Community Bulletin Board

Leavenworth

Adult Social Walking in the Festhalle

This season’s winter walking exercise program in the Festhalle will begin on Tuesdays, The Festhalle will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:15-9:00 a.m. for those interested in walking a few laps. There is no charge, all you need to bring is your smile and a pair of dry walking shoes. Please enter through the side doors on Front Street. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate children at this time. For further information please call Sharon Waters, 509- 548-7939.

Snowshoe Strolls at WRI & Hatchery

Snowshoe season is upon us! Begin 2022 with new discoveries and adventure. Join WRI’s knowledgeable naturalists for a Snowshoe Stroll, learning about native wildlife, ecology, and history. January and February, Thursdays-Saturdays Check our calendar for available dates and times! Or check out snowshoes from the library!

Regional

NCW Library Events

The Community Bookmobile operated by NCW Libraries has added a new monthly stop along Highway 97 south of Peshastin. The bookmobile will park in front of the 97 Rock House at milepost 178 on Highway 97 on the third Thursday of each month from 1:30 to 3 p.m. This month’s stop is scheduled for Jan. 20. The mobile library will offer a wide variety of children’s, young adult, and adult books, audiobooks and movies, as well as music CDs and magazines.

Visitors will be able to sign up for a library card, pick up library materials they have placed on hold, and return materials when they are finished with them. Order materials on NCW Libraries’ online catalog to be delivered by the bookmobile. Masks are required to visit the bookmobile. The bookmobile makes regular community stops in Plain, Orondo and Wilson Creek. NCW Libraries is regularly looking for rural communities with limited library access that would like to be served by its two bookmobiles. Questions? Email bookmobiles@ncwlibraries.org

Free Virtual Workshop on Talking to Young People about Race

NCW Libraries is proud to partner with Cultures Connecting to present a free virtual workshop on Talking to Young People about Race on Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m. Richard Kim, from Cultures Connecting, will share tools and ideas for how caregivers, educators, and families can give children anti-bias messages, through actions and words to actively counter what they may be seeing in the world. Kim will also share ways adults can model and encourage children to advocate for themselves and others.

This is the third event in a series of four workshops hosted by NCW Libraries in partnership with Cultures Connecting, a nonprofit organization that provides culturally relevant professional development, consulting, coaching, and oneon-one diversity leadership support to organizations and communities. The fourth event, focusing on how to have courageous conversations, will be held on Tuesday, February 22 at 7PM.

Presenter Richard Kim brings nearly a decade of professional experience with a person centered approach to engaging race, culture, and identity in various non-profit and education settings. Most recently, Richard worked as the Intercultural Credibility Coordinator/Consultant at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, where he received his M.Div. Kim holds a B.S. from the University of Minnesota. As a person born in the United States to parents who emigrated from South Korea, Richard brings an uncommon voice to the work of racial equity.

All NCW Libraries’ virtual programs are free and open to the public. This event will be held through the zoom digital meeting platform. To participate, register at www. ncwlibraries.org. Registrants will receive an email with the Zoom meeting information