Summer Reading

July 31, 2023
Reading during the summer helps encourage reluctant readers to build their skills and develop a lifelong love of reading. It also provides families with opportunities to read - and learn - together.

Summer Fun in your own backyard

July 17, 2023
Summer is the season of road trips and vacations, often involving long car rides or adventures in air travel. But if you’re staying close to home this summer, there’s fun to be had right in your own backyard!

Great Family Hikes in the Willamette Valley

May 22, 2023
Looking for an easy-with-a-stroller walk or forested hike with some hills to climb? How about seeing waterfowl and other wildlife? The Willamette Valley has family hikes for everyone.

Celebrate Together: Building strong family ties

May 1, 2023
The first week of May offers lots of opportunities for creating new family traditions or coming together to celebrate established traditions. Here are some May celebrations that are perfect for building family ties and creating family traditions.

How to build community in a socially distanced neighborhood

September 7, 2021
Is it possible to build community in a world where social distancing isn’t a short-term solution, but a long-haul necessity? Here are some ideas for how you can continue to strengthen connections with your neighbors, even while we have to stay distanced. 

Let's Play

January 2, 2019

Halloween is Here

October 31, 2011