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| Whitman County Students Liam & Jovie Dawson show off their STEM kit creation |
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
STEM Kits - Email to WIN by June 1st
Monday, May 25, 2020
Thank You to Our Community for Providing Masks
WCL is accepting donations of handmade masks to be used by staff and patrons. Thank you to Dana Hogan and Gloria Lauhoff for sending dozens our way!
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Give Audiobooks A Shot to Help Pass the Time
Library Column by Rachelle Marshall, Whitman County Library Assistant, Weekly Booklist columnist for Moscow Pullman Daily News, read the full article here
A while back my husband and I were traveling to California and as we started our trip, I started a new book, “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman.
In my own little world, earbuds in place I couldn’t control my giggles and gasps. My husband repeatedly ask, “What?”
Fed up, I finally said, “Either we are going to listen together or you’re going to let me do so in peace.”
He chose the former and that began one of the best road trips of our marriage with a lot a laughing, a little crying and what turned out to be a great book.
Which brings me to my point, my love of audiobooks. Most of us started our childhoods being read to and loving every second of it.
Now that we are grown, should that pleasure no longer be enjoyed?
If you don’t enjoy reading books or you like to read but have never tried an audiobook here are my reasons why you should give them a try: multitasking, happy commute, quick reading, narrator accents, tune out, chillax, and more!
Your library offers you many ways to score a great audiobook. You can download the “Libby app,” to access thousands of titles, visit the website for links to free eBook collections or request books on CD that can be mailed to you if you live in the Whitman County Library District.
If you don’t know your library card number you can email us at info@whitco.lib.wa.us and we can email your library card number to you. Stay healthy and happy listening.
A while back my husband and I were traveling to California and as we started our trip, I started a new book, “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman.
In my own little world, earbuds in place I couldn’t control my giggles and gasps. My husband repeatedly ask, “What?”
Fed up, I finally said, “Either we are going to listen together or you’re going to let me do so in peace.”
He chose the former and that began one of the best road trips of our marriage with a lot a laughing, a little crying and what turned out to be a great book.
Which brings me to my point, my love of audiobooks. Most of us started our childhoods being read to and loving every second of it.
Now that we are grown, should that pleasure no longer be enjoyed?
If you don’t enjoy reading books or you like to read but have never tried an audiobook here are my reasons why you should give them a try: multitasking, happy commute, quick reading, narrator accents, tune out, chillax, and more!
Your library offers you many ways to score a great audiobook. You can download the “Libby app,” to access thousands of titles, visit the website for links to free eBook collections or request books on CD that can be mailed to you if you live in the Whitman County Library District.
If you don’t know your library card number you can email us at info@whitco.lib.wa.us and we can email your library card number to you. Stay healthy and happy listening.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Happy 75th Anniversary to WCL: History, Legend and Progress
With 75 years now in the books, a rural library district quietly celebrates
By Anthony Kuipers, Daily News staff writer May 16, 2020
"Shortly after the birth of the Whitman County Rural Library District in 1945, a library headquarters was established in a Colfax building that formerly housed a saloon.
According to current WCL Director Kristie Kirkpatrick, legend has it that drunken visitors would sometimes stumble in looking for a drink but leave with books instead..."
Read the full article by Moscow-Pullman Daily News
*Photos courtesy of Washington Rural Heritage
By Anthony Kuipers, Daily News staff writer May 16, 2020
"Shortly after the birth of the Whitman County Rural Library District in 1945, a library headquarters was established in a Colfax building that formerly housed a saloon.
According to current WCL Director Kristie Kirkpatrick, legend has it that drunken visitors would sometimes stumble in looking for a drink but leave with books instead..."
Read the full article by Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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| The library was in the same building as the post office in Riparia, WA, until the post office closed in 1963. Riparia was a small town next to the Snake River in Whitman County* |
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| Children pose with a pony while attending story hour in 1945 at the Pine City Branch of the Whitman County Rural Library District* |
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| Gladys Bowles, Whitman County Librarian, presents reading club certificates to children for participation in the summer reading program called World Friendship Vacation Reading Club in 1947, Bowles was the director of the Whitman County Rural Library District when it was formed in 1945.* |
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| Amy Ferguson checks-in returned books after they were quarantined for three days on Thursday at the library in Colfax. The Whitman County Rural Library District is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Ferguson is the branch manager of the Albion Library, and also works in the Colfax Library. |
*Photos courtesy of Washington Rural Heritage
Monday, May 18, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Watch Movies Free with Your Library Card!
Thoughtful Entertainment with Kanopy Streaming, FREE with your Library Card
"Listening to a Kanopy program-what a gift to the community-thank you!" one WCL patron said
Start Streaming Today!
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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