Storytimes near PETERSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY

Every Thursday, June 18 through July 23 9:30-11:45am For kids in grades 3 Cost FREE, no registration Look for Mrs. Helms in the Elementary School Cafeteria or Elementary School Garden. Spend time working with the hydroponics and garden. Participants can come and go any time between 9:30-11:30am. Attending this program counts as attending a Library Program in the Great Summer Challenge for weeks 2-6. Mrs. Helms will give you the code to complete the activity. Please contact Mrs. Helms at ahelms@pcsd.us with any questions.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

11am - Noon For kids ages 8-12 Registration Required, Cost: FREE Dive into a fun ocean-inspired art project! 🐟✨ Join artist & teacher, Ashley Lohr, for FISH SCALES! Kids will paint their very own paper plate fish, then cut out shiny paper circles to create sparkling scales. By folding and layering the circles onto the fish’s belly, the scales will catch the light and shimmer like a real fish underwater! This creative class is full of painting, cutting, gluing, and plenty of sparkle. This program is made possible with funding from the Petersburg Public Library Art Education Endowment.

Friday, July 10th - Friday, July 24th Open to kids ages 0-13 WEEK 6 REWARD: Gift Certificate for $30 to spend at Hammer & Wikan Hardware, Petersburg IGA (Upstairs, downstairs, or Evergreen Market), Sing Lee Alley Books & Gifts, or the Toy Store. (Full amount must be used at one time at one store. No change will be given. Expires 8/31/2026) The GREAT SUMMER CHALLENGE program starts Friday, June 5th and ends Friday, July 24th. Click here to learn more, register, and participate! Made possible by funding from FHLB Des Moines and our many other generous donors.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

Ruth Sandvik Conference Room

with Orin Pierson 3 Session Workshop Cost: $45, includes all 3 sessions Saturdays, July 11, 18, & 25 2:30 - 5pm This Rainforest Writers creative writing workshop is open to adults at all experience levels and will follow the generative AWA-style workshop method, facilitated by Orin Pierson. Participants will write to prompts together, share aloud what they've written and provide one another conscientious feedback. It's an excellent way to spark creative inspiration and further develop one's writing craft. Please pay by credit card immediately upon registration. Payment is required within two business days or your registration will be automatically cancelled. Registration closes Friday July 10 at 2:30pm. If registration is not full by this time the workshop will be cancelled and you will be refunded.

Tuesday, July 14 For kids in grades 3 Registration Required, cost FREE Meet in the Elementary School Cafeteria for a garden lesson with Mrs. Helms, a craft, and time tending to the hydroponics and garden. Attending this program counts as attending a Library Program in the Great Summer Challenge for weeks 2-6. Mrs. Helms will give you the code to complete the activity. Please contact Mrs. Helms at ahelms@pcsd.us with any questions.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

THE LEGO CLUB Tuesdays 3:15pm-4:15pm Kids K-5 welcome Join our Lego Club and show off your creative side. We'll supply the Legos and theme/challenge for you to stretch your imagination and build! This event is FREE and DROP-IN!

Children's Room

Wednesday July 15 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM For kids ages 0–5 and their caregivers Discover, play, and grow together! Join us each week for a fun and engaging mix of stories, songs, movement, and child-led play designed just for little learners and their grown-ups. We’ll start with a short story and movement session, followed by free play featuring: Pretend play toys A hands-on sensory station Perfect for early development, social connection, and lots of giggles—come wiggle, learn, and explore with us!

Helmi Jensen Community Room

Digital Photography w/Trinity Clay "Shoot it. Edit it. Share it. 📸 Start seeing the world through a photographer’s eye! Learn camera basics, composition, lighting, settings, and when to use flash in this hands-on beginner photography class. Wednesday July 15 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Registration is required Teens age 13-18

Every Thursday, June 18 through July 23 9:30-11:45am For kids in grades 3 Cost FREE, no registration Look for Mrs. Helms in the Elementary School Cafeteria or Elementary School Garden. Spend time working with the hydroponics and garden. Participants can come and go any time between 9:30-11:30am. Attending this program counts as attending a Library Program in the Great Summer Challenge for weeks 2-6. Mrs. Helms will give you the code to complete the activity. Please contact Mrs. Helms at ahelms@pcsd.us with any questions.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

6:30-7:45pm Petersburg Science Series presents a talk about Large Whale Disentanglement. Petersburg Science Series is a collaboration between the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center, Sea Grant Alaska Marine Advisory Program, and the Petersburg Public Library.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

Ruth Sandvik Conference Room

with Orin Pierson Session 2 of 3 Registration Required, see July 11 for details.

Tuesday, July 21 For kids in grades 3 Registration Required, cost FREE Meet in the Elementary School Cafeteria for a garden lesson with Mrs. Helms, a craft, and time tending to the hydroponics and garden. Attending this program counts as attending a Library Program in the Great Summer Challenge for weeks 2-6. Mrs. Helms will give you the code to complete the activity. Please contact Mrs. Helms at ahelms@pcsd.us with any questions.

Children's Room

Wednesday July 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM For kids ages 0–5 and their caregivers Discover, play, and grow together! Join us each week for a fun and engaging mix of stories, songs, movement, and child-led play designed just for little learners and their grown-ups. We’ll start with a short story and movement session, followed by free play featuring: Pretend play toys A hands-on sensory station Perfect for early development, social connection, and lots of giggles—come wiggle, learn, and explore with us!

Helmi Jensen Community Room

Digital Photography Editing w/ Trinity Clay Your photos are good—let's make them great. 📸✨ Learn editing tools, workflow, and color theory in this creative hands-on class. Wednesday July 22 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Registration is required. Teens age 13-18

Every Thursday, June 18 through July 23 9:30-11:45am For kids in grades 3 Cost FREE, no registration Look for Mrs. Helms in the Elementary School Cafeteria or Elementary School Garden. Spend time working with the hydroponics and garden. Participants can come and go any time between 9:30-11:30am. Attending this program counts as attending a Library Program in the Great Summer Challenge for weeks 2-6. Mrs. Helms will give you the code to complete the activity. Please contact Mrs. Helms at ahelms@pcsd.us with any questions.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

Ruth Sandvik Conference Room

with Orin Pierson Session 3 of 3 Registration Required, see July 11 for details.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

Day Camp for students going into grades 6, 7, and 8 July 30-31 and August 3-5 Cost: FREE Registration required - Camp is 5 days and students need to commit to all 5 days to register. Space is limited to 10 students and registration includes all dates. A completed Health Release Form must be returned within 2 business days of your registration or the registration will be cancelled. There is a Health Release Form attached to this registration or you can pick one up at the Library Front Desk. Completed Health Release Forms can be emailed to kpetersen@petersburgak.gov Thursday, July 30 - (9am - 4:30pm) Three Lakes Botany and Entomology Hike with Guest Instructors: Joni Johnson and Elizabeth Graham, US Forest Service / Drop off: 9am Petersburg Public Library (Community Room Entrance at back of building.) / Pick up: 4:30pm Petersburg Public Library / Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, and rain coat / Activities: Introductions; basic water quality data collection; observation, hypotheses, and data; hike Three Lakes (transportation provided by Viking Travel); plant and insect identification; field methods in botany and entomology; prep for tomorrow’s bioblitz Friday, July 31 - (8am - 4pm) Marine Invasive Species Bioblitz with Guest Instructors: Linda McCann, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Ginny Eckert,University of Alaska Fairbanks; Joni Johnson, US Forest Service; Hannah Smith and Alice Cumps, Petersburg City Schools / Drop off: 8am Hungry Point (N. Nordic Dr) / Pick up: 4:00pm Petersburg Public Library / Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil / Activities: Conduct a comprehensive search for invasive tunicates, bryozoans and crab at Hungry Point, Sandy Beach and Petersburg Harbors; identify native tunicates using field guides and microscopes. Monday, August 3 - (9am - 4pm) Hydrology and Fisheries Biology Hike with Guest Instructors: Emil Tucker and Eric Castro, US Forest Service / Drop off: 9am Petersburg Public Library (Community Room Entrance at back of building.) / Pick up: 4:00pm Petersburg Public Library / Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil / Activities: stream walk at small south Mitkof Island stream (transportation provided by Viking Travel); freshwater fish habitat; field techniques for assessing fish populations; water quality in freshwater systems; competition in streams Tuesday, August 2 - (5pm - 9pm) Nocturnal and Crepuscular Animal and Insect Exploration with Guest Instructors: Petersburg Search and Rescue volunteers and Hannah Smith, Petersburg City Schools / Drop off: 5pm Sandy Beach Park / Pick up: 9pm Sandy Beach Park / Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, pencil, and headlamp / Activities: nocturnal and crepuscular insect activity; echolocation and field methods for detecting bats; methods for detecting nocturnal mammal activity; mammal adaptations for dark; nocturnal birds; how to not get lost and what to do if you do Wednesday, August 5 - (10am - 4pm) Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Modeling Water Movements with Guest Instructors: Brandon Ware, Tlingit & Haida; Heath Whitacre, hydrologist; Hannah Smith, Petersburg City Schools / Drop off: 10am Sandy Beach Park / Please join us at 4pm, Sandy Beach Park for students Science Camp presentations. / Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil / Activities: check “traps” set Tuesday night; understand how Tlingit people have been observing and collecting data on Southeast Alaska lands and waters for thousands of years; incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into current management practices; visualizing large-scale water flow with a stream table model; test hypotheses about stream modifications; presentations for families and camp wrap-up Middle School Summer Science Camp is a partnership between Alaska Sea Grant Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and the Petersburg Public Library. Petersburg Public Library is proud to be a recipient of the @Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund Award through partnership with First Bank. This award invests $8,750 into our community and supports Middle School Summer Science Camp & Petersburg Public Library's Great Summer Challenge.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

Day 2 of 5 Registration Required, Click here for details. Friday, July 31 - (8am - 4pm) Drop off: 8am Hungry Point (N. Nordic Dr) Pick up: 4:00pm Petersburg Public Library Marine Invasive Species Bioblitz with Guest Instructors: Linda McCann, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Ginny Eckert, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Joni Johnson, US Forest Service; Hannah Smith and Alice Cumps, Petersburg City Schools Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil Activities: Conduct a comprehensive search for invasive tunicates, bryozoans and crab at Hungry Point, Sandy Beach and Petersburg Harbors; identify native tunicates using field guides and microscopes.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

Day 3 of 5 Registration Required, click here for details Monday, August 3 - (9am - 4pm) Drop off: 9am Petersburg Public Library (Community Room Entrance at back of building.) Pick up: 4:00pm Petersburg Public Library Hydrology and Fisheries Biology Hike with Guest Instructors: Emil Tucker and Eric Castro, US Forest Service Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil Activities: stream walk at small south Mitkof Island stream (transportation provided by Viking Travel); freshwater fish habitat; field techniques for assessing fish populations; water quality in freshwater systems; competition in streams Middle School Summer Science Camp is a partnership between Alaska Sea Grant Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and the Petersburg Public Library. Petersburg Public Library is proud to be a recipient of the @Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund Award through partnership with First Bank. This award invests $8,750 into our community and supports Middle School Summer Science Camp & Petersburg Public Library's Great Summer Challenge.

Day 4 of 5 Registration Required, see July 30 for registration details Tuesday, August 2 - (5pm - 9pm) Drop off: 5pm Sandy Beach Park Pick up: 9pm Sandy Beach Park Nocturnal and Crepuscular Animal and Insect Exploration with Guest Instructors: Petersburg Search and Rescue volunteers and Hannah Smith, Petersburg City Schools Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, pencil, and headlamp Activities: nocturnal and crepuscular insect activity; echolocation and field methods for detecting bats; methods for detecting nocturnal mammal activity; mammal adaptations for dark; nocturnal birds; how to not get lost and what to do if you do Middle School Summer Science Camp is a partnership between Alaska Sea Grant Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and the Petersburg Public Library. Petersburg Public Library is proud to be a recipient of the @Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund Award through partnership with First Bank. This award invests $8,750 into our community and supports Middle School Summer Science Camp & Petersburg Public Library's Great Summer Challenge.

Day 5 of 5 Registration Required, see July 30 for registration details Wednesday, August 5 - (10am - 4pm) Drop off: 10am Sandy Beach Park Student Presentations for Family: 4pm Sandy Beach, please join us! Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Modeling Water Movements with Guest Instructors: Brandon Ware, Tlingit & Haida; Heath Whitacre, hydrologist; Hannah Smith, Petersburg City Schools Supplies required: lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, tall rain boots, rain pants, rain coat, notebook, and pencil Activities: check “traps” set Tuesday night; understand how Tlingit people have been observing and collecting data on Southeast Alaska lands and waters for thousands of years; incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into current management practices; visualizing large-scale water flow with a stream table model; test hypotheses about stream modifications; presentations for families and camp wrap-up Middle School Summer Science Camp is a partnership between Alaska Sea Grant Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and the Petersburg Public Library. Petersburg Public Library is proud to be a recipient of the @Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund Award through partnership with First Bank. This award invests $8,750 into our community and supports Middle School Summer Science Camp & Petersburg Public Library's Great Summer Challenge.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

THE LEGO CLUB Tuesdays 3:15pm-4:15pm Kids K-5 welcome Join our Lego Club and show off your creative side. We'll supply the Legos and theme/challenge for you to stretch your imagination and build! This event is FREE and DROP-IN!

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

Helmi Jensen Community Room

For beginners and seasoned yogis. $5, please pay at front desk. (Free for MS/HS Students) Bring your own mat.

The library will be closed in observance of Labor Day