Winthrop Public Library

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Speaking of Music: Odes to Nature at the Winthrop Library last Saturday! What an incredible evening of poetry, music, art, laughter, reflection, and community.

We are so grateful to all of the poets and musicians who shared their talent and creativity with us and helped make the event such a rich and memorable experience!

The event was a tremendous success: a full house, wonderful energy, meaningful conversations, and all the bells and whistles for spring in the Methow Valley!

Programs like these remind us how powerful community arts gatherings can be, and we’re already looking forward to the next one. Thank you for making the evening so memorable! 🌿🎶📚

NCW Libraries Job Posting!📚

NCW Libraries is looking for Library Assistants, on-call library substitutes, to support both the Twisp and Winthrop Public Libraries.

This is a great opportunity for someone who:
📕 Enjoys working with people of all ages
📗 Has strong customer service skills
📘 Is flexible and interested in supporting their local library

Substitutes help with daily library operations from assisting patrons and checking materials in/out to supporting programs and keeping things running smoothly.

If you’re looking for meaningful, community-centered work (with a great team!), we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply here:

Winthrop Job Title: Library Assistant Position Type: Non-regular, (Substitute)Hours: On-Call (Flexible to work evening and weekends) Limited to 69 hours per monthWage: $17.99 per hourBargaining Unit: Not representedBenefits: WA State paid sick leave accruals only Position Summary Performs intermediate ski

🧵✂👖 Creativebug has added new classes this month to inspire your creativity.

Learn creative skills like 15 inventive drawing prompts, sewing a pair of leggings, upcycling old jeans, batch cutting half-square triangles for quilting, crafting paper house envelopes, and more!

📅May calendar of classes: https://www.creativebug.com/calendar
✏️Sign up for CreativeBug for free with your library card: https://www.ncwlibraries.org/online-resources/creativebug/

💻 Join us tonight for a free virtual Cyber Safety for Kids & Families program.

This interactive presentation brings kids and grown-ups together to learn practical strategies for staying safe, building healthy digital habits, and creating open conversations about online life. Explore risks like cyberbullying, online predators, scams, digital footprints, and emotional wellbeing — while also learning positive habits that support tech-life balance.

➡Register: https://ncwlibraries.libcal.com/event/16555446

📚 New Book Tuesday!

This week's theme: Summer! 🌞

⭐ This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone -- Eleanor Dash once again swaps her sun hat for her detective hat while attending a mystery writing conference in the Bahamas
⭐Ghost Town -- darkly nostalgic tale about a summer in 1970s
⭐Endless Summer -- Anna-Jane and her friends are in for the adventure of their lives at summer camp

Find a new book: https://ncwlibraries.aspendiscovery.org/MyAccount/MyList/12307

🐝💛 Thank you, Pollinator Pals! 💛🐝

A big buzz of gratitude to everyone who joined us to build bee hotels today! Your creativity (and care for our tiny pollinator friends) made this program extra special. Thanks to you, our local bees now have some cozy new places to rest and nest. We loved seeing all your imaginative designs and hope you had as much fun as we did! 🐝

Exciting news! 💻 Our Cyber Safety for Families series is here with two virtual sessions that you can attend!

Join us to explore real-world online risks, build healthy digital habits, and learn practical strategies to help kids and families stay safe and confident online. Led by cybersecurity expert Elizabeth Rossiter of the City of Wenatchee. 👨‍💻👩‍💻

📅 Virtual sessions:
• May 5, 5:30–7:30 PM
• May 9, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Register here: https://ncwlibraries.libcal.com/event/16555446

🌱🖌 Poetry & Nature

Learn how to find solace, hope and inspiration in small gestures like writing poetry and taking a walk in nature in a free virtual Humanities Washington program THIS THURSDAY with Poet Claudia Castro Luna.

📅 Learn more and register: https://www.ncwlibraries.org/virtual-humanities-program-on-poetry-nature/

Celebrate the incredible ways libraries meet people where they are 💙

In honor of National Library Outreach Day, we’re shining a light on the amazing work happening beyond our library walls—from bookmobile visits in rural communities to home delivery through our Mail Order Library. These services help ensure everyone has access to books, resources, and connection—no matter where they live.

Last year alone, our Bookmobile made hundreds of stops and our Mail Order Library sent out thousands of items to readers across the region.

✨ Because everyone deserves access to the library.

👉 Read more and celebrate with us: https://www.ncwlibraries.org/celebrating-library-outreach-3/