Meetings and Upcoming Events
| February 6 Monday 6 pm |
The Teen Advisory Group or TAG will meet in the adult library at 6:00pm. Call Kelly Johnson for more information. |
| February 9 Thursday 10:30 am |
Story Time will be followed by an easy craft for little ones: Valentine Dog Join us for stories, songs, and a short film followed by the craft |
| February 10 Friday 6:30 pm |
The Teen Advisory Group or TAG invites teens ages 13-19 ONLY to an evening called “My Dead Valentine” beginning at 6:30pm in the children’s annex of the Ketchikan Public Library. Details TBA. Call Kelly Johnson for more information. |
| February 11 Saturday 3 pm |
Children of all ages are invited to enjoy making Valentines during Kids Craft beginning at 3:00pm. This drop-in program will provide all materials needed for creating beautiful handmade valentines from paper, doilies, lace and ribbon. |
| February 15,16, 17 Wed, Thur, Fri |
LIBRARY CLOSED The Ketchikan Public Library will be CLOSED for INVENTORY. There are no fines charged on days the library is closed and patrons are asked to return their library materials during open hours if at all possible. We reopen on Saturday, Feb. 18th at 10 am |
| February 18 Saturday 3 pm |
Kids ages five and up can enjoy learning how to make “Frito Pie” during Kids Cook at the Ketchikan Public Library beginning at 3:00pm. This cooking demonstration class offers recipes for home cooking and plenty of helping and tasting fun. “Frito Pie” is a traditional kid favorite from the Southwest where corn chips are layered with chili, cheese and other toppings in a bowl. Call Charlotte for more information |
| February 23 Thursday 5:30 to 7 pm |
The AEYC (Association for the Education of Young Children), Wells Fargo, Rural Cap, First Book and the public library present the fifth season of Family Night beginning at 5:30pm. Come to the library for an early childhood program, pizza dinner and a free book. Space is limited so free tickets must be picked up in advance in the children’s library. This month the library will welcome BMI Joshua Bartlett, MKI Chris Taylor and FN Aiden Leddy from the Coast Guard who will talk about Boating Safety for kids. |
| February 25 Saturday 2 pm |
The Teen Advisory Group or TAG will meet in the adult library at 2:00pm. Call Kelly Johnson for more information. |
| February 27 Monday 6:30 pm |
The Ketchikan Garden Club will hold their meeting in the Children's Library. The topic will be "Caring for bird feeders and bird houses presented by Faith Duncan" |
| February 29 Wednesday 6:30 pm |
Montana writer of fiction and non-fiction for young people, Sneed Collard III will do a slide show and reading about his many outdoor adventures beginning at 6:30pm in the Ketchikan Public Library. Sneed has written dozens of books including The Governor's Dog is Missing - Slate Stephens Mysteries, Hangman's Gold (#2 in Slate Stephens Mysteries), Dog Sense, Double Eagle and Flash Point . Sneed’s non-fiction includes Global Warming: A Personal Guide to Causes and Solutions, A Whale Biologist at Work, Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species (Scientists in the Field), Reign of the Sea Dragons, Teeth, Wings Birds of Prey, and the much acclaimed Pocket Babies And Other Amazing Marsupials. Learn more about Sneed at |
| March 2 Friday 10:30 am |
Join us immediately following Story Hour at 10:30am for the Ketchikan premier of “ Babies on Track ” a 14-minute DVD for parents from Best Beginnings in Anchorage, accompanied by two baby board books:
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Preschool |
Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am. After some playtime, the librarian reads stories, leads songs and fingerplays and shows a short film. Infants through preschool age children |
BookTalk |
Listen to news about the library, books and book reviews each Thursday from 6:30 to 7:00 pm on radio station KRBD at 105.9 FM. |
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