We will be drawing for our 5-Adult prizes on September 1st. Make sure to get those site maps done!
Summer Reading is Coming to a Close Soon!
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August Library Board Meeting
The library board meeting for August will take place in the Library Meeting room @ 6 PM next Thursday on the 8th. Meetings are open to the public.
Complete the Summer Reading Challenge?
Have you completed the Site Map yet? If you have, we have a special prize for you at the library! Come and get your ceramic Battle Creek Library mug! If not, we got plenty of great books to read!
We are taking Pet Photo Submissions
The library is hosting a pet photo contest for Summer City Fest. We will be accepting submissions unit August 6th @ 12AM. After that, anything submitted after that will not be considered for the contest.
Closure for the Fourth
Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
The Lied Battle Creek Public Library will be closed on Saturday the 25th and Monday the 27th. We hope you have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
A New Look Coming Soon!
It’s April 2023 and if you look below its been awhile since we’ve updated this page. Our apologies for not keeping up! It is a goal in the summer of 2023 to redo this website and make it more informative, interactive, and integral to our communication processes. In the meantime please check out our Facebook page for the latest on what is going on at the library!
Building is closed temporarily
Spring, maybe?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Spring! While we still may get a blast of winter, the longer days and the warmer temperatures are giving us hope that spring is around the corner. Are you dreaming of all that fresh produce and beautiful flowers? Come to the library and pick up a seed catalog and start planning! If you want to stay in the doldrums of winter, come check out several of our new books and enjoy a good read while you patiently wait for changing of the seasons.
Roar…Goes the Dinosaur Storytime will be March 7th at 9:00am. Bring the youngster in your life for a roaring good time as we read dinosaur books, stomp like a dinosaur, and go on a hunt for elusive dinosaur eggs. While geared for children toddler through 2nd grade, everyone is welcome!
Stop in and take a look at all the neat builds our Lego Club patrons have made! From planets to monsters their imaginations are huge and their creativity will make you smile. Lego Club for 2nd through 6th graders will be Thursdays, March 12th and 26th.
With the weather changing, now is the perfect time to bring your infant through preschooler to Listen and Play! We read a few books then give the kids an opportunity to play and look at more books. It’s a great time to meet and talk to other caregivers. Listen and Play will be Wednesdays, March 5th and 19th.
New Books!
Adult Fiction
Authenticity Project – Clare Pooley
Big Lies in a Small Town – Diane Chamberlain
Cleaning the Gold – Lee Child
Crooked River – Preston and Child
Dear Edward – Ann Napolitano
Golden in Death – J.D. Robb
The Holdout – Graham Moore
The Look-Alike – Erica Spindler
Lost (Book and Audio) – James Patterson
Museum of Desire – Jonathan Kellerman
Perfect Little Children – Sophie Hannah
Secret Guests – Benjamin Black
The Spirit of Nebraska – Debra Kleve White
The Third to Die – Allison Brennan
You are not Alone – Hendricks & Pekkanen
Early Chapter
Happy Birthday! – Geronimo Stilton
Mac Cracks the Code – Mac Barnett
Picture Books
Almost Time – Gary Schmidt
No More Naps – Chris Grabenstein
DVD/Blu-ray
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Frozen 2
Knives Out
Midway
February Book Nook!
It’s February, the month of love, and if you’re looking for a good love story make sure you stop in to check one out. We also have a large selection of movies if you’re looking for a good romantic comedy for Valentine’s Day. If bettering your relationships, especially with that special someone in your life, is on your to do list for 2020, we have several great relationship improvement books that can help you build lasting and positive relationships. Stop in and see what we’ve got!
Lego Club continues! We had a great attendance of young patrons for our Lego Club in January and we will continue to offer Lego Club two Thursdays of every month through the month of May. In February, those dates are February 6th and 20th from 3:45-4:45. This club is open to 2nd-6th graders and is a great opportunity for kids to express their imagination. Lego club is cooperatively funded by a Youth Excellence Grant from the Nebraska Library Commission, the Lied Battle Creek Public Library Foundation, and through the donations of the community.
The Battle Creek Library Foundation needs you! Our foundation is always accepting new members. The Foundation is a group of people who believe the library is an important part of the community. They help make improvements to the building, provide prizes for the Summer Reading Program, purchase books for the library to put in its collection, and help support the various programs that the library does throughout the year. Come to the next meeting, Thursday, February 6th at 6:30pm in the library meeting room to join this community-impacting group.
New Books!
Adult:
Country Guesthouse — Robyn Carr
Forever Hidden – Tracie Peterson
Hindsight – Iris Johansen
Lady Clementine – Marie Benedict
Lake Season – Denise Hunter
Moral Compass (book and audio) – Danielle Steel
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers – Brian Kilmeade
Tiny Habits – BJ Fogg
Treason – Stuart Woods
Vanishing – Jayne Krentz
Young Adult:
Toll – Neal Shusterman
One of Us is Lying – Karen McManus
Junior Fiction and Junior Reader:
Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever – Aaron Blabey
Bad Kitty Joins the Team – Nick Bruel
Bo’s Magical New Friend – Rebecca Elliott
Diana Princess of the Amazons – Shannon Hale
Eva’s Campfire Adventure – Rebecca Elliott
Karen’s Witch – Ann M Martin
Narwhal on a Sunny Night – Mary Pope Osborne
Notorious – Gordon Korman