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Learn Spanish with Livemocha |
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 Wednesdays February 8th, 15th and 22nd at 7:00pm in the Meeting Room
Learn Spanish with Livemocha
Learn to use the Library’s online database Livemocha. Work with a small group of others starting out learning to speak Spanish. You will have the opportunity to make friends in person and online, learn some basic nouns and verbs, and have a support for speaking, reading, writing, and listening to the Spanish language. Registration is encouraged for this workshop but not required. Call 378-2798 to register.
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Meet Sam Buck at Griffin Bay Bookstore |
 Saturday, March 3rd at 7:00pm at Griffin Bay Bookstore
Meet Sam Buck, Author of Believe Your Experience
Join us on Saturday, March 3rd at Griffin Bay Bookstore to hear our Island's own Sam Buck talk about his book Believe Your Experience. How can we trust our instincts and learn more than what we've just been taught? This question and many more are discussed in Sam's inspirational book Believe Your Experience. For more information on this event please visit Griffin Bay Bookstore's website. For more information on Sam Buck, please visit his website www.planetgrateful.com.
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"Short & Sweet" Shirley Temple Film Festival |
 Friday March 9th and Saturday March 10th
"Short & Sweet" Shirley Temple Film Festival hosted by Therese Finn!
Films start at 7:00pm
Join us on Friday, March 9th and Saturday, March 10th for the “Short & Sweet” Shirley Temple Film Festival hosted by film aficionada Therese Finn! We’ll watch two of Therese’s favorite Shirley Temple films and learn about the pint-sized actress that packed a sugar-coated punch! Films start at 7:00pm. Popcorn & refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library. For movie information call Adrienne Bourne at 378-2798. |
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 Sunday, March 11th at 7:00pm
Spanish Film Night @ Your Library!
The Library began hosting monthly Spanish Film Nights in January. Whether you are learning Spanish, or are a fluent speaker, join us as we watch a feature length film in Spanish (with English subtitles). For movie information, call the Library at 378-2798.
Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Questions? Contact Beth Helstien at 378-2798.
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Meet Author & Editor Mary Gillilan |
 Saturday, March 17th at 7:00pm
Meet Bellingham Author & Editor Mary Gillilan at the Library
Join us on Saturday, March 17th at 7:00pm to hear Bellingham Author Mary Gillilan talk about her
experiences as a writer and editor-in-chief. Mary is the author of Tibet, A Writer's Journal and the
editor-in-chief of Clover: A Literary Rag. Tibet, A Writer's Journal tells the fictional story of 50-year old Emmy Lasater's pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash in the frontier of western Tibet. At 50 years of age and challenged with cerebral palsy and self-doubt, Emmy's life stories come to life as she defies the odds that she can complete the circumnavigation of the mountain over the Drolma La at 18,500 feet and wills herself to
complete the Kora.
Mary is also the editor-in-chief for Clover: A Literary Rag, a Bellingham-based and produced anthology of poetry short stories and essays is the brain child of Norman L. Green and Mary Elizabeth Gillilan. Much of the writing comes out of Gillilan’s Independent Writers’ Studio. Now in its 3rd year, the Studio offers workshops in poetry, novel, and essay at Recession prices. Writers meet weekly, and each has an opportunity to publish in Clover.
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"Protecting Our Children" hosted by DVSAS |
 Thursday, March 29th at 6:00pm in the Meeting Room
"Protecting Our Children" hosted by DVSAS
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juan Islands and the Sheriff's Office would like to invite all adults interested in protecting children to attend this discussion and initial training. For more information, please contact DVSAS of the San Juan Islands. |
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Drawing Solutions with Patti Dobrowolski |
 Friday, March 30th from 10AM-Noon in the Meeting Room
"Drawing Solutions" Goal Setting Workshop with Patti Dobrowolski
Join us on Friday, March 30th & meet businness consultant, Patti Dobrowolski, author of Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life. In Drawing Solutions, Patti shows readers "how to actualize the transformations they desire through a mapping process that will turn their dreams into reality." Drawing Solutions is also filled with inspiring stories of "personal and client experiences that will convince readers that they don’t have to be an artist or know how to draw to use these tools. Ms. Dobrowolski’s fun, step-by-step methods require only that individuals be willing to honestly access where they are in life and imagine where they want to be in one year’s time."
For more information on Patti, please visit her website, or listen to her TEDxRainer Talk here. This event is co-sponsored by Griffin Bay Bookstore. Space is limited, but registration is not required for this free event.
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