Oct 15, 2012
Join Wordstock and the Multnomah County Library for a festival “sneak-peek” event at the Central Library. Portland-based festival authors will read climactic scenes from their newest books; featuring Evan P. Schneider, Jerry McGill and Alexis Smith.
Dear Marcus: A Letter to the Man Who Shot Me by Jerry McGill
Oct 3, 2012
Speakers: Vailey Oehlke, Molly Raphael, Greg Williams and Brandon Barnett (moderator)
Electronic books are changing the world in unexpected and disconcerting ways for authors, publishers, libraries and readers. In the last several years, libraries have experienced significant barriers that make it hard or even...
Oct 2, 2012
Speaker: Scott Crabtree
Everyone can act on these steps -- grounded in solid scientific data -- to be happier on the job. Studies show that happier people are healthier and more productive, creative, insightful, engaged and resilient!
Cosponsored by Portland Community College, these free programs help you develop and...
Sep 11, 2012
The Eigth Annual Zinesters TalkingFeatured the release of the print-only, small press literary journal We'll Never Have Paris. Speakers included Gabby Holden (My Time at Fabric Depot), editor Andria Alefhi, Jaime Borschuk, Bob Soper, Seth Kaplan and Martha Grover (One More for the People)
Recorded live at Central...
Aug 7, 2012
While public schools cannot require devotional use of the Bible, academic study of the book is allowed. However, political and legal considerations often make discussions of the Bible either impossible or uncomfortable. Dr. Marie Wachlin, nationally recognized for her biblical literacy research, looks at the Bible as a...