🌱 Patch AM: How Bonney Lake’s library hours are changing starting January 18

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• How Bonney Lake’s library hours are changing starting January 18

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 53 and low of 43 degrees.
• Saturday: Occasional morning rain, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 51 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pierce County Library System announces updated hours with more weekend availability (kiro7.com) — Bonney Lake’s Pierce County Library branch will expand and standardize its hours starting January 18, 2026, giving residents more weekend and evening access. The new schedule adds Sunday hours and aligns days with other county branches, aiming to better serve busy families and support more community programs both inside and outside the library walls.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Baby Storytime
  Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
  10:45 am
• Create a Coping Box
  Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
  1:30 pm
• Free Legal Aid Pop-Ups
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  3:00 pm
• Auburn LGBTQ+ Youth Group
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  4:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Family Storytime
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  11:00 am
• Creative Reuse Workshops: Collage Patch Sewing
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Chess Tournament for Teens & Tweens
  Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
  1:00 pm
• Moore Movies: Smallfoot with Winter Crafts!
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm

Sunday January 4

• Play Magic: The Gathering
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  2:00 pm
• Teen Sunday Hangout
  Enumclaw Library , 1700 1st Street , Enumclaw
  3:00 pm
• Hitting Camp - 8-13yrs - Session 3
  New Level 360 , 3601 9th St SW , Puyallup
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Mittens was LOST on December 27, 2025 in Bonney Lake, WA 98391 near Kelly lake road and 210th Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or… (Nextdoor Bonney Lake)

• Washington Staffing posted a job opening for Machine Operator, Cut to Length Line in Bonney Lake. Apply here.
• City of Bonney Lake Washington posted a job opening for Police Officer - Lateral in Bonney Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonney Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Puyallup

• WA man convicted of trapping ex-girlfriend in dog kennel escapes courtroom (fox13seattle.com)
• Stop Doing These 6 Things in Your Garden This Year (sunset.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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