Update and July Virtual Events from the San Juan Island Library
Dear Friends,
Library Reopening Expanded Services:
 
Document Delivery Services
 
Beginning June 30th we will be providing limited document services consisting of printing, available during the same hours as our material returns and curbside pickup: Tues., Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 11-2 pm.
  1. No charge, and for small jobs only.
  2. Available only on Tues., Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 11-2 pm.
  3. Please email your print job to sjlib-bw@printspots.com. Please include your name and phone number in the subject line if possible.
  4. You can also upload a document via the Library website. Visit www.sjlib.org and click on Mobile Print Services under Frequently used pages.
  5. Please call the Library on the above days and let staff know you have a print job waiting.
  6. You will be contacted once the job has printed and notified when you can pick it up.
  7. Please follow the same rules as for curbside holds collection.
    1. If you get a notice by text, email, or phone for completed print jobs, just drive to the Library during the hours and days mentioned above and park in a designated curbside pickup spot. 
    2. After arriving, call us at 360-378-2798 and tell us:
      • Your name
      • That you have a print job ready
      • What spot you’re waiting in
      • Whether to put it in your vehicle’s trunk or back seat (No person to person transference, please)
It will take us just a few minutes to bring them to your car. 
 
If you walk to the Library, it will be much the same process.  Call us, give us your information, and wait while we deliver your printing to a designated area on the sidewalk.
 
We hope that this service will be of use and look forward to being able to offer more services in the future.
 
FOL Free Books
Friends of the Library Free Books 
 
This wonderful service will end this week as our curbside holds pick-up resumes. We thank the Friends for all they did to help our community stay entertained during this difficult time!
Adult Virtual Zoom Events
These are all ZOOM events that require an invitation; in order to attend, you must request an invitation from Boyd Pratt at bpratt@sjlib.org at least 30 minutes before the program.
Nature Matters: Salmon Bank; The Fascinating Story of a Place We Love
Wednesday, July 8 at 7 pm
From its 100-million-year-old geological arrival in the Pacific Northwest to today, Salmon Bank has supported many and diverse populations including natives, the Hudson Bay Company, American fisheries, salmon, and orcas. Hear how this beautiful four-mile stretch of water and shoreline has been used, and abused, and how it serves as an enduring reminder of the need to protect places and their inhabitants.  Presented by Ranger Jeff and co-sponsored by the National Park Service.
Open Mic for Writers
Saturday, July 11 at 7 pm
Held on the second Saturday of the month, Open Mic Night is for anyone interested in writing. Don't be shy, come read your work or just listen. You'll be inspired to write more. For more information please contact Pam Herber at pjherber@interisland.net.
Mullis Center Book Club
Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
Monday, July 13 at 1:15 pm
The Mullis Center Book Club reads Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle, the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle.  Read the book and participate in a discussion about the book moderated by librarian Beth Helstien.
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Know Your Islanders Talk: John Rummel and Vicky Hipkin: Life on Mars: Past, Present, and Future?
Wednesday, July 15 at 7 pm
This July will see the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 rover (Perseverance), a Chinese orbiter/lander (Tianwen-1), and the United Arab Emirates Mars orbiter (Hope). Our neighbors, former NASA and Canadian Space Agency personnel John Rummel and Vicky Hipkin--between them they have participated in a dozen Mars missions–not all of them successful!--will address ongoing and planned missions, focusing on the scientific quest to find life on Mars and the future of the human exploration of the planet.
 
Erica Bauermeister, House Lessons: Renovating a Life
Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm
In association with Griffin Bay and Darvill’s Bookstores, the San Juan Island Library presents a reading of House Lessons: Renovating a Life, the new book by New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister, author of The Scent Keeper, The Lost Art of Mixing, and The School of Essential Ingredients.
 
Youth Services Summer Reading Program
Teen
Check out all the fabulous events the Youth Services Team have planned!
Children
Imagine Your Story Online Activities and Challenges.
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Telescope

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WiFi Hotspots

The Library is aware of the growing importance of internet connectivity, especially at this unprecedented time. To help, we have purchased 10 more WiFi Hotspots to loan to the public. Get on the waiting list now!

Discover Life's Possibilities
1010 Guard St
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250
(360) 378-2798
www.sjlib.org