Beats, pajamas, and a Mandarin storytime

Marina Park in fall, with yellow and orange trees along the shore of Lake Washington and the Seattle skyline across the water.
Photo: City of KirklandSource

Wednesday stacks three library programs: a teen hangout, music for neurodivergent kids, and pajama storytime. Friday morning is Mandarin storytime.

Wednesday at the library

Teen Hangout

Wed Oct 14 · 2:30–4:00 p.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

Kirkland Library, a modern building with a glass and wood front and a covered entry.
Photo: King County Library System.Source

Games, crafts, homework, music, and reading for tweens and teens. The library hosts it once a month on a Wednesday. Wednesday hours are noon–8:00 p.m.

Beats Beyond Boundaries

Wed Oct 14 · 5:30–6:15 p.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

Music with therapist Elizabeth VanSant for neurodivergent school-aged kids and their families. The September session was ages 6–10 with an adult. No registration. It starts after the teen hangout, so one caregiver with both a tween and a younger sibling has to pick, or hand off.

Pajama Story Time

Wed Oct 14 · 7:00–7:30 p.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

The little-kid slot the same evening. Stories, music, and movement. Bring a stuffed animal or borrow one. A short play time follows. No registration.

The rest of the library week

Baby Story Time

Thu Oct 15 · 10:30–11:00 a.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

Newborns to 12 months with an adult. No registration. First come, first seated. Thursday hours are 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Mandarin Story Time

Fri Oct 16 · 10:30–11:00 a.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

Stories, music, and movement in Mandarin. The listing welcomes families with young children and people who want to learn Chinese. No registration. Friends of the Kirkland Library sponsors it.

Learning about Dyslexia

Sat Oct 17 · 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave

An all-ages STEM stop presented by three local Girl Scouts. The short listing asks which celebrities experience dyslexia, then invites people to look and take part. Saturday hours are 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. The library is closed Sunday.

Kirkland events

No Wednesday market

Oct 14 is not a market day. The season ended Sep 30.

A fundraiser, not a drop-in

Amplify KPC

Sat Oct 17 · 7:30–9:00 p.m.

Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave

The Performance Center’s fundraiser: heavy appetizers, drinks, and 1970s and 1980s dance music from Hit Explosion, on the stage. Ticketed, and not a kids’ show. The library STEM program that afternoon ends at 1:00 p.m., so the two do not overlap.

KPC tickets

Marina Park in fall, with yellow and orange trees along the shore of Lake Washington and the Seattle skyline across the water.
Photo: City of KirklandSource

Marina Park is the walk if you want the water without a market. No city festival is posted there this week.