Event List

This book club is for school aged children and teens (6+) and an accompanying adult who will read the same book (together or separately by themselves). The books we read can be enjoyed by all ages!

Ready to take control of your future? Join us at the library for a fun, hands-on financial literacy class made just for teens! Learn how to budget like a boss, save smart, and spend wisely.

Need help with any of your homework? Want clarification on a topic that you didn't get enough time on in class?

Join us for a Family FUN night with a STEAM learning spin! Each month on the second Thursday, we'll gather in the main library for a family-friendly activity in the genre of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and/or Math.

Have you ever wondered why so many of the world's strange and unique animals live on remote islands? Do you know what the study of island biodiversity can teach us about creating nature reserves in the middle of a desert?

Stomp, clap, and make some joyful noise at the library! 👞🎶 Join us for an 5-week Clogging Dance Series and learn the basics of this lively, rhythmic folk dance.

This is NOT a beginner class.

Join us for a fun, hands-on art program where you’ll design a self-portrait using mechanical parts, gears, and imagination!

It’s Catalogue Night in the Makerspace!

Four Chord Fun: Ukulele for Newbies is for the absolute beginner who wants to start learning to play.

Head to the teen room every Tuesday to use our art supplies to craft your next masterpiece! Sometimes we'll even bring out the iPads to use Procreate and experiment with digital art. Come, draw, and create art with your community. 

Goodreads Choice Award

Nominee for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction (2024)

Join our weekly walk/run from the library every Wednesday at 9:30 AM. We take the same lovely route each time, beginning at the Dalles Library parking lot, and ending with some refreshing snacks and drinks at the finish line!

Teen Library Council is designed to earn volunteer hours towards graduating high school! Activities include community trash pick up, shelving/packaging books, general cleaning of the library, and more. 

Join us every month on the third Wednesday for a family-friendly movie matinee! Our movies will usually be a new release, with a beloved old classic popping up now and then during slow times of the year.

Piece by Piece is a relaxed, drop-in puzzle program where participants work together or individually to assemble jigsaw puzzles of all sizes.

Ready to take control of your future? Join us at the library for a fun, hands-on financial literacy class made just for teens! Learn how to budget like a boss, save smart, and spend wisely.

Join us as Yvonne introduces us to acrylic painting. 

Join us for a Family FUN night with a crafty spin! Each month on the third Thursday, we'll gather in the main library for a family-friendly arts and craft activity.

Using large boxes you will craft a life size robot- just like Roz in Wild Robot! After crafting your robot suit you'll play fight with friends using light sabers...because doesn't that just sound fun?

Have you ever wondered why so many of the world's strange and unique animals live on remote islands? Do you know what the study of island biodiversity can teach us about creating nature reserves in the middle of a desert?

Stomp, clap, and make some joyful noise at the library! 👞🎶 Join us for an 5-week Clogging Dance Series and learn the basics of this lively, rhythmic folk dance.