Focus: Youth-centered land care, play-based learning, and community stewardship

Join us for the final WeABL day in partnership with Play, Grow, Learn, a Black-led organization centering youth, land connection, and joyful learning.

This day will focus on supporting land-based activities designed with children and families in mind, alongside opportunities for community members to assist with site care, creative projects, and relational learning.

Join Rose Elder Law for a Free Planning Seminar as they discuss:

1. How to protect yourself and your family using a Trust

2. How to avoid probate

3. How to legally reduce or eliminate Oregon estate Taxes

4. How to protect your assets if you need long-term care

5. And more!

Call Gladstone 503-682-3727 to RSVP!

• Learn how to care for your pet worms so they are happy and well fed.

• Understand the different types of worm bins and decide what is best for you.

• Get up close and personal with the decomposers in a worm bin and look for worm cocoons.

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Come learn how to save money and prevent food from going into the trash by becoming a Low Waste Chef. Win prizes and take home supplies to make your fridge and pantry sustainable; these materials can help turn your kitchen into the perfect environment for a Low Waste Chef!

• Learn tips and tricks on proper food storage, smart shopping and cooking with leftovers.

• Understand how reducing food spoilage and using the food you have is good for the planet and your wallet.

• Learn how preventing food waste in the first place reduces your carbon footprint and impact on climate change.

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Learn about backyard composting methods including: fast (also called batch or hot composting), and slow (also known as you go or cold) composting. With the faster hot composting method, the end product can be made faster, but the amount of work needed to turn and monitor your pile is greater. With cold composting, not as much work is needed, but it can take up to a year to get usable compost.

Learn how to build and construct a hot compost pile using the SMART method. 

Learn how to be an expert recycler. Understand why only certain items can go into your Blue recycle cart and glass bin. Also learn how to properly manage other materials like plastic film/wrap, batteries, and hazardous waste which cannot go in the blue recycle cart. (Participants are eligible to win prizes).

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Learn how to make three versatile household green cleaners and see how fun and safe cleaning can be.  (Participants are eligible for a green clean kit at no cost). 

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Join Rose Elder Law to discuss why you must have more than a Will in order to protect yourself and your family. They will discuss:

1. The most expensive estate planning mistakes

2. How to avoid probate

3. Protecting your assets with trusts

4. Avoiding estate taxes

5. And more!

Call Milwaukie Community Center 503-794-8040 to RSVP!

Join Rose Elder Law to discuss why you must have more than a Will in order to protect yourself and your family. They will discuss:

1. The most expensive estate planning mistakes

2. How to avoid probate

3. Protecting your assets with trusts

4. Avoiding estate taxes

5. And more!

Call Pioneer Community Center 503-657-8287 to RSVP!

Move towards a fertilizer free garden using compost (ideally home produced!) to amend your soil, creating a healthy and robust soil ecosystem.  Understand how to apply and time various different types of compost (Bokashi, vermicompost, backyard bin compost, trench compost and leaf mulch).

Join Rose Elder Law to discuss why you must have more than a Will in order to protect yourself and your family. They will discuss:

1. The most expensive estate planning mistakes

2. How to avoid probate

3. Protecting your assets with trusts

4. Avoiding estate taxes

5. And more!

Call Lake Oswego Adult Community Center 503-697-2832 to RSVP!

Learn how to be an expert recycler. Understand why only certain items can go into your Blue recycle cart and glass bin. Also learn how to properly manage other materials like plastic film/wrap, batteries, and hazardous waste which cannot go in the blue recycle cart. (Participants are eligible to win prizes).