Just in time for Mothers Day shopping, or to pick up something for yourself, its the Edmonds Gift Show, scheduled for noon-5 p.m. Saturday, April 30 in the Artworks Building, 201 2nd Ave. S., Edmonds. The show will feature more than 15 local vendors, artists and home-based businesses. Unique items include jewelry, chocolates, home furnishings, [...]
One hundred years ago, on Feb. 17, 1911, a new library opened in Edmonds on 118 5th Ave. N. The building was funded through the foundation of self-made millionaire Andrew Carnegie, who believed that libraries should be available to everyone. The brick and stone building, which is now on the National Register of Historic Buildings, [...]
Now at the Edmonds Library, the Edmonds Arts Commission present “Imagine That – Figments and Flights of Fancy” by Rob Brandt. The artist says he is especially interested in “quality of light." Subject matter is less important to him than a complex interplay of color and shape and the juxtaposition of symbolic elements. The exhibit [...]
Written on February 5, 2011 | Posted in
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Talk with Lesly Kaplan, manager of the Edmonds Library, and youll never look at your library card quite the same way again. Yes, that card can be used to check out the latest novel or a family video, but it also opens the door to a variety of services -- many of them online, and [...]
Written on December 19, 2010 | Posted in
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Every other Saturday morning, the Edmonds Library goes to the dogs -- literally. Its all part of the Reading with Rover program, a community-based literacy program for kids, where volunteers and their dogs help children develop their reading skills in a fun environment. Last Saturday, Edmonds Childrens Librarian Edith Farrar presided over the sign-in table, [...]
Written on November 22, 2009 | Posted in
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Its an Edmonds Kind of Halloween! Take advantage of the fact that Halloween is on a Saturday this year and enjoy the many adventures that Edmonds businesses and organizations have put together for Edmonds families and visitors. Heres a list of four events that the whole family will enjoy: 1. Start your afternoon at the [...]
Thanks to the generosity of the community and local grocery stores, last weekends Friends of the Edmonds Library book sale raised more than $8,000 to fund unmet Edmonds Library needs, and also raised awareness about protecting the environment. "This year, instead of using plastic bags for our close-out sale, we gave each shopper reusable bags [...]
Written on October 27, 2009 | Posted in
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