May 2017
Happy Spring
Poet Laureate Visits Concrete
Join us for "An Evening of Poetry with Tod Marshall” at the Concrete Theatre. Tod is a poet and professor at Gonzaga University and is serving as Poet Laureate from 2016-2018. Poet laureates travel to communities in Washington State in order to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry. Tod will share his thoughts on the impact that poetry can bring to our lives. Free admission and open to the public.
Sponsored by:
Upper Skagit Library District, Concrete Theatre, Humanities Washington, Washington State Arts Commission, Upper Skagit Library Foundation.
To learn more about the role of Poet Laureate visit: wapoetlaureate.org
Library Assistant Position Open
Position description and application available at Upper Skagit Library, or view application online CLICK HERE. To view full Description CLICK HERE.
Submit Application Via Email: Send resume, cover letter, and employment application to info@upperskagit.lib.wa.us.
Submit In-Person: Upper Skagit Library, 45770B Main Street, Concrete, WA 98237
Submit by Mail: Upper Skagit Library, PO Box 99, Concrete, WA, 98237
Deadline May 20, 2017
For questions, contact: 360-853-7939
Young Authors in the News
Young Authors Interviewed! Two Concrete students from the Young Authors Program were recently interviewed at the library by Skagit Valley Herald reporters. We now have all the Young Author's books available for check-out at the library. Congrats to Ashlyn and Ava for making the paper!
Storytime May 6, 20
Saturdays May 6 & 20 @ 11am
Join us for Storytime with Miss Brooke (or Miss Laura), the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 11am. Families with young children please join us for stories, sing songs, and take part in crafts.
Craft Friday May 5
Friday May 5, 6pm, 5b's Bakery
Seed Pouches
Open to all ages
Craft Fridays at 5b’s Bakery in Concrete is the first Friday of each month at 6pm. Get ready to plant you garden with Seed Pouches. Bring your favorite journaling pen. Other Supplies provided. Bring a friend and get your craft on at 5b’s.
Library Tutor Program - Wed & Fri
Library Tutor Program
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10 - 11am
Adult Fiction
Beartown
From the author of A Man Called Ove and Britt-Marie Was Here
Fredrik BackmanAny Day Now
The Horse Dancer
Jojo Moyes
Adult Nonfiction
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate MooreMozart's Starling
Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Junior/Young Adult
One Minute Till Bedtime
60-Second Poems to Send You Off to Sleep
Ken Nesbitt
Junior Nonfiction
Pokemon Adventures
Books 23 - 29
Junior Fiction
Scythe
Arc of a Scythe, Book 1
Neal Shusterman
Young Adult
Children's
We Sang You Home
How Are You Peeling?
Foods with Moods
Saxton Freymann, Joost ElffersScapegoat
DVDs
NEW AUDIOBOOK - Must Listen
The
Immortal Life of
Read by Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
Her cells, called HeLa, would live on after her death to be used in polio vaccine development and many more scientific achievements.
Henrietta Lacks
We also have the book. A Must Read!
Keep in Touch
Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 3pm
Closed: Sunday, Monday, Thursday
Email: info@upperskagit.lib.wa.us
Website: www.upperskagit.lib.wa.us
Location: 45770B Main Street, Concrete, WA, United States
Phone: 360-853-7939
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Upper-Skagit-Library-125283767492130/
Building Room to Grow
UpperSkagitLibraryFoundation.org
UpperSkagitLibraryFoundation@gmail.com
Upper Skagit Library Board of Trustees Meeting occurs the second Thursday of each month, 5pm, Library.