Title: Spring Gardening Webinar Series
Date: Tuesdays through May 28th
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Audiences: Adults, Teens
Categories: Informational Classes
Registration: Register to watch at home
Description: REGISTER FOR EACH CLASS HERE: https://www.uaf.edu/ces/garden/webinars/index.php
Did you miss the Alaskan Gardening program?
Grow your gardening knowledge by participating in this webinar series! If you are unable to attend at home, come to the Soldotna Library to watch! Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Matney will teach a series of 11 gardening webinars to help get your garden ready for this year. The free classes will be held online via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, from March 19 to May 28.
Topics include seed starting, soil testing, raised beds, planting potatoes, hardening off seedlings and transplanting them, as well as composting. Can’t make the class when it’s live? Preregister and you will be sent a link to watch the video later.

Title: Cool Kid Crafts!: Arbor Day
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Children
Categories: Arts & Crafts
Registration: Registration is encouraged
Description: Practice scissor and coloring skills while celebrating Arbor Day by making a tree! This craft is designed for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5 years.

Title: Soldotna Library Friends Board Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Time: 10:15am - 11:15am
Location: Conference Room A
Audiences: Library
Description: All members are welcome to join the monthly board meetings to share ideas. Online registration is available for a reminder email.

Title: United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Adults
Categories: Civic Engagement, Informational Classes
Registration: Registration is available
Description: The USCIS will be at the library to provide a naturalization presentation on becoming a US citizen for immigrants in the community.

Title: Tween Scene
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Pre-teens
Categories: Social
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description: Tweens ages 10-14 years are invited to enjoy video games, crafts, Lego Bricks, popcorn, and more! Registration Required.

Title: Normal Aging vs. Not Normal Aging
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Presenter: Ruthann Truesdell (RNC, BSN) from Hospice of the Central Peninsula
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Adults
Categories: Informational Classes
Registration: Registration is available
Description: Have you misplaced your glasses, keys, or your car in the parking lot? Can’t think of the word you need in order to express your thought? Have you worried if these things are a sign of the beginnings of dementia? Come learn more about normal aging vs. not normal aging with Ruthann Truesdell (RNC, BSN) from Hospice of the Central Peninsula!

Title: STEM - HEA Safe House
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Children
Categories: STEM
Registration: Registration is encouraged
Description: Learn about electric safety with a demonstration from the Homer Electric Association. What you learn may save your life!
This program is designed for children aged 5+. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Title: Open at Noon
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Description: The library will open at noon today

Title: Teen Boba and Board Games
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Teens
Categories: Informational Classes, Social
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description: Grab a friend, sip some fresh-made Boba, and play board games! You must register for this program, and seats are limited! This is a teen program for ages 13-18.

Title: Used Book & Art Sale
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Basement
Audiences: Adults, Children, Library, Pre-teens, Teens
Categories: Book & Art Sale
Description: Used Book and Art Sale in the library basement bookstore. Gently used books and art are available at bargain prices. Paperback books are 25 cents each or 5 for $1. Hardcover books are only $1. We have a beautiful assortment of baskets for $1 each. Buy one of our heavy canvas book bags for $20 and fill it with books for free. Refill it at every book sale for $5. This is an incredible bargain - these bags hold a lot of books.
Visit our website at www.SoldotnaLibraryFriends.com for information about donating books, book sale dates for 2024, volunteer opportunities, and tons of information about our non-profit organization.

Title: Book Club
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Adults
Categories: Book Club
Registration: Registration is available
Description: Join us to discuss the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, its censorship, and the value of our intellectual freedom.

Title: Tween Scene
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Audiences: Pre-teens
Categories: Social
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description: Tweens ages 10-14 years are invited to enjoy video games, crafts, Lego Bricks, popcorn, and more! Registration Required.

Title: Cozy Crafters
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Community Room
Categories: Arts & Crafts
Registration: Registration is available
Description: Drop in to work on your unfinished projects or snag a take and make craft bag and enjoy a quiet space while working with other crafters! Basic crafting supplies will be available.

Title: 10 Year Anniversary Party
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Community Room
Categories: MISC., Social
Registration: Registration is available
Description: All ages are invited to celebrate the Library’s 10 year grand re-opening anniversary! Learn more about the library throughout the years while enjoying games, a scavenger hunt, book walk, balloon animals, live music, cake, and more!

WEEKLY EVENTS

Title: Chess Meetup
Date: Mondays
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audiences: Adults, Children, Pre-teens, Teens
Categories: Social
Description: Bring a friend or meet someone new to practice your chess skills with a friendly game EVERY MONDAY! Ask the front desk for a board and find a comfortable space in the library. All ages* are welcome!
*Those under the age of 10 must be supervised.

Title: Toddler Story Time
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Location: Children's Area
Audiences: Children
Categories: Story Time
Description: We're excited to get up and get moving EVERY TUESDAY 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, Teens
Categories: STEM
Description: Tell your stories and build your world with LEGO® bricks EVERY TUESDAY! 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 EVERY WEDNESDAY at Bouncing Babies story time! This story time is designed for 18months and
younger and families are welcome!

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 ages 13-17. Join us for video games, board games, NERF® battles,
study sessions, crafts, and other fun activities EVERY WEDNESDAY!

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 EVERY THURSDAY at the library!