Whitefish Community Library

Wednesday Dec. 1st is the kickoff for Snowfolk BINGO at the library. Most patrons will recall the 200+ snowfolk that have graced the library for many years from Thanksgiving to Winter Carnival. Due to storage and staffing we need to retire our beloved collection – and we’d like our patrons to have them as mementos of our first 20 years at 9 Spokane Avenue. We’ve concocted a fun game with which to give them away and all you have to do is…read books! Come in to pick up a BINGO card and see the Snowfolk in the kids fiction area. They’re eagerly awaiting their new homes!

Need a thoughtful inexpensive gift for family or friends? The Whitefish Community Library has many new popular authors and recent best sellers for sale on our Book Sale Shelves. Proceeds from book sales benefit the library by allowing us to purchase new materials.

StoryCircle has a number of interruptions during November. Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving close the library on Thursdays, the usual day for StoryCircle. Also, we regret the cancellation of the Nov. 4th session due to a staff health issue.

While we strive to bring continuity to our story program, we are simply unable to do so this month. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope to see you at November 18 StoryCircle at the usual time: 10:30 a.m. Please email any questions or concerns regarding StoryCircle to marydrew@whitefishlibrary.org.

Whitefish Community Library introduces a new after-school program “Game Day”, a meetup for young people interested in playing board games. Ellen Rands will oversee the participants, primarily elementary and middle school youth , in the community room. The program will be offered every other Thursday beginning October 14 from 4-6pm. The goal is to create a local gaming community focusing on wholesome fun and friendships. Chaperones may be called on as this will not be a drop-off program.

We are selling off some of our giant floor stuffies! Our giraffe, ladybug, porcupine, and octopus are big (see the box in the picture for perspective). The covers can be removed for washing. Call 862-9914 or visit the library for more information.

The Whitefish Community Library will return to all normal operating hours on September 18. This means we’ll be open on Saturdays from noon until 5 p.m. Thank you for your patience. We will continue to monitor the COVID situation as part of our efforts to keep staff and patrons safe.

WCL’s preschool story time returns as StoryCircle this fall, and everything will be familiar to our regulars – still on Thursdays, still at 10:30 a.m. and packed with stories, songs and activities for 2-4 year olds.

Until the Community Room reopens, StoryCircle will be outside in the library’s “back yard,” on the east side of the library just north of the Middle School playground.

If you haven’t come to one of our outside story times, you’re in for a treat. Preschoolers love being outdoors in a “stay together, play together” format with their favorite adults – their parents and caregivers. We hope to see you there!