When you grow with Tigard Public Library, you’ll find opportunities to enjoy music, make friends, and indulge your green thumb! Find our latest news and opportunities for everyone in your family at tigard-or.gov/library. Online resources are available 24/7 at wccls.org.
Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 3
All Ages
Stop by the library on your Free Comic Book Day circuit this year! Choose from an incredible selection of exclusive comics for kids, teens, and adults. Stay to make buttons featuring your favorite heroes and villains! While supplies last. Program presented in partnership with Friends of the Tigard Library.
Asian Musical Showcase
Sunday, May 4 | 2-3 PM
Burgess Community Room | All Ages
Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month with us! Enjoy a selection of songs from the continent of Asia. This musical performance is brought to you by the founder of Heart Strings Mandarin, Sharon Gan, and her fellow musicians Dr. Jerry Lin and Dan Velasquez. Program presented in partnership with Friends of the Tigard Library.
Fiber Arts Meet-Up
1st Sunday of the month: May 4 | 4-5 PM
Library Technology Room | Adults
Bring your knitting, crocheting, weaving, sewing, or other fiber arts project to work on at this cozy community meet up. Beginners welcome. No registration required.
BossaPDX: A Musical Performance
Thursday, May 15 | 6-7 PM
Burgess Community Room | Adults
Local favorites BossaPDX present their arrangements of classics by Brazilian musical legends including Gilberto Gil, Roberto Menescal, Caetano Veloso, and more. BossaPDX is renowned for their combination of classic bossa and Brazilian jazz and is an eminently danceable experience. Program presented in partnership with Friends of the Tigard Library.
Classical Up Close: Concerts for Kids
Sunday, May 18 10:30 AM and 11:45 AM (two concerts)
Burgess Community Room | Kids & Families
Join us for a free and fun classical music program for kids of all ages and their families! Program presented in partnership with Classical Up Close, a chamber music festival created and produced by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends.
Plant Swap
Sunday, May 25 | 11-12:30 PM
Burgess Community Room | Adults
Calling all plant enthusiasts, newbies, and everyone in between! Bring any plants, cuttings, starts and bulbs you’d like to share; then take home a new plant for yourself. Don’t have a plant to share? We’ll have extras, so come anyway! Please label each plant with its name along with its light, soil, and water preferences.
Summer Reading
June 1 – August 31
Join us for an adventure for all ages! Get a free book for signing up, then read throughout the summer to earn exclusive button or sticker badges. Kids and teens receive another free book after completing the adventure. Help us reach our community goal to earn wondrous new items for our Library of Things collection!
