CC Public Library to Host Maker Showcase on Wednesday, June 5 at 4:00pm-6:00pm!

Would you like to see some of the COOL THINGS that are being created in our MAKERSPACE?!


If so, stop by our Maker Showcase on Wednesday, June 5 @ 4:00pm-6:00pm.
You’ll also have the opportunity to sign up for future classes…. all while munching on delicious refreshments!šŸŖšŸŖšŸŖšŸŖ
Equipment: Mobile Kits:
3D PrinterĀ  Ā  Button Maker
Heat PressĀ  Ā  Ā Music & Recording Kit
Embroidery Sewing MachineĀ  Ā  Ā  Camera & Green Screen Kit
CNC Wood RouterĀ  Ā  Ā  Makey Makey Kit
Graphtec Vinyl CutterĀ  Ā  LEGO Mindstorms Kit
Laser CutterĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Sparkfun Inventorsā€™ Kit
The Nebraska Library Innovation Studios: Transforming Rural Communities project is supported in part by the Nebraska Library Commission, partnering with the University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska Innovation Studio, Nebraska Extension, and Regional Library Systems. The project is funded through a National Leadership Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
(IMLS grant #LG-95-17-0046-17).Ā 

 

Don’t Miss Upcoming Author Talk & Book Signing With Lorinda Krance-Brown on Saturday, June 1 at 1:00pm!

Register Here for 2019 Summer Reading Programs at Central City Public Library!

 

We’ve got lots of activities planned, during our 2019 “Universe of Stories” Adult & Teen Summer Reading Program!Ā 
You canĀ also see what’s happening at the library during Lone Tree Days!Ā Ā 

REGISTRATION LINKS BELOW!!

Register Here for 2019 Kids’ Summer Reading Program!

Register Here for 2019 Adult & Teen Summer Reading Program!

Register Here for Toddlers in PJs (ages 2-4)! Monday, June 17 @ 6:30pm-7:15pm

Register Here for 1:00 Session of Portable Planetarium!

Register Here for 1:45 Session of Portable Planetarium!

Register Here for 2:30 Session of Portable Planetarium!

Register Here for 3:15 Session of Portable Planetarium!

Author Talk & Book Signing With Randy Lippincott at Central City Public Library May 4 at 1:00pm!

Part-time, Temporary (Grant-Funded) Internship Available at Central City Public Library!

Part-time, temporary (grant-funded) INTERNSHIP POSITION available at the Library!!

Applications being accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, April 12, 2019 or until position is filled. Applications are available at City Hall (1702 31st St.)

Internship dates:Ā  May 2019-August 2019 (or until 100 hours completed).

or online here:Ā Ā City of Central City Application

Congratulations to Our Blind Date With a Book Prize Winners!

Congratulations to our Blind Date With a Book prize winners:Ā 
Sheree Stahn, Kathy Ritta, Cheyenne Veach, and Cejay Mieth!!

Sheree won a dinner for 2 and a bottle of wine fromĀ Prairie Creek VineyardsĀ & Winery, Kathy won $50 in Bison Bucks, Cejay won a $20Ā Amazon.comgift card, and Cheyenne won a $10 gift card fromĀ Taco John’sĀ and a $10 gift card fromĀ Central City Dairy Queen Chill & Grill!!šŸ˜€šŸŽ‰šŸ’œ
Thanks so much to everyone that participated!Ā Thanks so much to everyone that participated! A HUGE THANK-YOU goes out toĀ Prairie Creek VineyardsĀ & Winery,Ā Taco John’s, andĀ Central City Dairy Queen Chill & GrillĀ for providing prizes for our drawing!!
According to the “Rate Your Date” slips, most of the “dates” with the books were enjoyed by the participants.

16 Microfilmed Reels of Silver Creek Sand Added to CC Public Library Digital Archives Website!

6 MICROFILMED REELS of the SILVER CREEK SAND newspaper have just been added to our digital archives website!

The years included are 1908-1964.
A huge THANK-YOU goes out to the Village of Silver Creek for funding the addition of these 16 reels!
Also, a huge THANK-YOU toĀ Camy Rea,Ā Charles Noyd, andĀ Neeli Noyd for presenting this project to the Village of Silver Creek, for the consideration of funding!Ā 
The online addition of these 20,393 pages will benefitĀ a tremendous amount of people for generations to come!

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 our project progresses. We’re now finished adding all of our Silver Creek newspapers.

Click Here to Access Our Digital Archives Website!

Blind Date With a Book at Central City Public Library!

Our very popular BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK begins today and goes through the entire month of February!!!
Adults and Teens (ages 13-18) may enter to win some fabulous prizes!ā£ļøšŸ’šŸ’–šŸ’žšŸ’•šŸ’˜
With each “Rate Your Date” slip you return, adults are entered in a DRAWING TO WIN: dessert and a bottle of wine fromĀ 
Prairie Creek VineyardsĀ & Winery and $50 in Bison Bucks! TEENS MAY ENTER TO WIN a $20Ā Amazon.comĀ gift card and $10 gift cards fromĀ Taco John’sandĀ Central City Dairy Queen Chill & Grill.
Drawing slips must be returned by March 4, 2019!
Tired of your same old relationships? Need something new and exciting? DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, stop by the library for a mysterious rendezvous. Weā€™d like to fix you up with a BLIND DATE (with a book of course); after all we are a library! Weā€™ll select a variety of books, wrap them up in plain brown paper (no peeking) and you wonā€™t know the ā€œidentityā€ of your blind date until you get it home. Will it be fiction or non-fiction, a mystery, biography, or a cookbook? Funny, heart-breaking or informative? Each book will have a ā€œRate Your Dateā€ slip.Ā 
#BlindDateWithaBook

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