No matter your relationship status, the Washington Public Library has several events this month to celebrate, or denigrate Valentine’s Day.
Youth Services Librarian Jenisa Harris is hosting an “Anti-Valentine’s Day Party” this Friday at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Library Director Bryna Walker says participants must register ahead of time to pick up a party kit of food, games, and crafts, “This is for 6th grade through 12th grade, so a lot of these include our Teen Advisory Board members but also any other tweens that would be interested in joining Teen Advisory Board in the future or just anybody that would like to do this.”
The Washington City Council approved two event requests and a purchase request from the police department at their recent meeting.
The council approved requests for the eighth annual Kewash Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K event on April 17th, and for summer events hosted by the Washington Public Library. Library Director Bryna Walker says they plan to hold events for school aged children at Central Park and the bandstand, in order to mitigate COVID-19. After a closed session the council approved the purchase of a panic alarm system for city hall and the library at the request of Police Chief Jim Lester, at an estimated cost of about $21,897. The proposed system will require a policy addition to the city’s emergency operations plan and some staff training on when to activate the system.
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On today’s program we’re talking with Washington Public Library Director Bryna Walker about Fiber Arts February and other programming. This is part two of a two-part interview.