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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 25, 2019

St. Helens, Ore. – Oregon peony grower Carol Adelman of the Adelman Peony Gardens will give a talk on “Growing Gorgeous Peonies” at the St. Helens Public Library on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. The presentation will include information about planting, disease and care of peonies, and photos of outstanding varieties.

MAY'S THEME:

MOTHERHOOD AND/OR SISTERHOOD

Celebrate the females in your life and the spirit of coming together. Selections of fiction or nonfiction are welcome to be shared and available in the book club section of the library. However, choices are not limited to this section and we look forward to hearing what you chose and if you would recommend it.

We need your help! St. Helens Public Library would like to participate in an upcoming friendly competition between libraries across Oregon to see which library has the best puppet mascot! While we use many different puppets for our story times, St. Helens Public Library does not have an official puppet mascot. 

Help us choose a puppet to represent us in the statewide competition. Watch the video, and vote for your favorite candidate. Vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JQ3GVW7  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 7, 2019

St. Helens, Ore. – The six libraries of Columbia County have selected two books by authors Phillip Margolin and Gregory Nokes for this year’s Columbia County Reads 2019. Both books, one a work of fiction and the other nonfiction, tell the historical account of an Oregon slave who took his former master to court and won the case in 1853.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2019

This free discussion on March 14 is part of the Oregon Humanities’ statewide Conversation Project.

St. Helens, Ore. – The St. Helens Public Library postponed its February Conversation Project discussion due to the recent snow and rain weather events. The rescheduled community discussion will take place on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m.

It’s a Free Country!

A conversation led by Ann Su

Join St. Helens Mayor Rick Scholl and the Columbia County Museum Association as we celebrate the 130^th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of St. Helens! View historic photographs, video footage,  memorabilia relating to our city, and enjoy some birthday cake!

A program at 6 p.m. will feature remarks by Mayor Scholl followed by a presentation by Brandon Sundeen from the Columbia County Museum Association about St. Helens in 1889.

Due to possible weather issues--The Writer's Guild meeting is canceled Saturday, February 09, 2019.

The St. Helens Public Library hosts the St. Helens Writers' Guild meeting each month.  Open to all writers.  2nd Saturday of each month at 12:00-2:00pm, in the Armstrong Room.

The Columbia Arts Guild meets every Thursday at 10 a.m. You can Bring Your Own Art (BYOA) to work on in the Auditorium or hit the road with the Traveling Artists! All disciplines of art welcome!

Thursdays, 10 a.m., Auditorium