Read/Create: A Novel Idea 2025 Exhibit

Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend, OR

See this year's Read/Create exhibit at the Deschutes County Historical Museum. The exhibit, featuring artwork by local quilters, will be on display through May 10. Show your library card for free admission. Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who’s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia, 1875, […]

History Pub: Dr. Lillian Gilbreth: Mother of the Modern Kitchen

McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, Oregon

Dr. Lillian Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Best known as the real-life mother of Cheaper by the Dozen, she invented industrial psychology, advanced the occupational opportunities for disabled workers after World War I, and designed the modern-day kitchen, among other groundbreaking achievements. Therese Oneill, New York Times best-selling […]