Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - 2025 Pumpkin Painting Take & Make, Kits become available at 10:00am on Thursday, October 16, Ages 0-18. Enter the 2025 Pumpkin Painting Contest! At home, paint a pumpkin to enter! Paint a pumpkin at home; Take a photo; Email to [email protected]; Deadline October 29. Photos may be shared on social media. Prize categories: Spookiest; Coos Bay Public Library-Themed; Funniest; Cutest; Most original. While they last: Mahaffy Ranch pumpkins and paint available to take home beginning October 16 at the Coos Bay Public Library. Preschool Art, Thursday, October 16 in the Myrtlewood Room, 10:00am – 11:00am. Toddlers and preschoolers get ready to craft! Join us for a hands-on arts and craft program for toddlers and preschoolers (and their parent or caregiver) the third Thursday of the month. Each month will feature a different craft and highlight a kindergarten readiness skill. All supplies provided. Unlimited Book Club, Thursday, October 16 on Zoom, 6:00pm – 7:00pm. CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND UNDERSTANDING IN COOS COUNTY VIA LITERATURE! The Unlimited Book Club is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library, formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. We meet every third Thursday of the month. This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by members, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Suggestions for future readings will come from book club members.

Unlimited Book Club

CBPL release - Thursday, October 16 at 6:00 pm, the Unlimited Book Club will meet on Zoom. Unlimited is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library. We formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. Unlimited meets every third Thursday of the month. This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by book club members, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited. Those interested are invited to attend the meeting, there is no obligation to stay. To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

Pumpkin Painting Kits

CBPL release - Beginning Thursday, October 16, the Coos Bay Library will again be offering Take and Make Pumpkin Painting Kits geared towards young people ages 0-18. Each kit will contain a free Mahaffy Ranch pumpkin, an assortment of acrylic paint samplers and a small paint brush. Kits can then be taken home and used. Supplies are limited; kits will be available for pick-up at the Library during regular operating hours. In addition to the kit, kids 0-18 are invited to participate in a pumpkin painting contest. Photos of entries may be sent to [email protected] prior to October 29. Photos may be shared by the library on social media. All pumpkin photos entered in the contest must be painted. Prizes will be awarded for the spookiest pumpkin, Coos Bay Library-Themed, most literary, and original creation. Winners will be notified by email or phone. For additional information regarding current services being offered by the Coos Bay Public Library please contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 x 3606 or by visiting us online at www.coosbaylibrary.org.