Library

Let's Play!

Wednesdays, 3PM to 4PM, This week we're at Godfrey Park
 

A mobile recreation and library pop-up event in different city parks. Art, STEM, and physical activities for children ages 5-12 and their grownups.

Any state-mandated guidance for masking, distancing, or other protocols for youth programs will be observed.

Make It! Art Outdoors

Tuesdays, 6PM to 7PM, Library courtyard or front porch (depending on the weather)

Join us for a family art activity! We'll provide all of the supplies and plenty of space, and you'll either go home with a completed creation or help contribute to a community art project. Ages 3 and up.

Any state-mandated guidance for masking, distancing, or other protocols for youth programs will be observed.

Every Thursday morning, we post a new bite-sized storytime video to Facebook that you can watch on your own schedule.

Miss Gretchen will use flannel stories, felt board games, scarves, shakers, puppets, and more to help you develop your young child's early literacy skills.

Nature Buddies

McCormick Park Veterans Plaza

Thursdays, 11AM to 12PM

Tuesdays at 10AM on the Library porch
Each week, we'll have a limited supply of kits available that will contain all the materials you need for a fun art or science activity for kids and families. Follow us on Facebook for details or stop by on Tuesday mornings to pick one up!

This week is National Library Week. Did you know that the St. Helens Public Library recently opened its doors for browsing limited hours?

During curbside pickup hours, patrons can now come in to browse or use the computers. See curated displays featuring both new items from the past three months and items that you may have missed during the past year. Try out items from the Library of Things' rapidly expanding collection of of gizmos, gadgets, and games. Explore the magic contained between the covers of the many books housed in the children's room.

We all know more than we realize not only about our relatives but also cracking those toughies that drive us nuts and searching for information than we realized.  This month as we slide into summer, we will focus on helping each other.  What types of information are you seeking?  Someone else may know how or where to access it.  You never know who you will be helping.

To keep you going through the summer, there will be a sneak peak at the program for our 2-day Genealogy conference; September 17 and 18, 2021!

May Genial Genealogy online meeting: The War of 1812 and its impacts on genealogy

The War of 1812 is considered the forgotten war, which may be because there was no clear victor. What had begun as a Gentleman’s War, soon became a brutal contest of wills between the United States, Great Britain, and American Indian tribes which in turn had a profound impact on our ancestors.

Day/Date: Monday, May 03, 2021
Time: 6:30pm
Subject: The War of 1812 and its impacts on genealogy
Presenter: Sue LeBlanc
Meeting place/platform: Google Meet