Ainsworth Public Library

August 6, 2025 at 5 p.m. at the Ainsworth Public Library. This meeting is open to the public.

AGENDA

1. Call meeting to order

2. 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/List of Titles Purchased

8. Color Our World Summer Reading Program 

A. Top Readers

B. Extension Program Review

9. Fall Library Crawl

10. OverDrive Renewal Agreement

11. Little Free Library Grant Applications

12. New Passwords for NebraskAccess Databases

13. Book Club 2025-2026

14. Library Website (Changes to Nebraska Libraries on the Web)

A. Free basic website hosted by NLC

B. Reduced rate web hosting through LibChalk

15. Cleaning Position Applications

16. Meetings/Workshops:

A. NCompass:  Printing, Scanning, & Faxing at your Library-July11th-2 staff

B. Nebraska State Advisory Council Meeting/Central Plains Library Systems Annual 

Meeting-July 25th-Grand Island

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

D. Information Sessions on Changes to Nebraska Libraries on the Web- Aug. 5 & 7

17. Correspondence:

A. Items of interest from Library Journals/Library Newsletters

18. Set next meeting date

The Ainsworth Library Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on August 6th at 5 p.m. The agenda is post at the Library . This meeting is open to the public!

Restless kids this summer? Too hot to play outdoors?

Grab some free craft kits and make fun stuff!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!