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Fall In Love With Your Library Open House Thursday, February 12th 4:00 - 6:00 pm Port Townsend Library Come to the library for our 10th annual Fall in Love With Your Library Open House. Enjoy live music, Valentine crafts, and light refreshments. Sponsored by the Friends of the Port Townsend Public Library. |
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Get Ready for the 2026 Community Read!
Ian's Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy By Karen Polinsky
Community Read books will be available in early February. A limited number of free copies of the book will be at the Port Townsend Public Library on a first-come first-served basis. Additional copies are available in the library catalog, or you may purchase a copy at Imprint Bookshop.
March will be dedicated to reading, discussing, and enjoying a fun variety of programs inspired by the book. Learn more here. Thank you to all of our sponsors: The Friends of the Port Townsend Library and our community partners: The Port Townsend Film Festival, Rose Theatre, Imprint Bookshop, DASH, Rainshadow Bird Alliance, Northwest Maritime Center, Aldrich's, Pourhouse, Port Townsend School District, Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader, Peninsula Daily News, and KPTZ 91.9 FM. |
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Jefferson Transit 101: Learn. Explore. Ride. Wednesday, February 25th 3:00 pm Port Townsend Library
Join us for an interactive session designed to help you gain confidence to use local bus services. This event is open to new and current riders, including families, seniors, students, and anyone interested in navigating public transit more comfortably. Bring your questions, share your feedback, and get ready to ride with confidence.
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Author Talk with Eric Vickrey Thursday, February 19th, 6:00pm Carnegie Reading Room The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1968 amateur draft class—which included Steve Garvey, Bobby Valentine, Bill Buckner, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, Tom Paciorek, Joe Ferguson, Doyle Alexander, and Geoff Zahn—is regarded as the greatest in baseball history. In 1970, most of the Dodgers' class of '68 played for the Spokane Indians under Tommy Lasorda, forming one of the most talented minor-league teams ever assembled. This colorful cast of characters defeated the Hawaii Islanders that year to win the Pacific Coast League championship. Later, the class of '68 and Lasorda formed the foundation of multiple pennant-winning teams in Los Angeles. Baseball author and Port Townsend resident Eric Vickrey tells the story of Lasorda, the Dodgers' 1968 draft class, and the 1970 Spokane Indians in his latest book, Before They Wore Dodger Blue. Eric will give a PowerPoint talk about the book and its Pacific Northwest connections, followed by a Q&A. |
Fiber Arts Night (FAN) First Tuesdays, February 3rd, 4:00pm-6:00pm Carnegie Reading Room Fiber Arts Night, better known as FAN, is the 1st Tuesday of each month from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This is for anyone working with fiber, which includes paper. We have spinners, weavers, knitters, cross stitchers, etc. Bring your project to work on or learn something new! We have craft kits in the library to check out and many of the regular attendees will most likely know what you want to learn and are willing to share what they know. It's a great way to socialize, get to work alongside other crafty and DIY people, learn new skills, and build new friendships. |
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Tech Help Thursday Every Thursday Carnegie Reading Room Two appointment times are available: 10:00 am to 10:45am, and 11:00am to 11:45am. If you cannot make an appointment, please come by during drop-in hours from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. To schedule an appointment please call Associate Librarian, Andrea at 360-344-3051 or email at ahergert@cityofpt.us |
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Read to Rover
Tuesday, February 3rd, at 3:30pm Children's Room Dogs are wonderful listeners! Kids ages 5-11 are invited to bring their favorite book or choose one from our library, then build reading skills and confidence by reading aloud to a certified therapy dog for a 15-minute session |
LEGO Club Monday, February 9th, at 4:00pm Children's Room Join other LEGO enthusiasts to build from your imagination and work with friends to construct simple or elaborate LEGO creations. Every session will feature a new LEGO design challenge. Ages 7-12. |
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Sing-a-Ling Wednesday, February 11th, at 10:30am Children's Room Part story time, part sing-along, this musical program blends rhyme, finger play, and picture books with ukuleles, harmonicas, and songs you can’t help but hum. Join Keeth from Harmonica Pocket for a playful, music-filled story time that gets toddlers, preschoolers, families and the greater community singing, moving, and laughing together. |
Join us for our Storytimes at the Port Townsend Public Library! - Baby Storytime: Mondays at 10:30am in the Children's Room.
- Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays at 10:30am in the Children's Room.
- Storytime Connections: Wednesdays at 2:00pm in the Children's Room.
Our Winter/Spring Storytime series runs from January 12th- April 29th. |
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The library is open seven days a week! |
Monday-Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00 pm |
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Mango Languages Want to improve your conversation skills in another language? This interactive tool offers more than 70 languages, including English, for children and adults.
* C.L.E.O members are able to access Mango Languages through the Jefferson County Library as your organization when you sign in. Visit all the library's databases here. |
Waterlog by Roger Deakin Partly inspired by John Cheever's short story 'The Swimmer,' Roger Deakin sets out to swim through the British Isles. From rivers, lochs, swimming pools, flooded quarries, canals and numerous other waterways Mr. Deakin explores the cultural histories of the people using these places and relates his adventures in a warm, witty manner. So delightful are his accounts, I wished I could have been there with him with a frog's eye view of whichever body of water he was experiencing. This book was my "happy place" that I could dip into for a few pages at a time and then look forward to coming back to when I wanted a little escape. -Nancy Grant, Library Assistant |
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Port Townsend Public Library1220 Lawrence Street,Port Townsend, Washington 98368360-385-3181
www.ptpubliclibrary.org
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