Come create a “low stress ball” in community with your neighbors. No special skill required. Bring your own sharp scissors if you have them!

Hosted by Kenton local, mixed media artist, book maker & improvisational fiber artist Molly Kovaka @mokovax_artist. $15 material fee. Please reach out if fee is a barrier to participation!

Free event! Please register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

Free to attend! Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com.

Bring your zine or collage project to work on! This is a casual hangout with snacks and drinks provided. We’ll have plenty of materials if you want to start a new project. No experience required.

Calling all literary single hotties! Alone this Valentine’s Day? No you’re not! Come pick out a $15 blind date with a book and join us for Silent Reading Hours from 12-6pm (or take your book home or on a date!). Each book comes with a mini dried floral bouquet from Backyard Bannan. All books lovingly picked out with Sierra from North Portland Queer Book Club.

This event is cancelled for illness! Stay tuned for the next crafting night with Carrot Flower Creative.

Join Tiny Deer Studio or a fun little charm party on Friday, February 6th from 6pm to 8pm!

Jessica will provide a ton of acrylic charms that she designed and cut in her Portland studio, along with various jewelry findings and tools, to allow you to make your own: 

• Hook Earrings

• Stud Earrings

• Bag Charms/Keychains

• Necklaces

• Zipper Pulls

• Suncatchers (larger charms!)

With Jessica’s guidance, you can make whatever you want during this 2-hour gathering! Most folks make at least one bag charm and one pair of earrings, but this varies based on how complex you choose to make your goodies. You can even take some charms home to play with in the end!

Light snacks and fizzy drinks will be provided. 

Join us for a cozy story time with cocoa for kids and coffee for parents. We’ll be reading The Old Sleigh and then have free play time with magnatiles, blocks, and animal figures.

RSVP by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

Details coming soon!

Join our monthly native plants group for a discussion on natives & non-natives, usually with plant swapping or identification! This is a casual group and open to all community members. FREE!

Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

CANCELLED FOR JANUARY! Danielle is sick and can’t host. Feel free to drop by the shop from 4-6pm if you’d still like to make things in the community room. Bookstore Helper Extraordinaire Sarah will be there running the shop!

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A free monthly meet-up! No experience required. This is a friendly crew of 10-15 folks all working on their zines, collages, comics, or other art / hand crafts. Light snacks and drinks are usually provided! Feel free to bring whatever you need to be cozy.

Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

Learn more here: https://www.greenflamecommunity.com/circles

This month, the group will gather to explore winter's wisdom: rage as catalyst and rest as transformation. Through reflection and conversation, we'll alchemize anger into clarity, boundaries, and reclaimed power. What looks dormant is changing at the root. Bring it all.

Everyone's favorite baker August and their lovely partner Riley will be back for their monthly bakery pop-up! Cookies, scones, muffins, bread...each item is lovingly made and so, so tasty. Menu posted soon HERE. 

Join us for stories and fun with children's book expert, Madeline! Best for ages 3-6 but open to all. We are a very flexible bunch, with lots of space and support for movement, noise, and getting wiggles out. Every child who attends gets to pick out a free children's book this month! Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com.

This month's plants are oaxlis and sedges and folks are encouraged to bring seeds to swap so you can kickstart your 2026 garden planning. Hosted by your neighbors and free and open to all. Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com. 

Get a jump start on your 2026 vision board, finish that zine you've been meaning to make, or bring your holiday crafts to finish up...we're not picky! Light snacks and drinks provided. Free and open to all skill levels. Register by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com.

Shop small on Denver Ave this holiday season! All your favorite small businesses will be participating in an after-hours sip & shop. Second Shapes Bookstore will have N/A and family friendly sipping options!

Join us for an all-ages, all-skill levels creative workshop with Sandra from Carrot Flower Creative! She'll have Sculpey and all kinds of fun materials for you to get crafty with in community. $15-$35 sliding scale / free for community members of Pacific Refugee Support Group.

This month's read is A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. Finishing the book is not necessary to attending, just a love for queer writing and good company. Learn more about North Portland Queer Book Club HERE.

Join us for #SmallBusinessSaturday on November 29! We’ll be open 11am-6pm.

11am: Story & Play Time with Madeline

12pm - sold out: Bisl Bakery Babka Pop-Up

All day: $5 and under book cart! Stocked free cart! $1 book boxes!

We’re closed on Thanksgiving Day! Join us instead on Small Business Saturday, 11/29 from 11am-6pm. We’ll be donating a portion of sales that day to local native-owned businesses and organizations in Kenton.

Join us on Tuesday, 11/25 from 10am-12pm for a comic workshop for youth ages 8-12! Edie (they/them) is an incredible facilitator for all skill levels.

All supplies included. Capped at 10 participants.

No one turned away! Please email hello@secondshapesbookstore.com if you'd like to register for less than $25.

Join us on Sun. 11/23 at 11am for an autumnal dried flower arranging workshop with Eva from Backyard Bannan!

Every participant will leave with their own decorated pumpkin centerpiece.

Sliding scale, $35-$55.

New reoccurring time alert! Our Monthly Zine & Collage Night is now the third Thursday of each month from 6-8pm.

Free to attend, register to come by emailing hello@secondshapesbookstore.com

Many supplies provided! The vibe is 15-20 folks chatting, laughing, making zines, trading materials, and eating snacks together.

Masks encouraged, HVAC with MERV 12 filtration system running on high.