Library

The St. Helens Public Library and Columbia Center will be closed Tuesday the 24th and Wednesday the 25th of December 2019.  We will reopen on Thursday, December 26, 2019.

The St. Helens Public Library and Columbia Center will be closed on Wednesday, January 01, 2020.

The St. Helens Public Library and Columbia Center will close at 5pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. 

We will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 10am.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2019

ST. HELENS, OR – The St. Helens Public Library is excited to announce that a unique collection is now available for patrons to check out: the Library of Things.

January 6 through February 29

Grab an entry form and design a bookmark -- let your imagination run wild! Finalists from three divisions (up to 6 years old, 7-11, and 12-18) will be chosen by the Library, and winners will be selected by a community vote to have their bookmarks printed and distributed during the Summer Library Challenge.

Entries must be submitted by Saturday, February 29th.

January 6 through February 29

Grab an entry form and design a bookmark -- let your imagination run wild! Finalists from three divisions (up to 6 years old, 7-11, and 12-18) will be chosen by the Library, and winners will be selected by a community vote to have their bookmarks printed and distributed during the Summer Library Challenge.

Entries must be submitted by Saturday, February 29th.

Get started with the ukulele! Bring your own or use one of ours -- Aaron of the kids' band Micah and Me will be introducing us to this fun instrument. Ages 8 and up. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the Library beginning on January 2^nd at 503-397-4544 to sign up for one of the 20 available spots.

Mrs. Adams and students from the St. Helens High School Manufacturing Program will introduce you to software that will let you design pop-up cards and stickers that will be cut out using a machine.

4:30-6:00pm, Ages 12-15.

You must attend both sessions. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call the library at 503-397-4544 beginning on January 2^nd to sign up for one of the 14 available spots.

Learn how to use our robots, Dot and Dash, in this four-part workshop. We'll have new challenges each session that will help you level up your skills, whether you're brand-new to robots or a coding pro.

3:30--5:00pm, Ages 7-12. Space is limited and registration is required.

Please call the Library at 503-397-4544 beginning on December 2^nd to sign up for one of the 12 available spots.

Join us for a day of making! We'll have mini-zines, 3D pens, a community art project, LEGO building, the last chance to enter our bookmark design contest, demonstrations by SHREC 5450 (the St. Helens High School robotics club) and students from the St. Helens High School rapid prototyping class, and more! All ages.

9:30am--11:30am