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THUNOV 5
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
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Tiny Tots Playtime (ages 1-2 years)

Play and learning go hand in hand. While our storytimes are on break, join other families for a fun playtime (for ages 1-2) with books, toys, music, and all the room you need to learn through play. As Mr. Rogers said, "... for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

SATNOV 7
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Under 5Arts & MediaBooksPlaygroupsLearning & Tech

Book Babies Playtime

Play and learning go hand in hand. While our storytimes are on break, join other families for a fun playtime (for ages birth - 1) with board books, toys, music, and all the room your baby needs to learn through play. As Mr. Rogers said, "... for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

Multi-day events

THUNOV 5
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
MusicTalks & LecturesArts & MediaAuthor TalksReadingsTrivia

Reading: Michelle St. Romain, Tara Badstubner, and Liz Collins, followed by live music from Free the Internet

Join us the night before the full Portland Book Festival begins as authors Michelle St. Romain, Tara Badstubner, and Liz Collins discuss their recently released novels and the remarkable animals who play starring roles in their work. The evening...
SATNOV 21
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
PlaygroupsUnder 5Arts & MediaMuseums

Free Community Play Day at Columbia Play Project Children’s Museum

Free Indoor Play for the Whole Family theARTScentered 1007 East Mill Plain Blvd. See the Events page for current schedule. Join us for free, hands-on, exploratory play designed for children and their caregivers. Columbia Play Project is committed...
MONNOV 23
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Arts & MediaBooksPlaygroupsUnder 5Learning & Tech

Family Playtime

Play and learning go hand in hand. Join other families in a fun playtime at the library with books, toys, music, and all the room you need to learn through play. As Mr. Rogers said, "... for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

SUNNOV 22
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Portland Cantonese Play + Learn

Portland Cantonese Play + Learnonce a month on saturdays | 10:00 am - 12:00 PM | free | SCHThe mission of Portland Cantonese Play + Learn is to connect Cantonese-speaking families by providing a nurturing environment where young children can...
THUNOV 12
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Talks & LecturesArts & Media

Mindy Seu

Join us for our first Matthias Kemeny Design Lecture Series event in the new Art Building as we welcome Mindy Seu, our first speaker of the season.

Mindy Seu (b. 1991, California) is an artist and technologist based in Los Angeles and New York City whose practice focuses on technology-driven performance and publication. A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET (2025) follows her first book CYBERFEMINISM INDEX (2023), a pseudo-encyclopedia that gathers three decades of online activism and net art, which Rhizome commissioned, premiered at the New Museum, and was awarded a Graham Foundation Grant. Mindy is currently teaching as an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Department of Design Media Arts.

Instagram: @mindyseu

The Matthias Kemeny Design Lecture Series is coordinated and managed by students in our A+D Projects class. This series brings internationally celebrated design professionals annually to Portland to give a lecture for the benefit of the students and faculty in the Graphic Design program and the broader design community. This series is free and open to the public and highlights a wide range of design practices in an attempt to facilitate a community-wide dialogue about design and related fields. The Matthias D. Kemeny Charitable Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation has made the series possible.

Organized by Portland State University Graphic Design

SUNNOV 29
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cultural HeritageArts & MediaStorytimesBooksUnder 5Playgroups

Native Family Playtime

Join other Indigenous families for a welcoming playtime that strengthens cultural connection, shared learning, and builds meaningful relationships. Families experience an exchange of traditions while children build social skills in a safe space where everyone can be themselves.

Join other Indigenous families for a welcoming playtime that strengthens cultural connection, shared learning, and builds meaningful relationships. Families experience an exchange of traditions while children build social skills in a safe space where everyone can be themselves. Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.

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