Celebrate Star Wars and reading with crafts, activities, and refreshments. Free tickets will be available at the Information Desk. The library is normally closed at this time and will be open only for the program. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tumwater Timberland Library.

We’re located at 7023 New Market St SW, accessible via Intercity Transit route 12/13.  Call 360-943-7790 for more information.

On Thursday, September 28 @ 7:00pm, join us for Screenagers, an award winning documentary that probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director's own, and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world.

We’re located at 7023 New Market St SW, accessible via Intercity Transit route 12/13.  Call 360-943-7790 for more information.

Please join RCF at Traditions Café for a delightful evening welcoming Whitney Faulkner, our new Executive Director. We welcome you to enjoy light refreshments and the opportunity to chat with Whitney, the Corries, and the rest of RCF staff and board members.

About Whitney:
Whitney Faulkner is the first Executive Director at the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF). She is a lifelong Northwest resident and started volunteering with the Rachel Corrie Foundation in 2005.

Whitney was raised in Wenatchee, Washington. She moved to Olympia in 2004 to attend The Evergreen State College and in 2008 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with emphasis in Middle Eastern Studies and Political Economics.

From 2007 to 2011, Whitney worked in Aleppo, Syria, and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and North Africa. She has volunteered internationally in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and locally at the Family Support Center, SafePlace, and the Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties. Prior to coming to the Rachel Corrie Foundation, Whitney served as the Training Coordinator for The Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys – Support Enforcement Project (WAPA-SEP).

Whitney enjoys the company of friends and family and recharges her batteries by running, hiking, and camping her way around the great Pacific Northwest.

Traditions Café: 300 5th Ave. NW Olympia, WA 98501

The September edition of Now Where Were We? is available for viewing on Youtube. This month's theme is the Indie Music scene in Olympia in the 80s and 90s.  Deb Ross interviews Len Balli, who curated a recent exhibit at the Washington State Historical Society on the Oly Music Scene. 

Credit to Reuben Lorch- Miller

https://youtu.be/_TncNQehtw8

You can subscribe on the YouTube Channel page for updates and new videos.  The show is in its second year.

Bring the kids for playtime, New Year’s Eve crafts, face painting, hats, noisemakers, a silly photo booth, and more! Closed on Monday, January 1, in observance of the holiday.

Snowflakes and snow crystals are fascinating and complex. Join us for a 2 pm presentation about the science of snow, including stunning visuals and hands-on activities, and expand your understanding of the winter wonderland. Plus we’ll make snow crafts and do fun activities all day long! 

The average person spends nearly 100 days on the toilet over their lifetime, but that doesn’t look the same everywhere you go. Come in for a 2 pm presentation about different toilets around the world, including the International Space Station! We’ll also talk about the 2.4 billion people around the planet who don’t have a toilet and what that means for them. Arts and crafts activities available all day. Please note: The WET Center will open late, at 1 pm, this Saturday (12/2). 

You may be asking – Is it octopuses or octopi? Just how smart are they? How do they change the color and texture of their skin? During this engaging 2 pm presentation, we’ll find out the answers to these questions and more while exploring octopus adaptations through hands-on activities. We’ll also create octopus-inspired artwork all day. 

What do beavers, salmon, bears, bumblebees, and construction managers have in common? They are ecosystem engineers! Come and learn about the amazing organisms around the Pacific Northwest that shape our environment. Presentation begins at 2 pm, followed by a hands-on activity. Building activities available all day.

This special event offers a comfortable and accepting environment for kids and adults with a variety of sensory differences. Guests can enjoy tactile activities, crafts, hand fidgets, a book nook, quiet spaces for taking a break, and all of our hands-on exhibits. Event runs 12-4 pm and is free.