Enter Our Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Central City Public Library is hosting a pumpkin/gourd
decorating contest!
1. Decorate a pumpkin or gourd (real or artificial) like your favorite BOOK CHARACTER (or with a literary theme).
2. Pumpkins or gourds may be painted, hot glued, decorated, colored, etc. CARVED PUMPKIN/GOURD SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
3. Entries must be dropped off for display at CC Public Library from October 19- October 24. They will remain on display until October 29, for the public to have a chance to vote for “People’s Choice Awards.”
4. Feel free to work alone, with friends, or with family. Only one entry per division: age 12 & under, age 13-18, age 19 & over, and Family entry.
5. Winners will be announced on October 30.
6. The winners in each division will receive Bison Bucks as prizes!
7. Pumpkins/gourds & accessories must be picked up by the time library closes on November 1. Any remaining entries/accessories will be discarded.
Contact the library with questions: 308-946-2512
Click here for Contest Entry Form and for more information
15 Reels of Microfilm Added to CCPL’s Digital Archives!
The reels that have been added are:
✔️Central City Republican-Nonpareil ~ Rolls #27-31 (12/22/60-4/7/66)
✔️Central City Nonpareil ~ Rolls #25-29 (12/17/36-12/21/44)
✔️The Palmer Journal ~ Rolls #14-18 (04/28/38-11/19/53)
Click here to access: http://centralcityne.advantage-preservation.com/
🔍The newspapers in the database are fully searchable by keyword and date (making it easy to quickly explore historical content). Use the archives to gain a local perspective on historical news, to research your family history, or to simply read about a person or event of interest. Additional pages will be added as the project progresses.📰
#DigitalArchives Advantage Archives #PreservingThePast #Digitization
http://libraries.ne.gov/centralcity/
September Challenge for Kids!
Events and Activities at CCPL!
Bountiful Harvest of Books at CC Public Library!
Checkout Our NEW BOOKS!
Please comment or call us (946-2512) to be put on hold for any of these items.
“The Ancestor” by Danielle Trussoni
“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman (release date 9/8/20)
“The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir” by Andre Leon Talley
“The Evening and the Morning: The Prequel to Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett (release date 9/15/20)
“The Exiles” by Christina Baker Kline
“Librarian Tales: Funny, Strange, and Inspiring Dispatches from the Stacks” by William Ottens (Release date 9/15/20)
“A Question of Betrayal: An Elena Standish Novel” by Anne Perry” (release date 9/8/20)
“Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death (51)” by JD Robb (release date 9/8/20)
“The Stone Wall” by Beverly Lewis (release date 9/8/20)
“Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown
“To Sleep in a Sea of Stars” by Christopher Paolini (release date 9/15/20)
“Until I Met You (Restoring Heritage)” by Tari Faris (release date 9/8/20)
“Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round” by @Myquillyn Smith (release date 9/15/20)
“One by One” by Ruth Ware (release date 9/8/20)
“Two Reasons to Run (The Pelican Harbor Series)” by Colleen Coble (release date 9/8/20)
“Jurassic Peck: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #5)” by Cyndi Marko (release date 9/15/20)