Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Library

“The mission of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Library is to provide the Tribal community and others with access to information about American Indian history and culture; to support citizens of the Jamestown community in their efforts to achieve self-sufficiency; and to assist Tribal programs in providing service to the community.”

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Welcome to the Library

Located at the Tribal Center campus in Blyn, the Tribal Library is a small, organized collection of books, videos, and archives within the Health and Human Services Annex.

Although the main part of the collection is material on the Jamestown S’Klallam, other Indian Tribes, and Native American law, there is a growing body of information related to program support in the areas of health, natural resources, family preservation, chemical dependency, children and youth, and early childhood education.

Use the Library Search to research what is available in the Tribal Library:

Library Search

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Library Operation

Patsy Adams- Librarian: 360-681-4614

The Library is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Our goal is to provide access to materials which may not be available in other libraries. The Tribe has a special collection of rare reference materials that tell the story of the S'Klallams and other native people of the Olympic Peninsula.  Public access computers are also available. 

Library employees are also assisted by volunteers from within and outside the community, including participants in the Tribe’s Summer Youth Program.


To learn more about the Library click on: Frequently Asked Question.

The Klallam Language

To view the Klallam Language site, with stories in English and Klallam, plus historical information about the Klallam language: http://www.ling.unt.edu/~montler/Klallam/

Library of Congress: http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/

This is a digitized format of about 30 old books dealing with the Pacific Northwest. This link will go directly to the listing of areas (Native American, County and Regional History; Exploration and Early Travel, etc.) Excellent information, very interesting read. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx

Pacific Northwest Olympic Peninsula Community Museum includes: Online exhibits: historical and cultural highlights of the region; Collection Search: searchable archive of 12,000 images and artifacts; Education Resources: curriculum materials, maps and informational links. http://www.communitymuseum.org

For much of the last century, Charles J. Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties has served as the primary resource for the final texts of treaties made between American Indian tribes and the United States government. In that collation, Kappler included, along with other important materials, 366 of the 375 instruments recognized by the Department of State. Clause 2 of Article VI of the Constitution declares that "all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land." These documents, therefore, are legally binding dialogues between these sovereigns. The Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center has digitized all of Kappler's volumes.

To view click: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm