It’s Turkey Time

Try to find this turkey in disguise here at your library and enter for your chance to win a $25 gift card sponsored by Wagner’s Supermarket just in time for Thanksgiving. While you’re here, check out our new books and audio books.

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Boo View Back Again

The Boo View is back again! We had so much fun last year, that we invite everyone to join us Halloween night from 6-7pm for tricks and treats! Children of all ages are welcome to walk through our Haunted Library and visit Dr. Frankenstein’s Laboratory. Please bring in your decorated…

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Archaeology Month

For the month of September we’ll have Indiana Jones trivia, marshmallow pyramid building and an archaeological dig in the children’s section where each explorer can take home what they dig out of our site. You may also try to guess who our celebrity mummy is before we unmask them at…

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Grandparent’s Day

Celebrate Grandparent’s Day this Thursday September 11th at 7pm. Have your child bring a grandparent or other special person to create a keepsake craft. The group will listen to a short story and take home a bedtime snack.

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New Kids/Teens Room for Overdrive!

Did you know that there’s now an e-reading room for just kids and teens on Nebraska Overdrive? Just click on the green box found on the right-hand side of our website’s home page. Parents and kids can now check out reading content that is geared for the younger crowd. You…

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2014 Summer Reading Program

Registration begins now for the 2014 Summer Reading Program-Fizz, Boom Read! This is a free, six week program for all kids entering Pre-School and those finishing 5th grade. Please join us either May 16th from 3-6pm or May 17th from 9am-12pm for a registration open house. Children will have their…

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Book Contests

Thanks to all of those that participated in our contests for National Library Week. What was the book in the jar?-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. How many books are in the library? We had several great guesses but the total is 20, 101!

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Celebrate National Library Week-April 14-18th!

April 14-18th is National Library Week. This annual event celebrating libraries occurs all over the nation and we have many events planned right here at your library in Arapahoe! All week long we’ll be having contests, prizes and giveaways. Tuesday April 15th is our Open House Staff Appreciation Day from…

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Feeling Green?

“Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.” This is from the classic The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. As March is springing ahead and…

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Let’s Read Across Arapahoe and celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Every year Read Across America Day encourages young people to read. This day also coincides with the birthday of Dr. Theodore Seuss Giesel. Help us read across our town on February 25th. We will be visited by the school…

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