Summer Reading
July 11th, 2014 | 
Author: Story time, activity time, and “Science with Sara” are all finished. But we will continue keeping track of books that children read so their names can be entered in the NEST529 scholarship contest. The names will be submitted August 15 so there is plenty of time left to read! Get ready to go back to school by reading!!
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Science with Sara
On July 7, Sara Walsh gave a science program that went very well with the Fizz, Boom, Read theme! We had fizzing, exploding, and lots of other interesting demonstrations.
Around 45 children and adults attended.
Story time
Monday, June 23, Keyera read several Pete the Cat stories and the kids decorated glasses!
Story time with a bunny!
Kayce Kallhoff brought her rabbit, Hazel, for story time. Kayce read The Tale of Benjamin Bunny and Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! to the children attending. They then made bunnies from paper plates!
Wind powered cars
Children made wind powered cars today using straws for axles, mints for wheels and cardboard. Cups and paper sails were used to catch the wind.
Story time June 9
Haley Zegers and Faith Kinney read 2 books and then had the children make paper plate animals, pigs, sheep, or cows.
Summer Reading
Our first story time will be on Monday, June 2 at 10:00. It will last 45 minutes. Each Monday and Wednesday morning in June and the first two weeks of July story time will continue. It is mainly for 3-6 year olds. A parent, baby sitter, or older brother or sister is welcome to stay with any reluctant children.
The Way Out West 4-H Club will be readers.
On Thursday afternoons from 1-2, first grade and older children are invited to an activity time. Each week from June 5 to July 10 we will do art activities, games, plays and other things.
There will also be a program for independent readers to keep track of the library books they read this summer. This is for all kids who read from first grade through high school. If they complete a designated amount of reading their name will be entered into a state wide drawing for fifteen $529 NEST scholarships. The Nebraska Education Savings Trust (NEST)College Savings Plan is giving these scholarships in partnership with the Nebraska Library Commission and the Nebraska Library Systems.
New books
New books at the library are Dark Witch and Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts, I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark, New Life, No Instructions by Gail Caldwell, Roseflower Creek by Jackie Lee Miles, Sea Change by Karen White, NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson, and two large print books, Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon and The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Roger.