Ester Village Library

Open Hours
2024-09-19 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-26 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-02 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-03 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-10 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage) and 1 more date

Adult Art Classes
2024-09-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us and Willow Art Studios for different adult art classes. This week we’ll learn mono printmaking!
We will be making a stencil to create a monoprint. We are going to use acrylic paint and watercolor paper to cut out stencils. We will arrange the stencil to the plexiglass and start rolling away to create layers by adding new stencils and new color paint to make your own unique monoprint. Materials: Plex glass large, rollers, paint, watercolor paper
Art Fee:$10

Garlic Sale
2024-09-22 12:00 - 14:00
If you missed the first garlic sale, come on out for the 2nd one!

Writing Circle
2024-09-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-13 16:00 - 18:00
Enjoy quiet time and space for your own narrations

Writing Circle (No browsing)
2024-09-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us for some quiet time. The library is NOT open for browsing during this time.

Monday Open hours
2024-09-23 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-30 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-07 15:00 - 18:00

Kids Art Programs
2024-09-23 15:30 - 17:30
Willow Studios Arts and JTEL are combining for kids and the young at heart art programs on Mondays from 3:30 – 5:30. This week is Scratch Art!
We will pick from multiple designs and we go over the technique on how to create your own scratch art painting. It’s fun and exciting to see how it comes out. It can be a little messy because we will be using a lot of black oil pastel for this project. Materials: Oil Pastels, toothpicks, drawing paper, Designs
Art Fee: $10

Adult Art Classes
2024-09-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us and Willow Art Studios for different adult art classes. This week we’ll learn mixed media painting, part 1! We are going to use mix media on watercolor paper. We will start with a simple design and start adding our cut out and glue them carefully in place. Then we will start with a light watercolor base and any other enhancements. Make some careful pen details. Then come in with some pastels to give this composition some impressionist style with a glow of pastels. Spray fixative when complete. Materials: Watercolor paper, stencils for cut outs, glue, tissue paper, gold foil, pastels, and fixatives.
Art Fee: $10

LiBerry Pie Contest and Music Festival
2024-09-28 14:00 - 22:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us for this annual fundraiser!
Pie entries from 2-4PM at the Clausen Cabin, judging from 4-5PM
6-10PM for $5 slice of pies and music, featuring Ice Jam!

Kids Art Programs
2024-09-30 15:30 - 17:30
Willow Studios Arts and JTEL are combining for kids and the young at heart art programs on Mondays from 3:30 – 5:30. This week we’ll work on collage decoupage while making keepsake boxes! We will be decorating a keepsake box with an old shoe box. We will use scrapbooking paper and other decorative designs to make your keepsake box. Materials: Scrapbooking paper, tissue paper, glue, paint, and any other textured elements. Art Fee $8

Adult Art Classes
2024-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us and Willow Art Studios for different adult art classes. This week is part 2 of a series on mixed media painting!
We are going to use mix media on watercolor paper. We will start with a simple design and start adding our cut out and glue them carefully in place. Then we will start with a light watercolor base and any other enhancements. Make some careful pen details. Then come in with some pastels to give this composition some impressionist style with a glow of pastels. Spray fixative when complete. Materials: Watercolor paper, stencils for cut outs, glue, tissue paper, gold foil, pastels, and fixatives.
Art Fee: $10

Book Club
2024-10-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
At the Bright Edge of the World, by Eowyn Ivey
From the best-selling author of The Snow Child, a thrilling tale of historical adventure set in the Alaskan wilderness.
In the winter of 1885, Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester sets out with his men on an expedition into the newly acquired territory of Alaska. Their objective: to travel up the ferocious Wolverine River, mapping the interior and gathering information on the region’s potentially dangerous native tribes. With a young and newly pregnant wife at home, Forrester is anxious to complete the journey with all possible speed and return to her. But once the crew passes beyond the edge of the known world, there’s no telling what awaits them.
With gorgeous descriptions of the Alaskan wilds and a vivid cast of characters – including Forrester; his wife, Sophie; a mysterious Eyak guide; and a Native American woman who joins the expedition – To the Bright Edge of the World is an epic tale of one of America’s last frontiers, combining myth, history, romance, and adventure.

Kids Art Programs
2024-10-07 15:30 - 17:30
Willow Studios Arts and JTEL are combining for kids and the young at heart art programs on Mondays from 3:30 – 5:30. This week we’ll work on paper art.
We will start by making a beautiful background color to watercolor paper. Brighter the better. Then we are going to add some salt to our watercolor to give it some texture. Then we are going to cut our paper in a unique design guided by the instructor. Then the design will be glued on the top of the watercolor background. It will give you dramatic results. Materials: watercolor paper, glue, black construction paper, scissors, salt, watercolor paint. A
rt Fee: $7

Adult Art Classes
2024-10-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us and Willow Art Studios for different adult art classes. This week we’ll learn water colors – flowers.

JTEL Annual Meeting
2024-10-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Join us for a recap of the past year, volunteer appreciation, and the voting in of new board members!
