News Releases 2022

December 29, 2022 – Sing along with the mellow tunes of Paper Tooth for a calming evening concert to enjoy with your family before bedtime. Free performances will be hosted at three branches of the North Olympic Library System (NOLS).
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December 28, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. The Wednesday Evening group will meet in person in Port Angeles, and the Second Saturday group will meet in person in Sequim. The other groups will meet on Zoom. Registration is not required. Learn more and access Zoom links at nols.org/book-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance).
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December 28, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is inviting teens in 7th-12th grades to join the Teen Advisory Board, and help shape their library. Members of the Teen Advisory Board will gain leadership skills while collaborating with library staff and peers from around the county to plan teen events and help make the library a fun, supportive, and engaging place for teens.
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December 22, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to offer Storytime at all four branches, January through April. Storytime features stories, music, rhymes, and plenty of movement and fun! Activities such as talking, reading, playing, and singing all play an important role in early childhood development.
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December 7, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is extending its monthly Build It! program through April — continuing the program at the Port Angeles Main Library, expanding drop-in hours at the Forks Branch, and adding the program at the Clallam Bay Branch. Kids can let their imaginations run free while they construct their own creations using LEGO® bricks. Participants are encouraged to write a story about their creation, which will be photographed during the program.
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November 29, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to announce the next three books for Kids Book Club, a monthly program for students in Grades 1-3 and their caregivers. Kids will read the book on their own and then join Library staff for a lively discussion at the Port Angeles Main Library. An activity based on the book will be provided.
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November 25, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. The Wednesday Evening group will meet in person in Port Angeles. The other groups will meet on Zoom in December.
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November 23, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is continuing to offer the Teen Board Game and Art Night series at the Sequim Branch Library from 6-7:30pm on the second Friday of each month through April. The program dates are December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, and April 14.
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November 22, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults. This program explores Intentional Aging topics and practices through book discussions, activities, presenters, and more. Meetings are held on Zoom at 11am on the third Tuesday of every month.
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November 22, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is hosting Winter Break STEAM Stations geared toward elementary school students on Wednesday, December 21, from 3-4pm at the Forks Branch Library, and on Thursday, December 22, from 3-4pm at the Clallam Bay Branch Library.
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November 2, 2022 – Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series is hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) on Zoom. The free talks begin at 7pm on the second Tuesday of each month from November through April.
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October 19, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is hosting a timed Jigsaw Puzzle Contest at the Port Angeles Main Library on Saturday, November 12, beginning at 10am sharp. Puzzle teams of up to four people will be provided with a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle to complete by noon.
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October 19, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is celebrating National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November with a series of “Come Write In” sessions to help writers build community, make progress on a novel, or write for fun.
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October 18, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. The Wednesday Evening group will meet in person in Port Angeles. The other groups will meet on Zoom.
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October 17, 2022 – APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN. Clallam County and the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) are now accepting online applications at nols.org/poet for the first Clallam County Poet Laureate position. Poets age 18 and over who reside in Clallam County and have a passion for bringing poetry to their community are invited to apply for the inaugural position.
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October 14, 2022 – Join the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) for fun trivia nights on Zoom! Play on your own or make a team. Sign up at www.nols.org/trivia to receive the Zoom link and information for team play. “Trivia Nights @ NOLS” is held on the final Friday of each month at 6:30pm. Join one or all!
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October 10, 2022 – North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join readers around the world during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From November 2-16, booklovers can access an eBook or eAudiobook of Darcie Little Badger’s Indigenous fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, with no waitlists or holds, and can participate in an online discussion.
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October 7, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) network will be down for planned maintenance overnight on Monday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 11. NOLS website, catalog, databases and Wi-Fi will be unavailable beginning at 7pm both nights and will be back in operation by 6am each following day.
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October 5, 2022 – Fourth grade students throughout Clallam County are invited to participate in Battle of the Books for the 2022-23 school year. Battle of the Books is a collaborative project between the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and schools in Clallam County, including homeschool programs.
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September 29, 2022 – El North Olympic Library System (NOLS), Artmaranth y la Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts (JFFA) están colaborando para celebrar el Día de los Muertos, 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. Esta celebración es una práctica que une a todo México y que se basa en tradiciones indígenas combinadas con influencias europeas.
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September 29, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts (JFFA) are collaborating to celebrate the Day of the Dead – el Día de Muertos or Día de los Muertos in Spanish – a traditional holiday observed throughout Mexico and parts of the United States, which honors and remembers friends and family members who have passed on. This holiday is a unifying national practice in Mexico based on Indigenous traditions combined with European influences.
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September 26, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults. This program explores Intentional Aging topics and practices through book discussions, activities, presenters, and more. Meetings are held on Zoom at 11am on the third Tuesday of every month. Attending monthly is encouraged, but all are welcome to join any meeting.
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September 22, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. The Wednesday Evening group will meet in person in Port Angeles. The other groups will meet on Zoom.
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September 20, 2022 – All North Olympic Library System (NOLS) branches will be closed on Thursday, September 29, to allow staff to attend an in-service training day. All NOLS branches will reopen on Friday, September 30, for regular library services.
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September 16, 2022 – Need something to read on your commute? The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) has partnered with Clallam Transit System to offer the Read & Ride program again. It’s easy – just grab a book while you’re on the bus!
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September 15, 2022 – El North Olympic Library System (NOLS) está honrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latinx con una exposición de carteles, una visita de autor para estudiantes y un evento de alcance comunitario.
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September 15, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is honoring Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month with a poster exhibition, an author visit for students, and a community outreach event.
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September 15, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is working to renovate and expand the Sequim Branch Library! When complete, the project will help improve critical infrastructure including ADA-accessible bathrooms, expanded community access to broadband and computers, and create adequate office space and room for educational, cultural and civic events.
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September 14, 2022 – Clallam County and the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) are excited to announce an opportunity to become the first Clallam County Poet Laureate. Poets age 18 and over who reside in Clallam County and have a passion for bringing poetry to their community are invited to apply for the inaugural position.
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September 9, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is hosting the second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading in celebration of poetry created and performed by Native poets of the Olympic Peninsula. Gather in person at ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse on the Port Angeles campus or join live via Zoom on Monday, October 10 from 5:30-6:30pm.
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September 8, 2022 – Join Red Yarn and his barnyard friends at the Library for a frolicking good time and live music! This puppet-dancing, boot-stomping, guitar-strumming performance is sure to keep everyone entertained.
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September 6, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to announce a variety of activities during the month of October in celebration of Resilience Month. The Clallam Resilience Project and NOLS have teamed up with community partners to host events focused on building knowledge, skills, connection, and resilience.
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September 6, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a Kids Book Club for students in 1st-3rd grades and their caregivers. Each month, kids will read the book on their own and then join Library staff for a lively discussion at the Port Angeles Main Library. An activity based on the book will be provided.
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September 1, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a new literacy program called Fostering Readers, designed to keep children excited about reading as they learn how to read by themselves. Students in K-3rd grades and caregivers can come to the Sequim Branch Library from 3-4pm on the third Saturday of each month, September 17, October 15 and November 19 to participate.
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September 1, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites people of all ages to a monthly family-friendly movie and craft activity offered September through December at the Clallam Bay and Forks Branch Libraries. The popular PG-rated movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
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August 26, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites people of all ages to a monthly Art Afternoon from 3-4pm on the third Thursday of the month, September through December, at the Clallam Bay Branch Library. All materials are provided to create a new project each month.
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August 16, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites teens in 7th-12th grades to Anime and Manga Club monthly meetups held September through December at the Clallam Bay and Forks Branch Libraries.
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August 24, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to offer Storytime this fall at the Forks and Sequim Branch Libraries and the Port Angeles Main Library. Storytime features stories, music, rhymes, and plenty of movement and fun! Activities such as talking, reading, playing, and singing all play an important role in early childhood development.
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August 18, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults. This program explores Intentional Aging topics and practices through book discussions, activities, presenters, and more. Meetings are held on Zoom at 11am on the third Tuesday of every month.
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August 16, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering monthly Build It! programs at the Forks Branch Library and the Port Angeles Main Library, September-December. Kids can let their imaginations run free while they construct their own creations using LEGO® bricks.
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August 15, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. Second Saturday and Wednesday Evening groups will meet in person outside as noted below, and will move indoors in the case of inclement weather. The other groups will continue to meet on Zoom. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance).
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August 12, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites people of all ages to a monthly Game Day held September through December at the Clallam Bay and Forks Branch Libraries. Participants can bring their own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
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August 11, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and its Teen Advisory Board have designed a new Teen Board Game and Art Night series at the Sequim Branch Library. Students in 7th-12th grade are invited to the Library after-hours from 6 to 7:30pm on the second Friday of the month, September 9, October 14 and December 9. In November, the event moves to the first Friday, November 4 due to Veterans Day.
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August 2, 2022 – Shore Aquatic Center, 225 E 5th St., Port Angeles, has teamed up again with the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) to make a family general admission pool pass available for checkout. Whether going alone or with the whole family, the pass offers library card holders a free and easy way to have fun and get some exercise at the pool.
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July 27, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is delighted to share the artwork that will appear on the exterior of the new Bookmobile, coming this fall. Created by Matthew Fleming, a Sequim-based illustrator and graphic designer, the cheerful artwork captures the excitement at a Bookmobile route stop, with kids racing to pick up more books to read, and people with stacks of books piled high under a hammock, on a park bench, and loaded into a wagon.
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July 26, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) has partnered with SilverKite Community Arts to offer a free mandala drawing workshop on Monday, August 22 at 1:30pm on Zoom. Register at nols.org/mandalas or by calling your local NOLS branch.
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July 22, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a Take and Make: Squishy Soap kit. Beginning Monday, August 1 while supplies last, stop by any NOLS library branch and pick up one free kit per person.
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July 21, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. Second Saturday and Wednesday Evening groups will meet in person outside as noted below, and will move indoors in the case of inclement weather. The other groups will continue to meet on Zoom.
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July 14, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a Take and Make: Solar Oven kit. Beginning Monday, July 18 while supplies last, stop by any NOLS library branch and pick up one free kit per person.
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July 11, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) presents Humanities Washington speaker Eric Wagner for his talk, After the Blast: Mount St. Helens 40 Years Later. The free presentation will be on Facebook Live and Zoom on Wednesday, August 3 at 6:30pm.
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July 8, 2022 – North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join readers around the world during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From July 13 to 27, booklovers can access an eBook or eAudiobook of Audrey Blake’s historical fiction, The Girl in His Shadow, with no waitlists or holds.
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July 1, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) welcomes instructors from Hālau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe to teach about Hawaiian hula. All ages are invited to participate in this 1.5-hour program on Friday, July 15 at 3pm in Forks at Tillicum Park; and on Saturday, July 16 at 10:30am in the courtyard at the Port Angeles Main Library, and 2pm in the field behind the Sequim Branch Library.
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June 30, 2022 – Kids Nature Backpacks filled with fun items to encourage toddlers and preschoolers to explore the natural world are now available for checkout through the North Olympic Library System (NOLS). Each backpack contains a magnifying lens, binoculars, bug net, collection box, cards with nature questions, helpful tips for caregivers, and two children’s books.
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June 30, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. Beginning in July, 2nd Saturday and Wednesday Evening groups will meet in person outside as noted below, and will move indoors in the case of inclement weather. The other groups will continue to meet on Zoom. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance).
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June 29, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is partnering with Feiro Marine Life Center to provide a morning of tidepool exploration. People of all ages are invited to learn about sea stars, anemones, and other treasures of the Salish Sea with educators from Feiro. The event begins at 8am on Friday, July 15, at Slip Point Lighthouse in Clallam Bay.
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June 27, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a Take and Make: Tiny Landscape Painting kit for teens and adults. Beginning Friday, July 1 while supplies last, stop by any NOLS library branch and pick up one supply kit per person.
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June 24, 2022 – Pickleball sets are now available for check out through the North Olympic Library System (NOLS). Each two-player set contains two pickleball paddles, four balls, and information on basic game rules and where to play in Clallam County. Patrons can currently borrow a set for up to seven days, subject to change based on demand.
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June 21, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, author Summer Michaud-Skog will join the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) virtually on Wednesday, July 6 at 6pm to talk about her new book Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability.
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June 17, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is hosting a weekly Discovery Club geared toward kids in grades K-5 and their families and caregivers. From creative writing to art to science, kids will find many ways to have fun, meet new friends, and try new things. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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June 17, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and its Teen Advisory Board have designed three virtual programs for teens this summer.
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June 16, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to announce Summer Storytime as part of the Summer Reading Program. Summer Storytime will be held outdoors June 24-August 6. In Forks, storytime will be held on Saturdays at 10:30am at Tillicum Park. Storytime at the Port Angeles Main Library will be held on Fridays at 10:30am on the lawn outside of the children’s area. Storytime at the Sequim Branch Library will be held on Tuesdays at 10:30am in the field behind the library.
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June 15, 2022 – As part of the Summer Reading Program, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Books & Locations, a new spin on its popular Books & Libations program from years past. Books & Locations pairs unique and amazing North Olympic Peninsula places with book titles matched in tone and mood to each location.
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June 14, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites kids and families to a Summer Reading Program Launch Party at their local library! Learn about safely enjoying the great outdoors with a speaker from Olympic National Park, in a presentation aimed for an elementary school-age audience. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and get a free book to take home.
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June 7, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults. This program explores Intentional Aging topics and practices through book discussions, activities, presenters, and more. Meetings are held on Zoom at 11am on the Third Tuesday of every month.
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June 7, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four virtual Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. All are welcome – join every month or just drop in when you’d like. Registration through nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance) is required to receive the Zoom meeting info.
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June 3, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System challenges everyone in Clallam County to “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” this summer! Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and read – or be read to – daily to earn a limited-edition T-shirt and enter to win prizes. Beginning June 13, pick up a free book, track your reading and participate in free activities all summer.
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May 20, 2022 – On May 24, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will begin using a new catalog to provide a better online experience for its users. During the switch, catalog access may be limited or unavailable the morning of Tuesday, May 24.
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May 19, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) has partnered with SilverKite Community Arts and The Mahogany Project to offer a virtual Juneteenth Celebration and Workshop on Wednesday, June 8 at 10:30am. Register at www.nols.org/juneteenth, or by calling your local NOLS branch, to receive a Zoom link.
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May 18, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites all people to Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June. Pride Month occurs each year in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising in Manhattan. Pride Month is dedicated to uplifting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual voices (LGBTQIA), a celebration and commemoration of LGBTQIA+ culture and history.
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May 16, 2022 – Acclaimed novelist Jamie Ford will join the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) virtually on Saturday, May 21 at 2pm to present Racebending: Adventures in a Bi-Cultural World. Ford will discuss an early example of cultural appropriation and assimilation when his great-grandfather changed his name from Min Chung to William Ford and the generational ripple effect that had on his family.
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April 20, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a series of discussions and an exhibit. Learn about the South Vietnamese Side of the Vietnam War, attend a discussion with author Jamie Ford, or check out a Smithsonian traveling exhibit on an Asian Pacific American Story.
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April 11, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will celebrate el Día del Niño/Children’s Day this April with crafts, games and books! Beginning Monday, April 25, bring your preschool through elementary school-aged children to any NOLS branch to pick up a free Take and Make kit.
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April 7, 2022 – North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join readers around the world during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From April 4-18, booklovers can enjoy reading or listening to Questlove’s thought-provoking Music is History, as an eBook or eAudiobook with no waitlists or holds.
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April 6, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is partnering with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library and the North Olympic Land Trust to celebrate Earth Day with a series of exciting programs for families and kids!
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March 25, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four virtual Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. All are welcome— join every month or just drop in when you’d like. Registration through nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance) is required to receive the Zoom meeting info.
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March 24, 2022 – This spring the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is teaming up with Olympic National Park to offer the annual Poetry Walks. This year’s program will begin April 1 and continue through May 31, and features inspiring poetry along five dazzling trails in Olympic National Park.
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March 23, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to announce the return of the Rain or Shine! Outdoor Storytime series. These outdoor storytimes will be held April 1, 2022 through May 31, 2022. In Forks, Storytimes will be held on Fridays at 10:30am at Tillicum Park. Storytimes at the Port Angeles Main Library will be held on Fridays at 10:30am on the lawn outside of the children’s area. Storytimes at the Sequim Branch Library will be held on Tuesdays at 10:30am in the field behind the library.
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March 21, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) has partnered with SilverKite Community Arts to offer a virtual Introduction to Collage Art on Saturday, April 2 at 1:30pm. Register at www.nols.org, or by calling your local NOLS branch, to receive a Zoom link.
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March 7, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four virtual Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. All are welcome— join every month or just drop in when you’d like. Registration through nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance) is required to receive the Zoom meeting info.
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March 7, 2022 – Go on and play with your food! The North Olympic Library System’s (NOLS) Edible Book Day calls on participants to create dishes that are true works of art related to or inspired by books. Submit photos of your creative edible art by March 28 to enter the fun competition offering a range of prizes.
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March 3, 2022 – Beginning Monday, March 14, all North Olympic Library System (NOLS) locations will have a limited number of Starter Garden Take and Make kits available for pickup. Each kit includes seven types of seeds to grow in your garden – beans, carrots, lettuce, snap peas, pumpkin, sunflower, and zucchini – and an informational tip sheet for planting the seeds. Pick up a kit while supplies last!
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February 28, 2022 – Join the Fierce and Fabulous Movement Challenge hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) to support community members in creating and maintaining healthy habits and movement goals.
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February 4, 2022 – North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join readers around the world during Together We Read, one of OverDrive’s digital book clubs. From February 7-21, booklovers can enjoy reading or listening to Kirstin Valdez Quade’s 2021 First Novel Prize-winning book, The Five Wounds, as an eBook or eAudiobook with no waitlists or holds.
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February 4, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System is partnering with the Clallam County Department of Health & Human Services to provide FREE rapid antigen COVID-19 testing kits to residents of Clallam County who have been exposed to COVID or are experiencing symptoms.
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February 3, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is seeking to hire an artist to design the exterior vehicle lettering and graphic design for a new Bookmobile Sprinter Van. Vehicle lettering includes a combination of lettering and or decals that are digitally printed wrap vinyl and then cut into a shape or cut out of standard solid colored vinyl.
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January 31, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) invites people of all ages to explore your creativity and connect with loved ones this season. This Valentine’s Day, delight the special people in your life with a heartfelt, handcrafted card. Beginning Friday, February 4 while supplies last, stop by any NOLS library branch and pick up a packet of Valentine card-making supplies.
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January 27, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is pleased to announce that over 3,000 popular magazines are now available to read on any device 24/7. For the first time, library card holders can read digital magazines alongside eBooks and eAudiobooks on Libby, or by visiting anytime.overdrive.com/anytime-north/magazines.
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January 27, 2022 – Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series is hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) via Zoom for the 2022 season. The free talks will be offered at 7pm on the second Tuesday of each month from January through April. Registration, available at www.nols.org, is required to attend the Zoom meeting.
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January 26, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers Intentional Aging, a monthly discussion group for adults. This program explores Intentional Aging topics and practices through book discussions, activities, presenters, and more. Meetings are held on Zoom at 11am on the Third Tuesday of every month.
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January 24, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts four virtual Book Discussion Group meetings monthly. All are welcome— join every month or just drop in when you’d like. Registration through nols.org/book-discussion-groups (or call or visit the library for assistance) is required to receive the Zoom meeting info.
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January 20, 2022 – Join the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and the AARP Foundation Tax Aide for a presentation about filing 2021 tax returns. This Zoom meeting will be held on Saturday, January 29 at 11am. Registration is not required.
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January 14, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is partnering with the Clallam County Department of Health & Human Services to provide FREE rapid antigen COVID testing kits to residents on the West End of Clallam County.

A self-administered antigen test is available for pick up at the library curbside window, if you have been exposed to COVID-19 or are currently experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. At-home results are available in 15 minutes. If your rapid test comes back positive for COVID-19, please report your results to www.clallam.net/coronovirus.
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January 13, 2022 – Beginning Friday, January 21, stop by your local North Olympic Library System (NOLS) location to pick up a DIY Hot Cocoa Bomb Take & Make kit!
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January 7, 2022 – Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series will be hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) via Zoom for the 2022 season. The free talks will be offered at 7pm on the second Tuesday of each month from January through April. Registration, available at www.nols.org, is required to attend the Zoom meeting. Participation at each program is limited to the first 100 registered attendees. Programs will be simultaneously streamed via the NOLS Facebook page for additional participants.
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January 3, 2022 – Beginning Monday, January 3, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will expand its hours. With the new hours, the Library is offering nearly the same amount of open hours as it was before the pandemic, but adjustments have been made to the exact times based current needs and the results of a community survey conducted in the fall.
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January 3, 2022 – The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is excited to announce a new Teen Advisory Board! Come shape your library– teens from Clallam County can now sign up for the Teen Advisory Board that will meet virtually every month, starting Thursday, February 3 at 4pm on Zoom. An ongoing meeting time will be determined by the group.
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