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Woodland Library Events
We’re getting close to the end of the year, and the library is the perfect place to finish out your year-end reading goals or resolutions! Did you commit to reading 100 books this year? (Impressive!!) Join the book club on the 16th or pop by our book sale on the 13th and 14th! Did you resolve to learn a new language or hobby? It’s never too late — fiber arts social circle meets on the 6th, Spanish circles are every Tuesday, and our French circle has their rendez-vous every Friday!
While storytimes will take a break the week of Thanksgiving, there’s still plenty for kids to enjoy this month, with morning and evening storytimes the other weeks of the month, AND read to the dog on the 10th. Plus come see a very special bilingual puppet show on Saturday, the 28th, with “La Ratoncita Presumida/The Vain Little Mouse,” based on a folk tale from Venezuela!
If you’re the type to plan ahead for the holidays, be sure to make time for the VERY popular wreath making craft. This craft has been so well-attended in the past that this year the Woodland library is offering it twice: 11/20 and 11/23. Don’t miss it! Plus, a special note that the meeting of the library trustees will be at Woodland this month on 11/16 at 6 pm. The trustees visit each branch in turn so they haven’t been in our neck of the woods for over a year. Feel free to come meet them!
This month I’d also like to make a special plug to sign up for a library card if you haven’t done so. And I’m not just saying that as the face of FVRL’s library card sign-up page (yes, really). If you already have your card, please encourage a friend or neighbor to do so! Everyone can benefit from more books and activities in their lives. (Although it’s also true that you don’t need to have a library card to enjoy the programs at the library.)
As always, I don’t have room to talk about all the cool stuff the Woodland staff does every month. Click on the calendar to see a bigger picture and zoom in, and click here for more information on the events this month at Woodland. You can use the filters and links on that page to find events all over the district and online.
Upcoming Booksales!
Woodland Friends will hold booksales this year on the following dates:
November 13 (10-6) and 14 (10-2)
December 11 (10-6) and 12 (10-2)
Our November sale will be a bag sale as usual: $5 for small bags, $10 for large. Our book sale coordinator reports that we have lots of new donations since the last sale, including many craft books.
The December sale will be our annual holiday sale, with gift-quality books, puzzles, games, gift baskets, and more.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Get Involved at the Library!
We very much appreciate all our volunteers, and we always like to see new people getting involved! You can always contact the Friends at friendsofwoodlandlibrary@gmail.com for information on our events and volunteer opportunities, or stop by our meeting on the second Thursday of the month at noon at the library. (For November, that will be the 12th; for December, the 10th.)
We always appreciate help setting up and clearing book sales. Let us know if you want to help! We would also appreciate social media help and assistance publicizing book sales/events if that’s your passion.
Washington Library Association Honors Woodland Library Friends
We are so very thrilled to announce that the Friends of the Woodland Library have received the Volunteer Leadership Award from the Washington Library Association. This award recognizes the commitment our Friends have made and the time and energy they expended towards opening the new library in Woodland in October 2024. Some of the ladies in the photo above have been working towards this goal for over a decade! As “library people,” we’re not always used to accolades, and we continue to be motivated by our shared love of books and this community. We are grateful to all of our volunteers and community partners over the years, to the WLA, and to the FVRL staff who nominated the Friends. What do you think we can accomplish in the next ten years?
Our new library is OPEN!
The long-awaited grand opening of the new Woodland Community Library took place October 12! We were thrilled to welcome over 500 of you to have snacks provided by Friends and the VFW, hear performances by the Minidoka Swing Band and Woodland High School Jazz Choir, and cheer on Branch Manager Jennifer Hauan while she cut the ribbon to welcome the community to your NEW library. We are all very excited to finally unveil the space! Our new address is 411 Lakeshore Drive and we can’t wait to show it off! An immense thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who volunteered and donated to make this happen.
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The Woodland Library is now located at 411 Lakeshore Drive in Woodland, Washington. They are open Monday 10-7, Tuesday 10-8, Wednesday 10-7, Thursday 10-8, Friday 10-6, and Saturday 10-6. Curbside pickup is available. The library phone number is 360-906-4838. You can see information on library resources, events, and available materials at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library website.
Our Mission:
To promote literacy, build community partnerships, and support library programs and services through fundraising, outreach, and volunteering.
Our Vision:
A library that empowers the community through lifelong learning and resources for all.
As volunteers who support the programs and services of Woodland Community Library,
we operate under the umbrella of the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit.
