Spring Break is around the bend and you better believe that the Colfax Library has extra-engaging youth programs planned for the whole week! Starting on Monday, April 1 and running through Friday, April 5 there will be a new all-ages…
We like to say that having 14 different branch locations in our Whitman County Rural Library District offers 14 times the opportunities for fun. In this case, it provides quite a few opportunities for literary comradery as well! With a…
It’s no mystery that the words “free” and “healthy” are not typically linked. Gym memberships and grocery bills can be pricey, to say nothing of visits to the doctor. Cookbooks too can run high and, let’s be honest, today’s internet…
We want you to celebrate the season with us at the Colfax Library this year! Especially because we plan to ring it in with lots of fun and cheer. Everyone is invited to join in the countywide favorite, The Festival…
Everybody Reads season starts now and, this year, we're reading the debut novel of Port Townsend author JoAnne Tompkins. An honest look at the complexities and power of small-town coastal life, her book What Comes After is a compassionate page-turner…
A Little Closer to Home by Ginger Zee: In spite of its serious subject matter, Ginger's positive, life-affirming outlook comes through loud and clear. Written with great heart and quite a bit of humor, Ginger normalizes issues and challenges millions…
When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke: Twenty-five-year-old Lily Baines is used to waking up hungover, overweight, and underemployed. Waking up with fangs? Not so much. But when it turns out a little light necking has more serious consequences…
What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline: Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s lacrosse game when…
The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby: Tess and Theo Biedermann and their friend Jaime Cruz live in a Morningstarr apartment house—until a real estate developer announces that the city has agreed to sell him the five remaining Morningstarr buildings. Their likely destruction means the…
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer: Award-winning historian Ada Ferrer delivers an “important” (The Guardian) and moving chronicle that demands a new reckoning with both the island’s past and its relationship with the United States. Spanning more than five…