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Garden Home and West Slope Community Libraries

July 2026 Library News

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Visit Garden Home or West Slope Community Library between June 1 and August 31 to receive a free book and kick off your summer reading fun!

Garden Home & West Slope Community Libraries

JULY CLOSURES

Friday, July 3: CLOSED for Independence Day (observed)

Saturday, July 4: CLOSED for Independence Day

A 70's style illustration of Wallace the Book Bug and the text: "50th Birthday. Stayin' Curious since 1976"

Washington County Cooperative Library Services was established in 1976 to support libraries around the county. This summer, the Cooperative will be giving out Special Edition library cards and prizes.

Visit each member library to get a stamp in your passport and attend one of Wallace’s many birthday parties!

A coffee mug sits amongst strawberry vines. The mug is dark green on the inside and the handle, and on the front there is a stylized rainbow and the logo for Garden Home & West Slope Community Libraries.

We are now selling Library mugs! $15 each for these staff-designed cuties, available for purchase at the checkout desk. Proceeds from sales will help support Garden Home & West Slope Community Libraries.

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EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

This is a monthly recurring “third places” program meant to connect local individuals & families with each other to make social connections and build community resilience.

Saturday, July 18

GARDEN HOME: 12-1:30pm

WEST SLOPE: 4:30-6pm


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Family Storytime is back!

Garden Home Community Library

Wednesdays at 10:00am

Thursdays at 5:00pm

Storytimes took a break for June, but we’re back beginning July 1! Join us at 10am every Wednesday and 5pm every Thursday for 30-45 minutes of stories, songs, yoga movements, and early literacy. Ideal for ages 0-5, and all ages are welcome.

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Repair Fair

Garden Home Community Library

Saturday, July 11

11:30am-2:30pm

Registration is required. Please register at the Repair Fair's website.

A skilled volunteer will help you figure out what’s broken and possibly fix your broken household items – small appliances, electronics, computers, mobile devices – and more. They may also teach you how to fix your item. Learning how to fix and maintain your items is essential for Repair Fair events. Even if a repair is not possible, fixers can help diagnose an issue or offer advice on repair and maintenance.

Although the repair rate is about 70% at these events, a repair is not guaranteed. The fixer volunteers specialize in various types of repairs and choose items based on their skill set and comfort level with the items. Volunteers may refuse to begin or continue with any repair as needed.  

SEE ALL GARDEN HOME EVENTS

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The Art of Tiny Garden with Jax Chow

West Slope Community Library

Thursday, July 9

10:30-11:45am

Join local Portland illustrator Jax Chow as she talks about the art in her debut picture book Tiny Garden. Then we will walk through a collage activity and make our own tiny gardens, a perfect way to celebrate our Plant a Seed, Read Summer Reading theme. 

Materials provided while supplies last, no registration required. 

Dungeon Mastery 101 for Adults (series)

West Slope Community Library

Saturday, July 18

2:00-5:00pm

This Summer level up your Dungeons & Dragons game by becoming a Dungeon Master! Every D&D game needs one player to take charge and create a world full of quests, monsters, treasure and adventure; maybe you’d like to BE that player… Learn the basics of D&D and how to run your own campaign for your friends with an experienced DM. We’ll discuss basic principles of running a game, how to run a session 0 to lay the groundwork, creating a party of adventurers, how to prep for a session- and what to do when your players run in a completely different direction than you expected! 

No prior experience is needed- whether you’ve never played before and want to learn how to start your own game, or you’re a player who wants to try being a Dungeon Master, or even if you’ve done some DMing and just want to sharpen your skills with input from new players, all are welcome. This program will cover 5-6 sessions over the Summer (depending on the number of participants) to give everyone a chance to run an adventure for the others and experience Dungeon Mastery from behind the DM screen.

Space is necessarily limited, so registration is required.

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Tiny Art Show

West Slope Community Library

Friday, July 31

1:00-3:00pm

West Slope Library is hosting a Tiny Art Show! Join us for light refreshments and a self-paced walk around the library to see the community gallery.

Can't make it to the show? The paintings will be hanging in the library for a few weeks, so be sure to stop by to see the community's artwork!

SEE ALL WEST SLOPE EVENTS

Garden Home and West Slope Community Libraries

Garden Home and West Slope Community Libraries, 7475 SW Oleson Rd., Portland, OR, 97223, USA

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