Teen Volunteer Fair

Are you a teen in Springfield, Eugene, or beyond looking to do volunteer work in the area? Come by the Library Meeting Room at Springfield Public Library from 4-5 p.m., Friday, May 19 and meet with representatives from local organizations who collaborate with teen volunteers. No registration is required.

You might be able to volunteer at a museum, pet shelter, resale shop, park, service organization, or even the library! At the fair, you’ll have a chance to learn what local organizations collaborate with teen volunteers and even meet and talk with people form some of them. Each organization will have their own sets of requirements, including minimum time required to volunteer and how to apply. Whether you’re looking for something short-term this summer or looking for an organization to work for long-term, you can make connections.

Organizations represented will be from the Eugene/Springfield area, but teens from further away, willing to make the trip, are welcome to learn about opportunities.

Follow the Springfield Public Library on Facebook, check out the library website, or reach out to Teen Services Librarian Cara Kinsey for more information about ongoing library offerings for teens, including free online tutoring, weekly programs, monthly book club, and volunteer opportunities.

What: Teen Volunteer Fair

When: 4-5 p.m., Friday, May 19

Where: Library Meeting Room, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th Street, Springfield OR 97477

Additional Information: Cara Kinsey, 541.726.4653, ckinsey@springfield-or.gov

 

Let Your Flag Fly

Teens, learn about flags, design your own, and fly it proudly! “Let Your Flag Fly” is a workshop sponsored by the Young Leaders Program to be held 1-3 p.m., Saturday, May 27, in the Library Meeting Room at Springfield Public Library. Free! For teens, ages 12+. No registration necessary.

The Young Leaders Program (www.ylprogram.org ) is again partnering with Springfield Public Library to offer a fun-filled experience for teens. The design of flags has meaning. Learn the secrets, then design something that has meaning for you.

This program is open to any teen interested in making the trip for the workshop. Teens from Lane, Linn, Douglas, and Coos Counties, or beyond, are welcome to join the fun. Learn more about the Young Leaders Program’s FREE summer camp taking place this July.

Follow the Springfield Public Library on Facebook, check out the library website, or reach out to Teen Services Librarian, Cara Kinsey, for more information about ongoing library offerings for teens, including free online tutoring, weekly programs, monthly book club, and volunteer opportunities. Thanks to the library’s Teen Advisory Board for helping choose our program lineup.

What: Let Your Flag Fly Young Leaders Program

When: 1-3 p.m., Saturday, May 27

Where: Library Meeting Room, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th Street, Springfield OR 97477

Additional Information: Cara Kinsey, 541.726.4653, ckinsey@springfield-or.gov

 

Don’t Have a Cow Springfield

Relive the old days of Oregon’s frontier with the film “First Cow” at SPRINGfilm, Springfield Public Library’s free film series. Come to the Wildish Theater at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, for one of 2020’s hidden gems by A24. Two travelers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich—but their tenuous plan to make their fortune on the frontier comes to rely on the secret use of a wealthy businessman’s prized dairy cow. With their scheme landing somewhere between honest ingenuity and pure grift, renowned filmmaker Kelly Reichardt finds a graceful and deeply moving origin story of America in their unlikely friendship and fragile life at the margins.

Starring John Magaro, Toby Jones, Alia Shawkat and Orion Lee, directed by Kelly Reichardt; 122mins; (2020).

SPRINGfilm continues at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, with a free showing of the Oscar nominated film “Judas and the Black Messiah”.

SPRINGfilm is made possible by a partnership between the Springfield Public Library, the Springfield Public Library Foundation, Willamalane Parks and Recreation District and the Wildish Community Theater and is generously sponsored by Plank Town Brewing Company.

All events are free and open to the community.

What: SPRINGfilm presents a free movie screening of First Cow (2020)

When: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Where: Richard E. Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon, 97477

Additional Information: Adult Services Librarian Tim Williams, twilliams@springfield-or.gov, 541.726.2238.

 

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