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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:45pm
Klickitat Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

Join us each week for a writing group open to all levels and genres. Meet other writers in the area and write together. No sharing or critique required—just a safe, welcoming, shared creative space.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Klickitat Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Event Details:

Join us each week for a writing group open to all levels and genres. Meet other writers in the area and write together. No sharing or critique required—just a safe, welcoming, shared creative space.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
La Center Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Library Branch: La Center Community Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop
Event Details:

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Allene Wodaege Community Room at Ridgefield Community Library
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts/DIY, Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Library Branch: Ridgefield Community Library
Room: Allene Wodaege Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts/Crafts/DIY, Meeting
Event Details:

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

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Humanities Washington: Imagining the Future - A Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off-site
Program Type:
Class or Workshop, Presenter or Speaker
Age Group:
Adults

In this lecture and writing workshop, audiences will learn a brief history and definitions of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses the genres of science fiction, fantasy, space opera, supernatural, horror, etc.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off-site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Presenter or Speaker
Event Details:

In this lecture and writing workshop, audiences will learn a brief history and definitions of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses the genres of science fiction, fantasy, space opera, supernatural, horror, etc.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Willamette Writers Vancouver Chapter Meeting

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Three Creeks Community Library
Program Type:
Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Event Details:

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Poetry Writing Workshop

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Cascade Park Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle for a generative writing workshop in which we will experiment with a variety of prompts to encourage creativity and self-expression.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cascade Park Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle for a generative writing workshop in which we will experiment with a variety of prompts to encourage creativity and self-expression.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
La Center Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Library Branch: La Center Community Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop
Event Details:

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Allene Wodaege Community Room at Ridgefield Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop, Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Library Branch: Ridgefield Community Library
Room: Allene Wodaege Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Meeting
Event Details:

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

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Humanities Washington: How to Write a Family Portrait

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Off-site - Washougal at Washougal Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Tell the stories that have preoccupied, amused, and defined your family for generations.  

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Washougal Community Library
Room: Off-site - Washougal
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop
Event Details:

Tell the stories that have preoccupied, amused, and defined your family for generations.  

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

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Score® Series: Master Government Contracting

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Presenter or Speaker, Tax/Legal/Business
Age Group:
Adults

Are you a small business owner looking to tap into the lucrative world of government contracts?

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presenter or Speaker, Tax/Legal/Business
Event Details:

Are you a small business owner looking to tap into the lucrative world of government contracts?

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Willamette Writers Vancouver Chapter Meeting

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Three Creeks Community Library
Program Type:
Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Event Details:

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Photo of Robert Dugoni and book covers

Authors & Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Off-site
Program Type:
Book Sale/Fundraiser, Friends or Foundation
Age Group:
Adults

Save the date of October 16 and join us for an unforgettable evening, at the Hilton Vancouver, with bestselling author Robert Dugoni. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off-site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Sale/Fundraiser, Friends or Foundation
Event Details:

Save the date of October 16 and join us for an unforgettable evening, at the Hilton Vancouver, with bestselling author Robert Dugoni. 

Note

This is a Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation event. The Foundation, which is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works to support Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries through funding, advocacy and volunteer support.

Este es un evento organizado por Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation (Fundación de Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver). La fundación, registrada como organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3), opera en respaldo de las Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver mediante la recaudación de fondos, servicios de defensoría y apoyo voluntario.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
La Center Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Library Branch: La Center Community Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop
Event Details:

Join our volunteer led writing group where you can share excerpts from your work, get tips, and help other fellow writers.

 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Adult Writing Group

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Allene Wodaege Community Room at Ridgefield Community Library
Program Type:
Class or Workshop, Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Library Branch: Ridgefield Community Library
Room: Allene Wodaege Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Meeting
Event Details:

If you'd love to write more but don't have a project in mind, this is the group for you! The process of writing can be rewarding, regardless of the product: journal, memory book, brain dump, lists or whatever else you can think of. 

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Willamette Writers Vancouver Chapter Meeting

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Three Creeks Community Library
Program Type:
Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid (in-person and online), Meeting
Event Details:

Willamette Writers helps writers find their community, develop their craft, and expand their careers at our monthly chapter meetings.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

The Craft of Writing: Writing Workshop and Book Group

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Age Group:
Adults

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Class or Workshop, Hybrid (in-person and online)
Event Details:

How does one get their story on the page? This workshopping and discussion group will provide an exploration of the craft of writing.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.