Learn about Tarot and create your own cards to take home.
This workshop is recommended for ages 10 and over (youth ages 10 and over may attend unaccompanied by a caregiver).
Like Grandmother from Grandmother’s Predictions in The Queen of Ocean Parkway, create your own fortunes in the world of Tarot. Tarot cards are more than just symbols—they tell stories about life, growth, and the adventures we all experience. We’ll explore the deeper meanings behind key cards, uncovering how they reflect our own journeys and challenges. Then, we’ll tap into our creativity to design our own Tarot-inspired cards, blending intuition, symbolism, and personal meaning. Whether you’re new to Tarot or already drawn to its mysteries, this is your chance to create something truly magical!
About the Instructor: Kaija Marshall is a yoga instructor, birth & postpartum doula and holistic workshop facilitator. She earned her Master's degree in Social Work from San Diego State University in 2015, her 200 RYS Yoga Instructor certificate in 2016 and her Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula training in 2019. She currently serves growing families as a doula all over Bend. Before moving into the perinatal sphere, she worked at Girl Scouts San Diego as an Evaluation Specialist, Camp Counselor & Outreach Program Leader, all while moonlighting as a nanny for families in San Diego county. She firmly believes in the purpose of play, and seeks to encourage mind, body & soul connections through movement, productive dialogue and authentic connection. She believes that data synthesis and gut feelings both have a place in decision making-- this is also reflected in her background: a unique mix of higher education & holistic training-- and this foundation allows her to help folks bridge the gap between institutional & instinctual knowledge to a place of understanding.
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The 2025 Novel Idea Youth Edition, The Queen of Ocean Parkway, tells the story of eleven-year-old Roya, the superintendent’s kid of a regal Brooklyn apartment building. An aspiring reporter, she knows just about everything about the building’s residents. It’s a good distraction from the problems in her own life. But when Katya Petrov, one of her favorite tenants, goes missing, it’s up to Roya and a new friend to make her own headlines as she searches for Katya and attempts to break the Petrov curse once and for all.
Sarvenaz Tash was born in Tehran, Iran, grew up on Long Island, and graduated with a BFA in Film and Television from NYU. She is the author of eight novels (and counting) for kids, young adults, and adults including The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love, A Whole Song and Dance, and The Queen of Ocean Parkway. Though her books run the gamut of genres and age groups, they’re tied together by her strong voice and affinity for joyful, diverse, humorous stories with heart.
Learn more about A Novel Idea here.
Questions? Contact elsah@deschuteslibrary.org, 541-312-1062
AGE GROUP: | Middle School Age | Elementary School Age |
EVENT TYPE: | Children's Program |
The Sisters Library features 8,300 square feet of space, all housed in an exterior design that includes a partial wraparound porch with the Western appearance for which Sisters is famous.
