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CCC Announces Fall Online Classes for Library and Information Services Program
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Winner(s) of an Autographed Copy of James & Susan Patterson’s New Book!
As announced previously, the System has an autographed copy of James & Susan Patterson’s new book, Things I Wish I Told My Mother. We had an overwhelming number of responses….43 in total! So what did we do? We decided to give away not just one but TWO AUTOGRAPHED COPIES of the book!
…..And the winning libraries are….
Hoesch Public Library in Alma and Sargent Public Library!
Congratulations to these libraries! And a huge thank you to all who entered!
CPLS Month of Weeding is a Big Success!
The Central Plains Library System’s Month of Weeding is done for this year. It was successful for all that participated. We had 2 school libraries and 8 public libraries turn in their weeding reports and several more that indicated they would be weeding. Based on what we heard, nearly 2,100 items were taken off the shelves to make room for newer and better resources.
Together, our libraries weeded pretty evenly across all types of materials. Some of the funniest titles came from the nonfiction area:
- Science Experiments You Can Eat, c1972
- America Was Like This (not checked out since 1969)
- Microwave Food Fun, c1987 (for children)
- Customs and Rituals of Alcohol, c1988
- Think Metric! c1972
- Creative Film-Making, c1958
- New Adventures of Alice, c1917
Here are a few quotations:
- The Nancy Drew paperbacks’ pages were yellow and brittle. They needed to go a while ago!
- I hated to weed Jason Reynolds’ All American Boys, but it hadn’t been checked out in over 5 years. ☹
- There weren’t a lot of food safety concerns in 1987!
- I took out 5 shelves of reference books today…so outdated.
- We aren’t finished in the audio section but making a good dent!
- Looks better!
We held a random drawing for a $100 Amazon Gift Card from all the libraries that notified the System Office that they were participating.
…And the Winner is Indianola Public Library. Congratulations, Katie!
And the Winner is…
Jennie Smith
from Wilson Public Library in Cozad!
On May 8, we offered a new Chicken Soup for the Soul book, titled The Advice That Changed My Life as a give-away. We had more than 20 people enter the random drawing.
Congratulations, Jennie! The book is in the mail.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The stigma around mental health and treatment has long existed, even though this has started to change. Still, people hesitate to seek help or even talk about it with their loved ones for fear of being judged and facing unnecessary backlash. Simple logic dictates that if we are hurt anywhere, we must seek treatment to get better. This applies to both our mental- and physical well-being.
Watch your inbox each Monday this month for a message from the Central Plains Library System. We have some serious (and, some not-so serious) resources to promote emotional wellness for library workers.
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Earth Day 2023
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events in more than 193 countries.
These four brand new picture books pay tribute to the wonders of the natural world and are the perfect way to inspire children to preserve our earth for future generations.
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CPLS Will Provide This Speaker for Your Library
Would you like to have a live performance at your library this summer?
Humanities Nebraska has many fine speakers, and David Marsh has a wonderful program that coordinates beautifully with this year’s Summer Reading theme. That program is titled Music From Around the World. David Marsh is an experienced musician and presenter who has delighted Nebraska audiences for many years. This is a program for all ages. The Central Plains Library System will provide the $50 administrative fee for every library in our System that books David Marsh for a program between May 1 and August 15. That means you can have a terrific live performance, without cost for your library.
First, contact the performer: Email: marshnmusic@aol.com
Phone: (402) 499-3262
After your program details are finalized, fill out the form on the Humanities Nebraska website: https://humanitiesnebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Catagory-I-new.pdf, print it out, and mail it to the address on the bottom of page 2.
When completing the form, include the following on the bottom of the first page:
Please bill to CPLS
Book now to confirm your preferred date.
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Youth Award Winners
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:
Freewater, written by Amina Luqman-Dawson, is the 2023 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by JIMMY Patterson/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Three Newbery Honor Books also were named:
Iveliz Explains It All, written by Andrea Beatriz Arango, published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House; The Last Mapmaker, written by Christina Soontornvat, published by Candlewick Press; and Maizy Chen’s Last Chance, written by Lisa Yee, published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
Hot Dog, illustrated and written by Doug Salati, is the 2023 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named:
Ain’t Burned All the Bright, illustrated by Jason Griffin, written by Jason Reynolds, and published by Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Berry Song, illustrated and written by Michaela Goade, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group Inc.; Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Janelle Washington, written by Angela Joy, and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; and Knight Owl, illustrated and written by Christopher Denise, published by Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group.
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