Library

Hang out with fellow fiber enthusiasts this summer every Thursday from 10am until noon.  Knit, crochet, hardanger, spin, or????
 

Meet in the Armstrong room of the Columbia Center. 

Look at some of the animals that live comfortably in St. Helens and can cause problems for homeowners. Information will be provided on life history, identification, and management options.

Explore some of the more vexing insects in and around our homes. Subjects will include mosquitos, cockroaches, fleas, yellow jackets, box elder bugs, stink bugs, carpenter and other ants, and more.

Information will be provided on identification and management.

The Basics of Home Canning

Join us for a conversation with Jenny Rudolph of the OSU Extension Service about safe methods of home canning. We will discuss when and how to use a pressure canner versus a boiling water bath canner and other tips to successfully preserve your harvest. 

Bring your pressure canner gauge to be tested for FREE while you are here. Canner gauge testing will be available 15 minutes before the talk or immediately following the talk. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2017

St. Helens, Ore. – The Oregon Historical Society will present an original glass lantern slide show on the history of estate gardens in Portland as told through the lens of the Portland Garden Club. The presentation will take place at the St. Helens Public Library on Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium, 375 S. 18th Street, St. Helens.

Join us as we learn about the writing life and have Q & A time with author Tina Connolly!  Then find out how you too can write your novel during NaNoWriMo!  (National Novel Writing Month)

Join writer Bonnie Olin for a richly-illustrated journey into the canyonlands of the Owyhee River in Nevada, Idaho and Oregon. This talk, slideshow, reading and 20 minute movie is based on her book, The Owyhee River Journals.

The Space Between Us:

Immigrants, Refugees, and Oregon
 

Diane has been creating art in various mediums since a young age. Her explorations in mixed media and found objects collage is her passion. Her large painting entitled "Conscience Graffiti" was selected in the acrylic category for the All Alaskan Juried Art Exhibition and shown at the Anchorage Art Museum. She was a founding board member of the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, Alaska.