San Juan Island Library

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San Juan Island Library
1010 Guard St.
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-3:00pm

Mon: 10:00am-6:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-8:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

All Day 4/30 - 1/1

Off Site

Age Group:

Babies, Pre-K

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Pre-K

Event Details:

Can you read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten? We bet you can! Reading aloud to your young child is one of the best ways to help build your child's early literacy skills. Stop by the Library today to get started!

The Borrower's Box

The Borrower's Box - January

All Day 12/1 - 1/31

San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Literary, Other

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Literary, Other

Event Details:

Let our library staff select your next read!

Holiday Concert

Holiday Celebration with Sasha von Dassow

Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Main Salon at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Main Salon

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Performance

Event Details:

Sasha and friends, including Eleanor Bennett-White, Trinity Althoff, Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar, John Magee, and Hannah Inman, will be playing and singing songs of the season. Festive treats will also be served.

torn paper and collage

PAPER ART - School's Out Special for Grades K-5th

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Kids, Tweens

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Kids, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of creative fun as we find new uses for leftover paper!

Noon Years Eve

Noon Year's Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm

In the Community at Off Site

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games & Fun, S.T.E.A.M.

Age Group:

Pre-K

Library Branch: Off Site

Room: In the Community

Age Group: Pre-K

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Fun, S.T.E.A.M.

Event Details:

Why stay up until midnight when you can ring in the new year... at Noon!?

Makerspace

Makerspace

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Event Details:

Drop in to join us for Library Makerspace from 3 - 5 pm! We will have crafter kits and equipment available for use in the Library Meeting Room.

build it program

Build-It!

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

S.T.E.A.M.

Age Group:

Kids

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.

Event Details:

Grades K-5. Drop by for free play time using a variety of materials that may include Legos, kinects, and other fun building supplies that encourage creativity and problem solving!

baby toddler photos

Baby Toddler Time

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Pre-K

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Babies, Pre-K

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Baby Toddler Time is a storytime and play group designed for caregivers with infants and toddlers. Explore Playing, Reading, Rhyming, and Singing combined with plenty of social and play time to support your little one's

Snow Flake Making Announcement

Paper Art: Snow Flake Making and Hot Cocoa

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Kids, Tweens

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Kids, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Join us after school for our paper art series to make snowflakes and have hot cocoa and marshmallows. This program is for elementary school age students, grades K-5th, and their families.

Story Play Images

Preschool Story Play

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room at San Juan Island Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Pre-K

Library Branch: San Juan Island Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Pre-K

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Join us for Preschool Story Play, an interactive literacy and play-based storytime designed for children ages 3-5. Older and younger siblings welcome!

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/08)	Mon (6/09)	Tue (6/10)	Wed (6/11)	Thu (6/12)	Fri (6/13)	Sat (6/14)
All Day	This event is in the "Adults" group The Borrower's Box - July All Day 6/1–7/31 Adults Literary, Other This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Literary, Other Event Details: Let our library staff select your next read!
10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group Footnotes: A Library Walking Group 10:00am–11:00am Adults Health & Wellness This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: Join us every Monday at 10 am as we discover our neighborhood, meet new people, and get outside for a stroll.	This event is in the "Adults" group Tech Café 10:00am–12:00pm Adults Technology This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Event Details: Stop into Tech Café to get tech help with smartphones, computers, tablets, hardware, apps, and more.
11 am
12 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Tai Chi with Dr. Melissa Wickey 12:30pm–1:30pm Adults, Everyone Health & Wellness Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Registration Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: "The body needs movement, and the mind needs rest." - TY Pang.	This event is in the "Adults" group Knitting Underground 12:30pm–2:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Main Salon Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Join us every Thursday for knitting and conversation in front of the library fireplace!
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Mullis Center Book Club 1:15pm–2:15pm Adults Book Club Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: The Mullis Center Book Club is a welcoming book club for adults generously sponsored by the Mullis Community Senior Center and facilitated by the San Juan Island Library.
2 pm
3 pm				This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group WORLD WEDNESDAY - GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 3:00pm–8:00pm Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults Games & Fun This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Games & Fun Event Details: For children ages Kindergarten and up plus Teens and Adults: Get ready to embark on a global gaming adventure as we kick off our 2025 Summer Reading Program theme, Color Your World! This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group WORLD WEDNESDAY - GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 3:00pm–8:00pm Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults Games & Fun This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Main Salon Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Games & Fun Event Details: For grades Kindergarten and up plus Teens and Adults: Get ready to embark on a global gaming adventure as we kick off our 2025 Summer Reading Program theme, Color Your World!	This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Color Our World Movie - Canela 3:00pm–5:00pm Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone Movie This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: Enjoy popcorn and a movie with your friends! This month's feature film is "Canela," shown in Spanish with English subtitles as part of the Library's Color Our World summer celebration. Free, no registration required.		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Special Pride Makerspace 3:00pm–5:00pm Teens, Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Drop in to join us for Library Makerspace from 3-5pm! We will have crafter kits and equipment available for use in the Library Meeting Room.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Travel Vocabulary \| Reisevokabular 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Other Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Registration Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an evening of lighthearted German practice around the Stammtisch! Monday, June 9th, 2025 6:00 - 7:00 pm in the Meeting Room. Led by Manuela Brosi.
7 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Open Mic Night for Writers 7:00pm–9:00pm Adults Literary, Workshop This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: San Juan Island Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Literary, Workshop Event Details: Calling all writers! Read your work in this monthly Open Mic event. These are hybrid events; join us in person at the library or email Abby at areeser@sjlib.org for the Zoom link.