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…
Candy Bouquet Giveaway đź’• 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!
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…
Regularly scheduled children’s programming will resume in January. Further details will be posted later in December.
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…
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…
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…
Just a small sampling of new items we’ve received. And that small case at the bottom is an audio book – we’ve had a lot of interest in “Girl, Wash Your Face” so we purchased the audiobook. Enjoy!
The Holdrege Area Public Library is hosting application forms and a drop-off box for the Optimists Toys for Tots Christmas project. Applications are available during regular library hours and need to be returned to the drop-off box no later than December 10th. Library hours: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday…
Therapy dogs Hugo & Eva will join preschoolers (2 years – 5 years) at Tuesday Tales preschool story program tonight in the Children’s activity room in the Children’s library at 6:30 p.m. Bundle everyone in your family in their warmest clothes and join the dogs & Pat Clark for loads…
For Book Club Kits, consult a Library Staff member.
Job Application
Job applications can be handed back at the library Circulation Desk or faxed to us at the number on the form.
