DSHS Mobile Office

Olympia Timberland Library

DSHS Mobile Office is coming to the Olympia Timberland Library's parking lot! Hop on board between 11am and 3pm on Monday, January 5 to apply for food, cash, and/or medical benefits. You can also drop off paperwork, complete a review, make changes to an existing case or request a replacement EBT card.

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Discovery Speaker Series- Drew Harvell

Olympia Timberland Library

Join Puget Sound Estuarium at the Olympia Timberland Library for our Discovery Speaker Series. We invite you to learn and stay informed about current environmental research or sustainability projects. You'll hear from Scientists, Educators, Artists, and Earth Advocates about their current work, research, or organization. Plus get your questions answered live after the talk! This […]

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Civic Engagement Office Hours

Olympia Timberland Library

What social, political, or environmental issues do you care deeply about? Do you know how our state government is addressing these issues in the 2026 Legislative Session, and how you can add your voice to the conversation? Join the Office of the Secretary of State for Civic Engagement Office Hours, a nonpartisan initiative to support […]

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Death Cafe

Olympia Timberland Library

Join us at the library for a Death Cafe!! At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Rather than a grief support group, it's a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view towards […]

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The Librarians Documentary Screening

Olympia Timberland Library

Join the Olympia Library at the Capital Theater for a free screening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians, which follows a group of librarians who unite to combat book banning and defend intellectual freedom amid unprecedented censorship. The film will be introduced by WA State Librarian Sara Jones. Doors will open at 6:30pm. Movie at […]

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Recurring

Civic Engagement Office Hours

Olympia Timberland Library

What social, political, or environmental issues do you care deeply about? Do you know how our state government is addressing these issues in the 2026 Legislative Session, and how you can add your voice to the conversation? Join the Office of the Secretary of State for Civic Engagement Office Hours, a nonpartisan initiative to support […]

Free

Death Cafe

Olympia Timberland Library

Join us at the library for a Death Cafe!! At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Rather than a grief support group, it's a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes.The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view towards helping […]

Free

Growing Native Plants for Salmon & Clean Water

Olympia Timberland Library

Are you interested in incorporating more native plants into your landscape? Join Thurston Conservation District (TCD) at the Library to explore popular native plants and discuss the plethora of benefits they provide our streams, wetlands, and native salmon populations. Learn planting techniques and styles, delve into native plant care, and understand how to choose the […]

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Pilot Magazine Presents: Poetry & Music

Olympia Timberland Library

Pilot Magazine brings together an eclectic group of local artists to present new and old works at the Olympia library. Join us for an evening featuring: Larry Eickstaedt Lucien Spect beni erms Kendra Hemlock Reid Urban Valerie Warren Pilot Magazine is a locally created and produced, Arts & Culture magazine in South Puget Sound.

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Recurring

Civic Engagement Office Hours

Olympia Timberland Library

What social, political, or environmental issues do you care deeply about? Do you know how our state government is addressing these issues in the 2026 Legislative Session, and how you can add your voice to the conversation? Join the Office of the Secretary of State for Civic Engagement Office Hours, a nonpartisan initiative to support […]

Free