Our library serves as an information center for all individuals in the Sargent Area. We seek to inspire life-long learning, and provide research tools to serve and strengthen our community and ignite imaginations.
Here’s a snippet from the Sargent Leader in 1954. I love the quote “Always a Crowd in Sargent – Where People go by Choice.” Please donate to our newspaper digitization project to put all of the past issues from the Sargent Continue reading Happenings in Sargent 1954
Once the Sargent Leader is digitized, all of the history of Sargent from the years 1900 to 2000 will be on one searchable, external hard drive that can be plugged into a library computer. This is what was happening in Continue reading Sargent Leader, Jan 7, 1988
Imagine putting your grandmother’s name in a search box and finding out that in 1921 she caught the biggest fish in a fishing contest in Sargent. Then you could type in your grandfather’s name and discover that he was the Continue reading Keep Sargent’s History Alive
I have just added to our website a page that shows all of the cake pans available here at the library. They are all ready and waiting to be checked out. Sargent Library Cake Pans
We all know that cell phone service is lacking in our area. Yes, we have good service right in the town of Sargent, but start traveling outside of town and cell service is spotty and poor. Here is a way that Continue reading Help Improve Local Cell Service
Thanks to a scholarship from the Nebraska Broadband Initiative, I am currently attending the Broadband Connecting Nebraska Conference. There was a lot of good information presented today, but I felt the talk by Ryan Mead (CEO/founder, Vitru, Inc.) was the Continue reading Broadband Connecting Nebraska Conference
Today I took a class in Kearney on how to increase your business presence online. Some very helpful ideas were presented. The first thing we learned was “claiming your bubble.” According to the instructor, maps are the new phone book. Continue reading Responding to the Digital Era
The first day of our Junk Jaunt book sale went well. Many books were taken out. We still have lots of books though for those who weren’t able to make it here today. Our book fundraiser is at the Church of Christ in Continue reading Junk Jaunt 2014
Shirley, Lowell, Dennis, and I were busy today getting ready for the huge book fundraiser coming up September 25 – 27 during Junk Jaunt. In case you thought I was exaggerating on the number of books, here’s a few pictures to Continue reading Library Book Fundraiser
Here is another incentive to read this summer. The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust (NEST) will deposit $529 into NEST 529 college Savings Plan accounts for 15 lucky summer readers, five in each of Nebraska’s three congressional districts selected randomly among Continue reading Win a $529 Scholarship – All Kids 3-18 are eligible!