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Saturday, February 9th | 7:00 p.m. | Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave.) | Congratulations to our 2019 winner, Mark L.! Here is a list of the words that were used at Sip & Spell 2019. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library presents the 5th annual Sip & Spell: A Spelling Bee for Adults on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave.) in Corvallis. For the fifth year in a row, the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be pulling all of the big words out of the dictionary for Sip & Spell: A Spelling Bee for Adults (18 years and older). Come and show off your intellectual prowess or cheer on all of the brave contestants while enjoying a tasty beverage from Block 15 or Two Towns Ciderhouse and delicious food from Delicias Valley Cafe. A prize will be awarded to the 1st place winner. Contestants in the Bee may register on the day of the event at the Whiteside Theatre between 6:00-6:45 p.m. Registration is limited to the first 100 registrants. There is a $5.00 registration fee for contestants that may be paid by cash, check, or credit card during the registration period. Sip & Spell is free to watch and all ages are welcome in the audience. “Cheats” may also be purchased at the time of registration. See the CHEATS MENU below. The complete contest rules may be viewed here. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Oregon State University Libraries & Press, Oregon State University School of Writing, Literature, and Film, Block 15, Two Towns Ciderhouse, Delicias Valley Cafe, and Whiteside Theatre. All proceeds from this event benefit the Friends of the [Read more]

Join the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and over a thousand libraries around the world in celebrating International Games Week @ Your Library on Saturday, November 2nd from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room. A wide variety of board games, card games, and video games for all ages will be free to play on a first-come, first-served basis. Examples of games that will be available to play include classic favorites such as Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, Monopoly, Scrabble, Chess, and Checkers; new standards such as Settlers of Catan, Forbidden Island, Apples to Apples, and Pandemic; and various video games for consoles such as Xbox One. Attendees may drop in at any time during the event to try new games, play old favorites, or simply watch all of the fun. This event kicks off a monthly gaming meetup at the library for all ages that will take place January – March 2020 (no Games Day in December) on the 1st Saturday of every month (Jan. 4th, Feb. 1st, Mar. 7th) during which all ages are invited to play board games, card games, and video games in the library’s Main Meeting Room. International Games Week @ Your Library is an international initiative supported by the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, and Nordic Game Day. For more information about International Games Week please visit http://games.ala.org/international-games-week/.