Events & Classes

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families and friends are welcome to enjoy Native culture through singing, movement, crafts, and stories. Everyone is welcome! Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  

Multnomah County Library Storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation. 

Come sing, listen, learn and celebrate. Join Karen Kitchen (Osage Nation) for this story hour featuring songs and books from Native cultures. Children, families, elders, aunties and uncles — everyone is welcome. Note there are also in person events with Karen, but this one is online! 

Register/join via Zoom.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families and friends are welcome to enjoy Native culture through singing, movement, crafts, and stories. Everyone is welcome! Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  

Multnomah County Library Storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation. 

Join Renée Roman Nose, award-winning author and poet, for a poetry workshop. Renée has held workshops across America and Canada, guiding others to find their own, unique voice. In this class, you will learn how to dig deep, to perform in a confident manner and to share the messages of your poetry in a fun, caring and interesting way.

Join Indigenous author Shuína Skó, citizen of the Klamath Nation, for a gathering filled with stories and art. Shuína will read from their new children's book Little Loki Gets Lost, and share the traditional ewksiknii story about lok (grizzly bear in the ewksiknii language), the teacher of respect. 

Shuína Skó will sign copies for you to take home. 

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.   

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills. Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

Join a ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona, Hawaiian Civic Club of Oregon & SW Washington, for an hour of stories and crafts celebrating Native Hawaiian culture and traditions!

This program is intended for children up to six years old with their grown ups.

Made possible by The National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation. 

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.

Paradise of Samoa dance troupe performs colorful and authentic dance and music from the islands of Hawaii,Samoa, Tahiti, New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji. The show is a "tour of the Pacific Islands", with cultural history narrated between dances. Fun for all ages!

Made possible by The National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation.

Join a ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona, Hawaiian Civic Club of Oregon & SW Washington, for an hour of stories and crafts celebrating Native Hawaiian culture and traditions!

This program is intended for children up to six years old with their grown ups.

Made possible by The National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation. 

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families and friends are welcome to enjoy Native culture through singing, movement, crafts, and stories. Everyone is welcome! Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  

Multnomah County Library Storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation. 

Come sing, listen, learn and celebrate. Join Karen Kitchen (Osage Nation) for this story hour featuring songs and books from Native cultures. Children, families, elders, aunties and uncles — everyone is welcome. Note there are also in person events with Karen, but this one is online! 

Register/join via Zoom.

Join artist Lorne James for a participatory art initiative inspired by Navajo cultural beliefs of harmony, balance, and interconnections. This project invites you to create art flags that reflect your interpretation of "Walking in Beauty."

Join us for this compelling workshop with leader, educator, and speaker Amber Starks on Realizing Black and Native Futurity Through Solidarity and Kinship.

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families and friends are welcome to enjoy Native culture through singing, movement, crafts, and stories. Everyone is welcome! Presented by Native library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  

Multnomah County Library Storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.