Inspire Lite | September 2021

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SEPTEMBER 2021

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connect in person Adults Story Night An entertaining night of stories told by local storytellers. Come ready to listen or tell your story. This month’s topic is “Labor.” Visit storynight.org to learn how to tell your story.

Thursday, Sept. 2, 7-9 p.m.

Sylvan Way

Outdoor Storytime Join us in the field east of the branch for a morning of song, stories and rhyme.

Attendance will be limited. Bring a blanket to sit on.

Baby: Every Wednesday, 10-10:30 a.m.

Toddler: Every Friday, 10-10:30 a.m.

Preschool: Every Friday, 10:45-11:15 a.m.

Sylvan Way

Storytime in the Park Spark your child’s love of reading with an outdoor, socially-distanced storytime designed to build early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, songs and lots of full body movement. Picnic blanket recommended.

Learn to Compost

Poulsbo: Every Wednesday, 10-10:30 a.m.

Led by master composter John Barutt, learn how to make crumbly, nutrient-rich compost for your garden using food scraps and yard waste.

In partnership with Poulsbo Parks & Recreation.

Friday, Sept. 24, 3-4 p.m.

Poulsbo

Kids Heronswood Garden Storywalk® Stroll through Heronswood Garden and read “Seya’s Song.” Presented in partnership with Heronswood Garden and the Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation. Free entry. Pick up an activity kit from the Little Boston branch during open hours for added fun.

Every Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Heronswood Garden, 7530 NE 288th Street, Kingston

Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park, 18809 Anderson Parkway, Poulsbo Manchester: Thursdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 10:30-11 a.m. qa’qad Stormwater Park, 2399 Colchester Drive East, Port Orchard Bainbridge Island: Every Friday, 10:30-11 a.m.

Eagle Harbor Waterfront Park 301 Shannon Drive SE, Bainbridge Island

Outdoor Family Storytime Stories, songs, rhymes and full-body movement designed to build early literacy skills and develop socio-emotional awareness.

Fridays, Sept. 17, 24, 11:15 a.m.-noon Port Orchard

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When registration is required, find your event at KRL.org/classes-events

monthly highlights Connect with CuriosityStream Stay curious with our first ever video streaming service, CuriosityStream! Created by the founder of Discovery Channel, enjoy fact-based, educational programming of over 3,000 documentaries and TV series spanning nature, history, technology, lifestyle and more.

No wait time; watch now at KRL.org/download.

Study Up with Brainfuse Step into the new school year with confidence through study support from Brainfuse.

Offering online learning for all ages, engage in digital study sessions, test prep, video lessons, online homework help and live tutoring daily from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Connect to Brainfuse today at KRL.org/research.

Dive into Digital Learning with Britannica Now that school’s back in session, get help on your next big school report with digital encyclopedias in the arts, science and math. Research, study or explore your own interests.

Get started at KRL.org/research.

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HOPE is in the Conversation at One Book, One Community

Each year, Kitsap Regional Library invites the community to read together. Through the power of story and conversation we recognize our shared experiences.

Join in Connect Through Reading This fall, we invite everyone in Kitsap to read the 2021 One Book selections for youth, teens and adults and explore the theme of hope and resilience.

Check out a copy in book, ebook or audiobook formats.

Connect Through Conversation Forge meaningful connections through shared stories and collective experience. Join us in September and October for events and activities for all ages.

Hope is in the conversation. onebook.KRL.org 4

adult selection The Light of the World

by Elizabeth Alexander In “The Light of the World,” Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into rich, lucid prose, Alexander tells a love story that is itself, a story of loss. As she reflects on the beauty of her married life, the trauma resulting from her husband’s death and the solace found in caring for her two sons, Alexander universalizes a very personal quest for meaning in the wake of loss.

teen selection Piecing Me Together

by Renee Watson Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she’s ever going to succeed.

Every day she rides the bus away from her friends to the private school where she feels like an outsider but has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn’t welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls.

kid selection Clean Getaway

by Nic Stone For the life of him, William “Scoob” Lamar can’t seem to stay out of trouble and now run-ins at school have led to a lockdown at home. So when G’ma asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he’s in the RV faster than he can say “FREEDOM.” Set against the backdrop of the history of segregation in the American South, Scoob realizes that the world hasn’t always been a welcoming place for kids like him and things aren’t always what they seem—G’ma included.

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connect virtually Adults CrafterDark: Quilling In this two week craft experience, learn the basics of quilling and create decorative designs using everyday materials found around the house.

Register to learn more about the project.

Wednesdays, Sept. 8, 22, 7-8 p.m.

Anti-Racism Learning Circle Join us for dialogue and active listening as we explore anti-racist ideas, practices and recommended resources.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 5-6 p.m.

Discovering Your Ancestors Series III with Janet O’Conor Camarata Presented by the Puget Sound Genealogical Society.

Sept. 11: Detailed Research Planning Sept. 25: Analysis Process; Analysis Tools

Puget Sound Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting Family records like diaries and letters may be seen as having little genealogical value, but nothing can be further from the truth! Use manuscripts and family records for genealogical proof with Steven Morrison.

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1-2 p.m.

Bainbridge Island Historical Museum at the Library Panel discussions by the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum. This month, hear stories of local farming and how it has changed over time.

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7-8 p.m.

Teens Teen Dungeons & Dragons Prepare your dice to delve into the mysteries of the frozen north with “Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden.” Connect on the event page for more details.

Every Tuesdays, 3:30-5:15 p.m.

Teen Space

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon

Share your voice, play games, create art, do amazing projects or just hang out with friends in a virtual space. Grades 6-12.

Enlighten: Kitsap Community Forum

Every Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.

Tom Rogers and Shelley Douglass of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action will present on the history and mission of Ground Zero, the story of the Peace Pagoda recently featured in the Kitsap Sun and the current state of nuclear weapons in the United States and the world.

Port Orchard Teen Advisory Board A leadership group for teens that helps shape the Library. Express your interests, develop leadership skills, help plan and implement special events and earn volunteer credit for school.

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 5-6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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Join an upcoming virtual event at KRL.org/classes-events

Kids News Kids Can Use Take a look at the newsworthy, jaw-dropping and bizarre things happening nowadays. Premieres on YouTube and Facebook.

Wednesdays, Sept. 1, 15, 29, 9-9:15 a.m.

LEGO Builders With our LEGO bricks we’ll work together to meet two different building challenges that tie in with a great book.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 21, 28, 4:15-5 p.m.

Family Storytime Stories, songs, rhymes and full-body movement designed to build early literacy skills and develop socio-emotional awareness.

Thursdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30, 10:30-11 a.m.

Book Conversations Kingston Book Group

Silverdale Book Group Discuss “The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend” by Katarina Bivald.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1-2 p.m.

Poulsbo Pub Lit Nonfiction Book Group Show and share your favorite nonfiction read.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7-8 p.m.

Classics Book Group Discuss “True Grit” by Charles Portis.

Monday, Sept. 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Manchester Book Group Discuss “Becoming” by Michelle Obama.

Monday, Sept. 20, 6-7 p.m.

Sylvan Way Nonfiction Book Group Share a nonfiction book you’ve read that has been particularly meaningful to you during the pandemic.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 10-11 a.m.

Port Orchard Book Group Discuss “Severance” by Ling Ma.

Discuss “The Perfect Horse”

by Elizabeth Letts.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 10-11:30 a.m.

Downtown Bremerton Book Group

Little Boston Book Group

Discuss “The Great Alone”

by Kristin Hannah.

Discuss “The Vanishing Half”

by Brit Bennett.

Monday, Sept. 27, 5-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1-2 p.m.

Sylvan Way Best Seller Book Group

Sylvan Way Book Group Discuss “The Witch Elm” by Tana French.

Discuss “Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family”

by Robert Kolker.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 10-11 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Poulsbo Up Lit Book Group Discuss “The Thursday Murder Club”

by Richard Osman.

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 3-4 p.m.

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location & hours The Library is closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 Bainbridge

(206) 842-4162 1270 Madison Ave. N, 98110 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Downtown Bremerton

(360) 377-3955

612 Fifth St., 98337 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-1

Little Boston Kingston

Kingston

(360) 297-3330 26159 Dulay Rd. NE, 98346 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Little Boston

(360) 297-2670 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE, 98346 Mon.-Fri., 10-4 | Sat., 10-1

Poulsbo

Manchester

(360) 871-3921 8067 E Main St., Port Orchard, 98366 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-1

Port Orchard

(360) 876-2224 87 Sidney Ave., 98366 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Silverdale

Sylvan Way

Poulsbo (360) 779-2915 700 NE Lincoln Rd., 98370 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Silverdale

(360) 692-2779 3450 NW Carlton St., 98383 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Sylvan Way (360) 405-9100 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton, 98310 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 | Sat., 10-4

Bainbridge

Downtown Bremerton

Manchester Port Orchard