For adults. No matter where you wander in Washington, you are never very far from the past and the evidence of the plants and animals that came before. Join co-author David B. Williams as he discusses this amazing array of past life, featured in a new book, Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales: Fossils in WashingtonMore
For adults. Get started seeding new plants in this hands-on workshop, learning how to choose the best herbs for you to grow. Explore annual, biennial and perennial varieties, best growing conditions, soil choices and pot sizes and plant some seeds for you to take home. Please register at kcls.org.
For adults. An introduction to using simple spreadsheets for personal tasks such as budgets and travel planning. Presented by Bridget of Gentle Tech Help. Please register at kcls.org.
For adults. Talk about various romance book cover tropes including the clinch, only the torso and illustrated. Also discuss the history of romance covers and what trends are new. Love to read romance or want to try it out? Join other readers and a librarian in exploring new and diverse romance books. Please register atMore
For adults. Talk about various romance publishers and the genres, authors and tropes they support. Love to read romance or want to try it out? Join other readers and a librarian in exploring new and diverse romance books. Please register at kcls.org.
Thursday February 22 !:00 to 2:00 pm Across the country, efforts to suppress Black history in libraries and classrooms have taken root. Anger against “critical race theory” and “wokeness” has led to new laws prohibiting what can and cannot be taught to students of all ages, and what books can remain in libraries. Why areMore
For adults. Draw Washington state's beloved Mt. Rainier using colored pencils SilverKite Community Arts offers online inter-generational workshops, talks, social hours and performances FREE for KCLS patrons. We hope that by offering these opportunities, we are providing stimulating creative engagement opportunities and social connection. These workshops last approximately one hour. Register at silverkite.us/kcls.
For older adults. Tech savvy volunteers will provide one-on-one help for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. Bring your smart phone, iPad or laptop and your questions. Please register at kcls.org.
Ages 5 and older. Build sensing, moving robots with Cubelets! These modular cubes can be snapped together in countless ways, limited only by your imagination! Then try robot-building challenges. Registration not required.
For adults. Learn about printmaking techniques and how they can document, create and appreciate the natural world. Practice several gel plate printing techniques as well as design and carve a printing block to take home. Please register at kcls.org.
Author Voices: Thulani Davis (online) Saturday, February 24, 1pm For adults. Join Author Thulani Davis for a talk with the Seattle Opera. Thulani Davis wrote the libretto for the Opera X: The Life and Times and Malcolm X along with The Emancipation Circuit, My Confederate Kinfolk and Malcolm X: the Great Photographs. In Partnership withMore
Saturday, February 24, 3:30pm Art Making: 3:30-5:30pm Artist Talk: 4:30pm All ages welcome. Meet local artist and author, Janice M. King, and learn the story behind the Rootedness Art Quilt Exhibit on display at the library. The Rootedness Project focuses on how Northwest native trees provide a metaphor for our life's journey. Come for anMore