Black Diamond Library February events

24707 Roberts Drive, Black Diamond 98010 360-886-1105

Children & Families

Discover Stories! Family Story Times

10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 13 and 27

All ages welcome with adult.

Black Diamond After-School Book Bunch at Black Diamond Elementary

Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

3:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16

Ages 8 to 12 with adult.

Eat free pizza, play games and talk about great books after school in the Black Diamond Elementary School Library.

This book group is open to all, but BDE students staying after school must bring a permission slip from their grown-up on the day of book group. Parents will need to sign out their children with the Children’s Librarian by 4:45 p.m.

Reading Is Magic Show

2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22,

Presented by Louie Foxx.

Ages 4 and older with adult.

Come for magic, comedy and fun. Louie Foxx was voted the Best Live Entertainment for Kids by the Parent Map Magazine, holds a Guinness World Record and has appeared on America’s Got Talent.

Ready-Set-Read

If you are in elementary school, take the Reading Challenge! Read at least 20 minutes per day for 20 days within a month and choose a new paperback book at your community library.

Forms are available at the library or online.

Teens

Read Three, Get One Free!

Read three books, write three short, thoughtful reviews and get a new paperback book…free!

Pick up an entry form at any KCLS library or online.

Adults

Friends of the Black Diamond Library Book Sale

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4

Great selection at bargain prices. Lightly used books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks.

Computer Class: Introduction to Computers

10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7

Friends of the Black Diamond Library Meeting

7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15

Workshops for Owners of Horses and Small Farms

6:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 and 23

Presented by King Conservation District.

Hands-on workshops on livestock management practices. See a variety of options and work with technicians to discover ways you can have less mud, better pastures, manage manure and care for streams and wetlands. Includes light refreshments.

Upcoming dates and topics included:

Feb. 16: Streams & Wetlands-Living with Livestock Near Water

Feb. 23: Mud Management-Record Rainfall/Record Mud

March 1: Manure Management-Got Livestock? Got Manure!

March 8: Pasture Management-Becoming a Grass Farmer

Please register with King Conservation District, 425-282-1949 or signup@kingcd.org.

Contacts: Jackie Brown, 425-369-3275, jabrown@kcls.org, Julie Brand, 425-369-3273, jbrand@kcls.org