(For our full Summer Performance Series schedule, visit the Summer Reading Program 2022 hub.)
The Klamath County libraries are kicking off the 2022 Summer Reading Program Family Performance Series with magician Stefano Iaboni!
Iaboni will perform on Tuesday, June 21st at 10:30am at the Bonanza Branch Library, 31703 Hwy 70 in Bonanza; and later that day at 2pm at the Bly Branch Library, 61100 Metler Street in Bly.
Exchange your child’s gently-used books for new stories with the Klamath County Library’s Big Book Swap!
Bring in books for babies, kids and teens to the downtown Klamath County Library from Wednesday, June 1st to Thursday, June 16th. (Fiction, nonfiction, board books and graphic novels are all welcome, but no heavily-damaged items or “writeable” items like workbooks or coloring books, please.) For each item you bring in, you’ll get a ticket to use at the Book Swap on Saturday, June 18th from 11 am to 4 pm!
Programs, performers and reading kicks off Monday, June 20th!
Visit any branch library to register for the Summer Reading Challenge and pick up a schedule beginning June 13th.
For more information, head to the Summer Reading Program 2022 hub.
Years of fundraising have finally come to fruition: the downtown Klamath County Library is debuting our new Garden Deck at a reception on Thursday, June 16th at 5pm.
Join us for refreshments and a celebration of all the people who have made the Garden Deck possible.
Eat pizza and chat about graphic novels! (We'll be discussing Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue on Thursday, June 16th at 5pm - sign up and pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Services desk starting Wednesday, June 1st.)
All branches of the Klamath County Library District will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.
No library materials will be due on a day that the libraries are closed for a holiday.
Eat pizza and chat about graphic novels on the last Thursday of every month at 5pm! (We'll be discussing ND Stevenson's Nimona on Thursday, May 26th at 5pm - sign up and pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Services desk starting Sunday, May1st.)
February 13th through 19th is Love Our Library week at the Klamath County Libraries!
Now as always in our history, reading is among our greatest freedoms. We believe that librarians have a profound responsibility to give validity to that freedom to read by making it possible for the readers to choose freely from a variety of offerings.
The downtown Klamath County Library has lots of activities for teens ages 12-18 while school is closed for winter break:
(Looking for our Winter Break events for kids under 12? Click here!)
The downtown Klamath County Library is holding a poetry writing contest for teens in December!
From sonnets to Viking epics to minimalist haiku and rap lyrics, there are lots of ways to express yourself through poetry, and we want to see yours! The winning poet will take home a $20 gift card to a local bookstore, and their work will be featured on the library’s website and Facebook page.