The Talking Book library provides audiobooks and braille materials for Washington residents who cannot read standard print. Librarian and Director Danielle Miller tells us how we can access these valuable services.

Phone: 206-615-0400

Email: [email protected]

Stella Ley and Len Beil ... and some members of the Wacky Nut Community Garden ... share insights about the community that's grown in this special property above Rockaway Beach.

Related links: https://wackynutgarden.com

The city recently received a peer review of the Groundwater Management Plan. We check in with some scientists who’ve been watching the assessment of groundwater to learn what the report found, what questions are still open.

Related: City documentation https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/1320/Groundwater-Management-Plan

Learn about KC Help, a program that offers free use of hospital equipment. With distribution centers in Bremerton and Bainbridge Island, this service from Knights of Columbus provides support for people in need—and there’s no income qualification.

Related link: https://kchelpkitsap.org

David Harrison, founder of the Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington, analyzes politics monthly. In this session, a review of the recent elections and discussion of cases before the US Supreme Court.

David's blog: https://ourunfinishedwork.blogspot.com

Paul Brians shares close-up photographs of the smaller plants and flowers of one of Bainbridge Island's most popular parks.

Slideshow posted here: https://biseniorcenter.org/art-gallery/biphoto-november-2025/

Washington state became the first place in the world to legalize this form of environmental end of life care in 2019. We learn about this natural soil transformation process and why families are choosing this option for final disposition of human remains.

Island resident Stacy Hemingway talks with us about her awareness of her body and movement led her to develop what she's termed the Conscious Classroom curriculum.

https://consciousclassroom.com

Jim Hopper, the director of the Bainbridge Community Foundation, walks through Donor-Advised Funds, Qualified Charitable Distributions for IRAs, and "Above the Line" donations.

More info: https://bainbridgecf.org

The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) community celebration is coming up Nov. 1. We get an update from Alice Mendoza, Araceli Cruz, and Jenna d'Anna.