Survey – Have Your Say on the New O’Brien Memorial Library – Complete Before Aug 8th
What would you like to see at our rebuilt O’Brien Memorial Library? The Library Board of Directors is seeking your input through a brief online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OBrienMemorialLibrarySurvey5 Please respond by Sunday, August 8. If you would prefer a paper copy, you can visit the Library and pick one up during regular hours. Thank you!
Wildfire Recovery Funding is a Huge Win for the McKenzie Community
“The funding is a huge win for the work we’ve been doing. It is literally the largest fundraising win we have ever got.” Chris LaVoie, Director, McKenzie Community Development Corporation and McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce It is with great joy that we are able to share some fantastic news this week, reminding us that…
UMCC Temp. Library Ribbon-Cutting 1pm July 5th
The new Temporary Library is opening at the Upper McKenzie Community Center on Monday, July 5th at 1 pm. There will be doing a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1pm with light refreshments, drinks, some children’s gift bags, and an ‘Adopt a Book’ table where you can pick up a free book (some good and some not…
O’Brien Memorial Temp. Library Opening Hours
While the long and complex process of fundraising and scoping out the location for the new O’Brien Memorial Library continues, great progress has been made towards setting up a temporary library at the Upper McKenzie Community Center in Rainbow and we can now announce that they will officially open for business on July 5th! The UMCC…
Cascade Relief Team & Reach Out WorldWide Extend Blue River Cleanup
Extended Cleanup Dates: February 27th 2021 (Saturday) February 28th 2021 (Sunday)8am to 5pm The cleanup so far has been a huge success. Reach Out Worldwide and the Cascade Relief Team + many volunteers have made massive inroads into cleaning up the devastated properties in Blue River. During the cleanup the original Frances O’Brien Memorial Library…
Efforts Still Underway To Rebuild Blue River Library
Source: KLCC.org By Rachael McDonald Community members are raising money to help rebuild the Blue River Library, which was one of hundreds of structures destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire last September. A permanent replacement for the library is a few years off. Alice Bonasio with McKenzie Community Development Corporation says they’re hoping to set…
Community Of Blue River Plans To Rebuild Library
Source: KLCC.org credit Rachael McDonald The library was one of hundreds of buildings in Blue River destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire last month. Community members are already thinking about how to rebuild it. The library in Blue River was named for Frances O’Brien, a teacher who started checking out books from her front porch…