The Library will be hosting a program in the Kirk Room on Thursday, May 16 beginning at 7 PM on Advance Directives. The Advance Directive is a set of instructions that expresses a person’s health care wishes if they were ever in the hospital and unable to speak for themselves. The Advance Directive tells the medical team who can speak for the patient and what the patient’s medical wishes are. While this document can feel overwhelming, these classes will attempt to make the confusing feel more understandable.

During each session, Chaplain Wes Sedlacek, will provide education and will give people the opportunity to complete their own Advance Directive. Other topics will also be mentioned, such as “quality of life” and the Portable Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, which is another document used to specify a person’s wishes, especially about CPR.

Join us Friday, May 17 beginning at 3:30 PM with Mid-Valley STEM-CTE! We will learn about Solar Bugs.  We will be exploring and learning about green energy, solar energy, circuits, and insects. Participants will be able to make one solar bug. After the solar bugs are assembled and all our circuits are working properly. We will be able to see how they move across different landscapes.  The Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub Mobile Makerspace brings STE(A)M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) supplies, tools, and technology to provide students, communities, and schools in Linn and Benton counties with hands-on building, tinkering, and learning experiences. Our mission is to help students develop a “maker mindset.” Library manners expected. No childcare provided. This event is free. For more information, please call the Brownsville Library at 541-466-5454

The Friends of the Brownsville Community Library are pleased to release Limited Edition prints of vintage Brownsville scenes. These two scenes depict everyday life in Brownsville Oregon in 1979. Each print is numbered and signed by the artist Madrone. These pictures were commissioned by the Friends of the Library in honor of the opening of our new building at the time. The Friends have framed 5 each of Main Street and Spalding Avenue. These will be available to purchase at the Brownsville Community Library. Framed prints are $100. Print only is $25. The Friends will accept cash or check only. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Brownsville Community Library. Each year we have an annual book sale that fills our Kirk Room! This year’s Annual Sale is scheduled for November 30 – December 9 during normal Library hours. There are books from all walks of life. Books are available for adults, juniors and children; non-fiction (true) and fiction (made up). Many of these books are donated by our community. A few are books that have had to be pulled from the Library collection. Paperbacks $0.50 Everything else $1.

For more information, please contact Brownsville Community Librarian Sherri Lemhouse at 541-466-5454 or email her at library@ci.brownsville.or.us.

Read the latest News and Announcements from your library!

And don't forget the Library Calendar: Storytimes, Book Discussions, Computer Classes, and more!