🌱 Patch AM: How will Bonney Lake Library’s new 2026 hours change your weekends?

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• How will Bonney Lake Library’s new 2026 hours change your weekends?

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, temps: high: 53, low: 43.
• Saturday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pierce County libraries update hours for weekend access (mynorthwest.com) — Bonney Lake’s Pierce County Library will expand access with new hours starting January 18, 2026, including Sunday openings from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The revised schedule, part of a countywide update, is designed to better serve busy families and free resources for more community-focused programs, while keeping weekday and weekend visits more flexible for local residents.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Space Scavenger Hunt
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
• 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
• Chess Tournament for Teens & Tweens
  Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
  1:00 pm
• Creative Reuse Workshops: Collage Patch Sewing
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello!
  I was just wondering if anyone has seen this backpack. My son was out playing on the trails with friends and accidentally left it behind near the… (Nextdoor Tehaleh)
• Collision cleared on I-5 Northbound at milepost 134.01 near E McKinley Way.
  6:28PM on Dec 30: Collision on I-5 NB at MP 134.01 near E McKinley Way blocks the two center lanes. (Nextdoor )

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Bonney Lake. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bonney Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonney Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Puyallup

• This Mexican chain has 500 locations in the US, but it just opened its first WA restaurant (kiro7.com)
• News: Man Charged for Puyallup Crash That Injured Family of 4 (dubinlawoffice.com)
• WA man convicted of trapping ex-girlfriend in dog kennel escapes courtroom (fox13seattle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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