Many Voices, One Land 2010
Passport to the World

Enjoy music, stories and entertainment from around the world as we celebrate the diversity of the Pacific Northwest and the Olympic games being held in Vancouver, Canada.

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Giuseppe Verdi composed 28 operas in his long career. His first was Oberto in 1840 when he was 26 and his last was Falstaff in 1893 when he was 80. What’s so amazing about Falstaff is not just that he was 80 when he completed it but that it is a comedy after a career of mostly tragic melodramas. At no point in Falstaff does Verdi betray his age. 
Based upon Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff contains some of the lightest, sunniest and most amusing music ever written for an opera.

More Opera Previews.

FIESTAS DE ALFABETIZACION TEMPRANA EN Español –
EARLY LITERACY PARTIES IN SPANISH

The King County Library System (KCLS) and the KCLS Foundation continue to support the “Early Literacy Parties in Spanish” series, otherwise known as “Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español” 

St. Valentine’s Day Romance Author Mash-Up

Saturday, February 13th, from 5-7pm
Kirkland Library, program held at Parkplace Books, 348 Parkplace Center, Kirkland, 98033

Join local romance authors and learn from the experts about love, romance and happy ever after endings.
Authors include Megan Chance, Rebecca J. Clark, Anthea Lawson, Deborah Schneider and Shelli Stevens.

Join us for the St. Valentine's Day Victorian Tea preceding this event.

Art Lectures Presented by Susan Olds

Art and Mythology
Kirkland Library, Saturday, March 20, 2pm
Fairwood Library, Tuesday, May 4, 7pm

See how artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Chagall and Picasso imagined the Olympian gods and illustrated stories from classical Greek myths.

Animal Totems in Northwest Art
Federal Way 320th Library, Sunday, March 7, 2pm
Issaquah Library, Tuesday, April 20, 7pm

Northwest native cultures use animal imagery to explore the spiritual connection between humans and animals such as crows, whales, eagles and salmon. Artists include Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, Fay Jones, Tony Angel and Deborah Butterfield. Provides background for The Tacoma Art Museum exhibit, The Secret Language of Animals.

Stories in Stitches: Narrative Textiles From Around the World
Covington Library, Saturday, April 17, 10:30am

The textile tradition is universally rich in story-telling. See examples of narrative weavings, hooked rugs, tapestries and quilts that recount historical events, legends and fairytales.

The Art of the Northwest Masters
Bellevue Library, Tuesday, April 27, 7pm

In connection with the Tacoma Art Museum exhibit, A Concise History of Northwest Art, this lecture includes samples from the works of Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa.

Move Over Wizards! Make Way for Steampunk!

Ages 13 and older
Discover more about the art, storytelling and history of this exciting new literary genre that’s taking readers by storm. Originating in London a few years ago, it’s a curious mix of futuristic Victorian settings, time and space travel, intrepid inventors, mad scientists, adventurers and fantastic steam-powered machines.

Sammamish Library, Wednesday, February 17, 7pm
Lake Forest Park Library, Tuesday, March 16, 4pm
North Bend Library, Sunday, April 25, 2pm*

*Program sponsored by the Friends of North Bend Library.

Wintergrass Music Festival

Peter Weiss and the Earth Rangers

Two Earth-Friendly Concerts for ages 3 and up!

Friday, March 5th
11am at Shoreline Library
3pm at Sammamish Library

Come sing and dance along with The Singing Scientist, and his thought provoking, toe-tapping tunes! Enjoy upbeat songs about animals, plants, recycling, and family from his latest CD, "Do As You Otter."

Mark Your Calendar: March 6, 2010

King County Library System Foundation
LITERARY LIONS GALA
Bellevue Library

An Evening to Celebrate Readers, Writers and Libraries

• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo
• 40 Northwest authors
• Emcee Nancy Pearl
• Book Sale and Silent Auction

Tickets & Information: Claire Wilkinson • 425.369.3448 • cwilkins@kcls.org

Look To Your Library...…especially now!

When times get tough, look to your library for information, ideas and inspiration. If financial hardship has already hit you and your family, your community library can help you explore new career opportunities and learn how to reduce expenses. Learn More

Teen Writers Groups

Ages 12 to 18
Share your stories, poems and talk about writing with other teens. Read your work aloud or bring copies to get feedback from other writers.

Auburn Library
The second and fourth Tuesday, 3:30 – 5pm

Bothell Regional Library
The third Thursday of the each month, 3:30pm

Kingsgate Library
Teen Writing Group. Group meets every third Tuesday 4:30-6:30pm

Lake Forest Park Library
The third Tuesday of each month, 4-5pm
Held in Lake Forest Park Commons Meeting Room.

Maple Valley Library
Young Authors Club- Teens - ages 12-18 or 6th thru 12th grade. Teen writers meet at the library to share your work, get helpful writing tips and constructive criticism. Please call library for dates and times.

Sammamish Library
The third Tuesday of each month, 3:30-4:30pm
Sponsored by the Sammamish Friends of the Library.

Adult Groups

Valley View Writers Group
The first and third Thursdays of each month, 7pm
Valley View Library

SnoValley Writers Work Group
The second and fourth Sundays of each month, 3–5pm
North Bend Library
Contact snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only please.