Week Calendar

Dance to improve cardio and fitness.

Saturday @ 9am in the Dalles Library Parking Lot.

Clare is an expert dance/fitness instructor from Bingen, Washington. She has a program that will challenge everyone. 

Come visit the library booth at The Dalles Farmers Market! Get info on upcoming library programs, check out a book, or ask about library services. Plus we'll have a craft for the kiddos to start summer right.

Held every Thursday morning at 10:30, this storytime is most appropriate to those age 18-36 months, though everyone is welcome.  We'll sing songs, do fingerplays, and read a couple of fantastic books; and, as always, we'll end with the Ba

Held at 10:30, Friday Morning Storytime includes songs, fingerplays and some great stories. This storytime is most appropriate for the preschool crowd, everyone is welcome.

Event Details

Fun and games for toddlers and preschool age children! Every Wednesday morning in the library meeting room at 11:00 am until 11:30 am. Adults must accompany their child and sometimes can join in the fun.

Age Cafe is coming to The Dalles Wasco County Library! An Age Cafe is a forum for thoughtful small group conversations on various topics relevant to older adults and everyone who is interested in aging.

Parents, grab your smalls and join us for a fun filled afternoon of learning and entertainment. Introduce your kids to The Sandlot and use our supplies to create your own catapult, just like in the movie. 

Fun Fridays occur every Friday, 3:00 - 4:30.  Each week will be something different; arts, crafts, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math), games, and more.  Snacks will be available for participants

Come make a custom sublimation mug for your dad or someone else you love.

This is a quick drop in craft, come any time between 3:00 and 5:30. 

The Read What You Want (RWYW) Book Club meets every second Wednesday of the month. This is a book club for rebels who like to read whatever they want. We discuss the books we've read, what we liked and what we didn't.

Cookin' the Books is a book club for people who love to cook. Each month we set a theme, pick a recipe from a cookbook that fits the theme and we bring a dish to the potluck at the Maupin City Park community building.

This meeting is open to the artist community in the gorge.

Calling all children ages 8-12!

Calling all teens and adults!

The Dalles Public Library is starting a Clean Reads Book Club!

We‘ll meet monthly to discuss Christian based Fiction, and even some non-fiction reads if there is interest. 

Suggestions are appreciated. 

Four Chord Fun: Ukulele Basics is for the absolute beginner who wants to start learning to play.

Join us at The Dalles Public Library as we welcome back Sean Gaskell. Sean is a virtuoso of the Kora, a lute-like instrument of the Malinke people Western Africa.

We at The Dalles Public Library welcome back favorites Duane Nelson and Coyote Joe Sartin to regale you with poetry, music and tales. Join us Wednesday, June 13 at 6 pm in the library's main room for an evening of melody and rhyme.

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree