Events & Classes

Disfruten de la música tradicional mexicana del Mariachi Viva México. Ellos interpretarán los alegres ritmos y encantadores cantos que este grupo tradicional ha traído al Pacífico Noroeste durante los últimos 21 años. El Mariachi Viva México fue fundado por Humberto (Beto) Guillén en 1994.

Please join us for a read aloud with Regional Arts and Culture Council Artist Carson Ellis!

This event is first come, first served.

Celebrate the St. Johns Library Grand Opening through creativity and community with The Lamb Art Studio! Enjoy art activities like painting! Supplies are available for up to 100 participants while they last.

Join Bora Architecture & Interiors and Convergence Architecture's design teams for a behind-the-scenes look at historic St. Johns Library's transformation. View photographs, hear community stories, and look at before-and-after images. Learn how a beloved 1913 Carnegie library now serves all generations!

Please join us for a stamping workshop with Regional Arts and Culture Council Artist Victor Trejo!

Newel Briggs and his band perform lively jazz that is good for the soul and will make everyone get off their chairs and start movin’ to the groove!

This event is first come, first served.

Disfruta un espectáculo chistoso lleno de magia, comedia, malabarismo y payasadas graciosas.  Perfecto para niños de todas las edades y sus familias. 

Enjoy a wacky show filled with comedy, magic, juggling & silly antics. Perfect for children of all ages and their families. 
 

This event is first come, first served.

Join Hip Hop Soulsation Academy as they bring an upbeat, edgy and interactive performance the whole family can enjoy!

One-year-olds (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, movement activities, rhymes, books and playtime. This action-packed program engages new walkers in language-based activities. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime.   

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

Toddlers (with a favorite adult) enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage their emerging language skills. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime. 

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

Acompáñenos a una hora de cuentos bilingüe en español e inglés con canciones y actividades. Este programa es para familias con pequeños de 0 a 6 años. La asistencia es limitada y está disponible por orden de llegada.

Apoyado por donaciones a La Fundación de la Biblioteca.

This Family Pride Story Hour is a queer-led and LGBTQ+-themed dance party where LGBTQ+ families can share and connect in community. Parents, caregivers and children from birth to age 6, will enjoy this joyful and supportive drag event with local celebrity, Poison Waters.

Babies from birth to 12 months (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes, and playtime, with bonus socialization for babies and the adults. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime. 

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

The African and Black American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members). Have fun with books and stories, songs, and movement activities in a positive and affirming environment. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

One-year-olds (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, movement activities, rhymes, books and playtime. This action-packed program engages new walkers in language-based activities. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime.   

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

Toddlers (with a favorite adult) enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage their emerging language skills. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime. 

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

Únase a un bello programa bilingüe presentado por Daniel y Erika de Corazón Arts. Puede pintar su propio alebrije (estatua artesanal mexicana) hecho a mano mientras aprende el significado y la historia de las artes mexicanas y su influencia en las culturas latinas. Reúnase con la comunidad para celebrar el rol del arte como práctica terapéutica. 

Have fun exploring the world of science, technology, engineering, and math with 8-10 hands-on activities from STEM Like a Girl. This program is intended for 3rd - 5th graders with a grown up so get ready to work alongside your youth! Participants will get to take home their designs and experiments, too!

Babies from birth to 12 months (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes, and playtime, with bonus socialization for babies and the adults. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime. 

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

The African and Black American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members). Have fun with books and stories, songs, and movement activities in a positive and affirming environment. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.