Friends of the Library Draw Winner for Valentine’s Day Drawing
Friends of the Library President, Sierra Klein drew the winner’s name for the Valentine’s Day Drawing on Thursday. And the winner is…..Virginia Grafe. Congratulations!
Update: Preschool Story Programs
Tuesday Tales story program for preschoolers who are two through five years old and their families will be at 6:30 p.m. tonight, February 12th, in the Children’s activity room in the Children’s library. We will be creating valentines to take home. Alphabet Story Time for preschoolers who are three through…
Reminder to Parents: Try It 4-H Science Tuesday Program on February 12th
Kindergarten through 4th graders: You are invited to design your own “Flat Herbie” & learn more about LED’s by creating a light up bow tie. The program is sponsored by the Phelps County Association for Family and Community Education and the Holdrege Area Public Library. The hour long program begins…
Annual Book a Blind Date Project Underway
Back by popular demand…”Book a Blind Date!” How it works: browse through our selection of potential, “dateable” books. Each book has the first line of the book inside. Choose the book with the catchiest first line and take it home! The fun is to participate, even if the book inside…
Friends of the Library hosting Candy Bouquet Giveaway
Candy Bouquet Giveaway 💕 Delicious candy items were kindly donated to the Friends and they are being offered in a drawing to one lucky winner! Stop into the Holdrege Area Public Library and fill out an entry form! Winner will be chosen on Valentine’s Day!
Bronze Dedication completed at library
Last December 21, the dedication for our new bronze art took place. The ceremony was well attended, with brief remarks from Dr. Embury, Mayor Young, PCDC Exec. Director Tillery, County Commissioner Tom Nutt, and Library Director Burris, with special remarks by Ty Swan about the women of his family that…
Childrens Programs will resume in January
Regularly scheduled children’s programming will resume in January. Further details will be posted later in December.
Christmas Stocking Project Underway at Library
Our annual Christmas Stocking Project is underway at the library. Patrons are encouraged to choose a stocking from a basket at the front desk. The stockings are color coded with a different dollar amount to donate to the library assigned to each color. The amounts range from one dollar to…
Memorial Dedication
Our new memorial, the bronze sculpture “A Good Book” by Mark Lundeen, will be dedicated with a brief ceremony on Friday, December 21 at 2 pm. We’re hoping for good weather, but even if it’s bad, we’ll be having cookies and coffee in the library immediately after. It’s a truly…
Heat and Puzzles
On a cold winter’s day, wouldn’t it be nice if there was someplace you could stop in and exercise your fingers to get the blood flowing again?The library has jigsaw puzzles for just that kind of exercise! (And flipping pages is another fine-motor skill activity, too.) We love to see…
