Saturday, September 10, 2016

Special Events at the Colfax Library

Don Steiger memorial reception, Mon, Sep 12, noon – 2 pm

Ice Age Flood program, Weds, Sep 14 at 3 pm

Crazy 8’s Math Club grades 3-5, starts Weds, Sep 21 at 2:30 pm. Register today!

Afterschool Science Bingo for grades 1-4, Thurs, Sep 15 at 3:30 pm

Caregiver Coffee Support group, Mon, Sep 19 at 3:30 pm

INBC Blood Drive, Fri, Sep 23, 1:30-5:30 pm

Worksourcewa.com presentation, Wednesday Sep 28, 5:30-6:30 pm


Bread Making, Ebay Basics, Movement, Acrylic Textures, Mosaic Sculpture, and Ukulele. Register today for these community enrichment classes from CCS.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Fun Fall Cookbook Recommendations!

Skip the freezer isle and instead check out this cookbook to learn how to make healthier, tastier frozen desserts using whole foods and natural sweeteners. 

Who doesn’t love coming home to a meal that is already prepared?  This cookbook is packed with 200 recipes that easy to prepare, lower in fat, and make coming home to dinner a joy!

Looking for a reason to have a get together?  Look no further!  Gather your friends and whip up one of these fresh, fruity, spicy and spirit full punches and let the fun begin. 

Thursday, September 8, 2016

WCL Weekly Calendar

County Library Calendar – September 8

Thursday, September 8
Colfax – Palouse Empire Fair – The fun is in the air at the Palouse Empire Fair!  Join the Whitman County Library at the fair booth just inside the Community Building and spin the Spinning Wheel to get a prize! 
Tekoa – 4:00 p.m. – Women’s Social Hour – Come join in at the library and bring a project (knitting, crafting, or just come to visit!
Rosalia – 10:15 – noon – Play and learn - Center-based free play time at the library geared toward children under 6-years-old (but everyone is welcome.) It is also a great opportunity for parents and other caregivers to visit and support each other. The fun and engaging learning centers are STEAM based and designed to foster creativity, team-work, exploration and curiosity.

Friday, September 9
Colfax – Palouse Empire Fair – The fun is in the air at the Palouse Empire Fair!  Join the Whitman County Library at the fair booth just inside the Community Building and spin the Spinning Wheel to get a prize! 
Endicott, Malden, Palouse, St. John, & Uniontown – Storytime – Join us for early learning activities with music, stories, and crafts.  Visit the Library Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us for times.
Malden – 6 – 8 p.m. – Pinterest Party – Come create a Pinterest craft to decorate your home for fall!

Saturday, September 10
Colfax – Palouse Empire Fair – The fun is in the air at the Palouse Empire Fair!  Join the Whitman County Library at the fair booth just inside the Community Building and spin the Spinning Wheel to get a prize! 

Sunday, September 11
Colfax – Palouse Empire Fair – The fun is in the air at the Palouse Empire Fair!  Join the Whitman County Library at the fair booth just inside the Community Building and spin the Spinning Wheel to get a prize! 

Monday, September 12
LaCrosse – 12:30 – 2 p.m. – Pie and Bingo - Join the library for a fun game of bingo, a slice of pie, and maybe win a great prize!
Tekoa – 6 p.m. – Attentive Parenting Classes – A six week program for parents with children age 2-6 to teach active parenting skills.  Completers of the course will receive a book and incentive.  To register call Diane at 509-284-3121 or visit the Whitman County Library Website Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us.

Tuesday, September 13
Endicott – 10:00 – Adult Coloring - Here's your chance for a little coloring relaxation therapy!  Materials are provided, feel free to bring your own and share too!
Rosalia – 10:15 – 11 a.m. – Storytime – Join us for early learning activities with music, stories, and crafts.  Visit the Library Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us for times.
Albion & Endicott – Play and Learn – Play and Learn is a fun, intentional play time for young children, giving them a variety of opportunities to explore and grow while interacting with their peers. This time is also for parents and other caregivers to visit and share ideas about nurturing the growing minds in their care.  For more information or for times visit the WCL Calendar at www. whitco.lib.wa.us.
Tekoa – 3:30 p.m. – Crazy 8’s Math Club – Kids, Grades 2 to 4th Grade.  This 8 week program has been a lot of fun and we are continuing with the new school year.  Sign up now!! 

Wednesday, September 14
Albion & Garfield – Storytime – Join us for early learning activities with music, stories, and crafts.  Visit the Library Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us for times.
Colfax & LaCrosse – Ice Age Floods Presentation – Join the Ice Age Floods Institute-Palouse Falls Chapter as they present "Changing the Course of the Palouse River" for this exciting talk to learn how stream capture during the floods diverted the Palouse River from Washtucna Coulee to its present day location.  For more information and the times for this event visit the library calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us or iafi.org.

Thursday, September 15
Rosalia – 10:15 – noon – Play and learn - Center-based free play time at the library geared toward children under 6-years-old (but everyone is welcome.) It is also a great opportunity for parents and other caregivers to visit and support each other. The fun and engaging learning centers are STEAM based and designed to foster creativity, team-work, exploration and curiosity.
Colfax & LaCrosse – Storytime – Join us for early learning activities with music, stories, and crafts.  Visit the Library Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us for times.
Colfax – 3:30 p.m. – 3rd Thursday: After-School Program – Kids is grades 1-4 - Come to the Colfax Library for an afterschool STEM program.  Free Fun with Friends! JES students may ride bus 8 from the school to the library with a parental note. Snacks included!
Palouse – 3:30 p.m. – Crazy 8’s Math Club – Kids, Grades 2 to 4th Grade.  This 8 week program has been a lot of fun and we are continuing with the new school year.  Sign up now!!  The Palouse school bus will bring you down, if your parents give permission.
Tekoa – 4:00 p.m. – Women’s Social Hour – Come join in at the library and bring a project (knitting, crafting, or just come to visit!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, visit your branch and get your Library Card!  For a complete list of library events, stop by any Whitman County Library branch, visit the Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us, like the library on Facebook or call 509-397-4366. 



Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The New Little Free Library in Palouse!

  

Palouse Librarian Beverly Pearce is stocking the New Little Free Library.  Palouse has one of 6 little libraries around the county!  Visit the library website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us or your local branch for more information and the location of the Little Free Library nearest to you.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Rosalia's Little Free Library is Up and Stocked!




Check out Rosalia's Little Free Library! Here is a picture of Cameron Hunter using the library with the new mural in the background and one of the wall gardens designed by students. For more information about the 3 Little Free Libraries around the county and the libraries to come, visit the library website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us or any of the WCL branches!

Monday, September 5, 2016

There is Fun in the Air at the Palouse Empire Fair

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WCL will have a booth just inside the Community Building come visit with the Librarians and spin the Spinning Wheel to win a prize!

Friday, September 2, 2016

Rachelle's Book List

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai 
by Yousafzai, Malala
This is the biography of the 15-year-old girl who stood up against the Taliban and fought for her right to an education only to be shot at point blank range in the head.  She survived and has gone on to become a global symbol of peace and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Romanov Sisters 
by Helen Rappaport
Relying upon a treasure trove of diaries and letters from family and friends this book sheds new light on the private lives of the doomed Grand Duchesses of Russia.
The Woman Who Would Be King 
by Kara Cooney
This is the engrossing biography of Hatshepsut, the longest-reigning female pharaoh in ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.