Kids

Enjoy summer's freedom while playing lawn games and savoring the sound of Port Orchard's own island alt-rock band, East Blue.

This interactive performance will entertain and educate, blending contemporary and traditional West African dance with drumming.

Listen and be inspired by vibrant marimba music from the heritage of Africa.

Listen and be inspired by vibrant marimba music from the heritage of Africa.

Enjoy a free lunch, then explore the library's collection of Legos. Lunches for youth 0-18. Program made possible through a partnership with The Home Made Café Restaurant, South Kitsap Helpline, Port Orchard and South Kitsap Rotary Clubs and Kickstands Up.

Come practice your reading skills by reading to our friendly therapy dogs!

Engage with cultural objects from the Burke Museum and learn about traditions practiced by contemporary Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. Visit the Longhouse and see how cultural practices grow and change over time from generation to generation. In partnership with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe.

What was the world like millions of years ago? Become a paleontologist and discover what life was like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Interact with real fossils and casts from the Burke Museum as we take an expedition through geologic time and learn about ancient life during the age of dinosaurs!

What was the world like millions of years ago? Become a paleontologist and discover what life was like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Interact with real fossils and casts from the Burke Museum as we take an expedition through geologic time and learn about ancient life during the age of dinosaurs!

Enjoy a summertime snack and keep up your writing skills with author and writing teacher Margaret Nevinski. We’ll write stories and poems from our own imaginations in this two-day workshop. Grades 3-6.