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SUMMER READING PROGRAM – 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 15:55 No Comments“DIG INTO READING” 2013 SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE BLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY STARTING THURSDAY MAY 23RD WE WILL BE DIGGING INTO STORIES, ACTIVITIES, BEANS, BONES, WORMS, BOOKS AND WHAT ELSE????? FOR SIX THURSDAYS AT 10:00 – 10:45 A.M. THE FUN WILL BE DIGGING INTO NEW THINGS! [...]
Winter videos
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 16:40 No CommentsNEW MOVIES FOR A WINTER EVENING : FLIGHT – Starring Denzel Washington FRANKENWEENIE – a Disney animation about a boy and his dog GONE WITH THE WIND – the classic historic romance! PARANORMAN – magically thrilling PG boy ghost-whisperer SKYFALL – the latest James Bond thriller
Author visit
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 14:22 No CommentsBlue Hill Author to Sign Memoir at Blue Hill Library Blue Hill author Faith Colburn will sign copies of her book, Threshold: A Memoir, at the Blue Hill Public Library on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 2-4 p.m. Threshold began with two images, said Colburn. “The first is an image of my great-great-great-grandmother, Sicily [...]
STORY HOUR FOR 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013 17:17 No CommentsTELL ME A STORY SHOW ME A BOOK I LIKE TO LISTEN I WANT TO LOOK Story Hour for children begins on Saturday, February 2nd at the Blue Hill Public Library. Children 3 years through kindergarten are invited to come and join the fun of a story, activity and craft. Sessions begin at [...]
Local History @ the Library
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 17:43 No CommentsWHEN DID THAT HAPPEN? Often in casual conversation a question will come up that absolutely stumps everyone – just when did they build the old grade school, for example? Or, was their ever a millinery shop on Main Street in Blue Hill? And then there are the serious family historians and [...]
OverDrive is here
Monday, November 26, 2012 13:21 No CommentsJUST IN TIME FOR THOSE HOLIDAY GIFTS The Blue Hill Public Library is now a subscriber to the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries group! Patrons of the library can now go to the OverDrive website and download books to their home [...]
HOW DOES A STORM SMELL?
Thursday, November 8, 2012 15:46 No CommentsTHE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING by Nancy Pickard A mystery? Or a romance? Or a family drama? The November title for Book Circle is an intrguing book writtten by a well-known Kansas author and set in a small Kansas town in modern times. Is the wrongly convicted killer really guilty? [...]
NEW ON THE SHELF
Thursday, November 8, 2012 15:22 No CommentsNEW ON THE SHELVES – DVDS: AVENGERS BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL DESCENDANTS MADASGASCAR 3 PROMETHEUS BOOKS: LOW PRESSURE – BROWN MY BRILLIANT FRIEND – FERRANTE DARK WATER – FISHER (YA) UGLY DUCHESS – JAMES GATHERING BLUE – LOWRY (JFIC) [...]
HOTTEST NEW TITLES
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 17:01 No CommentsHOT NEW BOOKS AND DVDS Summer is coming to an end, but the newest and hottest movies and books are still available at the library. THE HUNGER GAMES THE LORAX Both of these new videos are here in the collection. Check them out for a week and [...]
OPEN HOUSE
Monday, May 7, 2012 10:20 No CommentsBLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE May 14th from 5:00—7:30 P.M. Register for door prizes Refreshments Try the new Public Access Computers and Technology!