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Events in Camas-Washougal for week of Sept. 26-Oct. 3

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

Washougal Salary Commission: The Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Washougal City Hall, 1701 “C” St., Washougal. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call the city’s human resources director, Jeanette Cefalo, at 360-835-8501, ext. 103.

Friends and Foundation of the Camas Library: The group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. The meeting is open to the public, and board member positions are available. For more information, call Ellen Miles at 360-834-4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us.

Camas Public Library Board of Trustees: The Board will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Meeting Room A at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas.

LIBRARY PROGRAMS

Camas Public Library: Preschool Storytime for children ages 3 to 5 years will be held at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 , and Tuesday, Oct. 1. Slavic storytime (in Russian and Ukrainian) will begin at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30. Korean storytime will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30. Tiny Tots Storytime will be held at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2. Baby Storytime will be held at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. The Crochet Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. School-age children can sign up for a library card with a Camas firefighter from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The “Book 2 Art” club, for adults who wish to make art inspired by this month’s book, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. School-age children can sign up for a library card with “Elsa” from the movie “Frozen” from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Sign-up is required and 25 spots are available for a family sleepover in the library with games, hide-and-seek and a movie — for students in third to fifth grades and their parents (no younger or older siblings allowed) — which will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and end at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Sunrise yoga for pre-kindergarteners will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The 4 Seasons 4-H group will bring a petting zoo to the library as part of the library’s “Library Card Sign-up Month” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The English Conversation Group, an informal gathering of English as a second language (ESL) speakers, will meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. The No. 2 Readers book group, which reads mainly literary fiction, will meet from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, to discuss the month’s book, “Astoria,” by Peter Stark. The Teen Zine Zone will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2. For more information or to learn about other ongoing library programs, call 360-834-4692 or visit camaspubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar.

Washougal Community Library: Toddler Storytime for ages 18 to 36 months will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Family Storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Baby Storytime for ages 0 to 18 months will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. The Friends of the Washougal Library will host a book sale to support the building of a new library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, at Washougal Town Center, 1700 Main St., Washougal. Improve fitness with chair yoga from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Saturday Games for families to play games at the library will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. For more information, visit fvrl.librarymarket.com/events/upcoming or call 360-906-4860.

ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

Attic Gallery: The gallery is located at 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. For more information, call 360-817-2415.

Second Story Gallery: The gallery is located on the second floor of the Camas Public Library. Art is available for viewing during regular library hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, call 360-834-4692 or visit second storygallery.net.

Camas Gallery: The gallery is located at 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. For more information, visit camasgallery.com.

CLASS REUNIONS

Camas High School class of 1974: The class will hold its 45th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 28. For more information, call Beth Hancock Cross at 360-256-8467.

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