Category Archives: Announcements

  The CPLS System Office will be closed November 23-24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted … Continue reading →

National Friends of Libraries Week is October 15 – 21, 2017. You can find promotional and marketing materials at http://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek/materials. See the following 30-second Public Service Announcement. It is also available in a 15-second version. To imbed the PSA’s directly … Continue reading →

2018-2019  Golden Sower Nominees

C. B. Preston Memorial Library will be celebrating 100 years of service to the community on Sunday September 10. The Cordelia Bennett Preston library was dedicated at Orleans, Nebraska on September 11, 1917, and was a gift from James McClean … Continue reading →

The CPLS Office will be closed Friday, June 30 – Tuesday, July 4th. We go back to regular hours on Wednesday, July 5th. We’re wishing you a safe and happy Independence Day!

The Children’s Book Council (CBC) has announced the first-ever “READING BEYOND” book lists, created to provide guidance to parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and others interested in discovering books for children who read at an advanced level and are seeking more … Continue reading →

  Booklist’s 50 Best YA Books of All Time