Vashon Library

10/16/2026

Community Micro Painting: What America Means to Me
Tuesday, October 20th, 6pm
Vashon Library
All ages welcome; ages 5 and under with adult

Join other community members to create acrylic micro paintings about what America means to us. Artists can choose to include their painting in a community art installation on display at the library in November with an art opening on First Friday.
Sponsored by Vashon Friends of the Library

10/16/2026

Join us for story time every week at the Vashon Library. No registration required.

Baby and Toddler Story Time: Thursdays at 10am
Share rhymes, songs and bounces with your little one! Connect with other caregivers. Play time follows.

Preschool Story Time: Thursdays at 11am
Enjoy stories, music, movement and rhymes. Help develop your preschooler’s early literacy and school readiness skills. Play time follows.

10/15/2026

Teen Crafternoon: Micro Painting!
Sunday, October 18
2:00pm
Vashon Library

Get creative with arts and crafts! Enjoy tasty snacks while you paint on micro canvas. Keep your art or include it in a community art opening on Friday, November 6. No experience necessary. All materials provided by the Vashon Friends of the Library.

Grades 6-12 welcome.

Please register, space is limited.

Get creative with arts and crafts! Enjoy tasty snacks while you paint on micro canvas. Keep your art or include it in a community art opening onnbsp;Friday, November 6. No experience necessary. All materials provided by the Vashon Friends of the Library. Grades 6-12 welcome. Please register, space i...

10/15/2026

Expanded hours begin next week! 🎉
Beginning on October 20th, the Vashon Library will be open:
Sundays: 11am-6pm
Mondays: 10am-6pm
Tuesdays: 10am-8pm
Wednesdays: 10am-8pm
Thursdays: 10am-6pm
Fridays: 10am-6pm
Saturdays: 11am-6pm

10/08/2026

Affected by the planned PSE outage?

The library meeting room will be set aside on Friday, October 9th for all of our open hours, 10am-6pm, as a quiet workspace.

Free wifi covers the whole library building and parking lot 24/7.

Print jobs can be sent remotely or inside the building from your personal device and retrieved at our print station. Library cards holders are given $5 print allowance each week. If you need to print more, you can pay with cash or card.

10/06/2026

Reminder: Kids Writing Club starts this week!
Wednesday, October 7th at 4pm
Vashon Library
Grades 3-5

Join other young writers to talk, imagine new stories and have the option to share your work. Participate in a group compilation to be added to the Vashon Young Author's Collection.

Supplies provided. No registration required.

10/03/2026

Reminder! Happening tomorrow, 10/4:

Book Talk: “The Dream of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz” by Elwin L. Wirkala/ Platica de Libro El Sueño de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz por Elwin L. Wirkala
Sunday, October 04, 2026
2:00pm–3:30pm
Vashon Library

Join us for a conversation with Elwin Wirkala, poet, translator and former lecturer at the Spanish and Portuguese Department of the University of Washington. Wirkala will discuss his book about "Sor Juana’s Dream," one of the finest poems in the Spanish language. The program will be presented in Spanish and English. Time will be set aside for questions, followed by a book signing by the author.
Ages 18 and older.
Registration not required.

Una conversación con Elwin Wirkala—poeta, traductor y exprofesor de la Universidad de Washington—sobre su libro acerca del Sueño de Sor Juana, uno de los poemas más destacados de la lengua española. Seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas y firma de libros.
Presentado en español e inglés.
Para adultos.
No es necesario registrarse.

09/30/2026

Book Talk: “The Dream of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz” by Elwin L. Wirkala/ Platica de Libro El Sueño de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz por Elwin L. Wirkala
Sunday, October 04, 2026
2:00pm–3:30pm
Vashon Library

Join us for a conversation with Elwin Wirkala, poet, translator and former lecturer at the Spanish and Portuguese Department of the University of Washington. Wirkala will discuss his book about "Sor Juana’s Dream," one of the finest poems in the Spanish language. The program will be presented in Spanish and English. Time will be set aside for questions, followed by a book signing by the author.

Ages 18 and older.

Registration not required.

Una conversación con Elwin Wirkala—poeta, traductor y exprofesor de la Universidad de Washington—sobre su libro acerca del Sueño de Sor Juana, uno de los poemas más destacados de la lengua española. Seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas y firma de libros.

Presentado en español e inglés.

Para adultos.

No es necesario registrarse.

09/24/2026

We're excited to announce that the Vashon Library is expanding weekday hours! Beginning October 20, we'll be open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, giving you more time to browse, study, print, or just have a place to be.
Our regular hours will then be:
Sunday: 11am-6pm
Monday: 10am-6pm
Tuesday: 10am-8pm
Wednesday: 10am-8pm
Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 11am-6pm

This expansion is happening across most of our locations; for more information, visit bit.ly/KCLSExpandedHours.

(We don't have a marching band to help us celebrate this announcement, so please enjoy this throwback picture from our 2026 Summer Reading Program Launch Party with the Vashon Community Street Band!)

09/20/2026

The next Vashon Nonprofit Roundtable is Wednesday, September 30, 12:00pm at the Vashon Library.

Nonprofit organizations are invited to a monthly roundtable discussion. Each gathering includes topics determined by attendees, opportunities to share upcoming events, and resources and networking. Meetings are monthly on the last Wednesday of the month, January - October.

Attend in-person or online. Register to receive updates and Zoom login information at

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