The Bandon Library Friends and Foundation (BLFF) supports the Library through

fundraising book sales – including the Never-Ending Book Sale and the Fall Silent Auction in the library
providing funds for projects and acquisitions as requested by the library
sponsoring activities to advance literature and learning
offering programs to enrich the lives of children, families, seniors and readers.

The Bandon Public Library meets community information needs by providing books, electronic media, public internet access, and other resources. While tax dollars keep the buildings open and the library staffed, BLFF’s support and your donations provide funding for books, DVD’s, magazines, furniture and other improvements, and innovative new programs.

BLFF AND BANDON LIBRARY
FEATURED & COMING EVENTS

>> NEWS AND SPECIAL EVENTS <<<

>>> New expanded hours at Bandon Library <<<

The BLFF’s Earth Day Sale, held on April 25-26, raised $1964.00 for the Bandon Library. We are so grateful to our anonymous donor for a $1000 matching donation. Thank you to our volunteers and to the many community participants who attended the sale, making it a big success!

Reduce ~ Reuse ~ RecycleBLFF’s Earth Day Sale

Bandon Library Friends & Foundation’s LIFETIME MEMBERS CLUB, for its 2023 fundraiser, has donated $12,950 to support the Bandon Library utility bills for FY2024. Become a lifetime member of BLFF and join us next fall to raise funds for a Bandon Library special project. Contact Cathy at lifetimemembers@bandonlff.org.

Note our SPECIAL THANKS to donors and organizations contributing to Bandon Library Friends and Foundation with grants and donations to support Bandon Library.

>>> Check Out Some Great Bandon Library Features<<<

Walk the STORYWALK in the park. Borrow sports equipment! Get free local seeds for your garden.

JUNE 2025 Events

[for a calendar overview of events, click here for our BLFF Calendar]

May 15 – July 31 at Bandon Library Art Gallery: Photographs by Susan Dimock

June 4 – 11:30 – 1:30 Library closed for all staff meeting

June 5, 12, 26 – at 11:30 am Preschool Storytime (every Thursday)

[Washed Ashore Storytime is on Thursday, June 5 at 11:30]

[Kevin the Dog Storytime is on Thursday, June 12 at 11:30]

June 6 – at 10:00 am to noon Storytelling Café. Every first Friday! (Questions? Call Jan at 541.347.7959

June 3 @ 3:30 – 5:00 pm Awkward Art! Art Club for 3rd – 8th Graders

June 3, 10, 17, 24 – at 11:30 am Open Play ages 0-5 (every Tuesday)

June 3 & 17 at 5:30 Spanish Conversation (1st & 3rd Tuesdays)

June 4 at 3:30 pm High School Hangout (every 1st Wednesday)

June 5 at 11:30 am Homeschool Connect (every 1st ~~& 3rd~~ Thursdays)

New drop-in “Homeschool Connect” program! This is a drop-in time for homeschool parents and students to play games, make crafts, socialize, and have fun! Parents/caregivers are required to be present with their students. Come join the fun! 1st and 3rd Thursdays every month from 11:30 to 1:30 beginning February 6.

June 7 – from 10:00 am to noon Gardening Talks: Scheduling Herb & Winter Gardens. (Every first Saturday!)

June 10 – at 2 pm – Bandon Library Readers Club (2nd Tuesday monthly) SEE Book Club – Bandon Library Friends and Foundation

June 10 – at 4:30 pm in Bandon Library: Free Computer Workshops: Windows Computer Lab (2nd Tuesdays monthly)

June 10 – at 6:00 pm in Sprague Community Room. Presentation: Gorse Management Practices

June 11 – at 4:30 pm in Bandon Library: Free Computer Workshops: Apple Computer Lab (2nd Wednesdays monthly)

June 11 at 12 noon – 1:00 pm OSU Extension Nutrition Presentation: Arresting Alzheimers

June 19 – Library closed for Juneteenth holiday

June 20 – at 11:30 am Storytime with William and Malaya (Friday)

June 20 – at 6:30 pm Travel Night: Antarctica NEW!

June 20 – at 10:00 am to noon Age Café (3rd Friday monthly)

June 25 – at 4:30 pm in Bandon Library: Free Computer Workshops: All Things Internet Lab – Become an Internet POWERUSER! (4th Wednesdays monthly)

June 25 – at 1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Craft Community: Fiber Arts Social Time NEW (Fourth Wednesday monthly)

June 27 – at 10:00 am Friday Freewrite (4th Friday monthly)

Other Events

Upcoming Events at the Bandon Community Center:

E.A.T. Community Dinner – Tuesdays at 5:30 pm
Senior Meals – Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 11:30am

Sprague Community Theater May Events

May 3rd Movie – Wicked, 7pm, Tickets $5.00
May 9,10,11,16,17,18 – Marlo Dance Presents, Wizard of OZ (FRI & SAT
7pm, SUN 3pm)
May 23 rd – Bandon Sweet Speeches, 7pm
May 24th – Usher Orientation, 10am
May 24 th Movie – Coco, 2pm, Tickets $5.00

COMING SOON

Kids Activities at Bandon Library

Library’s Children’s Area Gets a New Look AND Improvements with New Windows (donated by BLFF’s Lifetime Members Club in 2025)

Never Ending Book Sale: Great Bargains on Books

Bandon Library’s Never Ending Book Sale has moved to a new location just around the corner. Come check it out!

Browse the Never-ending Book Sale shelves in the library. About Book Sales

BLFF sponsors a NeverEnding Book Sale (NEBS) of donated used books. NEBS is open when the library is open. See here for the library’s “open for browsing hours” which vary depending on COVID. Or call the library at 541.347.3221. Most books are $1.00. Some are priced from $2.00 to $5.00.

Library Reader’s Book Club

The book club will be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm in the Sprague Room of the Bandon Library. CLICK HERE for more information and to see the reading schedule.

CHECK OUT PROJECTS:

Lifetime Members Club: Annual Fundraising

2024 Fundraising Project: Children’s Area Improvements

Many of the library’s new programs are youth centered and they have recently been able to add a new part-time children’s librarian due to a grant. With all this new activity and the number of attendees, it has become apparent that the children’s library can become stuffy. This is due in part to the fact that the windows in that section of the library do not open. Christine Kingsbury, Library Director, has received a quote of just over $2000 for two replacement windows with a section that opens to allow airflow. This is a smaller ask than in some previous years. Any additional funds raised would go towards new materials for teens and adults.

2023 Fundraising Project: Cover Bandon Library Utility Bills for FY2024

The LMC donated $12,950 towards the Bandon Library’s utility costs. The donation was a welcome surprise to library staff who have had to do more with less in the past few years to meet the needs of library patrons. The funds will be used to defray the library’s utility costs this fiscal year.

2021 Fundraising for Young Adult Area and Comfy Chairs for Adults

LMC raised $4,681. The new library director, Christine Kingsbury, decided to use these funds to reinvent the dismantled YA or Young Adult area. The YA books are in a new location – to the right when you enter the stacks of books in the far room of the library. There is space for the old cafe-style tables and chairs that the teens like and use. See more about LMC.

Upgraded A/V Equipment in Logan/Friends and Sprague Community Conference Rooms.

Flat Screen TV and a web conferencing camera for training and meetings. Reserve a conference room today for your in-person or hybrid training or meeting.

Library Art Gallery

The Library’s Art Gallery for 2023 is open when the library is open. Hours vary and change with COVID-19 restrictions. Check Bandon Library hours at Bandon Public Library (bandonlibrary.org)

View the gallery’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BandonLibraryArtGallery.