Zoom 101

Online workshop   --- Zoom has emerged as one of the most popular ways to meet people safely in these times. This intro level course will cover the basics such as setting up an account, organizing or joining a meeting, and controls for free and advanced accounts. Use it for nonprofit gatherings, business meetings, or social […]

Zoom 201

Online workshop   --- Continue to grow your Zoom knowledge with this advanced class. This workshop will be focused more on using Zoom for business or non-profit use, and will look at tools like breakout rooms, polls, Q&A, and text chat. Led by Sami Postma, Events & Education Coordinator. To register, please email sami@goosefoot. org.

Craft and Chat: No-Sew Fabric Wreaths

Freeland Library (online program)   --- Craft and Chat is an online social event that offers you the opportunity to skill share, learn about library resources and make connections with fellow crafters. In this Craft and Chat session you will create a no-sew fabric wreath—choose fabric colors to reflect your décor, your favorite team, or holiday […]

Orca Forum

Learn about orcas research taking place in the Puget Sound in this workshop put on in partnership with Northwest Straits Foundation and County Marine Resource Committees. More information can be found at www.whidbeycd.org/orca.

Bridging our Differences

Online workshop    ---- Celebrate Civility Month with these free online workshops. Please register in advance at www.civilityfirst.org or email civility1st@gmail.com to receive a Zoom link.

Coronavirus Fraud Prevention Presentation

Online seminar   --- Coronavirus scams are spreading nearly as fast as the virus itself. As of October 1st, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged more than 214,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 and stimulus payments, 68 percent of them involving fraud or identity theft. Victims reported losing $154 million. Dollars lost climb as we […]

Orca Trivia Night

Online event   --- How it works: Trivia will be held on myquiz. org. Check back here for the code to enter the game. Assemble a team, or sign up as an individual. If you are a team, only ONE player can sign in to the game. Connect over video chat or phone with the other […]

Shop Out for Kids

Far From Normal, Coupeville   --- For this event only, everything in the store will be 30 percent off! Far From Normal, located at 12 Front Street, will donate a portion of its sales to the Coupeville Schools Foundation. The Foundation provides an extra measure of support through teacher grants, college scholarships and the Promise Fund.

Book2Movies: The Book Thief

Freeland Library online program   --- It’s an age-old debate, “Which is better: the book or the movie?” The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl, who learns to read and share her stolen books with her neighbors and a Jewish man hidden in her basement during bombing raids. […]

Probing the Universe with Hubble Space Telescope – An Afternoon with Dr. Robert Williams

Online Event   --- Dr. Williams is Astronomer Emeritus at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., where he served as Director from 1993-1998. Dr. Williams devoted much of his Director’s Discretionary time on the Hubble Space Telescope to the landmark Hubble Deep Field project, which revealed in remarkable detail the structure of galaxies in […]