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    Articles by Tomi Whalen
    Attend library groundbreaking on May 3
    Attend library groundbreaking on May 3
    By Tomi Whalen • April 24, 2015 12:42 pm

    The groundbreaking for the new Kingston Village Green Community Center will take place that day at 4 p.m. at the Village Green on West Kingston and Dulay Road.

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    Library summer reading program surpasses last year’s total, this year’s goal | Check It Out
    Library summer reading program surpasses last year’s total,...
    By Tomi Whalen • October 1, 2014 5:00 am

    Before I list all October programs, I want to share a report from our youth services librarian, Whitney…

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    Library is sizzling in the summer | Check it Out
    Library is sizzling in the summer | Check...
    By Tomi Whalen • July 28, 2014 2:03 pm

    If you have come into the library during the summer, not only have you realized how hot it gets in here, but you have seen how many families visit.

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    Libraries are steaming ahead this summer with mini camps | Check It Out
    Libraries are steaming ahead this summer with mini...
    By Tomi Whalen • July 1, 2014 12:27 pm

    Join us at the library for a variety of events. Note that pre-registration is required for some programs.

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    Celebrate National Library Week with your north end branch in April | Check It Out
    Celebrate National Library Week with your north end...
    By Tomi Whalen • April 4, 2014 1:19 pm

    Join us April 19 at our open house from 1-3 p.m. to celebrate National Library Week.

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    NK libraries join forces for a March murder mystery | Check It Out
    NK libraries join forces for a March murder...
    By Tomi Whalen • March 4, 2014 6:05 pm

    This month, the Kingston branch joins with Little Boston branch for an interactive production of an after-hours mystery for adults

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    Beat the cold, chill at the library | Check It Out
    Beat the cold, chill at the library |...
    By Tomi Whalen • November 22, 2013 2:42 pm

    Library happenings at the North end libraries in December

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    Summer happenings at the north end libraries | Check It Out
    Summer happenings at the north end libraries |...
    By Tomi Whalen • July 29, 2013 4:35 pm

    As summer ends, so does our chance to break ground on a new library this year. Anyone who wants to see a new 5,000-square-foot library in the next couple of years can help now with a pledge.

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    View the Kingston library design on display | Check It Out
    View the Kingston library design on display |...
    By Tomi Whalen • July 1, 2013 7:05 pm

    In June, Rice Fergus Miller, the architectural firm designing the interior of the Kingston branch library, presented its design ideas to the public.

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    Summer Reading Programs at the library | Check It Out
    Summer Reading Programs at the library | Check...
    By Tomi Whalen • June 6, 2013 7:03 pm

    It’s Summer Reading Time! Kids can “Dig Into Reading” and teens can “Read Beneath the Surface” as our themed programs progress through the summer.

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    Get involved in effort to build new library and community center | Check It Out
    Get involved in effort to build new library...
    By Tomi Whalen • April 26, 2013 3:04 pm

    We could be breaking ground on a new Community Center with a new library and senior center this summer if more people get involved.

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    Tips for tablet users and lots of spring events at your library | Check It Out
    Tips for tablet users and lots of spring...
    By Tomi Whalen • April 1, 2013 1:25 pm

    The newest service provided by Kitsap Regional Library is downloading magazines onto your tablet or computer. Get tips on April 27, 3-4 p.m. at the Kingston Library. Pre-register for this class or an individual tutoring session.

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    It’s ‘Resolve to Read Mysteries’ month | Check it Out
    It’s ‘Resolve to Read Mysteries’ month | Check...
    By Tomi Whalen • March 4, 2013 11:51 am

    In January at our well-attended fundraising campaign launch event, we learned an anonymous donor had pledged $1 million in memory of Anne Petter to the new Kingston Library through the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.

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    ‘Resolve to Read’ with the mystery book program | Check It Out
    ‘Resolve to Read’ with the mystery book program...
    By Tomi Whalen • January 25, 2013 2:09 pm

    In the Northwest, many of us enjoy reading during the winter, so Kitsap Regional Library developed a “Resolve to Read” program about mysteries.

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    Capital campaign launch for new library Jan. 26 | Check It Out
    Capital campaign launch for new library Jan. 26...
    By Tomi Whalen • December 17, 2012 2:51 pm

    On Jan. 26, you and your entire family are invited to an extra special event. Your library staff and neighbors are working to bring you a new library within a new community center building at the Village Green. Visit the future building site at 3 p.m., and at 4 p.m. come to the library to warm up with delicious local fare and festivities.

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    Short update on new library and December events | Check it Out
    Short update on new library and December events...
    By Tomi Whalen • November 19, 2012 1:03 am

    Daily at the library, we hear questions about whether construction has begun on a new library building. The answer is not yet, and it will not take shape until enough pledges have been signed.

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    Teen story winner announced | Check It Out
    Teen story winner announced | Check It Out
    By Tomi Whalen • October 26, 2012 3:42 pm

    Congratulations to Teen Short Story first-place winner Maggie Levine (Kingston Library). Be sure to read her story, “Never Let Me Go,”

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    This year’s One Book
    Book selection spurs discussions on medical ethics |...
    By Tomi Whalen • September 28, 2012 4:59 pm

    This year, our One Book, One Community title is “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot.

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    Fall activities at the library | Check it Out
    Fall activities at the library | Check it...
    By Tomi Whalen • August 31, 2012 6:04 pm

    At the library, we can show you how to find information for reports, study a foreign language, review math, and direct a question to a library tutor.

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    North end library summer events | Check it Out
    North end library summer events | Check it...
    By Tomi Whalen • June 29, 2012 4:46 pm

    Our industrious Kingston Friends of the Library will host a Book Sale at the Kingston Farmers Market July 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find a book to treasure.

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