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Open Season for Medicare starts October 15. Call us at the library, 360-673-4568, to arrange a Medicare counseling appointment.

Join longtime Kalama resident Joanna Boatman as she shares her recollections of life in Kalama as far back as the 1930s! She'll talk about people, events, and businesses that helped Kalama grow into the community we know today.

Saturday October 26th 2:00-4:00pm

Kalama Baptist Church - 112 Vincent Road, Kalama

Donations at the door will support the Kalama History House.

This event is co-sponsored by the Kalama Public Library and the Kalama History House. Be sure to visit the library's Rural Heritage Project for more Kalama historical information, pictures, and oral histories!

Storytime is a pre-reading program offered by the Kalama Public Library featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and movement all designed for preschool children. We'd love to have you join us on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 10:30-11:15am, at the library!

Date Theme

10/16 - Old McDonald's Farm

11/6 - Let's Go! Bike, Bus, Wagon, and Car

11/20 - Helping Hands

12/4 - Frosty the Snowman

Holiday Break until the New Year!

Storytime is provided by volunteers of the Kalama Public Library and the Friends of the Library at Kalama (FOLK).

Did you know your library card gives you access to the Palace Project, a new mobile platform that delivers e-books and audiobooks directly to your electronic devices? Just download the Palace Project app, use your KPL library card to log in, and discover a new landscape of e-content at your fingertips! Note: For those who already use Libby, the Palace Porject is intended as a complemet not a replacement.

Bring your latest project and materials, swap valuable skills, darn those socks, mend those pants, and enjoy socializing! All ages and skill levels welcome. Meet in the City Council Chambers the first Friday of every month, 3pm-4:45, beginning October 4. Questions? Contact the Kalama Public Library at 360-673-4568.

NEW!

The Kalama Public Library now has a "Library of Things," a collection of non-traditional materials available for check-out to Library patrons. Items available:

-Birdwatching Kit, containing binoculars and bird books

-DVD player

-Pickleball paddles and balls

-Volleyball, basketball

-Blood Pressure monitor

-Dryer vent cleaning kit

-Bocce Ball set

-Infrared Thermometer

-Disc Golf set

-Washington State Discover Passes

-Passes to Columbia River Maritime Museum

-Passes to the Portland Art Museum

-WiFi Hotspots

(more coming soon!)

Check us out!

"Check Out Washington" is a program that allows users to check out

a Discover Pass at their local library.

Library card holders can reserve a pass

for a week at a time and can experience day visits at

Washington State Parks or lands owned by

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and

Department of Natural Resources free of charge.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Offers Free Books!

Did you know that kids up to age five in Cowlitz County can participate in a free book giveaway via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library? To sign up, click here and follow the prompts to get a free age-appropriate book sent to your house each month!