This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Come crafting at the library! We provide the supplies and you get to take home your creation.
Learn the art of paper quilling by creating an adorable owl pendant. All supplies provided.
Join in a spirited book discussion of a selected title each month. New participants are always welcome! The February book is: “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin. Copies are available at the Information Desk one month before the discussion.
Researchers can bring their genealogy questions to get help from members of the Lewis County Genealogical Society. Whether you’re just starting out or are stuck on a difficult problem, the experts are here to help!
Once every ten years the Census takes a snapshot of who we are. The data collected helps determine how many representatives we have in Congress, where roads, bridges, and other infrastructure are built, and how much federal money our communities receive. It’s crucial that everyone is counted once and in the right place.
If you’re interested in learning how you or your organization can be part of this effort, join us for this training. We’ll look at the history of the Census, how it has changed over the years, and how it affects our lives today.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Your help is needed. We have removed blackberry along the trail and need to plant native shrubs to slow the return of this problem plant. All the plants are bare-root and must be put in the ground quickly. Many hands make light the work – bring your friends.
We will have hot drinks, water and snacks available. Please dress for the weather (cool and damp, with rain showers). Bring a shovel if you can and your favorite gloves. Questions? Please email office@chehalislandtrust.org.
Fall down the rabbit hole to the Mad Hatter’s Gin & Tea Party! Play a few rounds of Crazy Croquet, share a curious cup of tea with friends, or “Drink Me” a Dillinger’s cocktail as you explore the Wonderland of Hands On. With things getting curiouser and curiouser, you’ll be mad as the March Hare if you miss it!
Join the Mad Hatter for some marvelous millinery and create your own hat or fascinator
Stir up some hocus-pocus with Shipwreck Beads “Drink Me” Potion pendants
Play Crazy Croquet and other wild Wonderland games
See yourself a whole new way in our Optical Illusion Photo Booth
Experience the magic of mycology and learn to grow your own mushrooms
Go on a scavenger hunt for the white rabbit throughout the museum
Practice coloring teeny tiny drawings – so small you’ll need a microscope
Tickets:
$24 or $28 at the door
These events sell out fast, GET TICKETS NOW!
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The Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library is a group of community members who fund raise to support the library’s programs and services. Anyone is welcome to join. The Friends meet the first Wednesday of every month to discuss fundraising projects and upcoming library events.
Join in a spirited book discussion of a selected title each month. New participants are always welcome! The March book is: “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. Copies are available at the Information Desk one month before the discussion.
Books will be for sale by Browsers Bookstore staff.
“Support our troops” is a common phrase, seen on lawn signs and bumper stickers across America. Veterans are welcomed home by enthusiastic crowds, and thousands of service organizations help veterans find jobs, secure housing, and heal from the experience of war.
But it wasn’t always this way. Veterans returning from Vietnam were often greeted by mobs accusing them of being “baby killers.” Veterans from Korea felt their war was forgotten and unknown. And veterans from World War I, destitute during the Great Depression, were treated like criminals by their government.
Why and how has America’s treatment of its veterans changed over time? How have the country’s citizens responded to the call of duty from one war to the next? This presentation examines America’s relationship to wars and veterans over the last century, and what shapes our current national consciousness towards veterans and the wars they fight in our name.
*Contains mature themes.
