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CULTURE & HERITAGE
OCTOBER 20�27, 2021
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
Libraries offering activities
again in Wallowa County
Some are in-person, some
are at-home projects
By Katy Nesbitt
Go! Magazine
W
ALLOWA COUNTY —
Library activities are
slowly returning to Wallowa
County to the delight of chil-
dren and parents.
ENTERPRISE
Building Healthy Families
sponsors storytime at the En-
terprise Public Library, 101 N.
First St., every Thursday from
10 to 11 a.m.
“We are really glad to get
storytime back as we are kind
of getting back to normal,”
said Librarian Denine Rauten-
strauch.
Storytime, she said, is held
in the library’s basement room
and includes a craft project that
corresponds with the story.
Children younger than 5 are
not required to wear a mask,
Rautenstrauch said, but adults
and older children must be
masked to enter the building.
She said people are coming
into the library more and more,
but porch pickup to check out
books is still available.
For more information on
the Enterprise Public Library,
vist www.enterpriseoregon.
org/index.php/services/public-
library.
WALLOWA
In Wallowa, Librarian Holly
Goebel said they too have
kits that include a book and
craft project.
Despite the lack of in-house
off erings, Goebel said the
library is hosting a community
art contest to redesign the
library cards.
“The contest is open to all
ages and the community will
vote on the winner,” she said.
For Wallowa Library contact
information, go to www.sagelib.
org/member/wallowa-public-
library.
JOSEPH
facebook.com/EnterprisePublicLibrary
In person storytime has returned to the Enterprise Public Library.
a partnership with Building
Healthy Families, but are not
open for in-person program-
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
ming because of COVID-19
precautions. Instead, families
can pick up storytime to-go
No programming is avail-
able currently at the Joseph
Library. Librarian Eric Shoudel
said they had a summer read-
ing program that ended when
school started. Visit www.
josephoregon.org/index.php/
city-services/library for more
information.