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02 11:00 a.m., Eureka Library, Baby Read & GrowAugust 2, 2019, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Story Room
11:00 a.m., Eureka Library, Baby Read & Grow2019-08-02T11:00:00Babies and their families are invited to share songs, rhymes, bouncing games, finger plays, and short stories at this early literacy event. Following the program, there's time for play with developmentally appropriate toys and socializing for both parents and children. The program is designed for children aged 3-24 months, and occurs on the first and third Friday of each month.
Eureka Main Library, Story Room1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
11:30 a.m. -12:00 noon, Blue Lake Library's Musical Story Time, Ana & Her AutoharpAugust 3, 2019, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM @ Blue Lake Library (at City Hall)
11:30 a.m. -12:00 noon, Blue Lake Library's Musical Story Time, Ana & Her Autoharp2019-08-03T11:30:00It's a Musical Story Time with Ana! Hear stories and learn more about these amazing instruments - the Ukulele, the Accordion, the Xylophone, and the Autoharp. Today is Autoharp day. Learn more about this mini-harp (really a kind of Zither) that can make a big sound.
Blue Lake Library (at City Hall)111 Greenwood Ave.Blue LakeCA95525 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eureka Main Library, Buck-a-Bag Book Sale by Friends of the LibraryAugust 3, 2019, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM @ Eureka Main Library
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eureka Main Library, Buck-a-Bag Book Sale by Friends of the Library2019-08-03T10:00:00Absolutely the BEST bargains on books, audiobooks, music cds, videos, and more! Don't miss this special buck-a-bag book sale, held just once a year by the Friends of the Redwood Libraries. It's the place to stock up on great reads that could last you for months, and all proceeds benefit your library so that you can read for a lifetime.
Eureka Main Library1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 Note - No Eureka Library Historical Society Lecture in AugustAugust 3, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)
Note - No Eureka Library Historical Society Lecture in August2019-08-03T13:00:00
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
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08 6:30 p.m., Out-of-Library Event, Books on Tap - A Book Group That Meets at a BarAugust 8, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM @ The Boardroom (at Redwood Acres Fairground)
6:30 p.m., Out-of-Library Event, Books on Tap - A Book Group That Meets at a Bar2019-08-08T18:30:00For those who want to join a book club, but also want to eat great snacks and drink local libations, this is the event for you! The Library partners with The Boardroom for this popular new book club, and since The Boardroom is a bar, you should be 21 or older to join.
The Boardroom (at Redwood Acres Fairground)3750 Harris Street, Suite G EurekaCA95501 11:00 a.m. Trinidad Library Book BuddiesAugust 8, 2019, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Trinidad Branch Library
11:00 a.m. Trinidad Library Book Buddies2019-08-08T11:00:00Need some recommendations for new books to read? Want to share a great new read with someone? This casual community gathering discusses books, shares recent reads, and offers new suggestions of titles to read. No mandatory reading is required, just a love of reading. Stop by!
Trinidad Branch Library380 Janis CourtTrinidadCA95570 |
09 12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Friday Afternoon Book Group, 'The Rosie Project'August 9, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM @ Eureka Main Library, 2nd Floor, Periodical Room Meeting Area
12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Friday Afternoon Book Group, 'The Rosie Project'2019-08-09T12:00:00The book to be discussed this month is 'The Rosie Project' by Graeme Simsion Have you read it? Drop in and join the discussion!
Eureka Main Library, 2nd Floor, Periodical Room Meeting Area1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m., Blue Lake Library, Mask CraftAugust 10, 2019, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Blue Lake Branch Library
12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m., Blue Lake Library, Mask Craft2019-08-10T12:00:00Drop in and craft. We're making super star glasses and masks!
Blue Lake Branch Library111 Greenwood Ave.Blue LakeCA95525 4:00 p.m. Eureka Library, Shipping Job DeadlineAugust 10, 2019, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library
4:00 p.m. Eureka Library, Shipping Job Deadline2019-08-10T11:00:00Library Shipping Clerk Position Available. An extra-help Humboldt County Library box truck driver position is available now. Hours vary day to day, but typically 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. The temporary Library Shipping Clerk will work a regular Tuesday through Friday schedule until the position is permanently filled. Once the position is filled, this extra-help position will become an on-call substitute driver, to help fill the need to provide consistent library branch deliveries. Applications may be picked up at the Eureka Main Library, and must be received there by Saturday, August 10, 2019. The library closes at 4:00 on that day. See more details below.
Eureka Main Library1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 1:30 p.m., Eureka Library, Barry Evans Travel Talk, Rwanda, Beyond GenocideAugust 10, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (on your left, as you enter the lobby)
1:30 p.m., Eureka Library, Barry Evans Travel Talk, Rwanda, Beyond Genocide2019-08-10T13:30:00In this illustrated talk based on his recent volunteer assignment in Rwanda, Barry Evans (Field Notes columnist for the North Coast Journal) will share his own experiences, as well as telling us how that country has dealt with the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in which nearly a million people died, and how Rwanda is well on its way to becoming 'the Singapore of Africa'. That's to say, a success!
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (on your left, as you enter the lobby)1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
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14 6:00 p.m., Eureka Library, Breastfeeding Family Meet-upAugust 14, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Story Room
6:00 p.m., Eureka Library, Breastfeeding Family Meet-up2019-08-14T18:00:00Pregnant and nursing parents and their partners and children are invited to join Breastfeeding USA counselor Elena Mack for an evening meet-up. The purpose of the group is to provide evidence-based information and breastfeeding support and to help families find out about other community resources for parents and their children. Children are welcome to attend.
Eureka Main Library, Story Room1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
15 2:30 p.m., Eureka Library, The State of California Wants Your Input! A Chance for Parents, Teachers & Caregivers to Speak Up for Young Children.August 15, 2019, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library
2:30 p.m., Eureka Library, The State of California Wants Your Input! A Chance for Parents, Teachers & Caregivers to Speak Up for Young Children.2019-08-15T14:30:00Parents, caregivers, educators, and others who care about young children - the State of California wants your input and advice. Regional meetings to assess the state’s needs for early learning and care of young children will be held in just 6 of the 58 counties in the state, and Humboldt is one of them. Raise your voice and let California know what Humboldt needs! Snacks and activities for children will be provided. Spanish interpretation is being arranged. You are invited to register for the meeting in advance (see link to the right), or just show up. Tell your friends.
Eureka Main Library1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Trinidad Library CrafternoonAugust 15, 2019, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Trinidad Branch Library
2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Trinidad Library Crafternoon2019-08-15T14:00:00Drop in to use our materials and create fun crafts to take home! All families are welcome.
Trinidad Branch Library380 Janis CourtTrinidadCA95570 |
16 11:00 a.m., Eureka Library, Baby Read & GrowAugust 16, 2019, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Story Room
11:00 a.m., Eureka Library, Baby Read & Grow2019-08-16T11:00:00Babies and their families are invited to share songs, rhymes, bouncing games, finger plays, and short stories at this early literacy event. Following the program, there's time for play with developmentally appropriate toys and socializing for both parents and children. The program is designed for children aged 3-24 months, and occurs on the first and third Friday of each month.
Eureka Main Library, Story Room1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
17 12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Get to Know Libby! Free eBooks & Audiobooks.August 17, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library
12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Get to Know Libby! Free eBooks & Audiobooks.2019-08-17T12:00:00Come learn how to sign up for Libby and get access to FREE eBooks and audiobooks! Bring your device (your smartphone or tablet) and your library card. Library staff will walk you through how to download the Libby app, how to set up your account, and get you started downloading free eBooks and audiobooks!
Eureka Main Library1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., McKinleyville Library, Virtual Reality AdventureAugust 17, 2019, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ McKinleyville Branch Library
2:00 to 5:00 p.m., McKinleyville Library, Virtual Reality Adventure2019-08-17T14:00:00McKinleyville Library offers you the chance to use Oculus Rift virtual reality equipment and choose an adventure. Where can you be, and what can you see? These virtual reality adventures are recommended for ages 13 and up.
McKinleyville Branch Library1606 Pickett RoadMcKinleyvilleCA95519 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Trinidad Library, Read to a DogAugust 17, 2019, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Trinidad Branch Library
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Trinidad Library, Read to a Dog2019-08-17T13:00:00Drop in between 1:00 and 3:00 for an opportunity to read to Katie. Kids have fun and build confidence as they read to an interested, uncritical four-footed friend.
Trinidad Branch Library380 Janis CourtTrinidadCA95570 |
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12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Blue Lake Library, Imagination Craft August 24, 2019, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Blue Lake Branch Library
12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Blue Lake Library, Imagination Craft 2019-08-24T12:00:00Drop in to create your own 'imagination craft' - it's a craft grab-bag! Start with our craft materials, create something new.
Blue Lake Branch Library111 Greenwood AveBlue LakeCA95525 11:30 a.m. Eureka Library, Loud in the Library Barn DanceAugust 24, 2019, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Eureka Main Library
11:30 a.m. Eureka Library, Loud in the Library Barn Dance2019-08-24T11:30:00That's right - we are going to be promenade-ing, do si do-ing, and chassé-ing right in the middle of the library! Local favorites Striped Pig Stringband will be on hand to play dance tunes, with Lyndsey Battle calling. No experience or partner necessary! Come join in on this fun and unique activity!
Eureka Main Library1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 1:30 p.m. Eureka Library, PBS Sneak Preview of 'Country Music' DocumentaryAugust 24, 2019, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)
1:30 p.m. Eureka Library, PBS Sneak Preview of 'Country Music' Documentary2019-08-24T13:30:00PBS Northcoast hosts a preview screening of the new Ken Burns documentary ‘Country Music’. Explore the history of a uniquely American art form from its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity. Learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America’s music. Afterward, Humboldt Music Academy fiddle teacher Sam McNeil and his students will demonstrate fiddle techniques.
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
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28 5:45 p.m., Eureka Library Family Movie Night, Hidden FiguresAugust 28, 2019, 5:45 PM - 7:55 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room
5:45 p.m., Eureka Library Family Movie Night, Hidden Figures2019-08-28T17:45:00As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room1313 Third StEurekaCA95501 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., McKinleyville Library's Crafty Wednesday, 3-D PensAugust 28, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ McKinleyville Branch Library
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., McKinleyville Library's Crafty Wednesday, 3-D Pens2019-08-28T18:00:00Older children and adults enjoy working with the 3D Pen to create plastic toys, decorations, and art.
McKinleyville Branch Library1606 Pickett RoadMcKinleyvilleCA95519 |
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30 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Beginning Computer SkillsAugust 30, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Eureka Library, Beginning Computer Skills2019-08-30T10:00:00For beginners! These classes are set up to teach the basics to adults with little-to-no computer experience - enough to help you find your way around and be comfortable on a computer. College of the Redwoods Adult Ed teachers offer these free classes at the library. They will bring computers to use at the class, or you are welcome to bring your own laptop if you prefer.
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room (to your left as you enter the lobby)1313 3rd StreetEurekaCA95501 |
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