Kitchen Science with UNL Extension Educators began this month at the library. Each week, a group of young scientists will experiment with items found in their kitchens to make (hopefully) edible projects. This week, the group discovered how butter is made. They got quite the workout by shaking heavy cream in mason jars to get the desired effect.
The Friends of the Arapahoe Public Library are hosting the annual Fairy Tale Ball on February 18th from 3-5pm! Young ladies and their special guys are encouraged to attend. Dress is semi-formal. A complimentary long stem flower is given with each RSVP. Photo ops, dancing and ice cream sundaes make this event one to remember! Contact the library to sign up for this program.
We’re graduating this next semester from Lego Club to basically an everything club! For children in 3rd-6th grades. We meet after school on Tuesdays until 5pm. A simple snack is served and then children have the opportunity to play with friends while they use their imaginations. Registration is required. Come play with us!
Colleen Hoover led the pack in 2022. Her books were highly sought after here at our library, especially her book, Verity. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo were also very well read this past year. Some of these titles were a surprise to us! Have you read any or most of these titles?
The first Saturday of the month is for Toddler Time! Starting at 10 AM, this is a lap-sit program for children ages 18 months-4 years old. Children listen to a story, and do a simple activity or craft with their family members.
October 1st is the next scheduled Toddler Time and children are encouraged to wear a costume. We will decorate pumpkins and listen to a fun Halloween tale.
Pictured above, Russel enjoyed our mustache theme in September.
The library celebrated it’s one year anniversary on August 7th, 2022. This marks the one year anniversary from our ribbon cutting last year after our major renovation. Food trucks were on hand and the community was welcome to bring their food inside to eat in the community room. A bouncy slip-n-slide was sponsored and was a huge hit with the kids! Thank you for checking us out!
The library was happy to host the Back to School Supplies event at the end of July. Organized by Tri Valley Health Systems and the Arapahoe Chamber of Commerce, this event welcomed anyone with school aged children to pick-up what they needed for back to school supplies. Local Arapahoe businesses supplied a variety of items, such as book bags, pencils, folders, crayons and headsets. The local school children and their families were welcome to drop-in for what they needed while supplies lasted. School begins August 10th. Best wishes to our local school children, teachers and staff for a successful school year!
Thanks to our Friends of the Library who sponsored Dinosaur Dimensions for our summer reading program! Our group got to meet four different kinds of dinosaurs, and had a chance for photo ops at the end! Lots of shrieks and giggles made this so much fun!
