Bring the kids for a night of food, crafts and storytime. Kids can sign up for a free library card and receive a free book (while supplies last). In collaboration with the Seaside Public Library and Clatsop County Kinder Ready.

The Seaside Public Library will host "Tough Girl: An Olympian's Journey" with Carolyn Wood, a 1960 Rome Olympics Gold medal winner as a member of the U.S. women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Wood will discuss her memoir about training for and competing in the XVII Olympiad. Weaving through that story is another one that recounts herFind OUT MORE

Be a part of "The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie" with Adam Miller at the Seaside Public Library. Woody Guthrie wrote over 1,000 songs in his lifetime and his musical legacy includes political, traditional, and children’s songs, along with ballads and improvised works. Come hear Adam Miller, a renowned American folksinger and storyteller, tellFind OUT MORE

Join marine ecologist Florence Sullivan for Listening to the Land: Inside Gray Whales. Sullivan will discuss the use of new research techniques to expand what we know about these and other marine mammals: what they eat and how they forage, for example, as well as how ocean noise—natural and human-caused—affects their behavior and overall health.Find OUT MORE

The Seaside Library invites budding artists to enroll in “Drawing Skulls: Real and Imagined” with local artist and illustrator, Dorota Haber-Lehigh. This workshop, sponsored by the Friends of the Seaside Library,  will occur on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 1:00 pm. Topics covered include the techniques of proportional enlargement and bilateral symmetry to draw humanFind OUT MORE

The Seaside Library will host author Tim Palmer as part of their Writers at Work series. Tim will discuss his book, Field Guide to Oregon Rivers beginning at 7:00pm. Despite its watery reputation, Oregon has lacked a field guide for the many celebrated rivers and streams—that is, until now.  Tim Palmer, preeminent river conservationist, photographer,Find OUT MORE

The Friends of the Seaside Library host local teacher, Sara Kangas, and her astonishing adventure of Mount Kilimanjaro with the Children. Sara Kangas is an avid fan of all things outdoors. When the opportunity arose to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, and stand on the roof of Africa, she was delighted for the opportunity. This expedition was not just a hiking trip but it providedFind OUT MORE

The Friends of the Seaside Library welcome Deb Vanasse, author of Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Klondike Rush for Gold. Known as the "wealthiest Indian in America", Kate Carmack played a pivotal role in the rush for Klondike gold. She was vilified. She was romanticized. Her life story is one of magnificent heroism and terrible tragedy. As a youngFind OUT MORE

Trivia nights are informal, fun competitions where teams battle to see who has the greatest knowledge of all matters trivial. General questions will be asked by our trivia host and the winners are the team who, at the end of the night, has correctly answered the most questions. Prizes will be awarded, but the mainFind OUT MORE