Storytime
Weekly, September – December
Young children and their caregivers will find engaging songs, rhymes, and stories at weekly Storytime at the Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim Branch Libraries.
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964 / Cosecha Amarga Cosecha Dulce: El programa Bracero
October 1-13 at the Port Angeles Main Library
October 17-31 at the Clallam Bay Branch Library
A bilingual Smithsonian traveling poster exhibition explores the little-known story of the Bracero Program, the largest guest worker program in U.S. history, when millions of Mexican men came to the U.S. on short-term labor contracts.
La exposición de carteles de la Smithsonian explora la historia poco conocida de los antecedentes del programa de trabajadores invitados más grande de los EE. UU, cuando millones de hombres mexicanos vinieron a los Estados Unidos por contratos laborales de corto plazo
Resilience Month: Bridging Us Together
Throughout the month of October
Clallam Resilience Project, NOLS and other community partners teamed up to offer events and activities focused on building knowledge, skills, connection, and resilience.
Game Day – Clallam Bay & Forks
Wednesday, October 5, 3pm at the Forks Branch Library
Thursday, October 6, 3pm at the Clallam Bay Branch Library
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, and puzzles each month at the Clallam Bay and Forks Branch Libraries.
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3 – Port Angeles
Port Angeles Main Library
Book available for pick up beginning Wednesday, September 14.
Discussion on Wednesday, October 12, 3:30-4:15pm.
Kids Book Club is for students in the 1st-3rd grades and their caregivers! A different book will be discussed and an activity based on the book will be provided at the Port Angeles Main Library each month.
Build It! – Forks & Port Angeles
Saturday, October 15, 10am-12pm at the Port Angeles Main Library
Stop by to create and play each month! Kids will be encouraged to let their imaginations run free while they construct their own creations using LEGO® bricks.
Fostering Readers – Sequim
Saturday, October 15, 3-4pm at the Sequim Branch Library
Fostering Readers creates joyful experiences for kids in K-3rd grades who are learning how to read by themselves. Kids can listen to a read aloud, do arts and crafts activities, talk about stories, and choose Library books.
Día de Culturas – Celebrando la Diversidad Latinoamericana
Saturday, October 15, 3-7pm at Peninsula College, Forks Campus
Únase con nosotros para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con un evento comunitario.
Come join a community event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Day of the Dead – Tin Box Diorama/Día de los Muertos – Diorama de Lata
Take & Make kit available Monday, October 17, at all NOLS locations
El Día de los Muertos es una tradición de México y parte de los Estados Unidos en la que se honra y se recuerda a amigos y familiares que ya han fallecido.
Day of the Dead, or el Día de los Muertos, is a traditional holiday observed throughout Mexico and parts of the United States, which honors and remembers friends and family members who have passed on.
Art Afternoon – Clallam Bay
Thursday, October 20, 3-4pm at the Clallam Bay Branch Library
All ages are invited to Art Afternoon. We’ll make a new project together each month on third Thursdays! This month enjoy a relaxing and fun session of detailed coloring.
Family Movie – Clallam Bay & Forks
Thursday, October 27, 3-5pm at the Clallam Bay Branch Library
Saturday, October 29, 3-5pm at the Forks Branch Library
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library and create a craft.
Todo el Mundo Lee: títulos en español para lectores jóvenes
Everybody Reads: Spanish Titles for Young Readers
Guaranteed no-waiting
¡Casi 70 libros electrónicos y libros de audio electrónicos para niños ahora están disponibles en español sin esperas!
Nearly 70 eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids are now available in Spanish with no waiting!
Guaranteed No-Waiting eBooks: Social and Emotional Learning titles for Youth
July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
The Social and Emotional Learning collection with over 50 eBooks and eAudiobooks for young readers, parents, and educators is now available with no waiting through OverDrive with your library card!
No Wait – Everyone Reads! eBooks and eAudiobooks
Guaranteed no-waiting
260+ eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids, teens, and classics readers are now available with no waiting through OverDrive. These materials are always available for checkout. No holds needed!
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Receive free books, monthly by mail!
Every child under the age of five in Clallam County is qualified to receive a book by mail, at no cost to their families, every month until their fifth birthday. Sign up your child today!
Clallam County Writes: Community Journals
Borrow a themed community journal and add your own story!
Check out a themed journals to see what others in the community have written or drawn. Add your own creative energy, then return it for the next person to enjoy!