Haikus From Here: Submit Poems!
Ongoing
Submit haiku poems to Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken for an opportunity to be published in a Haikus From Here zine!
Storytime
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days and times (January 2 – May 17)
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Thursdays at 10:30am
(March 28, April 25)
Forks Branch Library: Monthly beginning in January, First Fridays at 10:30am
(April 5, May 3)
Sequim Branch Library: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(January 2 – March 5)
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: March 20
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 6
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Family Puppet Workshop
Port Angeles Main Library: Wednesday, March 20, 4:00-4:45pm
Children in grades K-3 and their caregivers can build a puppet inspired by Eric Carle’s The Grouchy Ladybug.
In the Community: Tech Help & StoryCraft
La Push, Quileute Senior Center:
Tech Help & Pop-Up Library on Thursday, March 21 at 2:30pm
Blue Shed: StoryCraft on March 27, April 24, May 22, June 12 at 2:30pm
Neah Bay: April 9, May 14
Makah Senior Center: Tech Help & Bookmobile at 1:45pm
Makah Boys & Girls Club: StoryCraft & Bookmobile at 3pm
Alder Grove, Meeting Room: April 13, May 11, June 8
Tech Help at 10am and StoryCraft at 10:30am
Family Movie Matinee
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: March 22
Forks Branch Library: Third Saturdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Battle of the Books
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm
See the joy of reading come alive as 4th graders from Clallam County schools participate in a trivia-style competition.
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 2
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Little Hands Art
Port Angeles Main Library: Wednesday, April 3, 10-10:45am and 11am-11:45 (both sessions are the same)
Sensory art encourages language, fine motor and pre-literacy skills. Little Hands Art is for kids 5 and younger along with their caregivers.
BeTween Books & Crafts: Grades 4-7
Port Angeles Main Library: First Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 4
This low-key book club is for tweens! Talk about books, make friends, eat snacks and get crafty.
Spring Break Family Movie
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, April 5, 2pm-3:30pm
Share a movie with friends and family during Spring Break!
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 10
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.
Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 13
Race each other and the clock at a timed Jigsaw Puzzle Contest! Come with a team of up to four people or join up with others at the event. Be the first to complete a 500-piece puzzle to win a prize and bragging rights.
Earth Month Seed Exchange
Forks Branch Library:
Tuesday, April 16, 12-2pm, and Saturday, April 20, 12-2pm
Next Event Date: April 16
Take part in the Earth Month Seed Exchange – come one day or both! Bring seeds from your garden to share or swap. The first 15 participants at each event will receive a Garden Seed Starter Kit.
Call for Art! Eco Art in the Library
Applications now open
Deadline for submissions: Earth Day, Monday, April 22
Exhibition dates: June 21-August 24
Enter your artwork about nature and the environment for an exhibition at the Port Angeles Main Library. The exhibition is part of the all-ages Summer Reading Program.
Las aplicaciones ya están abiertas
El plazo de presentación finaliza el lunes 22 de abril, Día de la Tierra
Fechas de exposición: 21 de junio-24 de agosto
Presente sus obras de arte sobre la naturaleza y el medio ambiente para una exposición en la Biblioteca Principal de Port Angeles. La exposición forma parte del Programa de Lectura de Verano para todas las edades.
Nature Series with North Olympic Land Trust
Elk Creek Conservation Area in Forks: Tuesday, April 23, 7:30-8:30am
Start your morning with a nature walk and scavenger hunt at the Elk Creek Conservation Area. Gather at the parking area with North Olympic Land Trust and Forks Library staff, then explore the trail together.
Día del Niño/Children’s Day
Biblioteca de Forks: Sábado 27 de abril 11am-12pm
Local Temporario de la Biblioteca de Sequim: Martes 30 de abril 3:30-4:30pm
¡Vengan a celebrar el Día del Niño con la Biblioteca! /Diviértanse con juegos, dulces mexicanos y premios gratuitos.
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, April 27, 11am-12pm
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Tuesday, April 30, 3:30-4:30pm
Come celebrate el Día del Niño with the Library! Enjoy games, Mexican treats and free prizes.
Movie Musical Sing-Along: The Wizard of Oz
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Saturday, April 27, 5-7pm
Enjoy a sing-along screening of The Wizard of Oz. Costumes encouraged. Be ready to sing your heart out. Family-friendly fun plus popcorn, pizza, and snacks...oh, my! All ages are welcome.
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, 2024
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
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days and times (January 2 – May 17)
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Thursdays at 10:30am
(March 28, April 25)
Forks Branch Library: Monthly beginning in January, First Fridays at 10:30am
(April 5, May 3)
Sequim Branch Library: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(January 2 – March 5)
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: March 20
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 6
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Family Puppet Workshop
Port Angeles Main Library: Wednesday, March 20, 4:00-4:45pm
Children in grades K-3 and their caregivers can build a puppet inspired by Eric Carle’s The Grouchy Ladybug.
Battle of the Books
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm
See the joy of reading come alive as 4th graders from Clallam County schools participate in a trivia-style competition.
Little Hands Art
Port Angeles Main Library: Wednesday, April 3, 10-10:45am and 11am-11:45 (both sessions are the same)
Sensory art encourages language, fine motor and pre-literacy skills. Little Hands Art is for kids 5 and younger along with their caregivers.
BeTween Books & Crafts: Grades 4-7
Port Angeles Main Library: First Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 4
This low-key book club is for tweens! Talk about books, make friends, eat snacks and get crafty.
Spring Break Family Movie
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, April 5, 2pm-3:30pm
Share a movie with friends and family during Spring Break!
Kids Book Club: Grades 1-3
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 10
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.
Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 13
Race each other and the clock at a timed Jigsaw Puzzle Contest! Come with a team of up to four people or join up with others at the event. Be the first to complete a 500-piece puzzle to win a prize and bragging rights.
Call for Art! Eco Art in the Library
Applications now open
Deadline for submissions: Earth Day, Monday, April 22
Exhibition dates: June 21-August 24
Enter your artwork about nature and the environment for an exhibition at the Port Angeles Main Library. The exhibition is part of the all-ages Summer Reading Program.
Las aplicaciones ya están abiertas
El plazo de presentación finaliza el lunes 22 de abril, Día de la Tierra
Fechas de exposición: 21 de junio-24 de agosto
Presente sus obras de arte sobre la naturaleza y el medio ambiente para una exposición en la Biblioteca Principal de Port Angeles. La exposición forma parte del Programa de Lectura de Verano para todas las edades.
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, 2024
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
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days and times (January 2 – May 17)
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Thursdays at 10:30am
(March 28, April 25)
Forks Branch Library: Monthly beginning in January, First Fridays at 10:30am
(April 5, May 3)
Sequim Branch Library: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(January 2 – March 5)
Battle of the Books
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm
See the joy of reading come alive as 4th graders from Clallam County schools participate in a trivia-style competition.
Día del Niño/Children’s Day
Biblioteca de Forks: Sábado 27 de abril 11am-12pm
Local Temporario de la Biblioteca de Sequim: Martes 30 de abril 3:30-4:30pm
¡Vengan a celebrar el Día del Niño con la Biblioteca! /Diviértanse con juegos, dulces mexicanos y premios gratuitos.
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, April 27, 11am-12pm
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Tuesday, April 30, 3:30-4:30pm
Come celebrate el Día del Niño with the Library! Enjoy games, Mexican treats and free prizes.
Movie Musical Sing-Along: The Wizard of Oz
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Saturday, April 27, 5-7pm
Enjoy a sing-along screening of The Wizard of Oz. Costumes encouraged. Be ready to sing your heart out. Family-friendly fun plus popcorn, pizza, and snacks...oh, my! All ages are welcome.
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, 2024
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!
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: March 20
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 6
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Battle of the Books
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm
See the joy of reading come alive as 4th graders from Clallam County schools participate in a trivia-style competition.
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 2
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Earth Month Seed Exchange
Forks Branch Library:
Tuesday, April 16, 12-2pm, and Saturday, April 20, 12-2pm
Next Event Date: April 16
Take part in the Earth Month Seed Exchange – come one day or both! Bring seeds from your garden to share or swap. The first 15 participants at each event will receive a Garden Seed Starter Kit.
Nature Series with North Olympic Land Trust
Elk Creek Conservation Area in Forks: Tuesday, April 23, 7:30-8:30am
Start your morning with a nature walk and scavenger hunt at the Elk Creek Conservation Area. Gather at the parking area with North Olympic Land Trust and Forks Library staff, then explore the trail together.
Día del Niño/Children’s Day
Biblioteca de Forks: Sábado 27 de abril 11am-12pm
Local Temporario de la Biblioteca de Sequim: Martes 30 de abril 3:30-4:30pm
¡Vengan a celebrar el Día del Niño con la Biblioteca! /Diviértanse con juegos, dulces mexicanos y premios gratuitos.
Forks Branch Library: Saturday, April 27, 11am-12pm
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Tuesday, April 30, 3:30-4:30pm
Come celebrate el Día del Niño with the Library! Enjoy games, Mexican treats and free prizes.
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, 2024
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
Port Angeles Main Library: weekly, multiple days and times (January 2 – May 17)
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Thursdays at 10:30am
(March 28, April 25)
Forks Branch Library: Monthly beginning in January, First Fridays at 10:30am
(April 5, May 3)
Sequim Branch Library: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(January 2 – March 5)
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: March 20
Forks Branch Library: First Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 6
Port Angeles Main Library: Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Family Movie Matinee
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: March 22
Forks Branch Library: Third Saturdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Battle of the Books
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm
See the joy of reading come alive as 4th graders from Clallam County schools participate in a trivia-style competition.
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 2
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
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, 2024
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!