Summer can be a busy time of year, so just kick back and enjoy all the fun (and free!) things going on at the San Juan Island Library! All Live & Learn events are free and open to the public. This series of programs is graciously
sponsored by the Friends of the Library!
Sign up for e-mail alerts for
program information by clicking here
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Saturday, June 7th at 7:00pm
Meet Laura Daugereau
Washington’s first woman to complete
the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
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Laura will
provide education about dog care, equipment, and the sport of Mushing. This amazing race stretches from Anchorage, through central Alaska, along the western Bering Sea Coast, and finishes in downtown Nome (totaling 1,049 miles!). It is wrought with awesome beauty and grave dangers, and it forever changes those few who have finished it. This fascinating presentation on “The Last Great Race” is open to all ages. Please come meet Washington’s Iditarod representative from Port Gamble, and congratulate her on this amazing accomplishment!
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Learn to Knit with Jessica Carter
Tuesdays June 9th & June 23rd
10 am - Noon
Join Jessica Carter on June 9th and June 23rd in the Library Meeting Room and Learn to Knit, or just re-acquaint your self with knitting techniques and stitches. These classes are free and open to the public. Bring a pair of size 7, 8, or 9 needles and some yarn! |
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Poetry and Spoken Word
June 13th at 7:00pm!
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Tom's poetry collections "Past Lives Led: Ms. G Steps Out" and "Friends Well Met: And More" will also be available for purchase.
Read your own poetry aloud during the open-mic portion following Tom & John's readings! |
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Summer Reading for the Whole Family!
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Kids can “Catch the Reading Bug”
Teens can experience “Metamorphosis”
and
Adults can
“Find out what all the Buzz is About”
at the
Library this summer through our Summer Reading Programs
for all ages.
Sign-up for all three Summer Reading
Programs starts on June 13th. Kids, Teens and Adults can keep track of all the books they read this summer and earn chances to win prizes such as, books, toys, and gift certificates!
Stop by the Library to sign up, and check our website for details at www.sjlib.org!
Summer Reading is graciously sponsored by
the Friends of the Library.
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Visit the Library Booth at the San Juan Island Farmer’s
Market on Saturday
June 21st, July 19th, and
August 16th 10:00am-1:00pm
One stop shopping at the Farmer’s Market
this Summer!
Check out books on Gardening
and Cooking and listen to an outdoor
storytime at 11:30, all at the Farmer’s Market!
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Saturday, July 12th at 7:00pm
Author Talk with Jennie Shortridge
Meet Seattle Author, Jennie Shortridge, and hear all about her new book "Love & Biology at the Center of the Universe". Jennie is also the author of "Eating Heaven" and "Riding with the Queen". This event is brought to you by Griffin Bay Bookstore, and the Friends of the Library. |
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An Evening of Literary Readings...
Friday, July 18th at 6:30pm
Host Susan Wingate will feature San Juan authors Shelle Cropper and Bill Carli, writer of Sunset Run, and Alie Smaalders and Lorna Reese of Lopez Island; Lorna is editor of the Lopez Writers Guild’s Shark Reef. Come to encourage your neighbors in their literary endeavors.
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Author Talk with
John Harlin III
Sunday, July 27th at 7:00pm |
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Meet John Harlin III, editor of the American Alpine Journal, and author of “The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father”. The “Eiger Obsession” is “an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.”
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Author Talk with Mike Vouri
Saturday, August 2nd at 7:00pm |
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Meet Local Author, National Park Ranger and San Juan Island Historian, Mike Vouri at the Library on August 2nd. Hear all about Mike’s new book “The Pig War”, full of never before published photos and information on the history of San Juan Island.
“The Pig War” is published by Arcadia Publishing, and is part of the “Images of America” series. |
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| Monday, August 25th at 7:00pm
Meet Author & Artist
Ray Troll!
Catch Ray Troll at the Library on August 25th to hear all about his experiences as an artist, author, and illustrator. Ray is a well known self proclaimed "fish worshiper", and his images have been published in books, magazines, and on t-shirts all over the world! Be sure to save the date, and hear all of Ray's amazing fish tales, at the Library!
This event is co-sponsored by
the Friends of the Library & Friday Harbor Labs!
For more information on Ray Troll, visit: www.trollart.com
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