with Hopewell House.

 

So, You Think You Can Sew?

Tuesday, June 10

4:30PM-5:30PM

 

Learn to sew and use a sewing machine. Have a project? Bring it with you to work on with help from our staff. All levels are welcome! Adult-focused.

 

Story Slam: Travel Edition

Tuesday, June 24

7:00PM-8:30PM

 

A friendly, open-mic storytelling showcase. Storytellers tell their true, personal, 5- to 8-minute story on stage. The theme for this slam: Travel. Take to the stage solo or tell with a partner. Stories must be told from memory. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Potential storytellers should arrive 15 minutes early to speak with the event host about their planned story. This event will be recorded and available on the library's YouTube channel.


Check out the rest of the BCL calendar.

Thanks for reading! Sandy & Anne

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