Events & Classes

Celebrate the East County Library’s grand opening with a drop-in style art room for all ages with The Lamb Art Studio. Up to 20–30 participants can join at a time, with 200 total projects available. Activities range from 15-minute crafts to 1-hour projects. These include stencils, people of different cultures and flags representing Gresham’s diversity. There's also wooden animal painting!

Cyc Wall Fun! Stop by, strike a pose and discover what our new creative space has to offer. Learn more about the video, photography and creative tools available to you in our brand-new Multimedia Room!

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Enjoy traditional mariachi --"Musica Mexicana."  Enjoy the beautiful and enchanting rhythms and voices as the doors to the East County Library open to the public at 10AM. They will also be playing at the beginning of the ribbon cutting ceremony, which takes place from 9-10am on the North Plaza near the MAX station.

Join us at the East County Library Creative Learning Room to make something cool, learn something new, and meet friendly people! Creative Learning staff and volunteers will be present to help you with STEAM based crafts and activities. Some of the creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this time.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Aprenda cómo hacer flores de papel con las instructora Daisy. La clase es dirigida para mayores de 8 años, menores de edad son bienvenidos en compañía de un adulto. Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. ¡Los esperamos!

Learn how to make simple but pretty paper origami flowers! Daisy Vasquez will show you how to customize your flowers to make them personal with a few extra materials.

Come learn about the process that resulted in this beautiful new space! Holst Architecture team members will share the unique challenges of designing the new library to meet the needs of the community.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

DJ Jumbo is a music producer, DJ, and emcee originally from North East Portland, Oregon. He is a member of the iconic Portland hip-hop group, Lifesavas.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Learn more about the new art at East County Library with featured artists from the Regional Arts and Culture Council!

Join us for a laid-back community percussion jam! This casual get-together is open to everyone, whether you've been playing for years or just want to make some noise. Families and kids are welcome, no musical experience needed. A variety of drums and hand percussion instruments will be available for everyone to use! If you have a favorite drum or shaker at home, feel free to bring it along!

Watch a Hoop Dance performance, join an interactive demonstration and learn about the cultural storytelling of Hoop Dance!

Cooper Nez represents the next generation of Indigenous hoop dancers. Cooper Nez is Irish and Diné (Kinłichii’nii, born for the Redhouse clan). 

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

It’s a tournament! Get your game on with Nintendo Switch at the library. Led by gaming experts from PDX Gaymers.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

You’re an explorer and anthropologist and discover a miniature world that everyone else thought was only imaginary. Create a model of your teeny, tiny world so everyone can see with Tinker Camp, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting STEAM education in your community. Use cool materials and tools to design and build a small scale version of whatever you discovered. Tiny rooms in a teeny house? A pint-sized playground? A miniature amusement park?

Acid Wash is an electronic/experimental music act based in Portland, Oregon. They're known for live beat sets and performances. They have made appearances at venues like A Beat Happening in October 2025. They are part of the Portland electronic, experimental, and alternative music scene.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Disfruta de comedia, malabarismo y magia con el espectáculo bilingüe de Angel Ocasio.

Angel Ocasio presents a bilingual and interactive performance combining physical comedy, juggling, balancing and magic.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Join Makola Performing Arts, led by Okaidja Afroso, for an hour of joyful song and dance! Okaidja brings joy, resilience, and belonging to community spaces through circle-based learning. Acclaimed singer, percussionist, guitarist and dancer Okaidja Afroso creates modern African music. He “is an artist with staying power” (Afropop Worldwide).

Join us at the East County Library Creative Learning Room to make something cool, learn something new, and meet friendly people! Creative Learning staff and volunteers will be present to help you with STEAM based crafts and activities. Some of the creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this time.

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

Come play at the mobile version of the FLIP Museum! Play is such an important of learning and growing. Kids from birth - 10 and their caregivers will enjoy hands on play and crafts. Fun, Learning, Inspiration, and Play -- FLIP! 

East County Library opening weekend celebration programming made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.

The Home Grown Heroes are back with Dragon Theater Puppets and Princesses! The villain, Luna Tick, has stolen the moon! Only Rocket Hamster can stop her and all the space bugs in this adventure through the solar system.

Join guitarist and comic creator Brian “The Guitar Sensei” Parham as they share the origin story of The Nullsong Chronicles! Learn about a new world where music is outlawed and young musicians must fight back with sound. Listen to original metal music, view comic pages and explore how creativity can challenge silence and oppression. Experience how music, storytelling and imagination can help people find their voice.

Duo Two Accordions is a unique collaboration between a father and daughter! Maria & Sergei Teleshev are renowned musicians and International accordion champions. This show features popular music from different countries! Enjoy unique sounding button accordions, vocals and dancing. Join one of the most successful and popular groups in the genre.