North Tillamook Library Friends - Manzanita

05/28/2026

05/14/2026

Come into the North Tillamook Library in Manzanita on Thursday, May 14th at 2:00pm to play mahjong with a fun informal group.

05/13/2026

Join us on Friday for this special event:

Liz Cole Reading & Early Book Shopping Don’t miss your chance to hear local celebrity Liz Cole weave magical tales that spring from her lifelong passion for books. And — be the first to shop for books! Doors open at 5 pm. Reading begins at 5:30 pm. Refreshments served. There will be a

05/06/2026

Come into the North Tillamook Library in Manzanita on Thursday, May 7th and on Thursday, May 14th at 2:00pm to play mahjong with a fun informal group.

05/05/2026

NTLF Art in the Library Series presents the work of Shirl Ireland for May & June in the Manzanita Library. From the time the art cart appeared in her first grade classroom, Ms. Ireland was stamped an artist. Her passion for drawing, painting and creating took her to college for Art, then led to a life lived as a self-employed artist for decades. Her plein air painting has been featured in PBS, BBC, and National Geographic programing. Shirl’s professional work extends beyond plein air to studio work including murals, functional art, handmade lighting, and fabric design. She authored and illustrated a children’s book focused on Art and taught Art too!
Shirl was commissioned for commercial projects by Six Flags in New York, restaurants around D.C, Great Camps of the Adirondack Park, ski-in mountain homes in Park City Utah and Big Sky Montana. Her paintings can be found throughout the U.S. and Canada, in England, France and Australia and in the collection of the U.S. Department of Interior in D.C.

“I have had the extreme good fortune to live in truly amazing landscapes, now here on the Oregon Coast in Manzanita. You can find me fostering my plein air painting addiction often on the beach, but regularly at the Manzanita Farmer’s Market this summer.” S h i r l I r e l a n d. com

05/04/2026

An Evening with Local Celebrity Liz Cole
Liz Cole, an award-winning actor, will weave magical tales springing from her lifelong passion for books at a reading on May 15 in Manzanita.
The reading benefits the North Tillamook Library Friends and is for members only.
Tickets for the event, part of the Library Friends Book Swap, are $50 and include a book bag. Doors open at 5 pm, and Liz’s reading begins at 5:30 pm. Refreshments will be served. Ticket holders also get early access to the Friends’ annual Book Swap, where they can fill their bag with donated books. A silent auction for artwork will follow the reading.
Support comes from a City of Manzanita grant and the Pine Grove Community Use Program.
To buy tickets, become a member, or learn more, go to https://www.northtillamooklibrary.org/events/liz-cole-2026.