St. Helens Public Library

CANCELED: Our March 17 Toddler Storytime is canceled today. We apologize for the disruption and hope to see you next time!

St. Helens Makerspace programs are cancelled for today. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can look at the lineup of upcoming program on our website: sthelensoregon.gov/calendar?field…

The Columbia Center lobby (our building's lobby) will be a cooling center this Friday through Monday. More info at sthelensoregon.gov/administration…

Thanks to Columbia River Fire and Rescue for coming out for our last Family Storytime of the summer! Kids heard a story and were able to meet firefighters and check out an ambulance and fire truck. Stay tuned for more info about the return of fall storytimes to be announced soon.

☀️ It's HOT today so our Camp REC program had a special visitor for a cool indoor activity: Miss Jana from @SHPublicLibrary visited to help us build marble runs! Thank you Miss Jana and St. Helens Public Library!

¡Los calendarios del Reto de Lectura de Verano están disponibles en inglés y español! Todavía puedes inscribirte al programa, nomás visita la biblioteca. ¡Tarjeta de la biblioteca no es requerida!

Tonight’s Library Board meeting has been cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. Their next regular meeting will be held Monday, August 11, 2025. More information about the Library Board is available on the City's website: sthelensoregon.gov/bc-lb/page/lib…

Thanks to Border Collie International Canine Performing Team for a great program today! It was warm, but we had over 100 people attend! We have more Summer Library Challenge programming happening now through mid-August! Check out our upcoming FREE events: sthelensoregon.gov/calendar?field…

Don't forget, we have programs for kids, teens, AND adults! Learn more about this year's Summer Library Challenge: sthelensoregon.gov/library/page/l… sthelensoregon.gov/library/page/s…

Today is the day! Our Summer Library Challenge is live! Stop in during regular hours to collect your signup prize pack (including a free book!) for kids and teens. Be sure to start logging hours and activities in Beanstack! Register now in-person or at sthelens.beanstack.com.

After assessing conditions, City facilities will remain closed today, February 14, 2025. This includes St. Helens City Hall, St. Helens Recreation, Municipal Court, and St. Helens Public Library. More info: sthelensoregon.gov/administration…

Due to inclement weather and for employee safety, facilities are closed until 1pm today, Feb. 14, 2025. This includes St. Helens City Hall, Recreation, Municipal Court, and St. Helens Public Library. Police and Public Works are on duty. More info: sthelensoregon.gov/administration…

St. Helens Public Library will close at noon today due to inclement weather.

We are looking for a volunteer to serve on the St. Helens Library Board! Meetings are once a month via Zoom. Learn more on our website and apply by March 7, 2025, at 5pm using the link at the bottom of our webpage: sthelensoregon.gov/bc-lb/page/lib…

Today's Baby Lapsit Storytime has been canceled due to staff illness. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at future storytimes!

The St. Helens Public Library will be closed Thursday, November 28 through Saturday, November 30 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We look forward to seeing you again for regular hours starting Monday, December 2! There will be no storytimes the week of Thanksgiving.

Unfortunately, we will not have our regularly scheduled Preschool Storytime tomorrow (Thurs., Oct. 17). The Children’s Room is still open for you to drop by if you would like to do some one-on-one reading instead. We look forward to seeing you next week for regular storytimes!

The @NWSPortland has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the St. Helens area. The City of St. Helens is activating the @SHPublicLibrary (375 S. 18th Street) as a Cooling Center location on Thurs, 9/5 from 10 am to 8 pm, and Fri, 9/6 from 10 am to 8 pm. sthelensoregon.gov/administration…

Come stay cool with us now through Tuesday! We are an official St. Helens Cooling Center.

⚠️ ST. HELENS COOLING CENTER INFO ⚠️ An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for our area. The Library (Columbia Center) will act as a Cooling Center: • Fri., July 5: 10am-8pm • Sat., July 6: 10am-8pm • Sun., July 7: 2-8pm Full info: sthelensoregon.gov/administration…