PLEASE CHECK the "NEWS" link for up-to-date announcements of specific events and dates.


Year Round Library Hours

Mondays: 1 - 7 p.m.
Tuesdays: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m
Wednesdays: noon - 5 p.m.
Thursdays: 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., 1 - 5 p.m.

Monthly Meetings

  • Second Mondays: 7 pm, School Board (rotates between school facilities; check location)
  • Third Tuesdays: 3 pm, Municipal Court at City Hall (city hall office closed during court session)
  • Third Tuesdays: 7 pm, Ambulance Board, at the Ambulance Office
  • Third Tuesdays: GEM THEATER RESTORATION GROUP appears to have selected this as a regular meeting date; check with City Hall for details of time and place.
  • Second Wednesdays: 7 pm, City Planning Commission, City Hall
  • Third Thursdays: 7 am, Chamber of Commerce, 'no-host' breakfast, Doubletree Restaurant
  • Last Mondays: 7 pm, PARTNERS Promoting Athena, City Hall



Other Meetings

  • Quarterly: 6:30 pm, Athena Library Friends Association [ALFA] board meetings are announced on the ALFA website, in ALFA connections newsletter, and posted at the library, as well as communicated to local newspapers. During the push to raise funds for a new facility, meetings are held often but on a very irregular schedule. Everyone is welcome to phone chair Kathy Jensen at 566-2461 for information about ALFA's activities and meetings. Or check out the ALFA notebook of meeting records and other documents left at the library specifically for public access.
  • Bi-monthly: 9 am-2 pm, The Olde Quilt Batts, First Thursdays, Third Saturdays, Catholic Church
  • Weekly: 10 am, Mondays, Preschool Story Time, Library (during school year);
    on first Mondays of each month, the storyteller is Chris Hilderbrand, as part of a grant program "TAKE OFF! Early Literacy" under the aegis of the Umatilla County Special Library District.
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Other Events - Check exact dates in local papers

  • January: Citizens of The Year Award banquet, Chamber of Commerce
  • February: Library Open House, Library Board
  • February: General Membership Meeting, Athena Library Friends Association [ALFA]
  • Easter Weekend Saturday: Egg Hunt, City Park, Volunteer Fire Dept.
  • Spring through summer: Yard of Month awards, Chamber of Commerce
  • May: Hazel Meek clean-up day, sponsored by Chamber of Commerce and Humbert's
  • June: City of Athena swimming pool opens
  • June: Umatilla Pioneer Days; Weston-Athena Alumni Association reunion
  • June: Hodaka Days
  • July: second weekend: Caledonian Games
  • July: during Caledonian Games - city-wide yard sales, library book sale
  • September: City of Athena swimming pool closes
  • October: Fall Festival, Main Street, first Saturday
  • October: mid-month, Weston-McEwan Homecoming week and Noise Parade
  • December: Holiday Decoration awards, Chamber of Commerce



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