Library kicks off Summer Reading program with park rangers

By Matthew Nash • June 29, 2022 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Edith, 5, and Louisa Gilles, 3, speak with Olympic National Park ranger Coady Johnson on June 23 during the kickoff of the Sequim Library’s Summer Reading Program. Events take place all summer along with chances for readers to win prizes and earn T-shirts.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Edith, 5, and Louisa Gilles, 3, speak with Olympic National Park ranger Coady Johnson on June 23 during the kickoff of the Sequim Library’s Summer Reading Program. Events take place all summer along with chances for readers to win prizes and earn T-shirts.

Olympic National Park rangers and volunteers helped kick off the North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading Program in Sequim on June 23 with some questions about the essentials when camping and hiking.

They brought pelts, activities and maps, and discussed leaving no trace in the park — what you bring into the park should leave with you.

Ben Kintner, a parks’ intern, spoke about what essential and non-essential items to bring into the park, such as a flashlight versus a laptop.

Sequim Library continues to offer free seven-day passes to the National Park and Washington State Parks.

The Sequim launch was the first of many activities encouraging children and families to “Read Beyond the Beaten Path.” Programs run through Sept. 3 at the library 630 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim, with chances to earn a T-shirt and prizes by signing up at the library or nols.org/srp and reading throughout the summer.

Events include:

• Teen Trivia on Zoom at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30,

• Knot tying at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1 through its Discovery Club, with a take-home project,

• Take and Make Tiny Landscape Painting, starting July 1 for pickup as supplies last for (ages 13 and up).

Sequim Storytimes run at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 6, rain or shine behind the library.

The Summer Reading Program at its four branches is supported by Friends of the Library groups. Read more at nols.org/srp.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Ben Kintner, an intern with Olympic National Park, asks children on June 23 during the North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading Program launch in Sequim the difference between essential and non-essential items to bring into the park. They opted to bring water, food and flashlights, and leave TVs, laptops and an Xbox at home.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Ben Kintner, an intern with Olympic National Park, asks children on June 23 during the North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading Program launch in Sequim the difference between essential and non-essential items to bring into the park. They opted to bring water, food and flashlights, and leave TVs, laptops and an Xbox at home.