Kids’ Math Night with Mathnasium

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Change your mind about math with fun and games! This program is recommended for elementary and middle school children. All children must be accompanied by a caregiver.   Looking for some math tutoring or a place to get your kid excited about STEM? The Mathnasium of Bend team is providing free math assessments to check whether …

Central Oregon Writers Guild

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

You can attend this program in person or take part online. Registration required for online access. Central Oregon Writers Guild's mission is to provide Central Oregon area writers a forum for mutual support and education through meetings, annual events and workshops. Our goal is to advance growth and success for individual writers of all genres and skill …

Crime Scene to Manuscript: Mastering Police Procedurals

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Registration is required.  Readers expect authenticity in the details in police procedurals. Retired police officer and crime fiction author Frank Scalise discusses the many considerations—and incorrect stereotypes—involved when writing a police procedural. Topics include the structure of a police department, roles within it, the inner workings of a department, procedural elements of an investigation, terminology, …