What better way to celebrate NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK than coming to our book sale.
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The library has been given 2 large collections of movies, so we will be putting new ones in for a while.
We have Star Wars movies.
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Happenings At The Library During Christmas Break
Dec. 29th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Afternoon at the movies “Elf Man”
2nd grade on up
Dec. 30th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Holiday Fun
Kindergarten through 3rd graders
Checking out new children’s computer and making holiday crafts.
Dec. 31st 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Holiday gathering
4th graders and up
Looking to start a craft club once a month. We will be talking about that and using bananas for the first craft.
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Nebraska Library Commission Accredits Superior Public Library
Nebraska Library Commission Library Development Director Richard Miller recently announced the accreditation of public libraries across Nebraska. The application for Public Library Accreditation was developed for Nebraska public libraries in order to assist and support improvements in Nebraska public library services. The purpose of the accreditation process is to establish expectations for governance, services, and resources for public libraries. The anticipated outcome is that in public libraries that meet statewide guidelines, Nebraska citizens will have access to accurate, quality library and information services that meet community needs. Nebraska public libraries may apply for accreditation after providing assurance that they meet twelve minimum qualifications including having a certified library board and library director, local funding, an email address, and other minimum requirements. Accreditation also requires that the library use a community-based planning process to complete a strategic plan, to be approved by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Superior Public Library was awarded Silver Accreditation Level in recognition of exemplary library services and programs provided to the community of Superior, Nuckolls County. Vicki Perrie, Library Director said ” Being accredited is very important to us, and not all libraries are able to meet the requirements. Nebraska libraries that are accredited can apply for grants through the state, but it is also one of the requirements for getting state aid money each year”.
The Nebraska Library Commission congratulates public libraries as they move forward toward the realization of this vision for the future: “Affordable, reliable, progressive, and equitable library service for all Nebraskans regardless of their economic status and geographic location.” As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development and coordination of library and information services, “bringing together people and information.”
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The Omaha paper has the top 10 fiction best-sellers for the week of the Oct. 25th. Out of the top 10 the library has 5 of them. Check your’s out today.
See Me by Nicholas Sparks
The Murder House by James Patterson/David Ellis
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
The girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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Hairy Toe 
excerpted from Spooky Maryland
retold by S.E. Schlosser
Once there was an old woman who went out in the woods to dig up some roots to cook for dinner. She spotted something funny sticking out of the leaves and dug around until she uncovered a great big hairy toe. There was some good meat on that toe which would make a real tasty dinner, so the old woman put it in her basket and took it home.
When she got back to her cottage, the old woman boiled up a kettle-full of hairy toe soup, which she ate for dinner that night. It was the best meal she’d had in weeks! The old woman went to bed that night with a full stomach and a big smile.
Along about midnight, a cold wind started blowing in the tops of the trees around the old woman’s house. A large black cloud crept over the moon and from the woods a hollow voice rumbled: “Hairy toe! Hairy toe! I want my hairy toe!” Inside the house, the old woman stirred uneasily in her bed and nervously pulled the covers up over her ears.
From the woods there came a stomp-stomp-stomping noise as the wind whistled and jerked at the treetops. In the clearing at the edge of the forest, a hollow voice said: “Hairy toe! Hairy toe! I want my hairy toe!” Inside the house, the old woman shuddered and turned over in her sleep.
A stomp, stomp, stomping sound came from the garden path outside the cottage. The night creatures shivered in their burrows as a hollow voice howled: “Hairy toe! Hairy toe! I want my hairy toe!” Inside the house, the old woman snapped awake. Her whole body shook with fright as she listened to the angry howling in her garden. Jumping out of bed, she ran to the door and barred it. Once the cottage was secure, she lay back down to sleep.
Suddenly, the front door of the cottage burst open with a bang, snapping the bar in two and sending it flying into the corners of the room. There came the stomp, stomp, stomping noise of giant feet walking up the stairs. Peeping out from under the covers, the old woman saw a massive figure filling her doorway. It said: “Hairy toe! Hairy toe! I want my hairy toe!”
The old woman sat bolt upright in terror and shouted: “I ATE your hairy toe!”
“Yes, you did,” the giant figure said very gently as it advanced into the room.
No one living in the region ever saw the old woman again. The only clue to her disappearance was a giant footprint a neighbor found pressed deep into the loose soil of the meadow beside the house. The footprint was missing the left big toe.
You can read more Maryland folktales and ghost stories in Spooky Maryland by S.E. Schlosser.
Check out American Folklore page for more stories http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/10/the_hairy_toe.html
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We will have a story hour for Halloween for preschoolers (age 4 and up) and kindergarteners. It will be on October 28th starting at 4:00 pm and going till 5:00 pm. You don’t need to register early, but a phone call would be nice so we can have a head count for supplies. You can call the library at 402 879-4200.
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The library will be CLOSED on October 12th for Columbus Day.
And so the librarians can go to convention, the library will be CLOSED the nights of October 14, 15, 16, 2015. We will close the library at 5:30 PM each of these 3 nights.
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The students of Head Start were here today to check out all the new books from the Libri Foundation Grant, BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. They are now ready to be checked out so come in and take a look.
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Library Receives 83 New Children’s Books from BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Libri Grant
Our letter started out – “The Libri Foundation is pleased to announce your library has been awarded a special non-matching BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grant for libraries thanks to a generous and anonymous donation.” (Usually we would have a $350.00 match)
Our library was able to select $1,050.00 worth of new, hardcover,(many award winning) children’s books from the Foundation’s booklist of over 600 books. On top of the books from the booklist we also received 20 math and science books for a total of 83 books. The math and science collection was donated by Bill Strawbridge and Meg Wallhagen and the Libri Foundation. The book “Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars” was donated by the author, Mabel Armstrong. These books are grouped young listeners; preschool to 2nd grade, and intermediate readers; grades 3rd to 6th.
The Libri Foundation was established in 1989 in Eugene, Oregon for the purpose of giving quality books to small rural libraries across the United States. The rural town library should serve a population of under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). They must have an active children’s department, a limited operating budget, and not be close to a city with a population over 40,000.
We are just finishing up getting them into the computer and ready to check out. These books will be in a display for the next month or so and any of the books may be checked out.
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