Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Pokémon Club, Thursday, January 22 in the Kids & Families Section, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, Ages 5-14, Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm, January 22, February 26, & March 26. Celebrate all things Pokémon at a monthly club for fans. Pokémon games, crafts, and puzzles. No experience necessary. The club will meet the fourth Thursday of every month in the Coos Bay Public Library. Age Bracket: Kids & Teens. Community Cooking with the Co-Op, Thursday, January 22 on Zoom, 5:30pm – 6:30pm. Need a new recipe? Join us! Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually on Zoom for this fun community event! Monthly Event: Every Fourth Thursday! For this month’s recipe, Sam Baugh, Community Engagement Manager at Advanced Health, and his daughter Alex, will be making Low Sodium Ramen Soup. Pic of two bowls of ramen, one with chicken, both with noodles, Register, Age Bracket: Teen, Adult, & Family. PUZZLE-OFF - The Third Year, Thursday, January 22 in the Myrtlewood Room, 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Get ready, set, puzzle! Get ready for the third Puzzle Competition, brought to you by the Coos Bay Public Library. What are the rules? First rule of Puzzle-Off is you don't talk about Puzzle-Off! The second rule is, please let people know about Puzzle-Off. Get your team together and have some fun. Register as a whole team, not individual participants. Maximum of 5 teams. With a minimum of 1 per team and a maximum of 6 per team. The doors open at 5:30 PM to allow teams to choose their designated locations. At 5:50 PM any unclaimed spots can be taken by wait list or by first come first served. The Puzzle-Off will last for a full hour. At 6:00 pm the unwrapping of the puzzle will happen and the competition will start. Snacks and beverages to fuel you will be available. You get to keep the puzzle you work on, even if you don't win. Prize for the winning team. Competition Rules: Teams must stay at their designated work areas and can't interfere with other teams; The puzzle will be the same for every team with 1,000 pieces; You may bring your own tools to help you sort. Teams may take breaks during the competition, but the clock will continue to run. If teams are near complete, we will allow an added time of 10 minutes. If overtime runs out the team with the most completed will win. The puzzle is considered complete when all pieces are connected correctly. We will count any pieces that aren't connected to at least 3 other pieces, the team with the lowest lose pieces wins. Register, Age Bracket: Everyone, Adult. Art with Tymberhavene, Thursday, January 22 in the Cedar Room, 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Tymberhavene welcomes you to learn about pre 1600 century arts and sciences. Join them with your questions, projects, and enthusiasm. Learn new skills, and meet your local SCA group.

Community Cooking with the Co-Op at CBPL

CBPL release - Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Coos Head Food Co-op, will co-host COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP every fourth Thursday at 5:30pm on Zoom (virtual meeting software). Next event: Thursday, January 22. Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually for this fun community event! Next month, Sam Baugh, Community Engagement Manager at Advanced Health, and his daughter Alex, will be making Low Sodium Ramen Soup. This event is FREE and open to everyone. For ingredients and access, please register by going to http://bit.ly/4l4ZxsR