Whitefish Community Library

Readers have one more chance to win prizes by guessing how many stickers are on the Special Olympics Flag. Readers placed a sticker on the flag for each ticket they earned in the Summer Reading Challenge. Whitefish Credit Union has pledged $1 for each sticker to Glacier Area Special Olympics.

Here is a clue: last year, Readers earned $1503 for Good Grief Camp. How many this year? We are still counting! We suspect that Readers have broken the record for stickers this year. Come by the Library and make your guess. Thursday, August 29th will be the last day to enter your guess. The three closest to the final amount will win a prize.

Join us and meet Jody – a retired educator with a passion for children and stories. “Jody can bring a story off the page and into the heart and hands of her participants,” said one listener. We’ll be starting off at 10:30 am.

The annual Edible Book Feast Celebration is a fun, wacky, weird and yummy way to celebrate books, and it’s being celebrated at the Library on Saturday, August 10 from 1:30 to 3:30.

What is an Edible Book Festival? It’s an opportunity to create an edible representation of a literary work.

Be Classic!

“A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway:

Be Punny!

“The Silence of the Yams” by Thomas Harris:

Register here (or use the QR code below) and bring your edible representations to the library where awards will be presented for your creations. We’ll end the celebration by “eating our words”. Everyone is allowed to partake in eating the exhibits after the judging. Thank you to Bookworks in Whitefish for sponsoring this beloved event.

Whoooo lives on the Whitefish Trail? Preschoolers aged 2-4 can find out at a hike especially for them in this partnership between Whitefish Legacy Partners and the Library. Register here for a spot and then meet us at Lion Mountain Trailhead at 3 pm on Thursday, August 1.

Silvi is back for our fourth Serenity Saturday. Whether you have joined us before or not, come and learn even more about mindfulness and ways to improve focus and equanimity using proven techniques. The session is free and open to the public with no registration required.

READ MORE about Silvi and mindfulness.

We’ll be having fun in the Community Room starting at 2 pm when Education & Outreach Specialist Jarrod Bales joins us for a presentation on NASA with activities and swag!

Montana Wild Wings makes its annual visit to the Library on Thursday, July 25, at 10:30 a.m.

Come to the Library’s east lawn to see raptors that Wild Wing rehabilitates, but unfortunately can no longer live in the wild. You’ll be able to observe and photograph these magnificent birds. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on, as we’ll form rows for the Wild Wing volunteers to walk down displaying winged raptors of all kinds. (ALL AGES)

Picture: A barn owl watching the people watch her.