Events & Classes

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.

Learn how to create wire-wrapped seed bead earrings with Indigenous staff members! This hands-on, make-and-take craft is open to teens and adults. Come create, connect, and leave with a beautiful handmade pair of earrings.

This event is first come, first served.

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. 

Children 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. 

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

Join Portland All Nations Canoe Family and the library's Indigenous team for a joyful community celebration! Learn about Native canoe traditions and practices in community, enjoy light snacks, and craft something to take home with you. 

Made possible by The Library Foundation through support from The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Fund.

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 Indigenous library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

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 other Native families for a playtime that strengthens cultural connection, fosters shared learning, and builds meaningful relationships. Families experience an exchange of traditions while children build social skills in a safe space where everyone can be themselves.    

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 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 us for crafts and vinyl records, where Adult patrons who identify as 2S/LGBTQIA+ can enjoy culturally relevant and identity-supporting media and learn more about local Indigiqueer resources. Allies are also welcome.

This is part of a series on 2nd Saturdays from July thru November. 

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 Indigenous library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with the library! 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.  

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 other Native families for a playtime that strengthens cultural connection, fosters shared learning, and builds meaningful relationships. Families experience an exchange of traditions while children build social skills in a safe space where everyone can be themselves.    

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 members of the Portland All Nations Canoe Family team to learn beading techniques from Native teachers! You will learn enough to make an honor necklace or, for younger participants, a beaded keychain.

This event is first come, first-served, and space is limited. 

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 Indigenous library staff. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.