San Juan Island Library

We are a vibrant, community oriented public library located on a little island off the coast of Washington State.

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San Juan Island Library staff visiting Orcas Island Library today for in-service training. Appreciating new expansion, warm wood, natural light, and beautiful books! 📚❤️☀️🌈#librarylove #librarylife #goodbook #greatreads #librariesofinstagram (at Orcas Island Public Library)

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Find the resources you need to properly celebrate #internationalcatday with your #felinefriend at the #library! #catlove #sanjuanisland #fridayharbor #publiclibrary #librariestransform (at San Juan Island Library)

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Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.

Desiderius Erasmus (via coffeeforthemoon)

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We wish we were in Paris but a #greatread should suffice! It's just another great afternoon for #bookfacefriday at the #library! #bookface #librarylife #fridayfun #tgif #bestcoworkersever #sanjuanislands #fridayharbor (at San Juan Island Library)

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To celebrate the close of our #buildabetterworld Teen Summer Reading Program, we had a picnic at The Rock! It was a perfect day to come together and paint The Rock in honor of another successful #summerreadingprogram!

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The @sjcfair set up an awesome display in our entry way. Come check it out and get inspired for this year's Fair. #sjcfair2017 #twoweekscountdown #itsallthebuzz #librariansofinstagram #publiclibrary #sanjuanislands #fridayharbor (at San Juan Island Library)

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Viewing The Great American Eclipse

There's something deeply moving about watching the sun become progressively covered by the moon — and you have a rare chance to see this in the U.S. on Aug. 21, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

We’re going to be having an informative program at the Library on August 9th starting at 7 pm to get us all ready for viewing the Eclipse!  Come hear Raena Parsons, Education Specialist at the San Juan Island National Historical Park, explain the science of eclipses as well as how to safely observe (free glasses provided!). 

Then join us on August 21st  when the San Juan Island National Historical Park will be hosting an Eclipse Viewing Party at South Beach from 8:30 a.m. to noon. You’ll be able to safely view the sun with solar-viewing glasses or telescopes with solar filters, learn about renewable energy sources, make solar prints, and so much more!

Several organizations will be partnering to make the Solar Eclipse Viewing Party happen: San Juan Island National Historical Park, San Juan Islands National Monument, Island Rec, San Juan Island Library, San Juan Islands Conservation District, San Juan County Land Bank, Indigenous Education Institute, Friends of Lime Kiln Society, and Friends of the San Juans.

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We've had such fun with our #buildabetterworld preschool storytimes over at the SJC Fairgrounds! We all pitched in to make 2 gardens. This Friday, we'll tend the gardens, enjoy stories, and make art and cards for ourselves and the Seniors at Village at the Harbor. The fun starts at 10:30 am.

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We had such fun celebrating read, white, and blue yesterday marching in the #4thofjuly parade! We love being a part of this awesome #community! #publiclibrary #librarylove #librariesofinstagram #fridayharbor #sanjuanisland (at San Juan Island Library)

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It's #socialmediaday and we've got public computers available for everyone! Plus wifi throughout the Library for your own device. Get your internet and social media access at the Library today and all weekend! #librarylove #hightech #publiclibrary (at San Juan Island Library)

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Happy #bookfacefriday!! Here comes a weekend that demands classy shades! #tgif #fridayfun #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #librarylife #publiclibrary #fridayharbor #sanjuanislands (at San Juan Island Library)

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Our Building Extravaganza last week was a big hit! A free program as part of our #buildabetterworld #summerreading program! (at San Juan Island Library)

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It's a #beautifulday for a #bookface! #bookfacefriday #librariesofinstagram #fridayfun #floweroftheday #fridayharbor #sanjuanislands (at San Juan Island Library)

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Sherman Alexie spoke with Terry Gross about growing up surrounded by violence on a reservation, his traumatic childhood, and how brain surgery has changed him: 

“It’s been, I guess, 19 months since surgery, and whenever I even ponder that question, as I am pondering it now, I start to cry. Waking up after surgery is the greatest moment of my life. It made me realize despite all the trauma, despite all my past and current mental illnesses, despite any pain that I have, that my life as I’ve constructed, as it has been constructed around me and for me, is something amazing, and I’m grateful for that. I’m grateful to be an indigenous man married to an indigenous woman with indigenous children in 21st-century United States. I am happy to be here, despite everything. That feeling has made me a slightly different person.” 

Alexie’s new memoir is You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me.

Sherman Alexie Says He’s Been ‘Indian Du Jour’ For A 'Very Long Day’

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Try out our Build a Better World Lego table at the front of the Library. One of our many Summer Reading activities! Help us build a better world using resources available @ the Library! (at San Juan Island Library)

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Summer Reading Program for youth through adults kicks-off today! Kids can sign up at the Children's Library. Teens can pick up reading summary logs. Adults can join our bingo reading game. Read great stuff! Have a good time! Win prizes! Free lunch & movie starting at 12:30 today in the Library Meeting Room for elementary aged kids. Visit our website www.sjlib.org for all the details. Free! The Summer Reading Program is made possible by support from the Friends of the San Juan Island Library.

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Our children's library area is a bright and colorful space that encourages kids to explore and learn using resources from books to board games to online databases and more! Kids are welcome to discover life's possibilities @ the Library!