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A Reading List for Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 in the United States and on either April 22 or the day the spring equinox...
A Bounty of New Gardening Books
Grow your gardening knowledge and cultivate your green thumb with books and magazines from the library. Wander through these leafy reads -- all published this year -- to inspire your gardening projects. Here is a selection of gardening resources from our collection....
Peshastin Library is Getting a Refresh
After a year of planning, community engagement, design, and preparations, the Peshastin Library will temporarily close on Monday, April 15 for an update and is slated to reopen later this summer. This refresh is part of our Reimagining Spaces Project, learn more about...
Right to Read Day
NCW Libraries joins public libraries across the nation to condemn censorship and defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment. In 2023, the American Library Association documented: 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship - a 65% surge over...
A Reading List for National Library Week
It's National Library Week, and we will be celebrating this annual recognition of libraries across the country by shining a spotlight on our library workers and the invaluable service they provide across our five-county library district. So stay tuned for lots of...
Virtual Program: How Washington Became the Apple State
Learn about the history of Washington's apple industry in a Humanities Washington virtual program Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State on April 17, 6-7:30 PM.You may also join us for livestreaming of this virtual program at our Wenatchee and...
Celebrate Jazz at the Winthrop Library
Throughout the month of April, our Winthrop Library, with the support of the Friends of the Winthrop Library, will be hosting multiple jazz musicians, both local and from the Seattle area. April 9, 5PM, Brazilian Jazz with Dave Nolet April 16, 6PM, Jazz Tunes with...