A month of free dinosaur fun at the library.
All November, the Tualatin Public Library turns into DINOvember: dino crafts for kids, dino bingo for teens, a dino scavenger hunt through the building, and a 'Deduce the Dinos' guessing game. Every activity is free and drop-in.
DINOvember is exactly what it sounds like: the Tualatin Public Library at 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue devotes the entire month of November to dinosaurs. The celebration is free, requires no registration, and spans age groups, so a preschooler and a middle schooler can both find something to do on the same visit.
For families near 22379 SW 107th Ave, the library is a quick drive or bike ride down the Nyberg corridor, which makes DINOvember an easy weekly stop once the time change brings darker evenings at the start of November. It is the kind of low-cost, city-run programming that makes Tualatin such a practical place for raising kids.
The lineup
Something prehistoric for every age.
Dino crafts for kids
Hands-on making, all month
Young makers can work on dinosaur-themed crafts throughout November, with materials provided at the library. A great after-school activity that needs no supplies from home and no advance sign-up.
Dino bingo for teens
Games for older kids
The library keeps older kids in the fun with dino bingo, a low-pressure game night that pairs well with the Teen Room's regular programming and monthly Teen Book Chat.
Dino scavenger hunt
Through the whole building
A hunt that sends kids wandering through the library in search of hidden dinos, a fun way to learn the layout of the building while also checking out the book stacks along the way.
'Deduce the Dinos' guessing game
A display that changes all month
A guessing-game display invites visitors to figure out which dinosaur is which, a small daily puzzle that makes every trip to the library a tiny adventure. Details live on the library's DINOvember page.
DINOvember DetailsMake it a library month
Storytimes, the Makerspace, and the book sale.
November is one of the library's fullest months. Weekly storytimes keep their regular rhythm: Book Babies for lap-sitters on Monday mornings, Tiny Tots on Tuesdays, Family Storytime on Wednesdays, and Preschool and PJ Storytime on Thursdays. The Makerspace Open Lab keeps its four-times-a-week schedule, and the Friends of the Tualatin Library book sale lands on the first weekend, with a members preview Friday afternoon and the public sale running into Saturday.
A good DINOvember visit bundles several of these together: do the scavenger hunt, grab craft materials, and settle into a storytime, all in one stop. For prospective homebuyers, it is also a quiet signal about the neighborhood: a walkable, well-funded public library with this much free programming is a strong quality-of-life marker for a community.
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The library, the parks, the schools: they all sit minutes from 22379 SW 107th Ave. Paul Knighton of MORE Realty can show you how easy it is to live in the middle of it all.
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