Found 82 blog entries tagged as Richland Public Library.

Building STEAM EggBots in Richland Public LibraryThe Richland Public Library is pleased to announce the Building STEAM EggBots event which will be held on January 12, 2016 at 10 a.m. Building STEAM Eggbots is a training designed for homeschoolers, those at their 4th grade and older. Building STEAM EggBots will take place at the Richland Public Library located at 955 Northgate Dr, Richland, WA. For details, visit Richland Public Library's website.

EggBot - An Incredible Art Maker 
The EggBot is a compact open-source art robot which is capable to draw on objects of which shape is spherical or similar to that of an egg. Because it is adjustable, the EggBot can print on items such as golf balls, mini pumpkins and light bulbs and anything else which seems difficult to print on. It is run by software that…

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Drop In Holiday Crafts at Richland Public LibraryDrop In Holiday Crafts Event Details
The Richland Public Library is pleased to announce the Drop In Holiday Crafts event which will take place on December 17, 2015. Preschoolers may drop in at Children's Story Circle located at 955 Northgate Drive Richland, WA between 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. to create wonderful Christmas or Winter themed crafts. The materials to be used for the crafts will be provided and kids may bring home their masterpieces! For more information, visit Richland Public Library's website.

About Richland Public Library
The Richland Public Library has a Youth Services Department situated o its first floor. The Youth Services Department has been put together to provide a learning environment that is conducive for the little ones. The…

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Christmas Sing-Along at Richland Public LibraryChristmas Sing-Along Event Details
The Richland Public Library will be hosting a Christmas Sing-Along event on December 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The Christmas Sing-Along event will take place at the Children's Story Circle, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA. More details are available at the Richland Public Library's website.

Fun Activities and Surprises
Preschoolers and their guardians are invited to come and join Sagebrush Sound's Bob and Missy as the two lead in singing fun songs for the holiday. Listen to Bob and Missy's wonderful version of "Rudolf", "Frosty" and "Deck the Halls." Christmas Sing-Along is a family event that kids and adults alike will enjoy. Participants may bring in their cameras to take pictures of the big man…

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Fishy Facts About Hydropower With Alison Colotelo In Richland, WashingtonFishy Facts about Hydropower is presented by Alison Colotelo, Ecology Group at PNNL on Tuesday, November 17. The event will be held at the Richland Public Library located at 955 Northgate Drive in Richland, Washington.

Details of the Event
Producing nearly 7% of the nation's electricity in the last decade, conventional hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the United States. And in the Pacific Northwest, hydropower facilities have generated nearly 40% of this electricity. Presence of these structures in rivers can influence fish populations. This presentation by Alison Cotelo will highlight how researchers at PNNL are working to understand how fish interact with hydropower facilities and how we can reduce the impacts to our fish…

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Mid-Columbia's Rivers Of Ink Richland Public Library Richland, WashingtonCome join this year's Rivers of Ink event, Mid-Columbia's only professional writer's conference happening at the Richland Public Library in Richland, Washington on October 9 to 10.

Rivers of Ink
The event started in October 2009. It will be two days full of panel, workshops, book sales. ,local authors and a lot more. Rivers of Ink aims to connect readers and writers in the Tri-Cities area.

The keynote speakers in this year's event will be Kathleen Alcala, the author of a story collection, Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist, and three novels set in 19th Century Mexico. She has been a writer in residence at Seattle University, Richard Hugo House and the University of New Mexico.

And, Karen Spears Zacharias, a former TriCity Herald columnist and…

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Second Annual Social Media Day Richland Public Library, WashingtonThe Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive in Richland will host the 2015 Social Media Day in Tri-Cities on Saturday, June 27. The social media activity will start at 9:00 in the morning.

About the Celebration
The goal for Social Media Day is to promote meet-ups in real life stemming from online communities. It is the time when fellow participants join to attend and come together to enjoy learning the latest new trends of various social media networks.

The celebration will also offer attendees inspiration, training and insight into social media for personal and business use. The entire event will be broadcast on Google +Hangout on Air which will allow people to watch it live from their homes over YouTube or Google+.

Attendees who will be…

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Karen Spears Zacharias; Author Reading At Richland Public Library Richland, WashingtonThis coming Thursday, May 7 Karen Spears Zacharias will be having an author reading at the Richland Public Library 955 Northgate Drive Richland, Washington at 7:00 in the evening. Admission is free.

More about the Event
Karen Spears Zacharias is a former TriCity Herald columnist and reporter, and the author of several books including the bestselling Mother of Rain, winner of the Weatherford Award for Best in Appalachian Fiction and a finalist for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize. Mother of Rain, the stage play, is under production by Georgia’s Springer Opera House. Karen’s work has been featured on CNN, National Public Radio, and The Diane Rehm Show. She lives near the big river in Oregon.. Her next book, Burdy, the sequel to Mother of Rain, will be…

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Free Photography Lecture With Scott Butner Richland Public Library Richland, WashingtonOn Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 in the evening Richland Public Library welcomes Professional photographer, Scott Butner for a free public lecture. The library is located at 955 Northgate Drive in Richland, Washington. Admission is free.

About the Lecture
This free lecture by Scott Butner is something a little different. He is requesting the participants to send him topics and questions you want to know more about. People can submit a photography related topic or question on his Facebook page and he will compile several topics to discuss at the library.

Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Richland Public Library.

Check Scott Butner's Facebook account here https://www.facebook.com/events/853615324695264 and…

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Children Poet Kenn Nesbitt in Richland WashingtonAmerican children’s poet Kenn Nesbitt named “Children’s Poet Laureate” by the Poetry Foundation, a Chicago-based American foundation created to promote poetry in the wider culture will be at Richland Public Library on May 15 at 7:00 in the evening for a night of book reading and signing.

Who is Kenn Nesbitt?
Born in Berkeley, California, Kenn grew up in Fresno and San Diego and attended National University in San Diego, where he majored in computer science. According to former Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis, Nesbitt’s poetry for children is “irrepressible, unpredictable, and raucously popular." In addition, Nesbitt's poems usually deal with humorous, relatable situations that verge on the madcap. He now lives in Spokane, Washington with his…

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Richland Public Library Spring Book SaleBibliophiles unite! Now is your chance to grab book titles that may be missing from your bookshelves. For parents with young children, this is a great opportunity for you to start your little ones young.

Spring Book Sale
The Richland Public Library will be holding a 3-day book sale starting this Friday, May 2 at 10AM up to 6PM. The book sale will continue through to Saturday, May 3, from 10AM to 4 PM. Last day for the book sale is Sunday, May 4, and you can grab your books from 1PM to 4PM.

There will be different themes for each book day sale. On May 2, it’s Spring Chicken Pickings where you can pick out the best among the books on sale. May 3 will have Super Surprise Saturday where, obviously, you’ll be in for lots of awesome surprises. On the last…

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