Banned Books Week: “Keep the Light On: Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark”

Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and…

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Preschool Story Programs Resume September 9th

Preschool Story Programs will resume September 9th. The schedule follows: Monday, September 9th at 5:30 p.m., “Monday Moppets” (formerly “Tuesday Tales”) Tuesday, September 10th at 10:30 a.m., “Jingles & Rhymes” Wednesday, September 11th at 10:30 a.m., “Alphabet Soup” More details on these programs will be posted on Monday.

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Deadline Announced for Summer Reading Folders

Children and teens who have been participating in the Holdrege Area Public Library’s summer reading program “A Universe of Stories” are asked to turn in their reading folders and completed Challenge cards to the library by Thursday, August 1st. Several community businesses have donated food prize coupons to celebrate our…

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