THUNOV 12
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Clubs & MeetingsHistory Talks
Genealogy Group
Come learn about your family history along with fellow genealogy enthusiasts. This informal group meets on the second Thursday of each month.
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THUNOV 19
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Clubs & MeetingsHistory TalksDining
B-17 Alliance Veterans Coffee
B-17 Alliance Museum & Restoration Hangar 3278 25th St. SE, Salem, OR 97302 Look for the Tower. Park at GATE W-10 enter through the man gate.Map
The B-17 Alliance Veterans Coffee Club is a safe place for Veterans to gain appreciation, build comradery, friendships and receive the honor they are due all over a cup of Joe and a continental breakfast. There are often historical moments as the...
THUNOV 5
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
History TalksAuthor TalksCultural Heritage
The Making of 1177 BC: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
A talk by Glynnis Fawkes. How does a cartoonist go about adapting a work of history, specifically Eric H. Cline’s 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed? In this talk Fawkes will describe the process of interpreting Cline’s text in comics, an exercise during which she repeatedly asked herself how she might tell this story visually. Through page compositions and dramatizations in which historical figures (such as Ramses III) speak, she imagined characters for whom we have no record offering...
Multi-day events
SUNNOV 15
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
💰 PaidMuseumsCultural HeritageHistory Talks
York Panel
Overview Todd McGrain’s original bust of York, the enslaved man who was the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, was secretly installed on Mount Tabor Park in 2021. It was placed on the vacant pedestal where a statue of Oregonian editor Harvey Scott (1830-1910), a known racist, once stood. The surprising appearance of York, with no artist name attached to the work, is a local example of the protest art being created in the wake of political and social unrest. The...
SUNNOV 8
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Under 5PlaygroupsClubs & Meetings
Play 'n Learn
Play is one of the five practices that help children get ready to read! Active play helps children develop physical coordination and motor skills they need for a wide range of activities, form walking and running to holding a book and tracking a line of text. Families can play and build together while socialize and connect with one another.
Play is one of the five practices that help children get ready to read! Active play helps children develop physical coordination and motor skills they need for a wide range of activities, form walking and running to holding a book and tracking a...
MONNOV 9
7:00 PM · Doors 6:00 PM
Talks & LecturesClubs & MeetingsMusic
Psychedelics and the Reimagining of Aging
What if getting older could open the door to something new? Join Portland Psychedelic Society for a lively, thoughtful—and yes, fun—conversation about psychedelics, aging, and the many ways we might reimagine what it means to grow older. Older...
THUNOV 5
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
BooksLGBTQ+Clubs & MeetingsYouth ProgramsTeens
Queer Teens Book Club
Our teen book club is led by a local YA author’s teen and supervised by AH staff! Meetings will take place monthly, on first Thursdays @ 5:30p. Didn’t finish this month’s book? You can still come to the meeting (as long as you don’t mind...
SATNOV 7
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
BooksClubs & Meetings
One Book, One Beaverton Kick-Off Celebration
Celebrate the library's ninth-annual community-wide reading event, One Book, One Beaverton! Receive an event guide and a free copy of the book (title to be announced Oct. 1) at a book giveaway in the main library lobby and at Murray Scholls.
FRINOV 6
6:00 PM
Cooking ClassesCultural HeritageWorkshopsHistory Talks
Soup & Bread: Haitian-style
Friday, November 6, 2026 6:00-8:30pm with Elsy Why Do Haitians Eat Pumpkin Soup (Soup Joumou)? Soup Joumou is much more than a delicious Haitian pumpkin soup. It is a powerful symbol of freedom. During the colonial era in Saint-Domingue, now...
SATNOV 7
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
VolunteeringClubs & MeetingsParks & NatureHiking & Walking
Angel’s Rest Trail Party – Gorge
Join TKO for a day of brushing and tread maintenance on Angel's Rest Trail! Crew Leader: Krysti W. Max Size of Crew: 12 Hike Distance: <5 miles Elevation Gain: up to 1500 feet Hike Intensity: Moderate/High Work Intensity: Moderate Work Type:...