Memorial and Celebration Books

Celebration Books

Need an idea to celebrate someone’s life, birthday, promotion, anniversary, or other happy event? The Friends of the Library’s Celebration Book program is a great option! Your donation in honor of the person (and optionally, event) will purchase one or more books for the library. Your name and theirs will appear on a bookplate in the front of each book.

Memorial Books

Would you like to honor the memory of a family member or friend? Consider a donation to fund purchase of one or more Memorial Books as a tribute to the life of the one you wish to honor. Your name and theirs will appear on a bookplate in the front of each book.

When possible, the interests of the commemorated person will be reflected in the subject matter of the item(s) purchased. For example large print books, children’s books, travel, cooking, wildlife. Selections are made by library staff who are most familiar with the needs of the collection.

To fund purchase of one or more Memorial or Celebration Books, fill out the form and mail or bring it with your check made out to the Friends of the Library to:

Friends of McMinnville Public Library
Attn: Memorial/Celebration Book
225 NW Adams St.
McMinnville, OR 97128

Recent Donations

In Celebration of Christine May – February 2024

The fraud / Zadie Smith.
Mrs. Quinn's rise to fame / Olivia Ford.
The night island / Jayne Ann Krentz.
The wonder of it all / Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Celebrating the Life of Veronas Linderoth Closson – January 2024

Animal snuggles : affection in the animal kingdom / words by Aimee Reid ; pictures by Sebastien Braun.
Bee : a peek-through picture book / text by Patricia Hegarty ; illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.
Long lost / Jacqueline West.
Poppy & Sam and the hunt for jam / by Cathon ; translated by Susan Ouriou.
Wintergarden / Janet Fox ; illustrated by Jasu Hu.

In Celebration of Beth Dell – January 2024

The big book of nature art / words and pictures, Yuval Zommer ; [photography by Lauren Winsor].
Buffalo fluffalo / written by Bess Kalb ; illustrated by Erin Kraan.
Rain / written by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Lisa Congdon.

In Celebration of Don & Linda Gilbert’s 60^th Anniversary – January 2024

Bold move : a 3-step plan to transform anxiety into power / Dr. Luana Marques.
Break the cycle : a guide to healing intergenerational trauma / Dr. Mariel Buque.
Excellent advice for living : wisdom I wish I'd known earlier / Kevin Kelly.
The lives we actually have : 100 blessing for imperfect days / Kate Bowler, and Jessica Richie.
The power of reconciliation / Justin Welby.
Reaching common ground : a comprehensive guide to conflict resolution / Frederick T. Golder.

In Celebration of Joshua Kaylor – December 2023

Clinking Outside the Box: The World in a Glass / Harry Drung.
Mother tongue : flavours of a second generation / Gurdeep Loyal ; photography by Jax Walker.
The wine list : stories and tasting notes behind the world's most remarkable bottles / Grant Reynolds ; assisted by Becky Cooper ; illustrations by Joan Wong.

Celebrating the Life of Brian Anderson – December 2023

Eat the weeds : a forager's guide to identifying and harvesting 274 wild foods / "Green Deane" Jordan.
Modern watercolor botanicals : a creative workshop in watercolor, gouache, & ink / Sarah Simon ; photography by Erin Schedler.
The savage storm : the battle for Italy 1943 / James Holland.

Celebrating the Life of James Brooks McDaniel - Fall 2023

A most agreeable murder : a novel / Julia Seales.
A winter in New York : a novel / Josie Silver.
Alex Cross must die / James Patterson.
Amazing Grace Adams / Fran Littlewood
Amish fugitive / Shelley Shepard Gray.
Being Henry : the Fonz ... and beyond / Henry Winkler; written with James Kaplan
Bright lights, big Christmas : a novel / Mary Kay Andrews.
Code Red / by Kyle Mills.
Cursed at dawn / Heather Graham.
Dirty thirty / Janet Evanovich.
Do tell : a novel / Lindsay Lynch.
Founding partisans : Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the brawling birth of American politics / H.W. Brands.
From a far and lovely country / Alexander McCall Smith.
Good bad girl / Alice Feeney.
Good night, Irene : a novel / Luis Alberto Urrea.
Home sweet Christmas / Susan Mallery.
Knowing you / Tracie Peterson.
Let us descend : a novel / Jesmyn Ward.
Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen.
Resurrection walk / Michael Connelly.
Roman stories / Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by the author with Todd Portnowitz.
Santa & company / Fern Michaels.
Second act : a novel / Danielle Steel.
Secrets in the dark / Heather Graham.
Teddy and Booker T. : how two American icons blazed a path for racial equality / Brian Kilmeade.
The armor of light / Ken Follett.
The burnout : a novel / Sophie Kinsella.
The edge / David Baldacci.
The exchange : after The Firm / John Grisham.
The hidden one / Linda Castillo.
The invisible hour / Alice Hoffman.
The little liar : a novel / Mitch Albom.
The raging storm / Ann Cleeves.
The traitor among us / Anne Perry.
Tom Clancy weapons grade / Don Bentley.
Traitors gate / Jeffrey Archer.
Wildflower Falls / Denise Hunter.
Wreck the halls : a novel / Tessa Bailey.

Celebrating the Life of David Rosendorf - August 2023

All the time in the world / John Gierach ; art by Glenn Wolff.
How golf can save your life / Drew Millard.
Making camp : a visual history of camping's most essential items & activities / Martin Hogue.
Tent life : an inspirational guide to camping and outdoor living / Sebastian Antonio Santabarbara.

In Celebration of Noelle Amaya - August 2023

For the love of community engagement : insights from a personal expedition to inspire better public participation / Becky Hirst ; with a foreword by Wendy Sarkissian.

In Celebration of Outgoing Friends of McMinnville Public Library Board Members - Summer 2023

Mark Gorrie

A second chance for yesterday / R.A. Sinn.
Counterweight / Djuna ; translated from the Korean by Anton Hur.
Emergent properties / Aimee Ogden.
Starter villain / John Scalzi.
The book of witches / edited by Jonathan Strahan ; illustrated by Alyssa Winans.
The shadow speaker / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu.

Mike Freeman

Edison's ghosts : the untold weirdness of history's greatest geniuses / Katie Spalding.
Fire and rain : Nixon, Kissinger, and the wars in Southeast Asia / Carolyn Woods Eisenberg.
On savage shores : how indigenous Americans discovered Europe / Caroline Dodds Pennock.
To the end of the earth : the US Army and the downfall of Japan, 1945 / John C. McManus.

Quince Mabry

Global Unitive Healing : Integral Skills for Personal and Collective Transformation / Elane Mustakova ; foreword by Ken Wilber, founder The Integral Vision ; afterword by Claudia Welss, chairman, Institute of Noetic Sciences.
Grace and grit : a love story / Ken Wilber.
Sex, ecology, spirituality : the spirit of evolution / Ken Wilber.
The Count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction by Umberto Eco ; translation revised by Peter Washington.
The religion of tomorrow : a vision for the future of the great traditions--more inclusive, more comprehensive, more complete / Ken Wilber.
This is water : some thoughts, delivered on a significant occasion about living a compassionate life / David Foster Wallace.

In Celebration of Eva Martin Higgins - May 2023

Americana portrait sessions / [photographs by] Jeff Fasano ; foreword by Mary Gauthier ; introduction by Edd Hurt.
Americanaland : where Country & Western met Rock 'n' Roll / John Milward ; portraits by Margie Greve.
Making tracks : a record producer's Southern roots music journey / Scott Billington ; foreword by Peter Guralnick.

Celebrating the Life of Earlyne M. Gibson - May 2023

Epic road trips of Europe : explore Europe's most thrilling driving adventures / editor, Clifton Wilkinson.
Lonely Planet's electric vehicle road trips. Europe.
Lonely Planet's epic bike rides of Europe : explore the continent's most thrilling cycling routes.
Lonely Planet's gourmet trails : Europe.
Lonely Planet's guide to train travel in Europe : plan sustainable and stress-free journeys throughout Europe / [written by Tom Hall, Imogen Hall and Oliver Smith].
Lonely Planet's where to go when. Europe : the ultimate trip planner for every month of the year / written by Sarah Baxter & Paul Bloomfield.
Under the stars. Europe : the best campsites, cabins, glamping and wild camping in 22 countries / [written by Kerry Walker & Luke Waterson ; contribution from Jordana Manchester].
Wine trails Europe : plan 40 perfect weekends in wine country / editors, Dora Ball, Monica Woods ; cartographer, Wayne Murphy.

Celebrating the Life of Daisy Jo Shaw Crossgrove - May 2023

Amigurumi made easy : 16 straightforward animal crochet patterns / Mariska Vos-Bolman ; photography, Sophie Peirsman.
Fair Isle knitting : 22 traditional patterns from where the Atlantic meets the North Sea / Carina Olsson.

Celebrating the Life of Frances Jacob - May 2023

A year in the edible garden : a month-by-month guide to growing and harvesting vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers / Sarah Raven ; photographs by Jonathan Buckley.

Celebrating the Life of Douglas Rasmussen - April 2023

Geopedia : a brief compendium of geologic curiosities / Marcia Bjornerud ; illustrations by Haley Hagerman.
Rockhounding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, & More / Jim Sutton.
Rocks, minerals & geology of the Pacific Northwest / Leslie Moclock & Jacob Selander.

Celebrating the Life of Roz Turner - March 2023

A Land of Books : Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters / Duncan Tonatiuh.
A Monster Is Eating This Book / words, Karen Kilpatrick ; pictures Germán Blanco.
A Place to Call Home / Lauren Castillo.
A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress : The Story of Jeannette Rankin / Gretchen Woelfle ; illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon.
A Thing Called Snow / Yuval Zommer.
Abuela's Super Capa / written by Ana Siqueira ; illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
Alone Like Me / Rebecca Evans.
An American Story / Kwame Alexander ; art by Dare Coulter.
Apple and Magnolia / Laura Gehl and Patricia Metola.
Big Red Barn / Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Felicia Bond.
Blue Bison Needs a Haircut / written by Scott Rothman ; illustrated by Pete Oswald.
Blurp's Book of Manners / Cindy Derby.
Counting to Bananas : A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book / words by Carrie Tillotson ; pictures by Estrela Lourenço.
Dragon Noodle Party : a Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals / by Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Paula Pang.
Every Dog in the Neighborhood / by Philip C Stead ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell.
Everything in Its Place : A Story of Books and Belonging / by Pauline David-Sax ; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.
Finding Papa / by Angela Pham Krans ; illustrated by Thi Bui.
Firsts & Lasts : the Changing Seasons / Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Clover Robin.
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! / Brian Pinkney.
Hot Dog / Doug Salati.
I Forgive Alex : A Simple Story About Understanding / by KerascoÃ«t.
Just Like Grandma / by Kim Rogers ; illustrated by Julie Flett.
Kapaemahu / by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson ; illustrated by Daniel Sousa.
Milo + Niko / art + story by D. Guzman.
Moose, Goose, and Mouse / Mordicai Gerstein ; illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and Jeff Mack.
Nell Plants a Tree / Anne Wynter ; illustrated by Daniel Miyares.
No Snowball! / Isabella Kung.
Odder / Katherine Applegate ; with illustrations by Charles Santoso.
Once Upon a Book / by Grace Lin and Kate Messner ; illustrated by Grace Lin.
Only the Trees Know / written by Jane Whittingham ; illustrated by Cinyee Chiu.
Pigeon & Cat / Edward Hemingway.
Polar Bear / Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Eric Rohmann.
Professor Goose Debunks Goldilocks and the Three Bears / written by Paulette Bourgeois ; illustrated by Alex G. Griffiths.
Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear / Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec.
The Gentle Genius of Trees / Philip Bunting.
The Little Snowplow / Lora Koehler ; illustrated by Jake Parker.
This Story Is Not About a Kitten / written by Randall de Séve ; illustrated by Carson Ellis.
Welcome to the World / Julia Donaldson ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
When Sea Becomes Sky / Gillian McDunn ; [illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As]
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky : A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home / Zahra Marwan.
Yellow Butterfly : A Story From Ukraine / Oleksandr Shatokhin.
You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce! : The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce / by Chiquita Mullins Lee and Carmella Van Vleet ; illustrated by Jennifer Mack-Watkins.

Celebrating the Life of Rosemary Crowder – February 2023

Cut flower growing : a beginner's guide to planning, planting and styling cut flowers, whatever your space / Marianne Slater.
Flower gardening for beginners : a guide to growing and maintaining a cut flower garden / Amy Barene ; illustrations by Liam O'Farrell.

Celebrating the Life of Betty Mills – January 2023

A double dose of love / Kathleen Fuller.
Forged in love / Mary Connealy.

Celebrating the Life of Betty Koontz Clark – January 2023

All aboard the schooltrain : a little story from the Great Migration / by Glenda Armand ; illustrated by Keisha Morris.
Bad drawer / by Seth Fishman ; illustrations by Jessixa Bagley, Armand Baltazar, Anna Bond, Seth Fishman, Travis Foster, Jessica Hische, Tillie Walden, and Ethan Young.
Battle of the books / written by Melanie Ellsworth ; art by James Rey Sanchez.
Elephants remember : a true story / Jennifer O'Connell.
Fire Chief Fran / Linda Ashman ; illustrations by Nancy Carpenter.
My poet / by Patricia MacLachlan ; pictures by Jen Hill.
Playtime for restless rascals / words by Nikki Grimes ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.
The Great Zapfino / Barnett & Frazee.
Why humans build up : the rise of towers, temples and skyscrapers / Gregor Craigie ; illustrated by Kathleen Fu.

Celebrating the Life of Myrtle Alice (Mickey) Howard – Winter 2022

Celebrating the Life of Marianne Dunstan McClellan – Winter 2022

The complete book of ground covers : 4000 plants that reduce maintenance, control erosion, and beautify the landscape / Gary Lewis.

In Celebration of Kelsey Davison - Winter 2022

A beginner's guide to being human / by Matt Forrest Esenwine ; illustrations by André Ceolin.
Blob / Anne Appert.
Kindergarten : where kindness matters every day / words by Vera Ahiyya ; pictures by Joey Chou.
The school of failure : a story about success / written by Rosie J. Pova ; illustrated by Monika Filipina.
The smallest girl in the smallest grade / written by Justin Roberts ; illustrated by Christian Robinson.