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LibraryCon: Star Wars Droids

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Battle Ground Community Library
Library Branch: Battle Ground Community Library
Room: Meyer Memorial Trust Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Families, Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
A special presentation from local droid makers in the 501st Legion. The presenters will bring their Star Wars droids and discuss the process of making them. A Q&A session will be provided at the end. ...

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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.

LibraryCon: A Life in Pictures - Creating Graphic Biographies

11:00am - 12:30pm
Vancouver Community Library
Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Explore the creative universe of Taki Soma, a HUGO award-nominated artist, writer, and colorist whose body of work includes titles like Bitch Planet, Dick Tracy, The After Realm, and Iron Man. Join us for a discussion of Taki’s graphic biographies, s...

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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.

LibraryCon: Careers in Comics with Editor Diana Schutz

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cascade Park Community Library
Library Branch: Cascade Park Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Want to get paid for your passion? Join us for a conversation with award-winning comics editor Diana Schutz about how to get started working in the comics industry! Formerly the senior executive editor at Dark Horse Comics, Diana was Frank Miller’...

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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.

LibraryCon: Careers in Comics with Editor Diana Schutz (Live Viewing)

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Stevenson Community Library
Library Branch: Stevenson Community Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Want to get paid for your passion? Join us for a conversation with award-winning comics editor Diana Schutz about how to get started working in the comics industry. Formerly the senior executive editor at Dark Horse Comics, Diana was Frank Miller’...

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.

LibraryCon: From Fan to Maker with Author David F. Walker

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Vancouver Community Library
Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Families, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Join us on an inspiring journey alongside Eisner Award-Winning author, David F. Walker, as he shares the story of his evolution from a comic-loving kid to a working comics creator. Delve into his wealth of knowledge and experiences as he encourages f...

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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.

Humanities Washington: We All Transition (Hybrid)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cascade Park Community Library
Library Branch: Cascade Park Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Navigating gender in our world has become more complicated. The simple binary gender system does not represent many in our communities today. In this talk, discuss the spectrum of gender in a warm and accessible way. Most of us were socialized around...

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.

Universal Healthcare Town Hall

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Three Creeks Community Library
Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Join Whole Washington and the Clark County League of Women Voters for a community conversation about the woes of our current for-profit system and how establishing the Washington Health Trust could be a real solution for Washington state. Saving live...

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 Transformative Power of Peer Tutoring and Higher Education in Correctional Settings

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Vancouver Community Library
Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Timothy Tipton shares his experiences as an inmate tutor at Coyote Ridge and Larch Corrections Center, showing how inmate tutoring benefits the lives of both the tutors and the peers they guide. Learn how peer tutoring in correctional facilities give...

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.

Humanities Washington: Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty (Hybrid)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Goldendale Community Library
Library Branch: Goldendale Community Library
Room: Camplan Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
What happens when the sovereignty of one nation conflicts with the laws and practices of another? The Treaty of 1855 is a document signed by Native American leaders, Washington Territory’s Governor Isaac Stevens, and Oregon Territory’s Superintend...

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.

Humanities Washington: Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty (Live Viewing)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Battle Ground Community Library
Library Branch: Battle Ground Community Library
Room: Meyer Memorial Trust Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
What happens when the sovereignty of one nation conflicts with the laws and practices of another? The Treaty of 1855 is a document signed by Native American leaders, Washington Territory’s Governor Isaac Stevens, and Oregon Territory’s Superintend...

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.

Humanities Washington: Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty (Live Viewing)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Three Creeks Community Library
Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
What happens when the sovereignty of one nation conflicts with the laws and practices of another? The Treaty of 1855 is a document signed by Native American leaders, Washington Territory’s Governor Isaac Stevens, and Oregon Territory’s Superintend...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Hydrangeas - Variety and Beauty

4:30pm - 5:15pm
La Center Community Library
Library Branch: La Center Community Library
Room: Upstairs - La Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Do you love hydrangeas but feel uncertain about which types are right for your garden? Do you know when and how to prune for optimal health and best blooms? Can you turn your pink blossoms blue? Clark County Master Gardener Carley Wecks will answer t...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Drip Irrigation

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Vancouver Community Library
Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
If you’re spending hours hand watering your plants or if you are noticing Washington’s once -ample rainfall can no longer be depended on to keep your garden happy, attend this presentation on drip irrigation. We’ll explore its origins, basic concepts...

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.

Eye Mission Trip to Oaxaca

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Goldendale Community Library
Library Branch: Goldendale Community Library
Room: Camplan Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Join us for a presentation of Dr. Jim Ogden's recent eye mission trip to Oaxaca with Larci Miller, Theresa Babler, and Betty Zesiger. Dr. James Ogden, Optometrist, has been practicing in Goldendale since 1975. ...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Drip Irrigation

11:00am - 12:00pm
Ridgefield Community Library
Library Branch: Ridgefield Community Library
Room: Allene Wodaege Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
If you’re spending hours hand watering your plants or if you are noticing Washington’s once -ample rainfall can no longer be depended on to keep your garden happy, attend this presentation on drip irrigation. We’ll explore its origins, basic concepts...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Grow Your Own Herbs

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Three Creeks Community Library
Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Culinary herbs like cilantro, rosemary, thyme, basil and dill and are a great addition to the home garden. Growing them yourself is fun and rewarding and can be a fraction of the cost of buying them at the store. Picked from the garden ensures freshn...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Sustainable Landscaping

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Battle Ground Community Library
Library Branch: Battle Ground Community Library
Room: Meyer Memorial Trust Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
When your plants are happy and healthy your home landscape can thrive without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers as well as keep weeds at bay. Janis McBride presents on techniques to maximize success of your landscape plants. You can achieve an aest...

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.

Master Gardener Series: Making a Rain Garden

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Woodland Community Library
Library Branch: Woodland Community Library
Room: Woodland Community Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
WSU Extension Coordinator, Gary Fredricks will discuss an environmentally friendly way to create a native plant oasis that soaks up the extra rainwater. Learn where to place the garden, how to construct it, and what plants to consider. Master Gard...

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.

Skamania County Reads: Panel Discussion (Hybrid)

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Stevenson Community Library
Library Branch: Stevenson Community Library
Room: Gallery - Stevenson
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hybrid, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Join us for a panel discussion focused on forestry as it relates to this year's title, Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard. Get information on all Skamania County Reads events at fvrl.org/skamania-county-reads. *To attend...

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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.

Bushcrafting 101 - Part 1: Land Navigation

11:00am - 12:00pm
Goldendale Community Library
Library Branch: Goldendale Community Library
Room: Camplan Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Families
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Mike Lummio of Bushcraft Northwest will be giving two workshops to introduce Bushcraft. His unique style of Bushcraft and Survival will help you feel more comfortable and confident as you trek though the backcountry on all your future adventures. ...

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.

Memorial Day Closure

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Operations Center, Battle Ground Community Library, Cascade Park Community Library, Goldendale Community Library, Goldendale/Klickitat Bookmobile, La Center Community Library, North Bonneville Community Library, Ridgefield Community Library, Skamania/Klickitat Bookmobile, Stevenson Community Library, Three Creeks Community Library, Vancouver Community Library, Vancouver Mall Library, Washougal Community Library, White Salmon Valley Community Library, Woodland Community Library, Yacolt Library Express, Yale Valley Community Library, Online, Off-site
Description:
All FVRLibraries are closed in observance of Memorial Day, but many resources and services are available on our website 24/7. ...

Presentation: Aviation Stressors

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Goldendale Community Library
Library Branch: Goldendale Community Library
Room: Camplan Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
An Air Safety Investigator of Aviation Forensics, LLC, will give a presentation on how decision-making and awareness is compromised under stressful events. "Stressors", or the human response to sudden events, or even life's daily pressures of family ...

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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.

Master Gardener Series: Edible Landscaping

10:00am - 11:00am
Three Creeks Community Library
Library Branch: Three Creeks Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class or Workshop, Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Learn how to incorporate food into your landscaping with attractive vegetable gardens that yield lots of compliments along with nourishing food. This presentation covers the benefits of edibles in the landscape, four design principles for visual appe...

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.

Humanities Washington: Homelessness and the Meaning of Home (Hybrid)

10:30am - 11:30am
Vancouver Community Library
Library Branch: Vancouver Community Library
Room: Columbia Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker or Forum
Event Details:
Loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, divorce, illness, or natural disasters like wildfires, is a widespread and growing problem affecting all of us. Often thought of as only an urban problem, homelessness also occurs in suburban an...

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.