Usborne Books and More, with the help of Educational Consultant Nancy Ickler, provided a 50% matching grant entitled Literacy For a Lifetime to the Plainview Carnegie Library.  This is a grant that is used for books matching donations given by people in the community by 50%.  The library received a total of $750 worth of new books.  This is a grant that can be used at any time with donations or grants given to a library designated specifically for new books.  A big THANK YOU to all who donated to this cause.

Here are a few of the new Young Adult books that we received through the grant: The Conspiracy 365 series, plus Black Ops: Missing; Animal Investigators: Wolf Man, Red Eye, Killer Spiders, and Ghost Dogs; The Phoenix Files: Doomsday, Arrival, Contact, Fallout, Mutation, and Underground; plus the USBORNE Encyclopedias of World History, Science and Geography just to name a few.

Come in and check out the new Adult and Children books in at the Library.  Some of the titles are: Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks; Robert B Parker’s Damned If You Do;  Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb; W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton; Mayan Secrets by Clive Cussler; Never Go Back by Lee Child; Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate; and many more.

Charlotte Endorf will present a free program “Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen” on Saturday, September 14^th at 4:00 PM at the Plainview Community Building.

This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Plainview Public Library as part of the HN Speakers Bureau.

During World War II, American soldiers from across the country rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains en route to Europe and the Pacific.  Learn the story of the community that turned a railroad depot into a legend and touched the lives of more than six million soldiers from 1942 to 1946.

Humanities Nebraska (HN) provides major funding for this program.  HN receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nebraska State Legislature, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and private donations.

It’s time for STORY TIME at the Plainview Carnegie Library.

Story Time will start on Monday, September 9th and continue until December 16th when school will be letting out sometime that week for Christmas vacation.

Story Time will run from 3:45-4:30 PM on Mondays and is for children age 3 1/2 through 2nd graders.

Of course there will be a story, and maybe a craft project or coloring and maybe a game or a song.

To sign up just give the library a call at 402-582-4507 or just stop on by the library!

First, I would like to give a big THANK YOU to the staff at the Midwest Bank in Plainview for partnering and presenting our Dig Into Reading, Summer Reading Program this year. I greatly appreciate them and believe the children had a good time listening to the stories, doing the activities and playing the games.

Since school will be starting in a few weeks it is again time to let everyone know that Story Time will be starting on Monday, September 9th and will be each Monday after school starting at 3:45 and ending at 4:30 pm for those PreK through 2nd grade. Please call or stop by the library to register for Story Time.

Please come on in the library and check out some of the new books that just came in: Bombshell by Catherine Coulter; True Love by Jude Deveraux; Please Don’t Tell by Elizabeth Adler; Light of the World by James Lee Burke; And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini; Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen; Stranded by Alex Kava; Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice; English Girl by Daniel Silva; Unseen by Karin Slaughter; First Sight by Danielle Steel; and more, plus many new children’s and young adult books too.

The Staff at the Midwest Bank will be presenting story times on Mondays, July 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd and 29^th from at 10:00 to 11:00 am.  Where youth will explore what lives underground, construction vehicles, caves, rocks and more through stories, crafts, and other activities.

There will be 2 Gaming days on Saturdays, July 13^th and 27^th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, where there will be Playstation, Wii, and other games to play for all ages.

There will be a celebration party and presentation of certificates on Monday, August 5^th.

For more information and to register, call the library at 402-582-4507 or stop on in the library.

Readers of all ages will explore all things underground this summer as Plainview Carnegie Library presents “Dig Into Reading” during our summer reading program that begins on June 1^st and ends on July 29^th.

Children will explore what lives underground, construction vehicles, caves, rocks and more through stories, crafts, music, and other activities.

The 2013 Summer Reading Program is open to all from the very young through adult with programs, prize drawings, story times, and more.  Families are invited to join the Read-to-Me portion of the program.

Participants can begin reading on June 1^st and will conclude on July 29^th.  The story time and other programs will be on Mondays in July starting on Monday, July 1^st and ending on Monday, July 29^th.  There will be a celebration and presentation of certificates that will be announced on July 29^th.

For more information and to register, call the library at 402-582-4507 or drop us an email at plibrary@plvwtelco.net or just stop on in the library.

All programs are free of charge.

Come in and check out the new books in at the Library.  Some of the titles are: Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb; Six Years by Harlan Coben; Storyteller by Jodi Picoult; Chance by Karen Kingsbury; Gotcha by Fern Michaels; Breaking Point by C.J. Box; Let the Dead Sleep by Heather Graham; Striker by Clive Cussler; plus many more to choose from.

 There is still room in our FREE COMPUTER CLASSES given by Northeast Community College instructors at the Library.  Upcoming classes are: Skype class will be Saturday, April 27^th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm and then on Monday, May 13^th & Monday, May 20^th will be MS Excel, Level 2 from 6:30-9:30 pm each night.  Thursday, May 16^th will be Facebook, beyond the basics from 6:30-9:30 pm.

If you are interested in attending any of the classes above, please register by stopping by the Library, or calling 582-4507 or e-mail: plibrary@plvwtelco.net.

“This project is supported in part by the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as administered by the Nebraska Library Commission.”

Upcoming FREE COMPUTER CLASSES given by Northeast Community College instructors at the Plainview Carnegie Library are: Saturday, March 23^rd from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm will be how to use SKYPE.  Please bring along your iPad or laptop if you use it for Skype.  Tuesday, March 26^th and Thursday, March 28^th will be MS Word from 6:30 – 9:30 PM; Saturday, April 13^th will be MS Powerpoint from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm.  Thursday, April 18^th will be Facebook, beyond the basics from 6:30-9:30 pm and last will be Mondays, May 13^th & 20^th and that will be MS Excel from 6:30-9:30 pm each night.

If you are interested in attending any of the classes above, please register by stopping by the Library, or calling 582-4507 or e-mail: plibrary@plvwtelco.net.

“This project is supported in part by the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as administered by the Nebraska Library Commission.”

Come one; come all to the Strategic Plan meeting for the Plainview Carnegie Library.

WHEN: Thursday, February 28th

WHERE: Plainview Carnegie Library

TIME: starting at 7:00 PM

Refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions or are interested in the strategic plan for the library and cannot make it to the meeting give Donna a call at the Library at 4507 or drop her an email: plibrary@plvwtelco.net

Come in and check out the new books in at the Library.  Some of the titles are: Back of Beyond by C.J. Box; Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods; Custer by Larry McMurtry; Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz;  Shiver by Karen Robards; Shadow Woman by Linda Howard; Suspect by Robert Crais; Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel; Beyond Tomorrow by Fern Michaels; Angel Mine by Sherryl Woods; and the House of Night Series plus many more.