Today at the Central Library: Title Raves, Origins, Zinesters Talking

The Central Library is a happening place today.  Below are a few of the highlights, check their event finder for the full schedule.

Title Raves: Assigned Reading (Central Library, US Bank Room, @12:00pm): Rave about your reading faves @your library. Remember junior high and high school required reading? Did you sleep through The Scarlet Letter? Read the CliffsNotes for The Canterbury Tales? Adults are rediscovering – and enjoying – the classics that bewildered them as students. Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Martha Gies, writer and teacher, author of “Up All Night;” Robert Brock, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Craig Johnson, who taught Language Arts and Foreign Languages at the Metropolitan Learning Center, will talk about the highlights – and lowlights – of those classics novels. Program participants are encouraged to share their experiences – be prepared to name names (authors and titles)!

Share your faves with the group — and the world. Title Raves recommendations will be posted on the library’s website.

Origins of Multnomah County Library Opening Reception (Central Library, Collins Gallery, @5:30pm): To celebrate Oregon Archive Month and National Archives Month, the Collins Gallery is exhibiting a selection of primary sources on the origins of Multnomah County Library. Using the combined resources of the Multnomah County Archives, the John Wilson Special Collections and Multnomah County Library, this exhibition features photographs, documents, plans and other materials that describe the beginnings and early history of what is now known as Multnomah County Library, which first opened in 1864. The physical features of the library’s numerous buildings, including Central Library (which opened in 1913) and the branches, and the library’s administrative history will be the major focus of this unique exhibition.

Please join us for opening remarks by exhibition co-curators Jim Carmin and Terry Baxter.

Zinesters Talking (Central Library, US Bank Room, @6:30pm): Local independent publishers read from their zines in the fifth annual Zinesters Talking series. “Art for the Millions” author Marc Moscato showcases WPA artworks in Portland and Becky Morton takes you way back to “The Oregon Trail.”