John Havicon will speak about bee hives and Janna Buwalda will speak about what you can plant to help the bees.

Former Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott will discuss the effort being led by El Dorado County to develop a wildfire strategy that fosters the creation and maintenance of fire-adapted communities. He will share the responsibility that the El Dorado County … Continue reading →

Krystal Owens will talk about what the Placerville Library has been doing to keep up with the demanding role of a library in a community.

The vast majority of American religious groups (with the exception of Native American tribes) can trace their roots to Europe, Asia, or the Middle East. But in mid-Nineteenth Century America, amid new developments in Protestant theology, health, diet, science, spirituality, … Continue reading →

Debbie Hutchison will talk about Genealogy and encourage you to discover, save, and share the stories of your life. You are a walking library of information-people, places, events... Life experiences have taught you and molded you into who you are. … Continue reading →

This month, there will be an Ice Cream Social with live music from the Gold Rush Barbershop Chorus! Be thinking about what you would to learn about and hear for 2024, as the schedule is being created. If you have … Continue reading →

Book Club meeting is on August 17 at the Placerville Library inside room from 2-4 PM. The books this month will be anything written by author Virginia Woolf. The September 21st meeting book will be anything written by Jim Harrison.

Lucia will go over the background and the materials used in abstract painting.. She will have a handout and information on the process and reference links. She will go over ways to look that this genre and will have a … Continue reading →

Many songs were written and sung by miners during the California Gold Rush.  The songs were presented in small theaters, sometimes tents, usually on Saturday nights.  The audiences were the miners themselves.  The songs, written by men who had found … Continue reading →

A brief overview of mushrooms will be discussed, including how they are identified, the countless ways they are essential to life on Earth, and why specific species occur in certain areas like forests, pastures, and gardens. Mushrooms commonly encountered in … Continue reading →