Time for summer reading at the libraries

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Jefferson County and Port Townsend Public libraries are kicking off their Summer Reading Programs on June 19 and 20, respectively.

The county library's theme this year is “Build a Better World,” and the community is invited to create that world through imagination. The kick-off event, “An Evening at Hogwarts” takes place at 6 p.m., Monday, June 19 at the county library, 620 Cedar Ave. The event celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Attendees can make a wand; be sorted into a house; win points for your house by answering trivia questions; hunt for magical creatures; and have their picture taken with Harry and his wizard friends and professors. For more information, visit

jclibrary.info.

The Port Townsend library event is set 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 at the library, 1220 Lawrence St. Sign up for summer reading, decorate the sidewalk with chalk drawings, enjoy snacks and live music, make a flower-seed bomb, and settle in for stories with local storyteller Aimee Ringle.

For more information, visit ptpubliclibrary.org.