Community Calendar

ENSTAR's annual 811 Kids' Art Contest is open for submissions! Show us why clicking or calling Alaska 811 before you dig matters, and you could win an ice cream sundae party for your whole class!

Open to elementary students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Municipality of Anchorage, and Mat-Su Borough school districts. One winner chosen per region.

Winning artwork will also be featured in ENSTAR's 2027 Safe Digging Calendar!

Submissions open April 1 through May 1. Full details and entry requirements at enstarnaturalgas.com/811-kids-art-contest.

This Storytime for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, includes stories, songs, activities, and rhymes specially designed to support reading readiness and foster social skills.

Join us after Wee Read or Preschool Storytime for playtime! The toy bin will be available, along with coloring sheets, sensory bins, and more to promote social emotional learning skills.

ENSTAR's annual 811 Kids' Art Contest is open for submissions! Show us why clicking or calling Alaska 811 before you dig matters, and you could win an ice cream sundae party for your whole class!

Open to elementary students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Municipality of Anchorage, and Mat-Su Borough school districts. One winner chosen per region.

Winning artwork will also be featured in ENSTAR's 2027 Safe Digging Calendar!

Submissions open April 1 through May 1. Full details and entry requirements at enstarnaturalgas.com/811-kids-art-contest.

Designed with our newest readers in mind! Join us for word exercises and a chapter book read-aloud. We will be reading selections of the “Magic Tree House” series by Mary Pope Osborne. Intended for ages 5-10.

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 wonderful selection of children's books, jigsaw puzzles, DVD's, CD's, and more. All proceeds go to support the many programs offered at our library.

Self Serve Book Shopping: The BOOK SALE SHELF in the library foyer is always well stocked with a wonderful selection of books. Shop anytime the library is open. Place your money in the donation box on the side of the book shelf.

We are accepting book and art donations, but no magazines please. Contact Vicki Johnston-Freese at (907) 262-6221 or email her at KenaiLibrarian48@gmail.com. She will be happy to meet you at the library back door with a cart to help unload your items. This is recycling at its best.

Join us for a craft every month at the Soldotna Library! Toddlers ages 2-5 years are invited to practice fine motor skills while creating their own masterpiece.
This is a drop-in style program. Help us plan for supplies by registering online or by calling 907-262-4227.

Interested in learning about gardening? You are invited to meet with Steve Latz to learn more about growing flowers and vegetables. This program will be a round table where Steve will focus on sharing his experiences with growing food for the table and flowers for eye candy. Discussion topics will include home garden/greenhouse/high tunnel and suggestions to maximize your return on investment. He will share the successes and failures he has learned from experience. Steve is a lifelong gardener who wants to share his knowledge and encourage you to experiment with your growing operation. Please join him and start growing!

May Day Strong 2026 - A Nationwide Day of Collective Action.

In Soldotna, we will rally in support of workers, not billionaires!

On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families will rally, march, protest and take action across the country to demand that our nation puts workers over billionaires. We seek fair taxation for workers and increased taxation for the wealthy.

No more costly wars on foreign soil! No ICE! Expand Democracy!

Honor our US Constitution!

This is a peaceful, non-violent event.
Please bring signs, friends and family. Meet at Soldotna Creek Park and walk to the Y.

Stop by our community room to make a craft and/or play a board game! Supplies and instructions provided for the crafts, just bring your imagination! Board games are also provided.