Rock County Public Library

Nebraska Wildflower Week is being observed from June 1-9, when many of Nebraska’s prairies and gardens are at their prime.  Nebraska Statewide Arboretum serves as coordinator for Wildflower Week activities, bringing together organizations and individuals across the state that recognize the value of wildflowers—not only for their beauty but also for what they imply and symbolize. You can test your wildflower identification skills in early June at www.facebook.com/NeArb. Events, photos and more information will be continually updated at arboretum.unl.edu/wildflower.

“During every week from April to September there are, on the average, ten wild plants coming into first bloom. In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.” Aldo Leopold, Sand County Almanac

Rock County Public Library is seeking to fill Director position starting March 1, 2014. Please call 402-684-3800 or stop by the library for complete job description.  Submit complete resume with references no later than 5:00 p.m. June 15, 2013.

You will see a new cheerful face on staff at the Rock County Public Library this summer.  Saresse Clay has been selected as the 2013 intern funded through a 21^st Century Librarian Internship Grant.  Saresse will be a senior next fall at Rock County High School where she has been involved in many activities. While serving as an intern, Saresse will develop an enlightened view the role of libraries and librarians, understanding the behind-the-scenes library operations, and an understanding of the role of technology in libraries. This project is a cooperative project of the Nebraska Library Commission and the Nebraska Library Association and funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21^st Century Librarian Program.

National Library Week will be celebrated April 14-20^th: Communities matter @ your library.  The Rock County Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers.

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study.  Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.

Librarians work with elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large to discover what their communities needs are and meet them.  Whether through offering e-books and technology classes or programs to support early literacy, librarians listen to the community they serve, and they respond.

The Rock County Public Library is celebrating National Library Week by sponsoring a guessing game and drawings for free books. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.