Join writer and curator Mayumi Tsutakawa as she discusses how our Washington’s Japanese Americans faced the injustice of internment, and how families who lost everything rebuilt their lives.  This event is sponsored by Humanities Washington and 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.

Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity of Olympic National Park’s rugged coastline! Learn about the ecology and natural history of this wild place in a 2 pm presentation. Beach-themed arts and crafts all day.

Celebrate National Pollinator Week with us! Pollinators such as bats, bees, ladybugs, birds, butterflies, and more are needed for the reproduction of over 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. Learn what you can do to protect pollinators while making a variety of crafts.

Show your love for Dad, or that special someone in your life, by making a card, photo frame, and more!

Does a brittle star use an Aristotle's lantern to see in the dark? Is a sea cucumber edible? Come find out during a 2 pm presentation exploring the lives of the echinoderms, a marine invertebrate group that also includes sea stars, sand dollars, and sea urchins. Related arts and crafts all day.

Whether you have a way with words or just like to rhyme in time, come for a celebration of poems and poets. Join Olympia’s Poet Laureate Amy Solomon-Minarchi at 11 am for a poetry reading and workshop. Family-friendly poetry activities available all day.

Get a behind the scenes tour of the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant and see what happens to the water you send down the drain! Presentation followed by a tour begins at 1 pm. Tour participants must be 10 or older and wear sturdy closed shoes. Wetland related activities throughout the day.

In partnership with the Hands On Children’s Museum and the Exceptional Families Network, we’re offering a comfortable environment for kids and adults with sensory differences. Visit the Children’s Museum next door 9-11 am. Then 11 am-1 pm, visit the WET Center to enjoy a variety of activities, crafts, hand fidgets, a book nook, quiet spaces for taking a break, and all of our hands-on exhibits. You can connect with Exceptional Families Network at their resource table.

Show your love for mom by making her a special card, photo frame, and more!

In honor of Volcano Preparedness Month, join an interpretive ranger for a 2 pm presentation on the monumental eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. The talk will cover activity leading up to the eruption, events during the eruption, and the remarkable recovery process after. Also hear about the quirks of staffing a visitor center – it’s a blast working at an active volcano! Related crafts and activities all day.