Food Colors Your World Session Held

The last KBR Extension Summer Reading Program was held this morning. The topic was “Food Colors Your World”. They did a great job on their ice cream cone. Sure made me hungry! I would like to thank the Extension Office for doing these three fun sessions with the children in our area.

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More Prize Winners

The last of the prize winners for meeting their summer reading goal! Keep on reading!

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Color Our World Summer Reading Program at Local Library

The Ainsworth Public Library held their Summer Reading Program all of June. Our theme this year was “Color Our World”. The library held 16 different Fun-Hours for toddlers, preschoolers, and K-4th grade during the month. A total of 190 children attended these fun sessions on the topics of color, dragons, dinosaurs, and butterflies.

The K-4th graders were encouraged to log their reading times from June 1st to June 30th on the reading app called Reader Zone. We had five readers meet their reading goal of at least 500 minutes or more during this time. These readers included kindergarten reader Vivan Kinzie with 676 minutes, first grade reader Miranda Garcia with 555 minutes, second grade reader Jaiden Lehn with 845 minutes, and third grade reader Luis Garcia with 645 minutes. The top reader was fourth grader, Sutton Owen Brodbeck, with 1,320 minutes. We had one reader in the Kindergarten group, Weston Arens, who read 394 minutes and was at 79% to the goal. These top readers all received a special prize from the library.

Keep reading! The library is looking forward to next year’s Summer Reading Program of “Unearth a Story” while learning about dinosaurs and other fun stuff to dig up.

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Part-Time Custodian Needed

The Ainsworth Public Library is currently taking job applications for a part-time custodian position. Job description and application may be picked up at the library. We will take applications through August 2nd.

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KBR Extension Summer Reading Program #2

Our second KBR Extension session was “colorful camouflage”. The children colored a rabbit and then hid it in the library by a color to match the animal. They had the best fun finding their hidden rabbit somewhere in the library! Next week will be the last session. The topic will be “Food Colors Your World”. Please come on July 16th from 11am to 12 noon. No need to sign up a head of time. Just show up!

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KBR Extension Summer Reading Program at the Local Library

Heartfelt Hues was the message in today’s KBR Extension program at the library. The children learned about the color wheel, how to mix colors together to make another color, and how colors work into our emotions.

Next week, the program will be “Colorful Camouflage”. Open to all K-6th graders. No charge. Just show up! No need to sign up ahead of time. July 9th from 11 am to 12 noon.

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BKR Extension Bring More Summer Reading Program Fun to the Library

Attention to all K-6th graders! These fun session will begin this week at the Ainsworth Public Library. No charge to attend. No need to register ahead of time, just show up for all the fun! First session will be this Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Join us at the library for colorful activities, cool science, and creative learning each week! Hope to see you there!

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Library will be closed for the July 4th holiday

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Today is the last day to log in Reading Time

Attention all K-4th Grade Readers in our Summer Reading Program:

Today is the last day to record your reading time in the Reader Zone app! Don’t forget to log in all of the time you spent reading from June 1 to June 30th. Prizes will be given to the top readers and those meeting the reading goal during the week of July 7th. The Library will contact you when to come get their prize!

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Agenda for July Library Board Meeting

AINSWORTH LIBRARY BOARD MEETING will be held on July 2, 2025 at 5 p.m.

This meeting is open to the public. The agenda is also posted at the Library..

AGENDA

1. Call meeting to order

2. Give notice of the posting of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act

3. Roll call

4. Public Comment Time

5. Approve minutes of last meeting

6. Approve claims for payment

7. Monthly Library Report for June

8. Summer Reading Programs:

A. Color Our World Report

B. Extension Office Programs in July on Wednesday mornings

9. Proposed Budget for 2025-26

10. Fall Library Crawl

11. VITA Tax Program:

A. Review of 2024 Tax Season

B. Plans for 2025 Tax Season

C. Search for grant funding

D. Hold classes for the public

12. Cleaning Position

13. Justice & Sccales Pilot Project

14. Library Board Member Resigns due to relocating with new job

15. Meetings/Workshops:

A. Brown County Commissioner Meeting-June 3rd

B. Thursday Director’s Zoom Meeting-June 5th

C. VITA Meeting:  June 23 and June 27

D. Nebraska State Advisory Council Meeting/Central Plains Library System Annual Meeting-

Grand Island-July 25th

E. United for Libraries Virtual 2025 Meetings-July 29 to July 31st

16. Correspondence: 

A.  Update from United for Libraries on federal advocacy 

B.   Items of interest from Library Journals/Newsletters

17. Set the next meeting date/time

18. Adjournment

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