Summer is a great time to visit the library, browse the shelves for something to take home to enjoy, and attend one of the many interesting programs taking place all summer long.
The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) offers a Summer Reading Program for all ages to encourage a daily reading habit and an opportunity to earn a fun T-shirt by tracking your reading, along with entries into a grand prize drawing.
Sign up online at nols.org or stop by the Sequim Library’s temporary location at 609 W. Washington St. to get started!
Library programs are free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Fun-filled activities
Summer Family Storytime takes place in the library on Tuesdays now through Aug. 6, from 9:30-10 a.m. Storytime is open to all ages and geared toward children age 5 and younger.
Discovery Club is a weekly summer program for grades K-5, accompanied by their families/caregivers. From art to science, youngsters will find many ways to have fun, meet new friends and try new things. Topics include Capoeira, Game Day, Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue, and Bugs for Breakfast with Mary Boone.
The first session meets on Wednesday, July 3 (because of the Fourth of July holiday) and then meets 10-11:30 a.m. every Thursday, July 11 through Aug. 8, at the Olympic Peninsula Academy gymnasium, 400 N. Second Ave.
Composting Workshop with WSU Clallam County Extension Office teaches attendees how to turn their yard and kitchen waste into a rich soil amendment at this three-hour workshop set for 1-4 p.m.on Wednesday, July 10, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.
Professional musicians K. Van Petten and Connor Colbert teach a Teen Songwriting Workshop for youths in grades 7-12 to learn songwriting basics from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, at the Olympic Peninsula Academy gym.
Bring a repairable clothing item to Mindful Mending with Ginger’s Closet and learn to mend textiles so you can revive your favorite outfit from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, at the library.
Storytime with the Irrigation Festival Royal Court takes place from 9:30-10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, at the library. Come dressed in your favorite dresses, gowns, tunics, cloaks, ribbons and jewelry.
Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash In 2017, Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Princess Alison Cobb reads to a crowd at the Sequim Library while Queen Karla Najera, left, and Princess Emily Straling listen in. The library system hosts a princess storytime event on July 23 at its temporary location at 609 W. Washington St., from 9:30-10 a.m.
Adults and teens are invited to a Barbie Watch Party. Dress in pink, eat free pizza, and watch the “Barbie” movie from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, July 26, at the library.
Renew your sense of rhythm and groove to world beats in a free Zumba class with Teresa Schmid from 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 27, at The Dance Center by Erica Edwards, 145 E. Washington St.
Cartoonist Aron Nels Steinke teaches a Cartoon Drawing Workshop for youths in grades 4-7. Design your own character and create a mini comic from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at the Olympic Peninsula Academy gym.
Browse the calendar at nols.org/events.
For more information, stop by the library, call 360-683-1161 or email to discover@nols.org.
Emily Sly is the Sequim Library manager.
