You won’t want to miss the 2023 Huntingford Humanities Lecture featuring bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear! Jacqueline has written seventeen novels featuring psychologist-investigator Maisie Dobbs and also published two non-fiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and an Edgar-nominated memoir, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing. See Jacqueline at the Chimacum High School Auditorium on Thursday, October 5, from 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Technology takes center stage at the Library this month. Our popular Cybersecurity 101 workshops continue on Fridays from 2:30 – 4 p.m. through October 29. It’s not too late to join in and learn how to keep yourself and your family safe online. You can also unearth the mysteries of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our two-part Tech Tuesday class taking place October 3 and 10, from 3 – 4:30 p.m. Find out what AI is, learn about its history, and gain a basic understanding of how we use it and how it affects our everyday lives.
Learn Sewing Machine Basics and practice your skills by making your own pillowcase! Kathey Bates, President of Cabin Fever Quilters and group leader for North Olympic Quilts of Valor, will host this hands-on class on Tuesday, October 17, from 2 – 4 p.m. The Library District will provide the supplies needed, including sewing machines. However, if you have a sewing machine you can bring, please let us know when you sign up for the class. An encore presentation of this workshop will take place on Thursday, October 26, from 2 – 4 p.m. Registration is required.
Nils Pedersen and Dr. Joyce Francis are back in October to present their four-part in-person and online Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) discussion series. Beginning Thursday, October 19, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Pederson and Francis will review the court’s processes and players, explore select arguments from the 2022 term, and discuss the scheduled cases for 2023. Participants are encouraged to share their questions/concerns about the court, and the group will seek to address them in subsequent sessions.
October programs for children include the monthly LEGO® at the Library program on Thursday, October 12, at 4 p.m. Build your Lego creations in an open, imaginative space. Pokemon fans can celebrate all things Pokemon at our Pokemon Party! Dress up as your favorite character and join us at the Library on Saturday, October 28, from 2 – 4 p.m.
Storytime for Toddlers and Preschoolers will move back indoors to the Library’s Humphrey Room beginning October 2. Join Rosaletta on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for stories, songs, and physical movement to build children’s love of reading and learning. Please note that there will be no Storytime on Monday, October 9, as the Library District will be closed for our annual Staff Education Day.
For complete program details and our calendar of events,
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