From the end of May throughout June, work continued to empty all of those boxes and sacks of books. Many hands made light work at times; we couldn’t have done it without the help of our volunteers! We filled the recycling bins with all of our cardboard boxes. The books…
How do you shelve nearly 20,000 items? You call in the experts! Jill Snyder (front), Benita Adams and Cheryl Ahrens spent several hours and days helping to organize the books after our move. We still have much to organize, but we’re ready to serve our patrons once again!
The renovation project is nearing completion! After nearly a year of moving out of the library and nearly eight months of demolition and construction, the project is nearly done. Paulsen Inc and Adams Construction have been busily working to complete the outside work of pouring sidewalks, prepping the ADA parking…
The Third Annual Arapahoe Gala was held on April 24th, 2021 at the Ella Missing Community Center and became one of our greatest fundraisers to date! The organizers set a fundraising goal of raising $40,000 and due to the generosity of our local community and beyond, this goal has been…
The Third Annual Arapahoe Gala was held on April 24th, 2021 at the Ella Missing Community Center and became one of our greatest fundraisers to date! The organizers set a fundraising goal of raising $40,000 and due to the generosity of our local community and beyond, this goal has been…
What an honor to have Lt. Gov Mike Foley, Andrea McClintic and Ashley Gerlach visit our renovation project! The group heard details about the project during their visit at the library’s current location, the American Legion Hall. The group then toured the renovation site and looked at the work in…
The 2020 Summer Reading Program officially began on June 1st. Due to Covid-19, we’re unable to host this program in our building this year, but we’re making the best of things! Activity kits with 6 crafts handed out to families and we’ll be hosting storybook walks for the next 5…
Covid-19 is not going to stop our Summer Reading Program! Please watch our Facebook page for details about how to sign-up for activities to-go, storybook walks and scavenger hunts around town. We will use our on-line program Read Squared to log reading minutes. We have a surprise for our kiddos…
Did you know you can see what the library physically has on the shelf without even walking in the door? Yes you can! Visit our website here: https://arapahoe.pioneer.kohalibrary.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl You can browse from home, then call us to pull the items from the shelves for you! We can arrange a time…
Thanks to the Friends of the Library we had a successful bake sale! Lots of goodies and treats were graciously donated for the cause, and they disappeared just as quickly! Thanks to the Lee family for bringing a roaster full of chicken soup that was sold out in 30 minutes!…
