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NOVEMBER 24�DECEMBER 1, 2021
FROM THE SHELF
CHECKING OUT THE
WORLD OF BOOKS
What’s happening at Umatilla County public libraries?
gifts and crafts for adults: Dec.
4, 10:30-12:30 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers
By Erin McCusker
For Go! Magazine
T
he holiday season of 2021
has arrived! Your libraries in
the Umatilla County Special Li-
brary District have much to off er
you and your family.
If you are staying close to
home for the holidays to avoid
the traffi c and slippery roads,
your local library is the place to
be. Not only are there books,
DVDs and other items to check
out for entertaining all ages
during the holiday break — there
also are many live events and
take-home craft kits.
There is something to get
everyone in the holiday spirit
at a library near you. Below are
many opportunities for holiday
fun — all events are at the library
unless otherwise specifi ed.
MILTON-FREEWATER
PUBLIC LIBRARY
• December Holiday Themed
Storytimes: Thursdays,
10:30 a.m.
• Give-Away Gift Bags: Crafts
and treats with a free kids’
book: Dec. 13-22
HELIX PUBLIC LIBRARY
• Book Buck Store: Check out
books and get Book Bucks to
buy gifts in December
• Pictures with Santa, Treat Bags
for Kids and Free Spirit Art
will lead a Holiday Paint Party:
dates TBA
EO Media Group, File
Mayra Rodriguez, center, along with her daughters, Alexia, 4, and Jocelyn,
6, decorate Christmas crafts during a 2018 holiday party at the Hermiston
Public Library. This year Umatilla County’s public libraries are again off ering
holiday-related activities through the month of December.
ATHENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
• Santa at the Library: Dec. 8,
5-7 p.m.
• Pajama Storytime with cookies
and cocoa: Dec. 14, 6:30-
7:30 p.m.
WESTON PUBLIC
LIBRARY
• Preschool Storytime: Dec. 3,
10 and 17, 10 a.m.
• Kids’ Make a Gift Day: Dec. 15,
4 p.m.
• Santa will visit in December:
TBA
5-6 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 1-2
p.m. on Dec. 4
• Wine and Art: Dec. 10, 6 p.m.
• DIY ornaments for children:
Dec. 14, all day drop-in
• DIY ornaments for teens: Dec.
21, all day drop-in
ADAMS PUBLIC LIBRARY
• Ugly Sweater Cookie
Decorating Kits-to-Go: Dec.
20-23.
• Christmas Pajama Storytime:
Dec. 23, 5 p.m.
UMATILLA PUBLIC
LIBRARY
HERMISTON PUBLIC
LIBRARY
• Umatilla Winter Festival: free
books and bookmarks at 4
p.m. on Dec. 3 and noon on
Dec. 4; plus photos with Santa
• Storytime: Tuesdays,
10:30 a.m.
• Saturday Crafts for children:
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Arthur Christmas: Dec. 11,
2 p.m.
• Winter Wonderland Festival
with cookie and ornament
decorating and a hot cocoa
booth: Dec. 18, 1-3 p.m.
PILOT ROCK PUBLIC
LIBRARY
• No-cost or low-cost holiday
PENDLETON PUBLIC
LIBRARY
• Holiday Gift Making Party: Dec.
20, 4:30 p.m. (ages 4-14).
STANFIELD PUBLIC
LIBRARY
• Holiday Storytime and Crafts:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.
• Let’s Explore Snap Circuits:
Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. and Dec. 3
at 10:30 a.m.
• Make-n-Take Treats: Dec. 8 at
6 p.m.
Erin McCusker is the district director
of the Umatilla County Special
Library District. Reach her at 541-
276-6449 or director@ucsld.org.
• Countdown to Christmas
Activity Boxes: Pre-order by
Nov. 26.
This is just a taste of all the
holiday fun to be had at your
library. For more information
about these events and more,
call or stop by your local library
or fi nd a contact link at www.
ucsld.org.
We wish our library communi-
ties a healthy and happy holiday
season!
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