Summer Reading Information

Check out the new tab on our page for Summer Reading information and registration forms. The library will be promoting Summer Reading this Friday at the school. 

Severe Weather and the Stromsburg Public Library

With Severe Weather Awareness being this week, I wanted to let you know how the Stromsburg Public Library handles severe weather emergencies. For a complete review of the handling of emergencies at the library please refer to our “Library Policies” page. In regards to severe…

Maturity Setting on OverDrive

Are you concerned what books your children might find when navigating the OverDrive service by themselves? There are a couple of ways that you can handle this. First, teach your children to enter into the “For Kids and Teens eReading Room”. This is where they…

What is a Book Tasting?

On Wednesday, February 25, the library will be hosting its first book tasting. Book tastings are more typical of school libraries, but I think adults can have fun with this also. A book tasting is simply an opportunity to expose yourself to new books, genres,…

Brown Bag Lunch, February 4, Postponed

Due to the weather forecasts for tonight and tomorrow, we are postponing the Brown Bag lunch that was to be held tomorrow, February 4. We are tentatively rescheduling the event for next Wednesday, February 11, provided all of our authors are available that day. Stay…

Busy February

The Stromsburg Public Library has many upcoming activities in February. To make sure you don’t miss anything, we have posted “Upcoming Events” flyers around town and have created an “Upcoming Events” calendar that can be picked up at the library. You can always check our…

Closed New Year’s Day

The library will be closed New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015.  We will reopen at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015.  We will be open regular hours 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2014. 

Christmas Vacation at the Library

We at the Stromsburg Public Library recognize that parents sometimes need a little help with students home for the holidays. Whether it’s a safe place for them to be while parents work, or just help keeping the children occupied when they are used to their…

Library Closed for Veteran’s Day

The library will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will reopen Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at noon.     

Book Launch for “More Than Football: George Flippin’s Stromsburg Years”

Over 90 people attended Kathy Nelson’s book signing on Saturday.  It was exciting to have Mike Babcock, editor of Hail Varsity in attendance as well as author Rick Wallace. We were also pleasantly surprised to have a woman in attendance who was delivered by Dr.…