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Non-profit Organizations
- Crossroads Lecture Series
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- Lutheran Church of Orcas Island
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- San Juan Preservation Trust
- The Funhouse and Discovery Center
- West Sound Community Club
Orcas Island Parks
Woodlawn Cemetery District
- Woodlawn/San Juan County Cemetery District 3 database sorted by lot number
- Woodlawn/San Juan County Cemetery District 3 database sorted by name
Community Library Network
Specialty book collections outside the library but available to library patrons.
| Name | Collection Areas | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Bee & Carl de Boor | German-language literature, Mathematics [applied], Mysteries, Fiction, Science-Fiction, Art | 4882 | he11bee@aol.com |
| Steve Cohan | Crafts, Fiber art, Weaving, Mixed media | 5505 | hotrock@rockisland.com |
| Kari Van Gelder | Birthing, Midwifery, Doula training, Nursing [maternity] | 5063 | ivg@rockisland.com |
| Laurie Gallo | 4490 | stripes@rockisland.com | |
| Phil Heikkinen | Chess | 2702 | pheikkinen@orcaslibrary.org |
| Indralaya Camp | Spiritual, Metaphysical, etc. Library is open Wed 1-4pm. |
4526 | |
| Jean & Steve Henigson | See list below | 6549 | steve@orcasonline.com |
| Anita Holladay | Massage & related subjects | 2095 | fairisland@centurytel.net |
| Babs McCorison | Mycology | 2404 | babs@mccorison.com |
| Peter McCorison | Wooden boatbuilding, Engineering | 2404 | peter@mccorison.com |
| Miles McCoy | Sailing, Travel, Boatbuilding, Adventure | 4305 | sharonl@rockisland.com |
| Neal [Island Hardware] | Religious research, esp. Bible | 7511 | ihsneal@rockisland.com |
| OPAL Community Land Trust | Building maintenance | 3191 | opalclt@opalclt.org |
| Lisa Byers | Sustainable/green building, Affordable housing | ||
| Bob Patton | Architecture, Aviation | 4889 | robertpatton@centurytel.net |
| David Sarver | Investing, Mutual funds | 4435 | dsarver@usa.net |
Detailed Holdings: Jean & Steve Henigson
- Archaeology
- Art, including art history
- Biography
- Calligraphy and Typography (small collection)
- Children's Literature (some antiques)
- Costume, for theater and dance
- Dance
- English language, including vocabulary, style, and grammar
- Essays
- Firearms, including history and technology
- Geography, including travel
- History, ancient and modern"
- Holmsiana," (the "canonical" stories, pastiches, and commentaries)
- Humor, including Cartoons
- Judaica
- Law (small collection, California and federal)
- Maps, foreign and domestic
- Medicine (small collection)
- Military Topics, including history
- Museum Catalogs and Guides, foreign and domestic
- Music and Song (reference, opera, and folk music -- small collection)
- Philosophy (small collection)
- Poetry
- "Practical" Sciences and Craftwork, including Leather
- Ornithology and Wildlife
- Outdoor Survival (small collection)
- Religion and Myth
- Science, including history of, astronomy, paleontology, geology, mathematics
- Social History
- Sociology
- Technology, ancient and modern
- Theater (plays -- small collection)
