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It's Time for the 2026 Community Read!
The Port Townsend Public Library is excited to hold our 21st annual Community Read this month, featuring Ian’s Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy by Karen Polinsky.
The book is available for checkout at the library, and extra copies are available free to the public at the library and in the community while supplies last. Community members are encouraged to pass around their finished copies to be read and reread. Books are also available for purchase at Imprint Bookstore. The Library’s Community Read is designed to promote closer ties among community members through the experience of reading, sharing, and discussing ideas and topics generated by the book. Find all the 2026 Community Read details here. |
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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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Soundcheck Community Read Kickoff Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, March 1st 9:00–11:00 am Fort Worden Commons
Enjoy pancakes followed by a self-guided walk with your Community Read Adventure Log
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Technology and Accessibility with the Quadfather Todd Stabelfeldt
Thursday, March 5th 6:00 pm Port Townsend Library
Meet Todd Stabelfeldt, the Quadfather from Ian’s story, and learn how technology is making the world more accessible.
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Book Discussions Wednesday, March 11th Pourhouse 5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 18th
Aldrich’s Mezzanine 10:30 am |
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ADA Accessibility and Active Transportation Plan in Port Townsend with Assistant City Engineer Jeff Kostechka and DASH
Thursday, March 12th 6:00 pm Port Townsend Library
Learn more about the City’s Active Transportation Plan and how accessibility plays a role in planning.
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Olympic Discovery Trail Talk with Peninsula Trails Coalition
Thursday, March 19th 6:00 pm Port Townsend Library
Learn about the history, recent upgrades, and future of the Olympic Discovery Trail from the Peninsula Trails Coalition.
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Meet the Author: Karen Polinsky with Ian Mackay
Thursday, March 26th 6:00 pm Northwest Maritime Center
Join a presentation and reading, followed by a book signing and books for sale from Imprint Bookshop.
Karen Polinsky is a former journalist and high school teacher and currently a novelist and playwright living in Portland, Oregon. Her first book, Dungeness, like Ian’s Ride is set on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. She’s written more than a dozen staged plays. She enjoys camping and biking and hiking with her husband Michael and her border collie Pearl. |
Art in Action: Bike Repair with the Recyclery
Friday, March 27th 3:00 pm Port Townsend Public Library
Watch and learn during a live demonstration on how to fix your bike.
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PTFF & The Rose Theatre Present: Soul Surfer (Free Film – PG)
Saturday, March 28th 10:00 am Rose Theatre Soul Surfer is an inspiring biographical drama based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfing prodigy who loses her left arm in a 2003 tiger shark attack. Defying all odds, she overcomes the devastating injury to return to competitive surfing.
Tickets will be available through The Rose Theatre's website. |
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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Guided Birding Walk with Rainshadow Bird Alliance
Sunday, March 22nd 9:00 am Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park
Join experienced birders for this all-ages, accessible interpretive walk.
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Storytime Connections with Judith Bows
Wednesday, March 18th at 2:00 pm Children’s Room
Kids and families – join us for an afternoon of stories, arts & crafts, and other activities inspired by our Community Read book.
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Read to Rover
Tuesday, March 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, March 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, March 18th, 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 will be closing at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 26. Please join us at the Northwest Maritime Center for our Community Read Author Talk at 6:00 pm that evening.
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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Legal Information Source Legal Information Source is a database designed to assist the public in understanding the complex world of law and legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms. Visit all the library's databases here. |
Ian's Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy by Karen Polinsky The month of March is devoted to the Port Townsend Public Library's 21st annual Community Read. Please join us in reading or listening to Ian's Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy by Karen Polinsky. It is the story of Ian Mackay's life and journey after a mountain biking crash paralyzed him from the shoulders down. Ian is a local Olympic Peninsula resident who as a part of his healing, has ridden the Olympic Discovery Trail for a least a mile everyday. His perseverance to experience joy is aspiring and uplifting to us all. Ian has since set world records, founded incredible non-profits, worked with Apple to create accessible technology and made many friends along the way. I hope you will join us in reading and celebrating his journey this month. A full list of programs is on our website, https://ptpubliclibrary.org/library/page/community-read -Keith Darrock, Library Manager |
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Port Townsend Public Library1220 Lawrence Street,Port Townsend, Washington 98368360-385-3181
www.ptpubliclibrary.org
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