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D&D Teen Workshop: Character Creation
Thursday, January 30
4:00pm - 5:30pm
East Bend Library
Community RoomLearn how to use the new 5.5e Player Handbook to create interesting and fun characters!
Have you always wanted to learn how to play D&D? Or are you a veteran but want to know more about character creation in the new 5.5e Player Handbook? Join us for this D&D Character Creation workshop for teens. No experience needed! We will supply all needed materials including handbooks.
Inclusivity is an important aspect of D&D. To support people of all abilities, backgrounds, and identities, we have available Braille dice, sensory items including fidgets, and digital items of materials. If there is an item that would make participating in D&D more accessible for your child, please let us know.
Questions? Contact erinh@deschuteslibrary.org
AGE GROUP: | Middle School Age | High School Age |
EVENT TYPE: | Middle School Aged Program | High School Aged Program |
East Bend Library
Phone: 541-330-3760
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Redmond Library - Community 1
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Tue, Oct 20, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Meeting 1 (2nd Floor)
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.
Tue, Oct 20, 10:30am - 10:55am
Redmond Library - Community 1
An active story time with stories, songs & movement rhymes. 18-36 mo.
Tue, Oct 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
La Pine Library - Community Room
Sensory Development and Early Literacy skill building through play!
Tue, Oct 20, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Central Library - Study 3 (3rd Floor)
Free, limited, drop-in notary services for the public.
Tue, Oct 20, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Study 6 (3rd Floor)
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Tue, Oct 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
La Pine Library - Community Room
Discover new ways to create, new ways to interact with the world around you, and new books at this program intended for homeschooling and "other" schooling families.
Tue, Oct 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
La Pine Library - Meeting Room
Creativity and card-making in a cozy setting.
This event is full
Cancelled
Tue, Oct 20, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Redmond Library
Troubleshoot your technology problems 1:1 with library staff.
Tue, Oct 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Club de LEGO para todas las edades. Los invitamos a desatar su creatividad e imaginación con LEGO.
Tue, Oct 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Traigan a sus pequeños a leer, cantar y jugar.
Tue, Oct 20, 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Discuss The Sleepover by Michael Regina
Tue, Oct 20, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Redmond Library - Study 4
Receive confidential business planning with a SCORE mentor.
Tue, Oct 20, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
Discover how affordable homeownership is possible in Central Oregon.
Tue, Oct 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
La Pine Library - Community Room
Basic civic literacy information for new voters.
Wed, Oct 21, 9:30am - 9:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
Larkspur Community Center
Discuss Real Americans by Rachel Khong.
Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
A gentle story time for infant and caregiver. 0-18 mo.
Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Sisters Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 10:55am
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 21, 11:00am - 11:40am
Sisters Library - Community Room
Paint, draw, color, and glue, let's try something new!
Wed, Oct 21, 11:15am - 11:45am
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Paint, color, cut, glue...come try something new!
Wed, Oct 21, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
First crafts for Preschoolers.
Wed, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Study 6 (3rd Floor)
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Redmond Library - Study 4
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
La Pine Library - Meeting Room
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Get to know some of nature's most haunted creatures: bats, owls, & toads, oh my!
Wed, Oct 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sisters Library - Community Room
Drop in and try it out!
Wed, Oct 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Meeting 1 (2nd Floor)
A monthly afterschool Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in the whimsical world of Obojima.
Wed, Oct 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Meeting 2 (3rd Floor)
A monthly afterschool Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in the whimsical world of Obojima.
This event is full
Wed, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Traigan a sus pequeños a leer, cantar y jugar.
Wed, Oct 21, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Online through Zoom
Free 30-minute virtual consultations with a local lawyer on Oregon civil law issues.
Wed, Oct 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
An after-school GSA club to connect with other youth across the area!
Wed, Oct 21, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Central Library - Community 2
Ask questions and learn about mentoring support for your business endeavors.
Wed, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Meeting 3 (3rd Floor)
La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina, los invita a nuestras próximas clases de inglés.
Wed, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 3
Take a break from news and social media to soothe your body and mind!
Thu, Oct 22, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Central Library - MakerSpace (3rd Floor)
Share, donate, and enjoy seeds!
Thu, Oct 22, 9:30am - 9:50am
Central Library
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Thu, Oct 22, 10:00am - 11:30am
Redmond Library - Creative/Maker Space
Learn how to sew and design your own leather bookmark.
Thu, Oct 22, 10:30am - 10:55am
La Pine Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Thu, Oct 22, 10:30am - 10:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
An active story time with stories, songs & movement rhymes. 18-36 mo.
Thu, Oct 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sisters Library - Meeting Room
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.
Thu, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Redmond Library - Community 2
Sensory Development and Early Literacy skill building through play!
Thu, Oct 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Meeting 2 (3rd Floor)
Troubleshoot your technology problems 1:1 with library staff.
Thu, Oct 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - MakerSpace (3rd Floor)
Learn how to sew and design your own leather bookmark.
Thu, Oct 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Larkspur Community Center - Classroom 3
Learn about this digital portal that stores your health records.
Thu, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sisters Library - Community Room
Sensory Development and Early Literacy skill development through play!
Thu, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Club de LEGO para todas las edades. Los invitamos a desatar su creatividad e imaginación con LEGO.
Thu, Oct 22, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Celebrate the Fall Season with sensory-friendly activities.
Thu, Oct 22, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Community 3
Take a step past the media and connect with community leaders directly.
Thu, Oct 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
College planning made clear and organized.
Fri, Oct 23, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sisters Library - Community Room
Beginner tabletop role-playing game for 8-12 year olds!
Fri, Oct 23, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Redmond Library - Study 4
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Fri, Oct 23, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sisters Library
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Fri, Oct 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central Library - Meeting 3 (3rd Floor)
Discuss Life's Too Short by Darius Rucker.
Fri, Oct 23, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Draw, paint, color, glue....let's try something new!
Fri, Oct 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sisters Library - Community Room
Test your knowledge of real vs. AI in this fun game!
Fri, Oct 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Creative/Maker Space
Drop-in to get creative and help publish Undefined: an Arts Publication.
Fri, Oct 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Experience how creepy culture, horror films, and Halloween influenced rock music.
Fri, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
Basic civic literacy information for new voters.
Sat, Oct 24, 10:30am - 10:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Sat, Oct 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sisters Library - Community Room
Join us for a charcuterie board class!
Sat, Oct 24, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Explore art and develop skills by making a simple craft.
Sat, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Black Artists in Rural Oregon.
Sat, Oct 24, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Cultivating inspiration from everyday moments.
Sat, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Sisters Movie House - 720 S Desperado Ct, Sisters, OR 97759
Keynote speaker, Kiliii Yüyan, shares a collection of powerful images and stories.
Sun, Oct 25, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Paulina Springs Books - 252 W Hood Ave, Sisters, OR
An author event featuring Beth Piatote!
Mon, Oct 26, 9:30am - 10:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Mon, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Redmond Library - Community 1
A gentle story time for infant and caregiver. 0-18 mo.
Mon, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Stories, songs and rhymes to develop early literacy skills. 3-5 yrs
Mon, Oct 26, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
First crafts for Preschoolers.
Mon, Oct 26, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Paint, draw, cut, glue...come try something new!
Mon, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Love reading? Come hang and read with us!
Mon, Oct 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Take a break from technology at the library!
Mon, Oct 26, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Learn a new form of media, descubre un nuevo tipo de medio de comunicación.
Mon, Oct 26, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina te invita a recorrer las próximas clases de computación.
Mon, Oct 26, 5:30pm - 5:55pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Mon, Oct 26, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Redmond Library - Community 1
A bi-monthly adult D&D club for beginners.
This event is full
Mon, Oct 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Library - Community 1
Weekly peer support group for those returning home from prison.
Tue, Oct 27, 9:30am - 9:55am
Redmond Library - Community 1
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Tue, Oct 27, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Meeting 2 (3rd Floor)
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.
Tue, Oct 27, 10:30am - 10:55am
Redmond Library - Community 1
An active story time with stories, songs & movement rhymes. 18-36 mo.
Tue, Oct 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
La Pine Library - Community Room
Monthly meeting for Live Well La Pine.
Tue, Oct 27, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Study 6 (3rd Floor)
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Tue, Oct 27, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Sisters Library - Meeting Room
Share, donate, and enjoy seeds!
Tue, Oct 27, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
Troubleshoot your technology problems 1:1 with library staff.
Tue, Oct 27, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Sensory Development and Early Literacy skills building through play!
Tue, Oct 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
La Pine Library - Community Room
Come try new things at the library! Join us every other week to learn new skills!
Tue, Oct 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Club de LEGO para todas las edades. Los invitamos a desatar su creatividad e imaginación con LEGO.
Tue, Oct 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 1
Collect, Trade, Battle and Chat all things Pokémon!
Tue, Oct 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Traigan a sus pequeños a leer, cantar y jugar.
Tue, Oct 27, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Central Library - Study 3 (3rd Floor)
Receive confidential business planning with a SCORE mentor.
Tue, Oct 27, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Online Only - Zoom
Conozca los diferentes tipos de abuso infantil y las señales que debe reconocer.
Wed, Oct 28, 9:30am - 9:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
A gentle story time for infant and caregiver. 0-18 mo.
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Sisters Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 10:55am
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 12:30pm
La Pine Library - Community Room
Beginner tabletop role-playing game for 8-12 year olds!
Wed, Oct 28, 11:00am - 11:40am
Sisters Library - Community Room
Paint, draw, color, and glue, let's try something new!
Wed, Oct 28, 11:15am - 11:45am
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Paint, color, cut, glue...come try something new!
Wed, Oct 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm
Two Suns Art Studio + Makerspace - 70 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
A Halloween craft hour for ages 0-5!
This event is full
Wed, Oct 28, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
First crafts for Preschoolers.
Wed, Oct 28, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.
Wed, Oct 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Study 6 (3rd Floor)
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Redmond Library - Study 4
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
La Pine Library - Meeting Room
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Wed, Oct 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Join us to help shape libraries that support teen wellness.
Wed, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Traigan a sus pequeños a leer, cantar y jugar.
Wed, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Central Library - Community 1
Will you break the spell and escape, or remain stuck in the stacks forever?
Wed, Oct 28, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Celebrando el Día de Muertos.
Wed, Oct 28, 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Community 1
Will you break the spell and escape, or remain stuck in the stacks forever?
Wed, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Meeting 3 (3rd Floor)
La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina, los invita a nuestras próximas clases de inglés.
Wed, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Library
Take a haunting walk through the library - but be careful of the ghosts!
Thu, Oct 29, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Central Library - MakerSpace (3rd Floor)
Share, donate, and enjoy seeds!
Thu, Oct 29, 9:30am - 9:50am
Central Library
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central MakerSpace - 3D Printer 1
Can 3D printing help in the garden? Yes!
Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 10:55am
La Pine Library - Community Room
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 10:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
An active story time with stories, songs & movement rhymes. 18-36 mo.
Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sisters Library - Meeting Room
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.
Thu, Oct 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Meeting 2 (3rd Floor)
Troubleshoot your technology problems 1:1 with library staff.
Thu, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunriver Library - Community Room
Test your AI and fake news identification skills with this Two Truths and a Lie competition game!
Thu, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Club de LEGO para todas las edades. Los invitamos a desatar su creatividad e imaginación con LEGO.
Thu, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Collect, Trade, Battle and Chat all things Pokémon!
Thu, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Library - Meeting 3 (3rd Floor)
Basic civic literacy information for new voters.
Thu, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
Featuring Oregon Book Awards authors!
Fri, Oct 30, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Redmond Library - Study 4
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Fri, Oct 30, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sisters Library
Drop-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.
Fri, Oct 30, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Draw, paint, color, glue....let's try something new!
Sat, Oct 31, 10:30am - 10:55am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Sat, Oct 31, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Explore art and develop skills by making a simple craft.
Mon, Nov 02, 9:30am - 10:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Mon, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Redmond Library - Community 1
A gentle story time for infant and caregiver. 0-18 mo.
Mon, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Stories, songs and rhymes to develop early literacy skills. 3-5 yrs
Mon, Nov 02, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Redmond Library - Community 2
First crafts for Preschoolers.
Mon, Nov 02, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Central Library - Creative 1 (2nd Floor)
Paint, draw, cut, glue...come try something new!
Mon, Nov 02, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - MakerSpace (3rd Floor)
Paint a colorful dessert still life and learn about impasto.
Mon, Nov 02, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Central Library - Community 2
Join the library for this 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming Dungeons & Dragons one-shot specifically for teens.
Mon, Nov 02, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Redmond Library - Meeting Room
La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina te invita a recorrer las próximas clases de computación.
Mon, Nov 02, 5:30pm - 5:55pm
Central Library - Youth Programing (2nd Floor)
Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.
Mon, Nov 02, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Central Library - Meeting 3 (3rd Floor)
Goza de la música a través de una comprensión más profunda.
Mon, Nov 02, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Library - Community 1
Weekly peer support group for those returning home from prison.