As part of the Friends of the San Juan Island Library Annual Meeting, Madrona Murphy, botanist at Kwiaht, an islands-based scientific organization run by islanders, will talk about the history of fruit raising in the San Juan Islands, and discuss the use of historic orchards and heritage fruit trees for gleaning and other projects.
This is a ZOOM event that requires an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
Fall is a great time for watching wild birds in the San Juans. Many species nest further north or inland but come back to the islands and other coastal areas to spend the winter in our relatively mild climate. Join Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, to find out which birds to look for, and where you might see them.
This a ZOOM event that requires an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
Livestream Event
Grow with Google: Sell Online This Holiday Season with E-Commerce Tools
Wednesday, October 14 at 9 am
Learn more about Google’s tools to help your business sell online. Learn about Shopify and other ways to get your products to your remote customers. Watch this free livestream from your internet-enabled device anywhere you are able to connect.
To Join the liverstream at 9 am, please click on the following link:
https://growonair.withgoogle.com/events/sell_online_this_holiday_season_with_e-commerce_tools?utm_source=partners&utm_medium=onesheeter&utm_campaign=GrowOnAir&utm_content=HolidayOct14
The Mullis Center Book Club reads Molly Gloss’s The Jump-Off Creek. Written mostly in diary format, this is the story of single women homesteading in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Read the book and participate in a discussion about the book, moderated by librarian Beth Helstien. Email bhelstien@sjlib.org for the Zoom meeting invitation.
Held on the second Saturday of the month, Open Mic Night is for anyone interested in writing. Don’t be shy, come read your work or just listen. You’ll be inspired to write more. For more information please contact Pam Herber at pjherber@interisland.net.
These are all ZOOM events that require an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
Join Larry Wight for an eyewitness look at conditions on our Southern Border. Larry volunteered in a shelter into which migrants seeking asylum were released by ICE; thousands of migrants passed through his life. He returned profoundly changed, having witnessed the power of the human spirit. You will hear many migrants’ stories and learn about asylum, the shelter, and El Paso.
Award-winning nonfiction author, Clare Hodgson Meeker, gives a behind the scenes look at the complexities of gorilla family life at the Woodland Park Zoo. She’ll also give updates on how the gorillas are doing now that the zoo has re-opened to the public since closing for Covid-19 safety measures.
This program is accessible by Zoom. Please email mlagios@sjlib.org to receive a Zoom invite to attend. Prior to the talk and Q & A with Clare, a video of her reading from her latest book, Growing Up Gorilla, is available to view on our library website and YouTube.
This a ZOOM event that requires an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Melina Lagios at mlagios@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
Students in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th read Refugee by Alan Gratz. Books are available for pick up during our curbside service hours on Tues, Thurs, Fri, and Saturday from 11-2 PM.
Email youthservices@sjlib.org to register and get the ZOOM invite. You must have a ZOOM invite to attend the discussion on Oct. 1 at 4 PM.
The story in the Seattle Times of mother orca Tahlequah and her swim with her calf drew six million page views around the world and sparked a new push for salmon and orca recovery here at home. Join Lynda Mapes, environmental reporter, for a conversation about covering Tahlequah and the award-winning in-depth Seattle Times series, Hostile Waters. She will read from her new book-in-progress, to be published by Braided River in spring of 2021, about the southern residents and their struggle to survive.
These are all ZOOM events that require an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
View the San Juan Islands through the eyes of the first European explorers during an illustrated lecture by historian Mike Vouri, who will not only discuss how the San Juans and the Pacific Northwest came to be surveyed, charted, and named, but also describe the work and backgrounds of key officers such as Jose Maria Narvaez, George Vancouver, and James Alden.
These are all ZOOM events that require an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.