Come check out our new batch of DVD’s:
The Bible-the epic mini-series, Argo, Breaking Dawn-Part 2, Lincoln, The Hobbit, Life of Pi, Parental Guidance, Lady and the Tramp, Cinderella, Wreck It Ralph, Here Comes the Boom, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Playing for Keeps, Red Dawn, What’s Your Number, Peter Pan, Frankenweenie, Last of the Dogmen, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days and More!
DVD memberships are only $24 a year. You may check out three movies at a time for a three day period.
Here’s the next clue for our Guess the Mystery Item contest. The winner will be drawn on Saturday the 20th from all of the correct entries. Please enter your guess at the library by Saturday.
Clue #4-
The author of this item has also written books like Around the World in Eighty days and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Good luck!
Please join us as we celebrate National Library Week. Here is a list of our upcoming events:
Monday the 15th-The Adventure Begins: Clues will be given daily for patrons to guess an item in our collection. We will hold a drawing on Sat for those who have correctly guessed.
Tuesday the 16th-Chamber Member Appreciation
Wednesday the 17th-PJ Story time at 7pm. For children of all ages. Wear your PJ’s and bring your favorite stuffed animal. Bring home a craft and bedtime snack.
Thursday the 18th-Open House with refreshments. Check out what’s new.
Friday the 19th-Fine Forgiveness: bring a donation for the Food Pantry and your fines will be forgiven.
Saturday the 20th-Our drawing will be held for the winner of the Mystery Item Contest.
The Arapahoe Public Library has joined the Pioneer Consortium which includes 28 branches representing 18 library systems. We have been busy making the change to a web-based record system. This means that patrons can now access our online catalog and search our entire collection. Patrons can also log in to renew their items, place holds, review their reading history and see messages from the library. We encourage everyone to explore these new options. If you have any questions or need help, please call or stop by the library.
We’ve added several new movies to our DVD collection:
Trouble with the curve Flight Skyfall Brave The Bourne Legacy The Dark Knight Rises Looper The Lucky One The Hunger Games Dark Shadows What to Expect When You’re Expecting The Odd Life of Timothy Green The Lorax Madagascar 3 and many, many more.We’ve been busy adding many new titles to our collection. Come check these out!
Maeve Binchy-A Week in Winter
Michael Connelly-The Black Box
Sue Grafton-Kinsey and Me
Mary Jane Clark-Footprints in the Sand
Stuart Woods-Collateral Damage
We just received word from Central Community College and the Nebraska Library Commission that we can reconvene our computer classes. We are excited that Deborah Schaben will be available to teach the following classes:
Microsoft Excel
Beginning Computer
Computing with Email
Basic Microsoft Word
Several dates and times are available. Please click on our calendar link to see what is available in the coming months. Please call your library to inquire about availability and to register at 308-962-7806. Classes are limited to six people.
Did you receive a new Nook, Kindle or an Ipad for Christmas? Maybe a new smart phone? Would you like to download free Ebooks or audio books from Nebraska Overdrive to your new device, but you’re not quite sure how? Denise Harders, System Director of the RVLS, will be visiting us next Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help us with all of our Overdrive and Ereader questions. Please bring your reading device for one-on-one help.
Have you been waiting to have free access to thousands of EBooks and audio books from many of your favorite authors? Now you can at the Arapahoe Public Library! We have become one of 134 libraries here in Nebraska, who with support from the Nebraska Library Commission, have partnered with Nebraska Overdrive. This is an online site where patrons can download a wide array of EBooks or audio books to their home computer, E-reader or mobile device. This is a free service to any patron of our library. You have the option of checking out up to four items for 7, 14 or 21 days. Users may return EBooks early. At the end of the lending period, titles automatically expire and are returned to the collection. This means that you’ll never have to worry about late fees when using this service. Nebraska Overdrive can be accessed anywhere or anytime as long as you have internet access.
To check out EBooks or audiobooks, users need a valid library card and their patron number, their reading device, and an Internet connection. Once downloaded, digital media can be enjoyed and transferred to popular devices such as MP3 players, iPods®, Smartphones, Nooks, Kindles and more. There are dozens of devices that are compatible with Nebraska Overdrive. No matter what your device, users will need to download free software in order to use this service.
This service is paid for by participating libraries, with financial support from the Nebraska Library Commission. “We are proud to support these libraries as they introduce a new, cutting-edge service to their communities,” said Shannon White, Network Services Director at the Library Commission. “This is a great example of libraries pooling resources to bring added value to their patrons.” The Arapahoe library has received generous donations to begin this step into the digital age of books. The eclectic collection includes thrillers, romance, science fiction, and more. Look for best-selling novels like “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert or James Patterson’s “7th Heaven”. Many notable authors are included in the collection such as Sue Grafton, Nora Roberts, and Meg Cabot. There is both fiction and non-fiction works available. Families with children can download children’s EBooks or audio books.
If you would like assistance on how to download free books onto your computer, E-reader or mobile device, please stop by the library on Tuesdays or call to make an appointment with one of our staff. We will be glad to walk you through the process. To view the collection, learn more about the service, or download the software and titles, visit http://nebraska.lib.overdrive.com/. Click the “Sign In” link at the top of the page and then choose the Arapahoe Public Library from the list. You will need your patron number to login.
