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Tween Book Club

Tween Book Club The Tween Book Club is an at-home kit for tweens in grades 4-5. Each kit features a paperback copy of the book club selection, craft supplies and directions, and discussion prompts. The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library on the date(s) listed below. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. Upcoming Kits Upcoming Tween Book Club Kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Saturday, November 1, 2025 Saturday, January 4, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Saturday, May 2, 2026 Saturday, July 11, 2026 The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard September 2025: Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard Fifth grader Penny, who doodles to cope with anxiety, worries that her best friend is drifting away. Why does the cubby room always smell like farts? Who etched the words "I Am Bug Man" inside my desk? Why is Mom suddenly acting like she has a secret? Nobody said starting fifth grade would be easy, and Penny Lowry's anxiety means a million questions are always spinning through her thoughts. Luckily she's got a lot to look forward to, like her favorite after-school activity, Art Club, and seeing her best friend Violet again after spending the whole summer apart. The thing is, Violet has been acting weird ever since she got back. She [Read more]

2025-09-16T10:58:56-07:00September 30th, 2021|

First Readers Book Club

Fun Zone! First Readers Book Club for Kids: Take-Home Kits! The First Readers Book Club is for kids in grades K-1. The First Readers Book Club includes a paperback copy of an early reader book, discussion questions, and a craft. If you are beginning to read and love books like Elephant and Piggie, Frog and Toad, Biscuit, and Fly Guy - this book club is for you! The 2025-2026 First Readers Book Club kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6th, 2025 Saturday, November 1st, 2025 Saturday, January 3, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Saturday, May 2, 2026 Saturday, July 11, 2026 Available while supplies last. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. Upcoming Kits All Are Welcome: Welcome Back! by Alexandra Penfold September 6, 2025: All Are Welcome: Welcome Back! by Alexandra Penfold Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school. A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch. A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information. Mouse and Spoon: Owlets and Tarts by Cynthia Rylant November 1, 2025: Mouse and Spoon: Owlets and Tarts by Cynthia Rylant Mom and Dad Owl are exhausted--their three little owlets refuse to go to sleep. They need pillow tarts for their babies, and quickly! Will Ginger, Tom, and Piper at [Read more]

2025-09-16T11:12:49-07:00September 2nd, 2021|

String Exploration Kit

String Exploration Kit Available starting July 15 (while supplies last)! Make a Mini Zipline, a Balloon Race, and a Paper Spinner! Request to have a kit delivered with materials and instructions for several family-friendly crafts that experiment with string. To receive a kit, please email YouthServices@corvallisoregon.gov If you already have the materials at home, you can find instructions for each craft below. Paper Bag Kite Materials: A large paper bag with handles (use the bag this kit came in!) Crayons, markers, stickers, etc for decorating Yarn or sturdy string A strong stick big enough for string and hands Directions: Decorate the paper bag any way you choose. Cut a 6 inch piece of yarn or string, and knot one end around one handle of the bag, and the other end around the other handle. Do not pull tightly together. This “joins” the two handles. For the kite string, cut a very long length of yarn and secure it to the middle of the 6 inch piece of yarn. This is your “flying” string. Tie the long kite string to the middle of the stick. Then roll the stick over and over, winding up all the yarn. Take the kite outside and catch the wind! Inspired by: https://happyhooligans.ca/homemade-paper-bag-kite-winder-handle/ Paper Spinner (Whirligig) Materials: Cardstock circle with two holes in the middle Markers, crayons, or colored pencils String Directions: Color both sides of the paper circle. You can use any design and colors you would like: spiral, stars, lines, emojis! Here are a couple possibilities: Thread the string into the holes. Tie the ends of the string together, and center the disk in the middle of the string. Hold the string [Read more]

2024-01-04T10:50:40-07:00July 16th, 2020|

Announcing the Benton County Quaranzine!

Click here to read the Quaranzine online. Image by Christina Tran About the Benton County Quaranzine: The Benton County (Oregon) Quaranzine is a collection of submissions from area residents. Submissions could focus on anything relating to COVID-19, stay at home orders, protests, or the many other ways our lives were impacted during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Submissions were accepted from June 1st through November 2nd, 2020.

2024-01-04T10:55:41-07:00May 16th, 2020|

Teen Booklists

Teen Booklists Find your next great read here! Browse teen books by topic or genre; lists link to our catalog to help you find the titles that look good to you. More lists are on their way. In the meantime, got an idea for a booklist you don't see? Suggest a teen booklist topic here! Teen Reads: Anti-Racism and Black Lives Matter Teen Reads: Book to Film Teen Reads: Classics Teen Reads: Clean (no sex) Teen Reads: Dark Fantasy Teen Reads: Diverse Voices Teen Reads: Dystopia and Sci-Fi Teen Reads: Fairytales and Retellings Teen Reads: Fantasy Teen Reads: Funny! Teen Reads: Graphic Novels for Middle School Readers Teen Reads: Graphic Novels for High School Readers Teen Reads: Grief, Death, and Dying Teen Reads: Historical Teen Reads: Leading Men Teen Reads: Mental Health Teen Reads: Middle School Books Teen Reads: Mystery Teen Reads: Native and Indigenous Authors Teen Reads: Oregon Authors and Stories Teen Reads: Paranormal Teen Reads: Rainbow Reads/LGBTQ+ Teen Reads: Realistic Fiction Teen Reads: Romance Teen Reads: Scary and Strange Teen Reads: Science Fiction Teen Reads: Social Movements Teen Reads: Sports Teen Reads: Strong Females Teen Reads: Thrillers Teen Reads: Tough Topics Teen Reads: Uplifting Reads for Tough Times

2024-01-04T10:55:51-07:00May 13th, 2020|

Kids Book Club

Kids Book Club: Take-Home Kits The Kids Book Club is for kids in grades 2-3. The Kids Book Club includes a paperback copy of an early chapter book, discussion questions, and a craft. A limited number of copies of the book are provided by the Friends of the Library. Please contact Youth Services Librarian Kristin with any questions. The 2025-2026 Kids Book Club Kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6, 2025: Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex Saturday, January 3, 2026: Skunk and Badger by Amy TimberlakeSaturday, March 7, 2026: Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamilloSaturday, May 2, 2026: Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel MillerSaturday, July 11, 2026: Flower Door Diairies: Eliza and the Flower Fairies by Megan McDonald Upcoming Kits Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows September 6, 2025: Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows Two sisters, Stella and Marigold, do all the regular things, like go to school, but they also share adventures (both real and imagined) and secret sister things. A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025 on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch. A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information. The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex November 1, 2025: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica. A limited number [Read more]

2025-09-16T11:15:54-07:00November 27th, 2018|

Classroom Cards

New! Classroom Cards for Instructional Use Classroom Cards With the Classroom Card, teachers can check out materials for their classroom without any overdue fines. Classroom Cards: are for borrowing materials to use with your students are separate from personal library cards and are for instructional use only have a six-week loan period for most items are fine free for most items may have up to two lost items removed with no charge each year Who Can Get a Classroom Card? People who: teach children in childcare, preschool, or kindergarten through grade 12 live or teach in the library's service district teach in their community, including homeschool, after school services such as STARS, and GED or literacy programs To Get a Classroom Card: Visit a Corvallis-Benton County Public Library location with photo identification. Please bring one of these items with you - or talk to us about options: School or childcare identification School or childcare pay stub Letter on school or childcare letterhead from the school administrator or childcare director Homeschooling letter from the Education Service District Oregon State Child Care Division certification For more information, contact Library Circulation: 541-766-6448.

2024-01-04T11:46:30-07:00August 21st, 2018|

CBCPL Connections

Connecting the Public Library with Local Schools Welcome back to school, educators! The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library provides services and programs to local schools, including deliveries of materials to your school every 6 weeks through the BookBox program and Classroom Cards (new for Fall 2018!) for educators. Find out more about how the public library can support your classroom and school throughout the school year - at the library, at your school, and online. Check out what is available through CBCPL Connections or contact Youth Services, 541-766-6794.

2024-01-04T11:51:25-07:00August 24th, 2017|

OBOB Club

OBOB Club for Grades 3-5 Discuss OBOB books from the Grades 3-5 Division. Enter to win OBOB books as door prizes! Books are available to check out at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and at most school libraries. 2023-2024 Schedule: October 11, 2023 4-5 pm Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Titles to be discussed: Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd Flor and Miranda Steal the Show by Jennifer Torres The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin Heartwood Hotel: A True Home by Kallie George November 8, 2023 4-5 pm Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Titles to be discussed: The Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteThe Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller Heroes in Training: Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (not the graphic novel version) December 13, 2023 4-5 pm Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Titles to be discussed:The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm Molly and the Twin Towers: a 9/11 Survival Story by Jessika Fleck New From Here by Kelly Yang Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac January 10, 2024 4-5 pm Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Titles to be discussed: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson OBOB Grades 3-5 Division Review January 31, 2024 4-5 pm Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Review all of the OBOB titles! Looking for more information about Oregon Battle of the Books? Visit the official OBOB website. For more information, contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794, [Read more]

2024-01-04T12:22:09-07:00August 3rd, 2017|

Tween Leadership Group

Tween Library Leaders Legendary Library Leaders, the tween leadership group, gives input to staff about library events, spaces, and materials for tweens. Currently, we meet once a month virtually using GoToMeeting software. If you would like to apply, please fill out this form. Want to see more of what the tween leaders are up to? Visit us at https://cbcpltweens.weebly.com What’s a Tween Leader? Tween Leaders give input to our youth librarian about tween services at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. They… Give advice about the materials we buy, the space we have, and the events we host for tweens Help out at tween library events Attend regular meetings Write book reviews to guide other tweens to great reads Speak up in the community about what the library’s doing for tweens Help make the library the best place it can be for tweens! Who Can Join? Tweens who are… In 4th-6th grade Interested in the library and volunteering A leader among your peers (even if they don’t know it yet) A reader! A gamer! A movie fan! A pop culture expert! Want to Join? Here’s how! Fill out this form Or you can print one here and mail it to the address below: Tween Leadership Membership Application Mailing address: 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis, OR 97330 Attn: Elizabeth Johnson Got Questions? Contact our group coordinator, Elizabeth Johnson, Youth Services Librarian, at elizabeth.johnson@corvallisoregon.gov or 541-766-6784.

2024-01-04T12:41:46-07:00July 10th, 2017|
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