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 Library Temporary Location: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(April 9 – May 14))
Signs & Designs: 100 Years of Advertising in Clallam County
Port Angeles Main Library
Exhibition on View: March 15-June 15
Enjoy an exhibition of vintage signs, labels, menus, and more from the collections of the North Olympic History Center that exemplify the rapid economic growth and development of the Peninsula.
Inglés y Café/English & Coffee
Biblioteca de Forks: Viernes de 9:30 a 10:30
Forks Branch Library: Fridays, 9:30-10:30am
Next Event Date: March 29
Inglés y Café es un tiempo divertido para practicar su inglés con otros estudiantes mientras disfrutan de un pan con café. Los padres o madres con niños pequeños son bienvenidos.
English & Coffee is a fun time to practice your English language skills with other learners while enjoying a light snack. Parents with small children are welcome.
Poetry Walks
Olympic National Park:
Monday, April 1 – Friday, May 31
Three self-guided trails connect poetry and nature in Olympic National Park April 1–May 31. Explore poems displayed along Hall of Mosses Trail, Madison Falls Trail, and Spruce Railroad Trail.
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited
Exhibition from the National Library of Medicine
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Monday, April 1 - Wednesday, April 17
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Monday, April 22 - Saturday, May 11
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Tuesday, April 2, 10:30am-5pm
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Friday, April 5, 10:30am-5pm
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Teen Tuesdays
Port Angeles Main Library: Every Tuesday, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 2
Every Tuesday, come to the Library for activities and snacks just for teens in grades 7-12!
Bad Art Night for Adults
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, April 2, 5:30-7pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, April 8, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break Session: April 3
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
Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State’s Museums
Zoom: Wednesday, April 3, 7-8:30pm
Join Humanities Washington speaker and author Harriet Baskas to explore hidden objects found in back rooms of museums. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. Registration is required.
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.
Drop-In Tech Help: Forks
Forks Branch Library:
First and Third Thursdays, 10am-12pm
Second and Fourth Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm
Next Event Date: April 4
Stop by the library for help using NOLS’ online resources. Bring your portable device to start enjoying eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, streaming music, video, and more.
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.
Drop-In Tech Help
Sequim Branch Library - First Fridays, 9:30-11am
Next Event Date: April 5
Clallam Bay Branch Library - First Fridays, 1:30-2:30pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Stop by the library for help using NOLS’ online resources. Bring your portable device to start enjoying eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, streaming music and movies, and more.
Spring Break Family Movie
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, April 5, 2pm-3:30pm
Share a movie with friends and family during Spring Break!
Yarn Circle
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Saturdays in April, 9-10:30am
(April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Next Event Date: April 6
Drop in at Yarn Circle for warm company and warm beverages. Bring your own project or try your hand at finger-knitting (finger-knitting supplies and instructions provided).
Craft Café
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Mondays, 5:30-7pm
Next Event Date: April 8
Socialize with other crafters and artists at this monthly Craft Café. Open to artists of any portable craft or hobby. Ages 15 and up.
In the Community: Tech Help & StoryCraft
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
La Push, Blue Shed:
StoryCraft on April 24, May 22, June 12 at 2:30pm
Olympic National Park Perspectives: Winter Speaker Series
Port Angeles Main Library and on Zoom:
Second Tuesdays through April, 7pm
April 9 – Bat Research on the Olympic Peninsula, Rebecca McCaffery
Attend in person at the Port Angeles Main Library or livestream on Zoom
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.
2024 Book Discussion Groups
Virtual on Zoom: Second Wednesdays, 4-5pm
Next Event Date: April 10
Sequim Branch Library: Second Saturdays, 3-4pm
Next Event Date: April 13
Port Angeles Main Library: Fourth Wednesdays, 6-7pm
Next Event Date: April 24
Attend any of the three monthly meetings. All are welcome to join the conversation!
Sequim Writing Contest: Grades 6-12
Write-In Event: Have snacks and get ideas for your writing.
Thursday, April 11, 3:30-5pm
Sequim Branch Library Temporary Location, 609 W. Washington
Writing Contest: For Sequim students grades 6-12.
Enter April 15-May 15
Come to the library’s Write-In and Workshop to guide your project. Prizes awarded!
Workshop: Improve your writing with Peninsula College instructor Elijah Sussman.
Thursday, April 25, 3:30-5pm
Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Rd.
Anime and Manga Club – Forks
Forks Branch Library: Second Fridays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 12
Teens in grades 7-12 can come to a monthly meetup in Forks to talk about manga titles, watch anime, and learn about Japanese culture.
Olympic BirdFest Film Night
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, April 12, 6-8pm
Celebrate Olympic BirdFest with The Big Year (2011), a bird watching comedy starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson.
Teen Board Game & Art Night
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Second Fridays, 6:00–7:30pm
Next Event Date: April 12
Teens in grades 7-12 can come to the Library after hours to play board games, create art, and eat pizza.
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.
Science Talk with LIGO
Port Angeles Main Library: Monday, April 15, 6-7pm
Learn about the fascinating physics, astronomy, and engineering necessary for one of the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever built to detect gravitational waves.
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.
Wednesday Movie Matinee
Port Angeles Main Library: 3rd and 4th Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
Next Event Date: April 17
Watch a mix of popular films during Wednesday Movie Matinee, open to all adults. Come by yourself or bring a friend to enjoy a movie and some snacks.
Be FireWise at Home
Zoom Meeting: Wednesday, April 17, 6-7pm
Reducing wildfire risk is important. Learn about FireWise principles with staff of the Wildland Fire Management Program at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
Family Movie Matinee
Forks Branch Library: Third Saturdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 26
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
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: POSTPONED - Date to be announced.
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.
Computer Classes: Northstar Digital Literacy Program
Port Angeles Main Library, Coffey Room
Fourth Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm
Next Event Date: April 23
Want to brush up on your computer skills or learn how to use the computer for the first time? Build your computer confidence with free computer classes through the Northstar Digital Literacy Program.
Adults Night Out!
Forks Branch Library: Four times per year, 6-8pm
Next Event Date: April 26
From games to scavenger hunts and date night, join the fun! A different activity is planned for each event.
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.
Book Discussion – The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Zoom: Tuesday, May 7, at 6pm.
Art, Angst & Acoustic: Open Mic
Forks Branch Library: Third Tuesdays, alternating months, 6:30-8pm
Next Event Date: May 21
Share acoustic music and performance art. The Forks Branch Library and Rainforest Council for the Arts have partnered to provide "Art, Angst & Acoustic: Open Mic" for your self-expression.
Zine Making with Jaiden Dokken
Sequim Branch Library Temporary Location: Thursday, May 23, 3:30-5pm
Join local artist Jaiden Dokken to learn about zines and start making your own! Flex your creativity and your voice in this workshop especially for tweens and teens in grades 6-12. All ages welcome to attend.
Business & Connection with the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Forks Branch Library: Four times per year, on the first Tuesday of the month.
Next Event Date: June 4, 12-2pm
Business & Connection provides valuable insight to begin and enhance your small business knowledge.
Rainbow Reads
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, June 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Hurricane Coffee Company, Sequim: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Forks Branch Library: Wednesday, June 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Looking for your next great read? Find LGBTQIA+ stories in all genres at this book tasting for teens!
Clallam County Poet Laureate
Learn about Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken and how to request their participation at your community event! As Poet Laureate, they will bring poetry to residents across Clallam County by participating in events, leading workshops, and championing the community power of the written and spoken word.
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!
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.
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 Library Temporary Location: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(April 9 – May 14))
Signs & Designs: 100 Years of Advertising in Clallam County
Port Angeles Main Library
Exhibition on View: March 15-June 15
Enjoy an exhibition of vintage signs, labels, menus, and more from the collections of the North Olympic History Center that exemplify the rapid economic growth and development of the Peninsula.
Teen Tuesdays
Port Angeles Main Library: Every Tuesday, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 2
Every Tuesday, come to the Library for activities and snacks just for teens in grades 7-12!
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break Session: April 3
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
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!
Craft Café
Port Angeles Main Library: Second Mondays, 5:30-7pm
Next Event Date: April 8
Socialize with other crafters and artists at this monthly Craft Café. Open to artists of any portable craft or hobby. Ages 15 and up.
Olympic National Park Perspectives: Winter Speaker Series
Port Angeles Main Library and on Zoom:
Second Tuesdays through April, 7pm
April 9 – Bat Research on the Olympic Peninsula, Rebecca McCaffery
Attend in person at the Port Angeles Main Library or livestream on Zoom
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.
2024 Book Discussion Groups
Virtual on Zoom: Second Wednesdays, 4-5pm
Next Event Date: April 10
Sequim Branch Library: Second Saturdays, 3-4pm
Next Event Date: April 13
Port Angeles Main Library: Fourth Wednesdays, 6-7pm
Next Event Date: April 24
Attend any of the three monthly meetings. All are welcome to join the conversation!
Olympic BirdFest Film Night
Port Angeles Main Library: Friday, April 12, 6-8pm
Celebrate Olympic BirdFest with The Big Year (2011), a bird watching comedy starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson.
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.
Science Talk with LIGO
Port Angeles Main Library: Monday, April 15, 6-7pm
Learn about the fascinating physics, astronomy, and engineering necessary for one of the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever built to detect gravitational waves.
Wednesday Movie Matinee
Port Angeles Main Library: 3rd and 4th Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
Next Event Date: April 17
Watch a mix of popular films during Wednesday Movie Matinee, open to all adults. Come by yourself or bring a friend to enjoy a movie and some snacks.
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.
Computer Classes: Northstar Digital Literacy Program
Port Angeles Main Library, Coffey Room
Fourth Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm
Next Event Date: April 23
Want to brush up on your computer skills or learn how to use the computer for the first time? Build your computer confidence with free computer classes through the Northstar Digital Literacy Program.
Rainbow Reads
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, June 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Hurricane Coffee Company, Sequim: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Forks Branch Library: Wednesday, June 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Looking for your next great read? Find LGBTQIA+ stories in all genres at this book tasting for teens!
Clallam County Poet Laureate
Learn about Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken and how to request their participation at your community event! As Poet Laureate, they will bring poetry to residents across Clallam County by participating in events, leading workshops, and championing the community power of the written and spoken word.
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.
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 Library Temporary Location: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(April 9 – May 14))
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited
Exhibition from the National Library of Medicine
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Monday, April 1 - Wednesday, April 17
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Monday, April 22 - Saturday, May 11
Drop-In Tech Help
Sequim Branch Library - First Fridays, 9:30-11am
Next Event Date: April 5
Clallam Bay Branch Library - First Fridays, 1:30-2:30pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Stop by the library for help using NOLS’ online resources. Bring your portable device to start enjoying eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, streaming music and movies, and more.
Yarn Circle
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Saturdays in April, 9-10:30am
(April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Next Event Date: April 6
Drop in at Yarn Circle for warm company and warm beverages. Bring your own project or try your hand at finger-knitting (finger-knitting supplies and instructions provided).
Olympic National Park Perspectives: Winter Speaker Series
Port Angeles Main Library and on Zoom:
Second Tuesdays through April, 7pm
April 9 – Bat Research on the Olympic Peninsula, Rebecca McCaffery
Attend in person at the Port Angeles Main Library or livestream on Zoom
Sequim Writing Contest: Grades 6-12
Write-In Event: Have snacks and get ideas for your writing.
Thursday, April 11, 3:30-5pm
Sequim Branch Library Temporary Location, 609 W. Washington
Writing Contest: For Sequim students grades 6-12.
Enter April 15-May 15
Come to the library’s Write-In and Workshop to guide your project. Prizes awarded!
Workshop: Improve your writing with Peninsula College instructor Elijah Sussman.
Thursday, April 25, 3:30-5pm
Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Rd.
Teen Board Game & Art Night
Sequim Library Temporary Location: Second Fridays, 6:00–7:30pm
Next Event Date: April 12
Teens in grades 7-12 can come to the Library after hours to play board games, create art, and eat pizza.
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.
Zine Making with Jaiden Dokken
Sequim Branch Library Temporary Location: Thursday, May 23, 3:30-5pm
Join local artist Jaiden Dokken to learn about zines and start making your own! Flex your creativity and your voice in this workshop especially for tweens and teens in grades 6-12. All ages welcome to attend.
Rainbow Reads
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, June 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Hurricane Coffee Company, Sequim: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Forks Branch Library: Wednesday, June 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Looking for your next great read? Find LGBTQIA+ stories in all genres at this book tasting for teens!
Clallam County Poet Laureate
Learn about Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken and how to request their participation at your community event! As Poet Laureate, they will bring poetry to residents across Clallam County by participating in events, leading workshops, and championing the community power of the written and spoken word.
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.
Inglés y Café/English & Coffee
Biblioteca de Forks: Viernes de 9:30 a 10:30
Forks Branch Library: Fridays, 9:30-10:30am
Next Event Date: March 29
Inglés y Café es un tiempo divertido para practicar su inglés con otros estudiantes mientras disfrutan de un pan con café. Los padres o madres con niños pequeños son bienvenidos.
English & Coffee is a fun time to practice your English language skills with other learners while enjoying a light snack. Parents with small children are welcome.
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Tuesday, April 2, 10:30am-5pm
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Friday, April 5, 10:30am-5pm
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Bad Art Night for Adults
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, April 2, 5:30-7pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, April 8, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break Session: April 3
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
Drop-In Tech Help: Forks
Forks Branch Library:
First and Third Thursdays, 10am-12pm
Second and Fourth Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm
Next Event Date: April 4
Stop by the library for help using NOLS’ online resources. Bring your portable device to start enjoying eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, streaming music, video, and more.
In the Community: Tech Help & StoryCraft
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
La Push, Blue Shed:
StoryCraft on April 24, May 22, June 12 at 2:30pm
Olympic National Park Perspectives: Winter Speaker Series
Port Angeles Main Library and on Zoom:
Second Tuesdays through April, 7pm
April 9 – Bat Research on the Olympic Peninsula, Rebecca McCaffery
Attend in person at the Port Angeles Main Library or livestream on Zoom
Anime and Manga Club – Forks
Forks Branch Library: Second Fridays, 3:30-4:30pm
Next Event Date: April 12
Teens in grades 7-12 can come to a monthly meetup in Forks to talk about manga titles, watch anime, and learn about Japanese culture.
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.
Family Movie Matinee
Forks Branch Library: Third Saturdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 26
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Nature Series with North Olympic Land Trust
Elk Creek Conservation Area in Forks: POSTPONED - Date to be announced.
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.
Adults Night Out!
Forks Branch Library: Four times per year, 6-8pm
Next Event Date: April 26
From games to scavenger hunts and date night, join the fun! A different activity is planned for each event.
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.
Art, Angst & Acoustic: Open Mic
Forks Branch Library: Third Tuesdays, alternating months, 6:30-8pm
Next Event Date: May 21
Share acoustic music and performance art. The Forks Branch Library and Rainforest Council for the Arts have partnered to provide "Art, Angst & Acoustic: Open Mic" for your self-expression.
Business & Connection with the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Forks Branch Library: Four times per year, on the first Tuesday of the month.
Next Event Date: June 4, 12-2pm
Business & Connection provides valuable insight to begin and enhance your small business knowledge.
Rainbow Reads
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, June 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Hurricane Coffee Company, Sequim: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Forks Branch Library: Wednesday, June 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Looking for your next great read? Find LGBTQIA+ stories in all genres at this book tasting for teens!
Clallam County Poet Laureate
Learn about Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken and how to request their participation at your community event! As Poet Laureate, they will bring poetry to residents across Clallam County by participating in events, leading workshops, and championing the community power of the written and spoken word.
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.
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 Library Temporary Location: Tuesdays at 9:30am
(April 9 – May 14))
Game Lounge
Clallam Bay Branch Library - Second Thursdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Tuesday, April 2, 10:30am-5pm
Forks Branch Library - First Fridays, 3:30-5pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break session, Friday, April 5, 10:30am-5pm
Bring your own games or play board games, card games, puzzles and more from the Library’s collection.
Bad Art Night for Adults
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Tuesday, April 2, 5:30-7pm
Forks Branch Library: Monday, April 8, 5:30-7pm
Do you love to art but don’t consider yourself an artist? Join NOLS to create something imperfect or just outright BAD, all for fun! Supplies provided.
Build It! with LEGO
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Third Wednesdays, 10:30am-4:30pm
Next Event Date: Spring Break Session: April 3
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
Drop-In Tech Help
Sequim Branch Library - First Fridays, 9:30-11am
Next Event Date: April 5
Clallam Bay Branch Library - First Fridays, 1:30-2:30pm
Next Event Date: April 5
Stop by the library for help using NOLS’ online resources. Bring your portable device to start enjoying eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, streaming music and movies, and more.
Olympic National Park Perspectives: Winter Speaker Series
Port Angeles Main Library and on Zoom:
Second Tuesdays through April, 7pm
April 9 – Bat Research on the Olympic Peninsula, Rebecca McCaffery
Attend in person at the Port Angeles Main Library or livestream on Zoom
Family Movie Matinee
Forks Branch Library: Third Saturdays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 20
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Fourth Fridays, 3-5pm
Next Event Date: April 26
Sit back and enjoy a family-friendly movie at the Library. The movies will be in English with Spanish subtitles.
Rainbow Reads
Port Angeles Main Library: Tuesday, June 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Hurricane Coffee Company, Sequim: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library: Thursday, June 6, 3:30-4:30pm
Forks Branch Library: Wednesday, June 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Looking for your next great read? Find LGBTQIA+ stories in all genres at this book tasting for teens!
Clallam County Poet Laureate
Learn about Poet Laureate Jaiden Dokken and how to request their participation at your community event! As Poet Laureate, they will bring poetry to residents across Clallam County by participating in events, leading workshops, and championing the community power of the written and spoken word.
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.