A Place of Information by Hillary Langlois “Wash your hands frequently.” How many times have I heard this? Most recently, I read the phrase in a “ProQuest,” article by Chuck Mobley that compares our current pandemic to the Spanish flu…
Student, Alyse Nebe, shows off her projectNew STEM Kits for 7 Additional County SchoolsSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories has provided additional funding for the Brown Bag STEM program created in collaboration with Whitman County Library. The additional funding will expand the program to…
Whitman County Library book drops are open for the return of materials in all 14 branch locations.WCL staff will be emptying the drops regularly but with nearly 4000 items checked out they ask your assistance in continuing to hold items…
Now is the perfect time to get around to those literacy works you have always meant to read!Colfax staffer, Hillary Langlois, encourages people to read those classics they always meant to read, but never had time to. Hillary went on…
Need new books? We have resumed mailing books, movies, and other materials to residents living within the library district!Request items from our catalog, by emailing info@whitcolib.org, or by phone at 509-397-4366. Just leave a message if the call isn’t answered…
Bill Gates visiting with staff in Colfax, 2002 Longtime Whitman County Rural Library Director, Kristie Kirkpatrick, will retire after 33 years with the library district. In her time at the library, Kirkpatrick has seen a lot of change. Even with…
For a limited time Whitman County Library is offering Kanopy an online movie streaming serviceKanopy allows patrons free access to thousands of movies with their library card, start streaming Kanopy today or try Kanopy Kids!
Kathy Buchholtz , Fiction Acquisitions, thinks "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" by Beth Hoffman is wonderful, comforting readKathy said, "This book takes you from tears to laughter and back. A sweet read."She went on to say "I absolutely loved this book. I listened…
UPDATE: As the first round of Brown Bag STEM kits are delivered to students, SEL and WCL are thrilled to announce more deliveries are coming soon to Colton, Garfield, LaCrosse, Oakesdale, Palouse, Rosalia and Tekoa K-6 students. Thank you SEL for helping…