Category Archives: Announcements

Golden Sower 2021-2022

Shawna Lindner Youth Services Librarian – Kearney Public Library With many libraries and schools closed across the state, and the CPLS Golden Sower Reading Day in Kearney canceled, access to books may be a little more difficult for you this … Continue reading

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Fighting Coronavirus

All products on this list meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The American Chemistry Council’s Center for Biocide Chemistries has compiled a list of products that have been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection … Continue reading

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Handling Anxiety Over the Unknown

Be the Pond Self Quarantine Yoga Chair Yoga Dance with Sherry Zak Morris Stress Relief for Caregivers and Kids during COVID-19

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Virtual Programming for Teens

Kids, now more than ever, are learning newer and better ways to interact in a digital age now that it is mixed with safer-at-home orders.  How will you keep up with them so you don’t lose that connection that many … Continue reading

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Ready-to-Post Virtual Story Times

Feel free to post these story times that are the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day 2020.

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National Library Week–April 19-25, 2020

How do we celebrate National Library Week when no one can visit the Library? It’s not too early to think about how you’ll celebrate National Library Week, planned this year for April 19-25. The theme for the 2020 celebration is “Find … Continue reading

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Virtual Directors’ Meeting

The Central Plains Library System is having a Virtual Directors’ Meeting today, Thursday, March 26 at 4:00 p.m. There will be another Directors’ Meeting tomorrow, Friday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. These will both be telephone conference calls. Please feel … Continue reading

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Books2Kids First Book Special Promotion for New Registrations!

As part of the Nebraska Library Commission’s Books2Kids Learning Initiative grant (http://nlc.nebraska.gov/grants/Books2Kids/ ), First Book has just made available a special incentive for NEW registrations. Everyone who registers for the first time in the First Book Marketplace will receive $25 … Continue reading

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Cricut Design Space 101

Feeling overwhelmed? Confused about all the buttons on Design Space and what they mean?  Do you group, attach, or weld? Do you do all three?  Join us for a fun filled afternoon where we will break down the basics of … Continue reading

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Makers Gonna Make

What would you do with $1,000 to improve your Makerspace?  How could$500 help you implement new program ideas in your library’s Makerspace?  Are you limited on the amount of funds you can dedicate?  Join us for an interactive workshop where you … Continue reading

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