Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Pickup/Drop-off Eastside, Friday, January 2 at the Eastside Fire Station, 365 D Street, Coos Bay, 9:00am – 9:30am.  Return or pick up library materials every Friday in front of the Eastside Fire Department.  Pickup/Drop-off Empire, Friday, January 2 at the Empire Fire Station, 189 S Wall Street, Coos Bay, 10:00am – 10:30am.  Pickup or drop-off library materials in front of the Empire Fire Station.  Build-It! Club, Friday, January 2 in the Kids & Families Section, 2:00pm – 3:30pm.  Build using Lego® building bricks in an after school club in the Youth and Family section of the Coos Bay Public Library. The club will meet this fall the first Friday of every month. Children under 11 must be accompanied by a parent of caregiver. Each meeting will feature a different challenge.  Fiber Arts Friday, Friday, January 2 in the Stacks, 3:30pm - 4:30pm.  Join us the first Friday of each month for Fiber Arts Friday, a monthly meet-up for fiber artists! Bring your own project (knitting, crocheting, needle felting, weaving, spinning, etc.) and enjoy conversation, share ideas, and enhance your skills with other fiber hand crafters. This casual gathering will be located at the tables in the periodical section.  Fiber artists of all skill levels are welcome and registration is not required. Tea and snacks will be provided.  Spice of the Month, Kits Become Available at 12:00pm on Saturday, January 3, Spice samples are available until we run out.  Each month we will have a new spice to sample from Teas Tinctures & Tonics.  Available the first Saturday of the month that we are open.  These free samples are limited to one per patron.  Za'tar - Sesame Seed, Coriander, Sumac, Thyme, Cumin, Black Pepper ( Salt Free ).  King Tide Watch Party with Oregon Shores, Saturday, January 3 in the Myrtlewood Room, 11:00am - 1:00pm, Saturday, January 3, 11:00am-1:00pm.  Geared towards teens and adults, but open to all ages.  On Saturday, January 3rd, join Oregon Shores and the South Slough Reserve for a day all about Oregon's king tides. King tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth align and the moon or sun is closest to Earth, creating the year’s highest tides. These predictable events offer a glimpse of Oregon’s future coastline as sea levels rise. Together, we'll learn more about these tides and how they help us understand coastal flooding and sea level rise, then we will walk to the Coos Bay Boardwalk to safely observe and photograph the tides.  You can help document how higher ocean levels may impact coastal communities by submitting your photos to the Oregon King Tides Project — a statewide community science effort building a long-term visual record of coastline change. To learn more visit: https://oregonshores.org/event/king-tide-watch-party-at-coos-bay/  Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk to the Coos Bay Boardwalk. Ongoing Programs:  Fabric Donations Needed, Feeling generous with your fabric stash?  Please consider donating a bag of fabric to the Coos Bay Library for use in our twice-monthly sewing classes with OCATEC.  Limit one bag per person per week, 100% cotton or linen fabrics only, please.  We are unable to accept fabrics which have been exposed to cigarette smoke.  Our sewing classes are free to the public and enormously popular, so your donation goes a long way towards keeping fabric arts alive in our community.  Winter Reading Game Piece, Winter Reading Challenge 2026, January 1-February 28, All Ages.  Read (or listen) to three books, get a sticker and an entry for a grand prize drawing.  Keep reading and complete more of the challenges for bragging rights and more entries.  Winners will be announced March 2.  All entries must be received at the Coos Bay Public Library by February 28. Complete the entire challenge for five chances to win. Challenges cannot be repeated.