Programs for Adults

Don't forget to check out our calendar of events!
Book Club
The Silver Falls Book Club meets at 7:00 p.m. every  3rd Tuesday of the month, excluding August and December. All adults are welcome.  Even if you have not read the book, you are welcome to come and enjoy the discussion.
Writers Group
If you enjoy writing poetry, short stories, or even novels, join us the first and third Thursdays of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Other Programs that Meet in the Library Program Room:

Ancestry Detectives
The Silverton Genealogy group meets monthly, September through May, on the second Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Find more information on their website at www.ancestrydetectives.org

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​Truman Price
Music of the Oregon Trail

Tuesday, September 26, 2019
​7:00 p.m.

​Music of the Oregon Trail is a historically accurate concert-lecture that shows how the musical styles developed, who did it when, and how it sounded. Other fiddle favorites will also be included!
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Truman Price is a life-long, old-time fiddler with an
educational background in American Cultural History and Appalachian music. He fiddles in the minstrel style, which allows him to sing while playing.

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Introduction to Writing for Publication
Saturday, October 5, 2019
10:30 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m.
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 Get Published
  • Writers' Markets
  • What's in it for me?
  • Book Publishing
Hone Your Craft Pt One
  • Writey Tightey
  • Purge the Purple
  • Word Wary
Hone Your Craft Pt Two
  • Ax the Adverbs
  • Viva la Voice
  • Dazzling Dialogue
Story Arc and Point of View
  • POV Mastery
  • Story What?
  • Great Hook, Satisfying
  • Endings

Author and teacher, Kendy Pearson, will present a fun
and dynamic workshop for teens and adults who are at
any stage of their writing journey. Attendees will acquire
the tools to improve their craft, step out with success,
and get noticed by editors and agents.

Please bring a drink and sack lunch.
RSVP by calling 503-873-8796.
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Create Your Own Program at Home with a Themed, MultiMedia, Weekend Tote!
 
Each tote includes a DVD(s), a CD(s), and a cookbook, which provides the core of an experience adults can share with others or enjoy on their own. To give you time to plan your themed weekend, the totes can be checked out for up to 3 weeks. Totes should be returned inside during open hours.

Current Themes:
  • Austenland
  • Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  • Bollywood
  • Chocolat
  • Cooking with Julia
  • Cowboys Old & New
  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  • Downton Abbey
  • Elvis in Hawaii
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Goodfellas
  • Once Upon a Time​
Interested in speaking or performing at the Silver Falls Library?
Please fill out this form (pdf) and return it to the Reference Desk or mail it to: 
Spring Quick
Silver Falls Library
410 S. Water St.
Silverton, OR  92381