Celebrate Libraries in April

April has many opportunities to celebrate the vital role that libraries and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. National Library Week, Library Day, Library Workers Day, Library Outreach Day, and School Librarian Day all take place in April, making this a perfect month to spotlight our libraries and services. We invite you to explore all the ways you can engage with NCW Libraries, from books, movies, and our Library of Things, to online resources, to outreach services like the bookmobiles, Latinx programs and the Mail Order Library. You'll discover that libraries are for everyone.

Relax With Us

Join us for a four-week virtual wellness series, Spring Breathing. During these 45-minute guided relaxation sessions, learn about the nature of the mind and how to manage emotions through breathing techniques with meditation instructor Shubhada Dantale. No prior experience is needed. Feel free to join one or all four. Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 20 at 5 p.m., and Thursday April 27 at 5 p.m.

Listen and Learn

Join writer and biologist Eric Wagner in a free, virtual program as he takes you on a journey through the Mt. St. Helens blast zone. Explore the surprising ways that plants and animals have survived in the 40-plus years since the May 18, 1980, explosion, and the complex roles that people have played in the recovery. Join us on Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m.

Free comics and more

Did you know that reading comics and graphic novels helps develop verbal and visual literacy simultaneously? The images and text work together to create meaning, which can communicate the message faster and more efficiently. This can be especially helpful with reluctant readers. With your library card, you have free, unlimited access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga on ComicsPlus at any time without a wait or limits. You can read on your computer, tablet, or phone.

Gather, learn, play, craft

Attend a free program this month at your local library. Find something for everyone, no matter your age, stage, or interest. Most of our libraries offer regular children's story times and weekly craft programs. This month, you can also: Swap seeds and talk plants with a Master Gardener at Curlew; Take an Earth Day bird walk with Audubon members at Peshastin; Engineer with Keva planks at East Wenatchee; Learn to play the ukulele at Cashmere or join a ukulele circle at Peshastin; Test your knowledge in all-ages trivia at Leavenworth.