History & Current Events
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Meet Sno-Isle Reads Together Author Noé Álvarez
May 15th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Join us for a conversation with Noé Álvarez, author of the 2025 Sno-Isle Reads Together selection, Accordion Eulogies.
Featured Content
The Troubles of Northern Ireland
The Troubles, also known as the Northern Ireland Conflict, was a violent struggle that lasted from the late 1960s to 1998.
Arab American Book Award Winners 2023/2024
The Arab American Book Award is an honor given each year to outstanding books written by or about Arab Americans.
Whidbey News Digital Archive
Access historical articles from The Oak Harbor News, Whidbey News-Times and Whidbey Today from 1891-2009.
Community Newspaper Microfilm Archives
Need to research a historical event in Snohomish or Island County? Visit our historical microfilm archives.
Historical Photo Archive
Explore our past with historical photos of Snohomish and Island counties.
Voting at the Library
Need help with voting? Sno-Isle Libraries offers help with voter registration, info on candidates & issues, and on-site ballot drop boxes.
Whidbey News Digital Archive
Access historical articles from The Oak Harbor News, Whidbey News-Times and Whidbey Today from 1891-2009.
Community Newspaper Microfilm Archives
Need to research a historical event in Snohomish or Island County? Visit our historical microfilm archives.
Historical Photo Archive
Explore our past with historical photos of Snohomish and Island counties.
Voting at the Library
Need help with voting? Sno-Isle Libraries offers help with voter registration, info on candidates & issues, and on-site ballot drop boxes.
Equal Rights
Military History
Looking Back for Black History Month
These titles look at many different historic moments, movements, people and more to get a real picture of history for Black History Month.
Unsung Heroes of Black History
Take a deeper dive into Black history by honoring the unsung heroes whose lives and achievements transformed the world.
Rough Trips
Thrilling true tales of sailors, scientists, soldiers and citizens encountering deadly disasters as they travel by air, snow, or sea.
America in the 1920s
The period of prosperity after WW I is sometimes called the Roaring Twenties, but the reality was complicated, as these books show.
Looking Back for Black History Month
These titles look at many different historic moments, movements, people and more to get a real picture of history for Black History Month.
Unsung Heroes of Black History
Take a deeper dive into Black history by honoring the unsung heroes whose lives and achievements transformed the world.
Rough Trips
Thrilling true tales of sailors, scientists, soldiers and citizens encountering deadly disasters as they travel by air, snow, or sea.
America in the 1920s
The period of prosperity after WW I is sometimes called the Roaring Twenties, but the reality was complicated, as these books show.