Honoring Black Heritage Through Art
Explore various techniques used by African/Black artists, while incorporating your own style, led by artist Auzurea Caples.
Registration is required.
Honoring Black Heritage Through Art
Explore various techniques used by African/Black artists, while incorporating your own style, led by artist Auzurea Caples.
Registration is required.
Enjoy these cookbooks that celebrate the culture and history of Black food!
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Black Storytime: Hip-Hop Summer Jam!
Join us this summer for a Black Storytime series celebrating African and African American heritage and culture! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members) will have fun with books and stories, songs, a craft, 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.
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Native American Heritage Month: Weaving with English Ivy
Did you know that you can weave with English ivy, pine needles, or cedar? Learn basic basket weaving with the renown fiber artist, and Karuk basket weaver, Celeste Whitewolf. Celeste brings knowledge, warmth, patience, and fun to this day-long workshop. In this workshop, you'll learn to create a basket using sturdy, English ivy! Stronger hands are needed for the materials in this class!
Celeste is a member of the Columbia Basin Basket-weavers Guild, the Northwest Native American Basket-weavers Association, and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.
Native American Heritage Month: Native Story Hour
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.
Made possible by The Library Foundation through support from The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Fund.
Native American Heritage Month: Weaving with Paper Twists
Did you know that you can weave with English ivy, pine needles, or cedar? Learn basic basket weaving with the renown fiber artist, and Karuk basket weaver, Celeste Whitewolf. Celeste brings knowledge, warmth, patience, and fun to this all-ages workshop. Paper twists are a perfect technique for new, young, and very beginning level weavers.
Celeste is a member of the Columbia Basin Basket-weavers Guild, the Northwest Native American Basket-weavers Association, and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.
The Black Resources Collection (BRC) offers a wide variety of materials relating to the Black Diaspora.
Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) (sitio web)
La Conexión de Recursos para Personas Mayores y Discapacidades,
o ADRC, está disponible las 24 horas del día. ADRC ofrece al público información, asistencia y referencias sobre temas que afectan a las personas mayores y a las personas con discapacidades,
independientemente de sus ingresos. Llame al ADRC al 503.988.3646. Hay interpretación telefónica disponible si es necesario.
Picture books by black authors and/or illustrators about black children and Kids and family.
Holistic Healing for Black Mental Health and Wellness
This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to learn about the benefits of holistic healing and culturally specific modalities for improving Black individuals mental health and wellness. We will engage in discussions pertaining to generational, ancestral and racial trauma. Education will be provided on the benefits of reiki, vibrational sound healing, aromatherapy, meditation and breathwork for healing through anxiety, depression and trauma. Join us for this beautiful program led by Sankofa Center for Healing founder, ZaDora Williams, LCSW.
Native American Heritage Month: Weaving Pine Needle Baskets
Did you know that you can weave with English ivy, pine needles, or cedar? Learn basic basket weaving with the renown fiber artist, and Karuk basket weaver, Celeste Whitewolf. Celeste brings knowledge, warmth, patience, and fun to this day-long workshop. You'll learn to create a basket using locally sourced, pliant pine needles! This class is suitable for tweens and older.
Celeste is a member of the Columbia Basin Basket-weavers Guild, the Northwest Native American Basket-weavers Association, and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.
Native American Heritage Month: Weaving Pine Needle Baskets
Did you know that you can weave with English ivy, pine needles, or cedar? Learn basic basket weaving with the renown fiber artist, and Karuk basket weaver, Celeste Whitewolf. Celeste brings knowledge, warmth, patience, and fun to this day-long workshop. You'll learn to create a basket using locally sourced, pliant pine needles!
This class is suitable for tweens and older. Celeste is a member of the Columbia Basin Basket-weavers Guild, the Northwest Native American Basket-weavers Association, and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.
Holistic Healing for Black Mental Health and Wellness
This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to learn about the benefits of holistic healing and culturally specific modalities for improving Black individuals mental health and wellness. We will engage in discussions pertaining to generational, ancestral and racial trauma. Education will be provided on the benefits of reiki, vibrational sound healing, aromatherapy, meditation and breathwork for healing through anxiety, depression and trauma. Join us for this beautiful program led by Sankofa Center for Healing founder, ZaDora Williams, LCSW.
Hillsdale Library history
Though not officially named “Hillsdale” until the 1980s, the Southwest Portland neighborhood library had been serving residents in the area for decades prior. The current building holds LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, with some of the materials coming from local manufacturers. The building was designed by Thomas Hacker and Associates Architects, Inc.
Holgate Library history
Add summaryHolgate Library opened in its current location in 1971, replacing the Arleta and Lents branch libraries, which had been serving this region of Southeast Portland since the early 1900s. The library was renovated in 2000. In 2020, Multnomah County voters approved a capitol bond project to build and modernize library buildings. Holgate Library is being rebuilt on its current site. The new Holgate Library will reopen in 2024.
The Black Resources Collection (BRC) offers a wide variety of materials relating to the Black Diaspora.
Sellwood-Moreland Library history
Sellwood-Moreland Library began as a reading room in 1905. In 2002, after several relocations, this Southeast Portland library found its new home in a mixed-use facility.