Lost in the StacksJanuary 2026
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12/30/25 Upcoming Library Closures: Thursday, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 19. When inclement weather is in the forecast, find updates about the library's hours and the status of events on the homepage of www.BeavertonLibrary.org or on BCL's social media (Facebook / Instagram). One Book, One Beaverton events begin in January! Learn more: www.BeavertonLibrary.org/1book Participate in our last Strategic Planning Focus Group If you would like to participate, please register. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 6:30-8 PM, in person at main library. |
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A Good Hide From these hands, old to new, a tradition of love passes through.In Alaska, Fall is moose season. When the hunt is over, the community comes together to transform the raw moose hide into something truly special, step by step, with the work of many hands. |
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The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene French bulldog and musical superstar Billy the Kid prepares face his greatest fear, dancing in public, by taking dance lessons, but his crush on his teacher Bella makes him stumble as he struggles to win her attention and master the routine in time. |
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How to Hatch: A Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free Discover how a gosling hatches into the world, step by step, in this irresistibly cute and funny nonfiction picture book. Is it getting stuffy in there?Has your yolk dwindled to a smidge? Is the beak in your wingpit cramping your style?Gosling, it's time to . . . HATCH!
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Freddie and Stella Got Hot Freddie, Stella, and Levi used to be best friends, but when they hit high school, Levi managed to work her way to the top of the social sphere, leaving the other two behind. Still stinging from Levi's abrupt exit, a bitter Stella is out for revenge as their junior year arrives, and a not-quite-so bitter Freddie reluctantly goes along with her plan.
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Sundown Girls Naomi, 16, struggles with identity and belonging. Recently "rescued" from the only mother she remembers--a woman who kidnapped her at age two--Naomi must now learn to live with her biological parents and siblings. Her parents plan a family vacation to a small rural resort town in Virginia, but the town harbors a dark legacy: it was once a "sundown town," a place that violently barred Black Americans after dark.
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Better Catch Up Krishna Karthik Miscommunications galore fuel the humor and heart in this debut cinematic romantic comedy. Krishna Kumar, 18, is on one last trip to visit family in Mumbai before starting her freshman year at Johns Hopkins University. She also has a mission: to get her first kiss with Bollywood-star handsome Amrit Acharya before she leaves. After missing her opportunity at an end-of-summer party, Krishna gets a second chance after her flight home is delayed.know: God is real, and He’s closer than they think.
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. |
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What We Can Know What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force, a love story about both people and the words they leave behind, a literary detective story which reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost. |
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Mother Mary Comes To Me With the scale, sweep, and depth of her novels, The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the passion, political clarity, and warmth of her essays, Mother Mary Comes to Me is an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace--a memoir like no other.
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For Kids at Main and Murray SchollsChess/Backgammon Club
Saturdays, January 3, 17 & 31
3-4 PM
Grades 1-8 Join us to have fun playing chess and backgammon in a relaxed setting. Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Tuesday, January 20
6-6:30 PM
Ages 1-8 with family Your stuffed animal friend is invited to a sleepover at the library! Enjoy a storytime and then come back the next day to pick up your friend and see what fun they had! Brick Builders
Saturday, January 31
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. Check out the rest of the BCL calendar (opens in a new tab). |
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For Adults at Main and Murray SchollsOne Book, One Beaverton: Documentary Film Screening & Panel: "No Place to Grow Old" Sunday, January 11 2-4 PM "No Place to Grow Old" is a powerful exploration of the rising crisis of senior homelessness. Set in Portland, it follows the lives of three older adults navigating the harsh realities of life without a home. Join us for a post-film panel discussion featuring Bronwyn Carver, one of the film’s subjects; Kim Marshall of Project Homeless Connect; and Jes Larson from Washington County’s Housing Services Department. One Book, One Beaverton: Portland Street Medicine Thursday, January 22 5:30-6:30 PM Much like Dr. O’Connell’s Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Portland Street Medicine meets the growing medical and health needs of those experiencing houselessness here in our region. Interim director Kari Howard will share the history and mission of the organization and how the model of street medicine is uniquely structured to serve those who have been left out of traditional healthcare settings.
One Book, One Beaverton: Everyday Heroes: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Saturday, January 31 3-5 PM Join us for an afternoon of live storytelling on stage! Veteran storytellers Norina Beck, Darshanpreet Gill, Will Hornyak, Paul Iarrobino, Darlene Solomon-Rogers, and Jon Wylder return to Beaverton City Library’s auditorium to entertain the audience with their true, personal stories. Doors open at 2:30 PM.
Check out the rest of the BCL calendar (opens in a new tab). Thanks for reading! Sandy & Anne |
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