Friends of the North Plains Public Library

11/05/2026

Calling all crafters and holiday decorators!

Our Holiday Craft Fair is coming up, and we need your help to fill our tables with festive finds. We’re looking for donations of:

🎁 Handmade items�🎄 Holiday and seasonal decorations�🏡 Home décor�✨ Other quality items shoppers will love

How to donate:
�📦 Drop items in the donation bin outside the library annex�📚 Bring them to the Friends Corner Bookshop during open hours (Wednesday and Saturday, 11–3)�💬 Or send us a DM for other options

Every donation helps support the North Plains Public Library. Thank you for being part of something so special!

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11/03/2026

Does November feel like the start of the holiday craziness to you? 🍂

A good book is always the perfect way to take a few minutes for yourself during the holiday rush. Here are four books to help you do just that:

📖 Wreck by Catherine Newman�When a young man from town is killed in a train wreck, Rocky’s family and community are shaken. She is also dealing with puzzling health worries while caring for the people she loves. Along the way her family plans a mouthwatering Thanksgiving feast. It’s a warm, funny and moving story about holding on to what matters.

📖 The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill�Over one Thanksgiving weekend, three sisters return to their family’s aging seaside home for the first time in years. They are still carrying the loss of their brother and secrets of their own. Before the holiday ends, everything comes spilling out. It’s a tender family drama about grief, forgiveness and coming home.

📖 The Briar Club by Kate Quinn�In a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse in the 1950s, a group of very different women form an unexpected bond. Each one hides a secret, and their story builds toward a Thanksgiving dinner no one will forget.

📖 So Far Gone by Jess Walter�A retired journalist cut himself off from the world after a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner. Then his grandkids show up at his door needing help, and he has to decide how far he’ll go to protect them. It’s a sharp, darkly funny and often wild ride.

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11/01/2026

Hello, November! 📚

The season of cozy reads and warm blankets is here. Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to settle the great debate:

🎄 Decorating for the holidays NOW
🍂 Savoring fall a little longer

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11/01/2026

The holidays are right around the corner, and that means it's almost time for our annual Holiday & Craft Sale. Proceeds from this fundraiser help support the North Plains Public Library, and we're inviting you to be part of the fun!

There are three ways you can help us make this year's sale a success:

🎄 Donate: We're seeking handmade items, holiday décor, seasonal decorations, home décor, and other quality items shoppers will love. Donations can be dropped off in the donation bin outside the library annex, at the Friends Corner Bookshop during open hours (Wed & Sat 11-3), or shoot us an email ([email protected]) for other options.

🎄 Volunteer: Help us prepare and run the sale! We need volunteers to help us price and set up for the sale on Saturday, December 5th and additional volunteers to help in the bookshop during our extended bookshop hours. (Full list of volunteer shifts is shown. Please email us at [email protected] to sign up)

🎄 Shop: The sale runs from Monday, December 7th through Saturday, December 19th. Shop during regular library hours or visit the Friends Corner Bookshop for during our extended holiday hours Wednesday-Saturday during the sale.

Come discover unique gifts and festive finds!

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from the Friends of the North Plains Public Library!

10/31/2026

10/29/2026

Halloween is just a couple days away and if you are still looking for a spine-tingling book to kick off the spooky season, we've got the list for you! And the best part? All are available for check out at the North Plains Public Library!

1. The Institute, by Stephen King
2. NOS4A2, by Joe Hill
3. I Was a Teenage Slasher, by Stephen Graham Jones
4. Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5. The Girl from Widow Hills, by Megan Miranda

What are you reading this Halloween?

10/27/2026

If you have books, DVDs, board games, or puzzles sitting around collecting dust, we'll happily take them off your hands!

Selling gently used books and other items online, in our bookstore, at the Garlic Festival, and during other pop-up book sales is one of the biggest ways we raise funds to help support the North Plains Public Library - and we can't do that without your donations!

Drop off your gently used items in the bins outside the library annex or email us at [email protected] for other options!

10/25/2026

Did you know, as a patron of the North Plains Public Library, you can get access to books at libraries throughout Washington County?

As part of the WCCLS, you can check out books from any library in the system and have them sent directly to North Plains for check out. Once you are done, return it to the North Plains library and they'll send it back.

Visit the WCCLS library catalog, find the book you want, and request a hold!