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Come Join in the Fun with Game Day

  Life, Go Fish, Cray Eights, Sorry, Jenga, Boggle, Checkers and more are just a few of the games that are played at Game Day. Come join us on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:45 pm starting Sept. 13. This is for grades 1st-6th.  For more information contact the library, 345-1906. Hope to see you there, make sure you have a library card. (we will also have snacks)

Join TEAM HENRY for an Author Visit

McCook City Library Invites You to Join TEAM HENRY for an Author Visit on Monday, July 18, 2016 at 10 a.m.  Dr. Pierre Rouzier is riding his bike from the coast of Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts. He will be stopping to discuss his book “Henry Gets Moving.” Henry the Hamster is a young boy who overcomes his obesity challenge with an active lifestyle and healthy eating habits.

Dr. Rouzier will present those in attendance with a book and Peg Brooks will provide a snack.

COME  JOIN TEAM HENRY   COME JOIN TEAM HENRY   COME JOIN TEAM HENRY   COME JOIN TEAM HENRY

  SEE YOU MONDAY, JULY 18 AT 10 a.m.

 

Summer Reading Sign-up May 2-27, 2016

Sign-up now for McCook City  Library’s Summer Reading Program. Theme for this year’s program will be “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ.” Different weeks will be: Hop, Skip, Jump; Year of the Monkey; Sports Bonanza; Off to the Races; Around the World Games; Exercise is Good for You; Olympic Trials and Gold Medal Winners.

Groups include:

Kindergartners Unite (for those going into Kindergarten)

Tuesday Mornings 10:00-11:30am

June 7th-July 26th

1st and 2nd Grades

Tuesday Afternoons 1:30-3:00pm

June 7-July 26th

3rd and 4th Grades

Thursday Afternoons 1:30-3:00pm

June 9th-July 28th

5th and 6th Grades

Wednesday Afternoons 1:30-3:00pm

June 8th-July 27th

Must have a current and active Library card. Any questions please call 345-1906.

 

Quiet Time Storytime

Come join us Thursday (May 5) from 7:00-7:45 pm for an evening of stories, songs and fun. Miss Diane will be reading stories to get you ready to head to bed. Wear your pajamas and brnig the entire family. We will also have some milk and cookies to help off to DREAMLAND.

Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeen Boooooooook Drawing

The McCook City Library Halloween Book Drawing winners have been announced. Book and treat winners include: Scott Linden, Truth Morabito, Paisley Marvier, Celia Koebel, Truman Hancock, Gabriel Ulloa, Cora Bogardus, Matthew Lebhardt, Camryn Yilk, Lee Davidson, Jaylee Hammond, Canon and Jed Crawford, Otto Matson, Madelyn Matson, Dani Tolliver, Christian Kuykendall, Landry Mendenhall, Josiah Donelan and Alice Weimer. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

Dragons Going Out Doors of Library

It is time for the LIBRARY DRAGONS to fine a new home. Winners of the drawing for dragons  are: Jackson Blomstedt, Ethan League, Kenadi Porter, London Blomstedt, Elizabeth Swartz, Jordan Drullinger, Grace Wahrman, Jacob Harms and Axel Blomstedt. Congratulations to all…

Volunteers Abundant at the Library

This years Summer Reading program was benefited by several volunteers. They include: Mary Dueland, Leigh Farrell and Sharon Bohling. We also had youth from the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) that spent some time with us this summer helping with reading, crafts and games. They included: Katie Kjendal, Emily Kjendal, Lexi Hauxwell, Rozelynn Latta, Collin Doak, Baylor Winters, Lydia Risenhoover, Smantha Gapp and Brianna Hazen. A very big thank you and much appreciation for their time and help.

Summer Reading Ends with Readers Galore

The final count for the McCook City Library’s Summer Reading Program is in. We hosted 40 children in Kindergartner’s Unite (going to Kindergarten in the fall); 102 in 1st and 2nd grades; 77 in 3rd and 4th grades and 51 in 5th and 6th grades, with a grand total of 270. Top readers include: Kindergartner’s Unite-Axel Blomstedt, Arianna Donvito, Hannah Peterson, Trev Wiemers, Zane Montes, Tekoa Hazlitt, Ellie Havlicek, Akarii Colburn, Kevin Wolfe and John White. First and second graders are: Rambler Farr, Brianna Stecker, Jackson Blomstedt, Skylar Smith, Kamryn Clapp, Cali Crawford, Truman Hancock, Isiah Scarbrough, Aiden Lauer, Paige Broomfield, Abby Sedlacek and Otto Matson. Third and fourth grader top readers include: Mykuh Hanson, Isabella Scollard, Abigail Gross, Hannah Thompson, Noah Ladd, Lacey Rouse, Isabelle Clause, Lincoln Michaelis, Davien Hanson, Danika Havlick and fifth and sixth graders are: Maxwell Weimer, Chesney Latta, Faith Sorenson, Avery Broomfield, Tucker Gillespie, Shelbi Hazlitt, Jachin Scollard, Kaelin Storrs, Joanan Scollard and Aiden Barger. Congratulations to all who participated in the summer reading program.

Bookworms Counted for Children’s Book Week

Nathaniel Miller was the winner of the closet guess for the amount of bookworms in the flower pot. Nathaniel’s guess was 550. There were 549 gummi worms in the pot. Congratulations!!!!

Book winners included: Joslyn Hammond, Savannah McCarty, Kaiden Porter, Kenzie Michaelis, Tavin Rouselle, Maria Ulloa, Asher Wilson, Abel Wilson, Bronson Frazier and Hannah Peterson.

Children’s Book Week activities include: a bunny scavenger hunt, (kids searched shelves to find bunnies hidden among the shelves); book drawing; candy guess; bookmark design class, comic book fun with Cody Dame from Game On(all the children received a free comic book);  cupcake decorating class and an evening story time with pajamas and milk and cookies.

DON’T FORGET SUMMER READING SIGN-UP ENDS ON MAY 29.

“BE OUR HERO” as Registration for Summer Reading Begins May 1st

Registration for McCook City Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Every Hero Has A Story” will begin on Friday, May 1st and end on Friday, May 29th. This program is for children going into kindergarten through 6th grade with a current and active library card.

Times are:

 Kindergartner’s Unite(those children going into kindergarten)

Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 am

June 2-July 21

1st and 2nd Grade

Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 pm

June 2-July 21

3rd and 4th Grade

Thursdays 1:30-3:00 pm

June 4-July 23

5th and 6th Grade

Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 pm

June 3-July 22

Themes for different weeks will include: “Be A Hero”; “Library League”; “Community Heroes”; Heroes Throughout History”; “Superheroes to the Rescue”; “Spectacular Sidekicks”; “Villians”; and “Bam, Pow, Read Superhero Training Camp.”

Any questions contact the McCook City Library at 308-345-1906.