Climate Change: The Impact on Washington Farms & Forests

Aljoya Mercer Island 2430 76th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, Wa

Join us for an engaging exploration as we delve into how recent past variations and future predictions of the climate in our region are influencing various sectors. This educational seminar, hosted by Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond, will focus on the landscape, and in particular, agriculture and terrestrial ecosystems of Washington state.

Avoiding Scams & Fraud

Ida Culver House Broadview 12505 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA

Whether it is over the phone, through the mail, online, or at your doorstep, con artists are constantly coming up with new and devious ways to scam people. In this presentation Leeta Scott with AARP will share information about the most common scams we have been seeing in our region recently – scams designed toMore

FREE Live Music Session with Bridgetown Music Therapy!

FREE VIRTUAL ACTIVITY FOR OLDER ADULTS! ? Enjoy an hour of lifelong learning, music, and fun! Join Bridgetown Music Therapy’s upcoming Live Music Zoom Session: The Language of Love! Register today: https://www.bridgetownmt.com/live-zoom-registration

Free

Attracting Native Pollinators: Garden and Habitat Restoration at the Kirkland Library

Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA, United States

For adults. Learn how to entice native pollinators to your yard! Julie O'Donnell will tell you how she turned her yard into a certified wildlife habitat. Her own garden contains over 200 species of native plants and has been successfully attracting birds, butterflies and beneficial insects for more than 30 years. Julie is a MasterMore

Free

It’s ARTY Time! Paint & Sip at the Federal Way 320th Library

Federal Way 320th Library

For adults and teens. Paint your own cozy winter scene with local artist Collin Veenstra! Follow along with Collin while enjoying a warm cup of hot chocolate. All materials provided. Please register.

Free

SilverKite Community Arts: Journey with Acrylics (online)

Online

For adults. Join a journey of the imagination with acrylic paints! Class facilitated by Tammy Leaver. 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.More

Free

Backyard Bird Count at the Newport Way Library

Newport Way Library

All ages welcome. Take part in a global Backyard Bird Count! Learn about birding, count and identify birds as a citizen scientist, create a bird friendly craft and do a bird scavenger hunt! The library will have a limited number of binoculars available for children and adult birders. Registration not required.

Free

My Story: When I Was Your Age at the Sammamish Library

Sammamish Library 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish, WA, United States

For adults. Write a letter to a young person in your life to tell them what your life was like at that age. Join Amy Chen for simple guided autobiography writing prompts to tell your story in about two pages. Your writing will focus on universal themes on areas of life impacts, self-reflection and sharingMore

Free

Gentle Yoga for Renewal at the Bothell Library

Bothell Library 18215 98th Avenue NE, Bothell, WA, United States

For adults. Unplug from the world of to-do lists and technology. Plug into the empowering and nourishing sources of renewal. Emerge recharged, nourished and supported to meet the days ahead. For adults. Please register at kcls.org.

Free
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Garden Club at the Woodmont Library

Woodmont Library 26809 Pacific Highway S, Des Moines, WA, United States

For adults. Join monthly meetings of the Woodmont Garden Club and gain hands-on growing experience in the Woodmont Library Garden! We offer socialization, presentations, plant and seed swaps, occasional field trips, garden crafts and more for all gardeners. All experience levels welcome. Please register at kcls.org.

Free

Were All the Cowboys White? Finding Mexican and African American Cowboys (online)

Online

For adults. In old movies and TV programs, all the cowboys seemed to be white. In reality, about 1 in 4 were men of color. This presentation reviews the growth of horse and cattle handlers from early Mexico through the early 1900s in the U.S. What records can we find? Presenter Janice Lovelace, Ph.D., hasMore

Free