Library

The Friends of the St. Helens Public Library book sale is back, even bigger than ever!

Friday, August 27th from 2-6pm
Saturday, August 28th from 10am-4pm

Find bargains and your new best book friends.

Our bi-monthly book club, which is hosted by members of the Library Board, will resume meeting in-person on Tuesday, August 31 at 7pm.

They are inviting everyone to come and share your “Favorite Pandemic Read”. Of course, that’s your favorite book from the last 18 months and not necessarily a book about pandemics unless your favorite book is dystopian fiction or a historical account of pandemics.

Did you know the Russian Czars and Czarinas invited Germans to come and settle in the Volga region of Russia?  They were exempt from many burdens placed on Russian citizens.  Learn more Monday, August 02, 2021.

Day/Date: Monday, August 02, 2021
Time: 6:30pm
Subject: Germans from Russia
Presenter: Tricia Oberndorf
Meeting place/platform: Columbia Center Auditorium, 375 S. 18th, Suite A, St. Helens, OR 97051

Columbia County Genealogy Conference 2021:
Connecting the Dots
Schedule
 

Friday, September 17, 2021

• A J Aiséirithe is a reference librarian and collections specialist in the History and Genealogy Section, Researcher and Reference Services Division, of the Library of Congress. She holds a Ph.D. in American History and grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley.  (Saturday Track 2: Sessions 1 & 2)

FamilySearch (Friday—all day (5 sessions))

FamilySearch has more than:

8.3 billion indexed names
4.3 billion digital images (70% not indexed)
500,000 books online
1.3 billion people in the family tree

Join us for two fabulous days of speakers: September 17^th and 18^th.  
We have added an option to attend via Zoom if you are unable to join us in-person.

Due to excessive heat warning, "from 10 AM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Monday. " the Columbia Center and  St. Helens Public Library will be open extended hours Saturday--Monday. 

• Saturday: 10:00am--7:00pm
• Sunday: 2:00pm--7:00pm
• Monday: 10:00am--7:00pm

¡Chatear con bibliotecarios! Answerland es el servicio de referencia en línea de Oregon en cual los bibliotecarios ayudan a los residentes de Oregon a encontrar respuestas a preguntas y aconsejan sobre el proceso de investigar durante las 24 horas del día, a los 7 días de la semana.