Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Recently I interviewed Paula Marx Rush of Cathlamet for our second installment of Reader's Fave. Reader's Fave is simply a short interview each week with someone in our community sharing their favorite book. Even though the discussion was quite personal and serious, the interview was wonderful, positive, and very uplifting. Paula was quite clear and to the point. Her favorite book is "A Human Being Died That Night" by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela. This is a non-fiction book about a South African...
Friday, Feb. 14 from 2 – 5 p.m. is Free Cookie Time! Just show up at your library and receive a free cookie. Enjoy a cookie while reading in a quiet space, talking lightly with our wonderful volunteers, or just enjoy the cookie. We look forward to seeing you this Friday. Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 10:30 – 11 a.m. is Story Time! This is a special 30 minutes. A time for young ones to enjoy a time of reading aloud. We’ve had recent strong interest with many enjoying this time. Story Time is held in the Pioneer Community Association (PCA) lower room....
Did you know there is Board of Trustees which oversees and governs the Cathlamet Public Library? And as you know, the library serves all of Wahkiakum County. Anyone in our county can get a library card for free. Well, I’m one of the library trustees, and a recent one at that. And I thought, “Hey, if we are a library for the whole county, we should have voices from the whole county on the board.” I knew about the Johnson Park Library but had never stopped by to check it out, so a few weeks ago I stopped in and met Carillon Nicol who is the l...
“Free? Did you say free?” Yes, if you’re a Wahkiakum County resident you can check out physical books for free at the Cathlamet Public Library. But that’s not all! You can also check out eBooks, emagazines and audio books for free! It doesn’t matter if you live in Skamokawa, Cathlamet, Svendsen’s Landing, Rosburg, Upper or Lower Elochoman, Altoona, Grays River, Flandersville, Eagle Cliff, Deep River, Waterford, Oneida, Puget Island, Eden Valley, Cape Horn or any other locale in Wahkiakum County. You can come into the library or go online and...
Recently I interviewed Duncan Cruickshank of Skamokawa for our very first installment of Reader’s Fave! Reader’s Fave! is a short interview each week with someone in our community sharing their favorite book. Nothing difficult, just short and simple, and you get to share what you want to share. As 3rd graders would say, “Easy peasy!” I asked Duncan, “What’s your favorite book?” He replied, “Catch-22.” He said he read Catch-22 when he was about 16 years old, growing up in Scotland. He remembered...
Did you know your Library has a Community Book Club? Oh yes it does! Do you know when it meets or where? Well, here you go: The Community Book Club meets the third Thursday of every month in the Community Center below the library from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our current Community Book Club reading includes Percival Everett’s novel “James”, the retelling of Huckleberry Finn and the original classic “Huckleberry Finn”. The novel “James” tells the story of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, Huck’s enslaved companion. Contact Coordinator Joy...
To The Eagle, Does our Library just kinda happen each week? Does anyone really have to do much to make it work? Silly thoughts! Here are some people and groups who have recently helped to keep the library working: Cheryl, who made pillow covers for the library teen section. She also donated craft supplies, Christmas lights, and a lot of time. Heather; who donated puzzles, craft supplies, a brochure holder and her time during the holiday season. Robin; who donated a live tree, decorations, books, and a lot of her time during the holiday season....
Did you know your Library has a Community Book Club? Oh yes it does! Do you know when it meets or where? Well, here you go: The Community Book Club meets the third Thursday of every month in the Community Center below the library from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our current Community Book Club reading includes Percival Everett’s novel “James”, the retelling of Huckleberry Finn and the original classic “Huckleberry Finn”. The novel “James” tells the story of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, Huck’s enslaved companion. Contact Coordinator Joy...
