Ainsworth Public Library

Ainsworth Library Board Meeting for the month of February will be held on

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.

AGENDA

1.         Call meeting to order

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

3.         Roll call

4.         Approve minutes

5.         Approve claims for payment

6.         Monthly Library Report/List of Titles Purchased

7.         Statistical Report 2023/Nebraska Library Commission Supplement Report

8.         Upcoming events/Review events

            a.         Book Club

            b.         Storytime

            c.         Primary Poison Education/Prevention Class

            d.         Blind Date with a Book    Jan. 31^st to Feb. 29^th

9.         Blood Pressure Monitor-Heart Corp/American Heart Assocation

10.       Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

11.       Workshop/Meetings

            a.         Thursday Director’s Zoom Meetings:  Jan. 4^th;  Jan. 11th

            b.         Word Press Zoom Meeting-Jan. 18^th

            c.         Summer Reading Program 2024 Workshop-Jan. 23^rd-Lexington

            d.         NCompass: Auditing Library Website Jan. 26^th

            e.         NCompass:  Word Press Website Refresh  Jan. 31^st

            f.          Library Foundation Board-Feb. 14^th

            g.         Big Talk From Small Libraries All Day Conference-Feb. 23^rd    Close Library?

12.       Correspondence:

            a.         Letter from 9 year-old from Bowling Green, Ohio

            b.         Articles of interest from library journals/newsletters

13.       Set next meeting date/time

14.       Adjournment

It is “Blind Date with a Book” time. This will run from Feb. 1-29th.

It is easy to do! Read the clues to select your Blind Date Book. Check out your book. Read your book. Let us know if the date was a success or not.

Your name will be entered to win a prize when you check out a Blind Date with a Book.

The Ainsworth Library Board will be meeting on February 7, 2024 at the Ainsworth Public Library starting at 5 p.m. The agenda is posted at the Library. This meeting is open to the public.

We finally have finished the Christmas Puzzle. Thank you to all that helped to put this together. Time to start a new puzzle! Come in and help us complete it!

The February Book Club selection is now available at the Library. Stop by and pick up a copy to read. We will be gathering on Feb. 20th at 2 p.m. to share thoughts on the book.

This is a fiction story about three romantic rivals, one crowded house, and plenty of room for jealousy. Laurel, Belinda, and Scarlett share only two things: a love for the man they all married and a passionate dislike of one another. After the husband passes away, they find out his final wish was for his makeshift family to assemble at his beloved Nantucket summer cottage to say good-bye. Begrudgingly, they all gather on the island. Now they’re trapped in the crowded cottage with their children, where they all had made their own memories. Each wife had an unbreakable bond with the husband and they all have secrets to hide. As they gather to say one last good-bye, will they be able to put aside their differences long enough to raise a glass in his honor?

A Winter/Snow Storytime will be held on Tuesday, January 16th, from 4-5 p.m. for preschool to second grade.

Book Club will be meeting on January 16th at 2 p.m. to share thoughts on the title “Without Warning” by Jim Minick. Let the library know if you wish to read this selection.

AINSWORTH LIBRARY BOARD MEETING

January 3, 2024 at 5 p.m.

AGENDA

1.         Call meeting to order

2.         Notice on the posting of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act

3.         Roll Call

4.         Approve minutes

5.         Approve claims for payment

5.         Monthly Library Report/List of titles purchased for November/December

6.         Review of November/December events

            a.         Book Club

            b.         Storytime for Thanksgiving and Christmas

7.         Dolly Parton Imagination Library Giving Tuesday Fundraiser with Chamber/Foundation

8.         Workshops/Meetings:

            a.         Thursday Zoom Meeting:  Nov. 2^nd; Nov. 16^th; and Dec. 14^th

            b.         Nebraska State Advisory Council of Libraries Board Meeting-Nov. 17^th

            c.         Library Foundation Board Meeting-Nov. 15^th

            d.         Summer Reading Program Workshop-Jan. 23-Lexington

9.         Correspondence:

            a.         Poison Prevention Material for Children Ordered

            b.         Capital Business Systems Inc.-copy machine needs

            c.         Nebraska Digital Opportunities Plan Draft Available/Public Comment Sessions

10.       Set next meeting date/time

11.       Adjournment

The Library will be closed on Monday, December 25th, for the Christmas Holiday.

The Library will be closed on Monday, January 1st, for the New Year’s Holiday.

The Library is sending out wishes for a blessed holiday to you and yours!

Book Club-December 18th at 2 p.m. We will share thoughts on the book “A Quilt for Christmas” by Sandra Dallas.

Christmas Storytime-December 19th from 4-5 p.m.

Holiday closing-December 25th