Due to the possibility of difficult driving conditions, the Central Plains Library System is postponing our final Summer Reading Program workshop from Wednesday, March 27, to Tuesday, April 2. Pretty much everything else will remain the same. This workshop is designed to help you prepare for the 2024 Summer Reading Program, “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” Hear about summer reading book picks, participate in demonstrations of crafts and activities, and learn about event opportunities!
Ravenna Public Library Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Registration begins at 9:30 am Workshop runs from 10am – 3:30pm 5 CEUs $10 fee per attendee (Lunch is Included)
The System provides access for our Member Librarians to a publication called Booklist Reader. Click on this link and find your next book to purchase! Each month, issues are packed with author interviews, top 10 lists, essential reading lists, feature articles and recommendations for high-demand, newly released books published during the cover month in a section named Reserve These Reads. In addition, every issue of Booklist Reader includes rich and diverse recommendations based on monthly editorial themes.
The craft for March is a “Cat in the Hat” hat that is 8″w x 10″h. The children will be able to use markers or crayons to add color to the white cardstock hat-shaped cut out. Punch a hole in this versatile project to hang it from the ceiling or post it on your bulletin board. A band could be added and then be worn as a hat. You could even write the children’s favorite Dr. Seuss titles on the white stripes. Please let us know how many white cardstock hats you need for your children by February 19th.
Place your order for the craft materials before the posted deadline by emailing Deb at cplsasst@gmail.com. There is no charge for this service.
The office of the Central Plains Library System is coordinating a state-wide group purchase of Folkmanis puppets [https://www.folkmanis.com/] this year. If you are interested in getting any of these amazing puppets to include in your story time or virtual programming related to this summer’s theme, Adventure Begins at Your Library, now is the time to order them to get the best discount.
Check your email to see the discount. Central Plains Library System will cover the shipping to your library.
Here at the System Office we know that time is valuable. Saving our CPLS librarians time is the driving force behind this popular System Service. The cardstock and pompom mitten project for January went over really well and now, it is time to start thinking about February.
The craft for February is called “Puppy Love.” Deb will use the System’s Die Cutting Equipment to cut the cardstock hearts from assorted colors. You will use scissors, glue, a black marker, and the provided stickers to complete this project. It is 8.25″ wide by 5.5″ high when finished.
Place your order for the craft by emailing Deb at cplsasst@gmail.com. Tell Deb how many preschoolers you have and she will get the craft kit to you ASAP. There is no charge for this service. The deadline for the Puppy Love craft is January 29, 2024.
You now have access to a publication called Booklist Reader. Click on this link and find your next book to purchase! Each month, issues are packed with author interviews, top 10 lists, essential reading lists, feature articles and recommendations for high-demand, newly released books published during the cover month in a section named Reserve These Reads. In addition, every issue of Booklist Reader includes rich and diverse recommendations based on monthly editorial themes.
In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good.
When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye.
To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly. As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches―for anyone but Marilyn, that is.
Because if there’s one thing Marilyn’s learned from Ada, it’s that she doesn’t have to settle. With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own.
This description of Don’t Forget to Write is from Amazon.
The System has 10 copies for you to borrow. Call or email to reserve this set for your book club.
The major motion picture based on this book is currently in theaters. The Central Plains Library System has a Book Set with 10 copies of this title available to borrow now!
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.
As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
This brief description is from the back of the book.
Call the System Office or email Denise at denise.cpls@gmail.com to reserve this set for your Book Club’s preferred date.
Learn songs that incorporate movement, actions, American Sign Language, scarves, instruments, and more!
This is an encore presentation from the CPLS Conference held at the Kearney Public Library on October 19th. If you were unable to attend the conference or if you went to a different session while you were there, this is your opportunity to get some great ideas of how to include music in your preschool story time programs. (1 CEU)
This will be a Virtual Workshop on Zoom. To see it live via Zoom, click below to register and you will receive the Zoom link in your email box. We will submit the CEUs, so please include the names of all people who will be attending on the same Zoom link at your location.
