Storytime
Storytimes begin after Labor Day.
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days, September 5-December 15
Clallam Bay Branch Library: monthly, September 28-November 30
Forks Branch Library: weekly, September 8-December 15
Sequim Branch Library: weekly, September 5-October 31
Bad Art Night
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, October 3, 4:30-6pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, November 6, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? This program is for you. Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
¿Le gusta el arte, pero no se considera un artista? Este programa es para usted. Unase a NOLS para crear algo imperfecto o simplemente MALO, ¡todo por diversión! Materiales proporcionados.
Ink-tober with Clallam County Poet Laureate
Daily throughout October
Use a daily prompt – provided by Jaiden Dokken – as your inspiration to write (or draw) every day in October.
Book Magic: A Book Club for Tweens
Sequim School District Office, 503 N. Sequim Ave.
First Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 4
Are you a fan of magic, dragons, supernatural creatures, and multiverses? This book club is for you! Book Magic is for tweens in grades 4-7. Pick up the book at the Sequim Branch Library, then chat about it and do a themed craft or activity at the Sequim School District Office.
Solar Eclipse STEAM Stations
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Wednesday, October 4, 1-3pm
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, October 7, 3-4pm
Kids in grades K-7 can drop in to learn more about eclipses and space science. Experiment with hands-on science and art activities, and take home a pair of eclipse glasses!
Game Lounge
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: October 6
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: October 12
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Build It! with LEGO
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 7
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 18
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: October 21
Creative building and storytelling with LEGO bricks for kids!
3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading
Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:30pm
ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, Port Angeles campus
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through poetry by Native poets! An open mic for Native poets will follow the featured reader for the evening, Washington State Poet Laureate, Arianne True.
Celtic Harp Workshops and Concerts
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, October 10, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Olympic Theatre Arts Center, Sequim: Wednesday, October 11, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Enjoy a day of musical activities! Register for the workshop Hands-on-Harps with Lisa Lynne. Attend the free concert Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter.
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – April
Next Event Date: October 11
Sequim School District Office: 503 N. Sequim Ave.
Second Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – December
Next Event Date: October 12
Kids Book Club is for students in grades 1-3 and their caregivers! A different book will be discussed and an activity based on the book will be provided each month.
Poetry Write-In
Olympic Cellars, 255410 Highway 101, Port Angeles
Sunday, October 15, 3-5pm
Hosted by Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken, with live music by Ginny Holladay.
Sip wine, listen to live music, and write poetry! Work on your craft alongside other folks. Bring your drafts, or start something new!
Family Movie Matinee
October 2023 - January 2024
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: October 27
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Battle of the Books
November 2023 – March 2024
Battle of the Books is a 4th grade book group program with NOLS and schools in Clallam County. Read books and discuss them with librarians, then compete in a final trivia competition against other schools. Each participant will receive free books!
BeTween Books & Crafts: Grades 4-7
November 2023 – April 2024
Port Angeles Main Library: First Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: November 2
This low-key book club is for tweens! Talk about books, make friends, eat snacks and get crafty.
Little Hands Art
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, December 22, 9:30-10:30am or 11am-12pm
Get messy while exploring art and play! Sensory art encourages learning through curiosity, creativity, and tactile engagement. Little Hands Art is for kids ages 5 and younger along with their caregivers.
Guaranteed No-Waiting eBooks: Social and Emotional Learning titles for Youth
July 19, 2023 – June 30, 2025
Over 50 eBooks and eAudiobooks for younger readers and parents on topics like empathy, kindness, and confidence — no waiting.
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!
Take A Poem & Leave A Poem
Ongoing, 2023
Hurricane Coffee, 104 W Washington St, Sequim
Take a poem and leave a poem at this creative space designed with Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken.
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!
Storytime
Storytimes begin after Labor Day.
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days, September 5-December 15
Clallam Bay Branch Library: monthly, September 28-November 30
Forks Branch Library: weekly, September 8-December 15
Sequim Branch Library: weekly, September 5-October 31
Ink-tober with Clallam County Poet Laureate
Daily throughout October
Use a daily prompt – provided by Jaiden Dokken – as your inspiration to write (or draw) every day in October.
Build It! with LEGO
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 7
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 18
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: October 21
Creative building and storytelling with LEGO bricks for kids!
3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading
Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:30pm
ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, Port Angeles campus
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through poetry by Native poets! An open mic for Native poets will follow the featured reader for the evening, Washington State Poet Laureate, Arianne True.
Celtic Harp Workshops and Concerts
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, October 10, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Olympic Theatre Arts Center, Sequim: Wednesday, October 11, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Enjoy a day of musical activities! Register for the workshop Hands-on-Harps with Lisa Lynne. Attend the free concert Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter.
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – April
Next Event Date: October 11
Sequim School District Office: 503 N. Sequim Ave.
Second Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – December
Next Event Date: October 12
Kids Book Club is for students in grades 1-3 and their caregivers! A different book will be discussed and an activity based on the book will be provided each month.
Poetry Write-In
Olympic Cellars, 255410 Highway 101, Port Angeles
Sunday, October 15, 3-5pm
Hosted by Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken, with live music by Ginny Holladay.
Sip wine, listen to live music, and write poetry! Work on your craft alongside other folks. Bring your drafts, or start something new!
Battle of the Books
November 2023 – March 2024
Battle of the Books is a 4th grade book group program with NOLS and schools in Clallam County. Read books and discuss them with librarians, then compete in a final trivia competition against other schools. Each participant will receive free books!
BeTween Books & Crafts: Grades 4-7
November 2023 – April 2024
Port Angeles Main Library: First Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: November 2
This low-key book club is for tweens! Talk about books, make friends, eat snacks and get crafty.
Little Hands Art
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, December 22, 9:30-10:30am or 11am-12pm
Get messy while exploring art and play! Sensory art encourages learning through curiosity, creativity, and tactile engagement. Little Hands Art is for kids ages 5 and younger along with their caregivers.
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!
Take A Poem & Leave A Poem
Ongoing, 2023
Hurricane Coffee, 104 W Washington St, Sequim
Take a poem and leave a poem at this creative space designed with Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken.
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!
Storytime
Storytimes begin after Labor Day.
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days, September 5-December 15
Clallam Bay Branch Library: monthly, September 28-November 30
Forks Branch Library: weekly, September 8-December 15
Sequim Branch Library: weekly, September 5-October 31
Ink-tober with Clallam County Poet Laureate
Daily throughout October
Use a daily prompt – provided by Jaiden Dokken – as your inspiration to write (or draw) every day in October.
Book Magic: A Book Club for Tweens
Sequim School District Office, 503 N. Sequim Ave.
First Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 4
Are you a fan of magic, dragons, supernatural creatures, and multiverses? This book club is for you! Book Magic is for tweens in grades 4-7. Pick up the book at the Sequim Branch Library, then chat about it and do a themed craft or activity at the Sequim School District Office.
Solar Eclipse STEAM Stations
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Wednesday, October 4, 1-3pm
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, October 7, 3-4pm
Kids in grades K-7 can drop in to learn more about eclipses and space science. Experiment with hands-on science and art activities, and take home a pair of eclipse glasses!
3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading
Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:30pm
ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, Port Angeles campus
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through poetry by Native poets! An open mic for Native poets will follow the featured reader for the evening, Washington State Poet Laureate, Arianne True.
Celtic Harp Workshops and Concerts
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, October 10, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Olympic Theatre Arts Center, Sequim: Wednesday, October 11, workshop 1:00-2:15pm, and concert 6:00-7:15pm.
Enjoy a day of musical activities! Register for the workshop Hands-on-Harps with Lisa Lynne. Attend the free concert Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter.
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – April
Next Event Date: October 11
Sequim School District Office: 503 N. Sequim Ave.
Second Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm, October – December
Next Event Date: October 12
Kids Book Club is for students in grades 1-3 and their caregivers! A different book will be discussed and an activity based on the book will be provided each month.
Poetry Write-In
Olympic Cellars, 255410 Highway 101, Port Angeles
Sunday, October 15, 3-5pm
Hosted by Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken, with live music by Ginny Holladay.
Sip wine, listen to live music, and write poetry! Work on your craft alongside other folks. Bring your drafts, or start something new!
Battle of the Books
November 2023 – March 2024
Battle of the Books is a 4th grade book group program with NOLS and schools in Clallam County. Read books and discuss them with librarians, then compete in a final trivia competition against other schools. Each participant will receive free books!
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!
Take A Poem & Leave A Poem
Ongoing, 2023
Hurricane Coffee, 104 W Washington St, Sequim
Take a poem and leave a poem at this creative space designed with Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken.
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!
Bad Art Night
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, October 3, 4:30-6pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, November 6, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? This program is for you. Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
¿Le gusta el arte, pero no se considera un artista? Este programa es para usted. Unase a NOLS para crear algo imperfecto o simplemente MALO, ¡todo por diversión! Materiales proporcionados.
Ink-tober with Clallam County Poet Laureate
Daily throughout October
Use a daily prompt – provided by Jaiden Dokken – as your inspiration to write (or draw) every day in October.
Solar Eclipse STEAM Stations
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Wednesday, October 4, 1-3pm
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, October 7, 3-4pm
Kids in grades K-7 can drop in to learn more about eclipses and space science. Experiment with hands-on science and art activities, and take home a pair of eclipse glasses!
Game Lounge
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: October 6
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: October 12
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Build It! with LEGO
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 7
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 18
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: October 21
Creative building and storytelling with LEGO bricks for kids!
3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading
Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:30pm
ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, Port Angeles campus
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through poetry by Native poets! An open mic for Native poets will follow the featured reader for the evening, Washington State Poet Laureate, Arianne True.
Battle of the Books
November 2023 – March 2024
Battle of the Books is a 4th grade book group program with NOLS and schools in Clallam County. Read books and discuss them with librarians, then compete in a final trivia competition against other schools. Each participant will receive free books!
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!
Take A Poem & Leave A Poem
Ongoing, 2023
Hurricane Coffee, 104 W Washington St, Sequim
Take a poem and leave a poem at this creative space designed with Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken.
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!
Storytime
Storytimes begin after Labor Day.
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days, September 5-December 15
Clallam Bay Branch Library: monthly, September 28-November 30
Forks Branch Library: weekly, September 8-December 15
Sequim Branch Library: weekly, September 5-October 31
Bad Art Night
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, October 3, 4:30-6pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, November 6, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? This program is for you. Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
¿Le gusta el arte, pero no se considera un artista? Este programa es para usted. Unase a NOLS para crear algo imperfecto o simplemente MALO, ¡todo por diversión! Materiales proporcionados.
Ink-tober with Clallam County Poet Laureate
Daily throughout October
Use a daily prompt – provided by Jaiden Dokken – as your inspiration to write (or draw) every day in October.
Solar Eclipse STEAM Stations
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Wednesday, October 4, 1-3pm
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, October 7, 3-4pm
Kids in grades K-7 can drop in to learn more about eclipses and space science. Experiment with hands-on science and art activities, and take home a pair of eclipse glasses!
Game Lounge
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: October 6
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: October 12
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Build It! with LEGO
October 2023 – April 2024
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 7
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: October 18
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: October 21
Creative building and storytelling with LEGO bricks for kids!
3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading
Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:30pm
ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, Port Angeles campus
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through poetry by Native poets! An open mic for Native poets will follow the featured reader for the evening, Washington State Poet Laureate, Arianne True.
Family Movie Matinee
October 2023 - January 2024
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: October 27
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Battle of the Books
November 2023 – March 2024
Battle of the Books is a 4th grade book group program with NOLS and schools in Clallam County. Read books and discuss them with librarians, then compete in a final trivia competition against other schools. Each participant will receive free books!
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!
Take A Poem & Leave A Poem
Ongoing, 2023
Hurricane Coffee, 104 W Washington St, Sequim
Take a poem and leave a poem at this creative space designed with Clallam County Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken.
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!