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Sophie the Otter
Sophie's caricature by artist Terry Morin

Sophie's Date Book


Saturday, March 8 at "HUGS Fair" at White Salmon Valley Community Library

Saturday, April 26 at "Dia de los Ninos" at Vancouver Community Library

Friday, May 2 at groundbreaking celebration for new Cascade Park Community Library at Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver

Wednesday, May 28 at "Toddler Sock Hop" at White Salmon Valley Community Library

Tuesday, June 24 at Summer Reading event at Three Creeks Community Library

Monday, June 30 at Summer Reading event at La Center Community Library

Thursday, July 3 at Summer Reading event at White Salmon Valley Community Library

Saturday, July 12 at Gorge Days at Stevenson Community Library

Saturday, August 23 at Skamania County Fair Parade

Saturday, December 13 at annual White Salmon Valley Community Library "Holiday Wassail" event

photo of Sophie at library
Sophie participated in a "Baby Jamboree" at Vancouver Mall Community Library


The library's mascot program is made
possible by the generous support of the FVRL Foundation

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Welcome to Sophie's Web page!

Sophie is a North American river otter. She's also a member of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District team. Sophie is excited about all the wonderful books, story times, and other things she finds in the library. Watch for Sophie, she'll be making a visit to a library near you.

Sophie with her creators

Sophie strikes a pose with her creators, Marty Richmond and master puppeteer Steve Overton of Olde World Puppet Theatre.





Send an Email to Sophie

Sophie's friends at the library will help her answer email from her fans. Write to her at SophieOtter@fvrl.org and be sure to put "Sophie" in the subject line.

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River Otter Facts


  • The North American river otter's scientific name is Lutra canadensis. There are 13 otter species in the world.

  • Otters are members of the Mustelid family, which includes badgers, polecats, martens, weasels, stoats and mink.

  • River otters live in freshwater habitats, including rivers, lakes, swamps, and rocky coastlines.

  • They can grow to be three to four feet long from nose tip to tail tip, and weigh 10 to 30 pounds.

  • River otters are largely fish eaters but occasionally eat amphibians, reptiles and small mammals.

  • They can dive to a depth of 60 feet, can stay underwater up to four minutes, and can swim at a rate of up to seven miles per hour.

  • Otter cubs are born in March or April.

  • On land, river otters can slide on their bellies for 20 feet and may reach a speed of 18 miles per hour!

More info on river otters

Search the FVRL Catalog for river otter titles.