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Deschutes Public Library District Board chooses architects for new central library, other projects BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes Public Library District Board on Wednesday selected the architectural team of The Miller Hull Partnership and Steele Associates to design bond-funded construction projects. The projects include a greatly expanded Redmond Library and a new central library, as well as extensive renovations and updates for libraries in Downtown Bend, East Bend, La Pine, Sisters and Sunriver. “We are eager to bring to life the voters’ vision of designing and updating library s...

May 6, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC—As part of its centennial celebrations, The Phillips Collection is excited to announce site-specific commissions by three DC-based artists: Wesley Clark, Nekisha Durrett, and Victor Ekpuk. Clark’s project will be presented at Phillips@THEARC, the museum’s satellite campus at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Southeast DC (scheduled for the fall); Durrett’s work will be installed on the bridges of The Phillips Collection connecting the museum’s Goh Annex building to the original House (summer); and Ekpuk’s immersive installation wi...

DC Is Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests at Public Libraries The kits can be picked up and dropped off at 16 locations across the city Share DC is now offering free at-home Covid tests at 16 libraries across the city, DC officials announced in a press conference today. The tests can be picked up Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and can be dropped off any day before 8 p.m. Kits can be picked up at the locations listed below: Mount Pleasant Library

The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library. A new library in Ward 5 could relieve some of the pressure on the busy Shaw location. Image by Payton Chung licensed under Creative Commons. A new report from the DC Public Library charts a course for future expansion of the library system, including a proposed new facility in the Edgewood/Eckington/Stronghold area. Here’s an early look at some potential locations for such a library, and how that might impact surrounding areas. New decade, new vision In the last decade, the DC Public Library system engaged in a half-billion dollar capital campaign to expand...

Author Ellie Alexander is looking for help from South Coast residents in writing a mystery based in North Bend. The North Bend Public Library will host a Zoom session at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, for local residents to help Alexander piece the story together. Alexander, who lives in Ashland, is the author of several cozy mystery novels, including the Bakeshop mysteries set in Ashland and the Sloan Krause series set in a beerhouse in Leavenworth, Wash. She is known for using local settings in her stories and also enjoys engaging with her readers. During the early months of the COVID-19 pand...