Community Calendar

Title: Cool Kid Crafts:

Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Basement
Audiences: Children
Categories: Arts & Crafts
Registration: Registration is encouraged

Description: Celebrate Dinovember and practice your coloring, scissor, and gluing skills by making a very cool dinosaur! This program is designed for kids ages 2-5.
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Title: Soldotna Library Friends Board Meeting

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Time: 10:15am - 12:30pm
Location: Conference Room A
Audiences: Library
Categories: MISC.
Description: Everyone is welcome to come share ideas with the Soldotna Library Friends!
Title: STEM - Kenai Wildlife Refuge

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Children
Categories: STEM
Registration: Registration is encouraged

Description: Can you tell what animals are around you? Get the scoop on animal poop with the Kenai Wildlife Refuge! This program is designed for children aged 5+.
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Title: CLOSED

Date: Friday & Saturday, November 10-11, 2023
Time: All Day Event
Audiences: Library
Categories: Closures , Closures
Description: The Soldotna Library is closed November 10th-11th in observation of the Veteran's Day holiday.
Title: Armchair Travel: Ireland

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Adults
Categories: Social
Registration: Registration is encouraged

Description: Virtually experience the lush, sumptuous shades of green in Ireland! Blogger and podcast creator Jill Fuller will share her experience of Ireland through a presentation full of pictures and videos!
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Title: Cross Stitch Holiday Ornaments

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Adults, Teens
Categories: Arts & Crafts
Registration: Registration is required for this event.

Description: Learn the basics of cross stitching with a simple tree pattern! Each participant will get all of the supplies and additional help to start their project.
This program is designated for Adults and Teens.
Registration is required.
Title: Open at Noon

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Library
Categories: Closures , Closures
Description: The library will open at noon on Friday, November 17th.
Title: Tween Scene

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Pre-teens
Categories: Social
Registration: Registration is required for this event.

Description: Are you between the ages of 10-14? Do you like video games, crafts, card games, and eating popcorn while just hanging out? Come chill with us during the Tween Scene! Be sure to register to save your seat!
Title: CLOSED

Date: Thursday - Saturday, November 23 - 25, 2023
Time: All Day Event
Audiences: Library
Categories: Closures , Closures
Description: The Soldotna Library will be closed on November 23rd-25th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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WEEKLY EVENTS:

Title: Toddler Story Time

Date: Tuesdays
Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Audiences: Children
Categories: Story Time
Description: We're excited to get up and get moving at the library with stories, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler's language skills!

Title: Lego Club

Date: Tuesdays
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Children, Pre-teens
Categories: MISC., STEM
Description: Tell your stories and build your world with LEGO® bricks. Bring a friend and let your imagination go wild. Adult supervision needed for those under the age of 10.

Title: Bouncing Babies Story Time

Date: Wednesdays
Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Children
Categories: Story Time
Description: Sing, play, and read at Bouncing Babies story time. This story time is designed for 18months and younger.

Title: Teen Lounge

Date: Wednesdays
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Basement
Audiences: Teens
Categories: Social
Description: Teen Lounge is a weekly hang-out program for teens. Join us in-person for video games, board games, NERF® battles, study sessions, crafts, and other fun activities!

Title: Pre-School Story Time

Date: Thursdays
Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Location: Children's Area
Audiences: Children
Categories: Story Time
Description: We are excited to share stories, sing songs, and explore other learning fun together at the library!

Let’s turn some fabric scraps and wire into a miniature festive decoration! This class is designed for adults. Sign up at the Library front desk or call (907) 283-4378 to reserve a spot.

From dwindling natural gas reserves in Cook Inlet to the impact of the war in Ukraine on global energy dynamics, the economics of natural gas in Alaska have never been... weirder.

Join oil and gas industry analyst Larry Persily for a presentation on what local, state, and international gas realities mean for Alaskans.

Larry Persily as a journalist has focused on oil and gas issues, resource development, taxes and the state's unsolved fiscal problems. He has also served as deputy commissioner at the Alaska Department of Revenue, as a staffer to a House Finance Committee co-chair, chief of staff to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, and presidential appointee to run the federal office for Alaska North Slope gas pipeline projects. He has also owned three different weekly newspapers in Alaska and reported for the Anchorage Times, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, Juneau Empire and Petroleum News.

Thursday, November 30, at 6pm, in the McLane Commons, Kenai Peninsula College

Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Scholarships for 2023-2024

The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications for a total of nine (9) scholarships:

• Two (2) $1,000 Awards will be granted to graduates from Soldotna area high schools including public, private, or home-schooled.
• Two (2) $1,500 Awards will be awarded to graduates from Soldotna area high schools including public, private, or home-schooled in Vera Howarth’s name (Under the Vera Howarth Memorial Scholarship).
• One (1) $1,000 Award is available to Kenai Peninsula residents who are currently enrolled in colleges, universities, or trade schools (in or out of state) in Rosie Reeder’s Name (Under the Rosie Reeder Continuing Education Scholarship).
• Four (4) $3,750 Awards under the new “Community Cares CTE” Scholarship will be awarded to students continuing their education in a career and technical education-related field. All Kenai Peninsula students (ages 17-24) who are registered or planning to attend a career or technical education institution, training, or certification program are encouraged to apply!

A Grand Total of $21,000 this year is awarded from our scholarship program! For applications and instructions, students can visit visitsoldotna.com/chamber/scholarships/

Applications can be completed online or printed and then, emailed to sara@soldotnachamber.com or dropped off at the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce no later than 5 pm on Friday, March 22nd, 2024. The deadline falls after Spring Break.

Join us every Monday in the Front Conference Room to build awesome Lego® sculptures. Each week a new theme and challenge will help spark your imagination.

Intended for young children ages birth to three years and their parents or caregivers, this program focuses on early language and social skills through fun stories, songs, and play time.

Tech time is available at the Kenai Community Library for anyone with basic technology questions. Appointments preferred. Sign up at the main desk or call 907-283-4378 to reserve your spot today.

This Story Time for preschoolers, ages three to five years, includes stories, songs, activities, and rhymes specially designed to support reading readiness and foster social skills.

If you are between the ages of 12 and 18 and have a passion for community, books, and learning, TAB is for you! Suggest and help us plan library programs and select new library materials, meet new people, gain volunteer hours, and more. New members are always welcome.

Stop Pawn by & Check it out!
Do you like playing chess or would you like to learn how? We’re proud to offer a casual chess program for all ages and levels. Boards provided.