Free
Public Forum on Homelessness & Safety in Washington
United Presbyterian Church 209 East Main St., Washington, IA, United StatesCome listen to the work that’s being done as well as share your ideas to help our community at the fellowship hall in the United Presbyterian Church. For more details, contact us at 319-653-7758 ext. 109 or [email protected]
Festival of the Pumpkins
Bring in your decorated or painted pumpkin (not carved) beginning Oct. 4th. Visitors will vote for their favorite pumpkin beginning Oct. 17th with winners announced Oct. 28th
Teen Anime and Manga Club, Every Wednesday in October, 4:00-4:45pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesWatch Anime, read Manga, talk about Japanese culture and more! This event is free for grades 6-12th. No registration required!
Block Party, Friday, October 7, 1:45-2:45pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us for a “Block Party”, Friday, October 7th from 1:45-2:45. The library has the LEGOS, so join in on the fun! This event is free for grades K-12th. No registration required!
Friday Films, Friday, October 7 @ 6pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United States“Downton Abbey: A New Era” will be shown in the Nicola-Stoufer room. For your comfort feel free to bring a lawn chair, blanket and light snack.
Sticks & Strings, Friday, October 7 @ 6:30 pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesBring your knitting, crochet, cross stitch, sewing projects, etc. for a relaxing hour with your fiber arts friends.
Paint with Paige, Saturday, October 8, 10:00am
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesPaige will teach the teens how to draw, paint and learn basic shading and color mixing! You won’t want to miss this fun, fall program!Registration Required! This event is for grades 6th-12th.
HUG-Happy Ukulele Group
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesMonday, October 10 @ 5:30pm and Tuesday, October 11 @ 2pm in the lower level ReBook roomJoin us for fellowship, playing tunes, and creating harmony in the world! If you don’t play but would love to come and sing along that would be great! Registration not required.
Totally Tweens Pokemon Trading Card Night
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us for a meetup of tween Pokémon card collectors! Share your collection, chat about Pokémon, and build your deck by trading cards with your fellow Pokémon enthusiasts. This will be a largely unstructured, kid-led time to trade Pokémon cards. This event is for grades 1-5th.
Tinker Lab, Friday, October 14, 1:45-2:45pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us for Tinker Lab. This event is free for grades K-12th. Enjoy hands-on activities including experiments, art and ideas to tinker with!
“Brand New” Book Club, October 15 @ 1pm, REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesThis book club’s focus is anything on the NEW shelf, whether it is fiction, nonfiction or biography. Call the library at 653-2726 to register.
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, Monday, October 17 @ 4pm
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington St., Washington, IA, United StatesHelp brainstorm and plan library activities, suggest new books and movies, earn silver cord hours! Open to grades 6th-12th grade.