Superior Public Library

The Superior Public Library, in partnership with the Nebraska Library Commission, offers NebraskAccess (online information databases) at nebraskaccess.nebraska.gov.   As of July 1^st, Nebraska residents will have access to 15 databases, including 13 new resources that have been added.

Community residents looking for free resources to help with family history,  small business,  medical conditions, get homework help, finding  a good book or movie, or any number of other topics will find dependable current information in NebraskAccess.

NebraskAccess provides Nebraska residents with free 24/7 access to  databases. . These resources are available to Nebraska residents at no cost. The Nebraska Library Commission purchases subscriptions for Nebraskans with funding from the State of Nebraska and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Residents can link to NebraskAccess resources from computers at home or at the Superior Public Library. It is also available at public K12 schools, colleges, or university libraries across Nebraska.  You can access  NebraskaAcess using a  password (get it from the library), or a Nebraska driver’s license, or state identification number.

NebraskAccess enables libraries all across Nebraska to offer these data resources to their patrons. If you need help with NebraskAccess you can ask a librarian for help.

Find NebraskAccess on the web at nebraskaccess.nebraska.gov or from the link on this website. To find NebraskAccess look under Local, NE, and Other Resources.

The Librarians have been ahead of Scruffy and Tater for the last 4 weeks, so we gave them one last chance to beat us.  One week, winner take all.  We  did not intend to lose and told them so. If they wanted to win they were going to have to read, and they did just that.  The last week ended up Scruffy and Tater had 6,643 minutes to the librarians 3,915 minutes.  The children read just over 547 hours in 5 weeks.

The group were putting together wallpaper quilts this week.  Each child in the 1st -6th grade started with a sheet that showed the pattern made up of  108 pieces.  They then picked out the colors they wanted and designed their blocks.  The finished ones are at the library for you to see.

3rd week

This is the 3rd week of reading and the Librarians are still ahead. Rover has read a total of  14,410 mins.  Scruffy read a total of  10,451 mins and Tater read a total of 7,980 mins.  We thought we might lose this week because a lot of extra minutes came in, but not enough.  Two more weeks to try and catch up.

This week the Librarians are still  in the lead. We can’t believe it.   Rover’s team (gray dog) have a total of 10,775 mins.  Second place is Scruffy’s team (yellow dog) with a total of 7, 316 mins., and running as hard as he can is  Tater’s team (white dog) with a total of 5,710 mins.  There are still  3 more weeks of reading.

The librarians are reading against the children.  This week the Librarians are in the lead.  Rover’s team (Gray dog) read 6,415 mins.  Second place is Scruffy’s team (yellow dog) with 3, 123 mins., and bringing up the rear is  Tater’s team (white dog) with 2, 727 mins.  A lot of the children haven’t turned in their reading records yet so race isn’t over yet.  4 more weeks of reading.

Check out the pictures of the children building their covered wagons. You can find more pictures in our picture gallery.

Travel the Trail in Nebraska

This year during Summer Reading learn how life was for a child on the Oregon Trail along with games and toys of the pioneer children.  There will be activities for all age groups each week, so come join the fun. Help us move our wagon along the Oregon Trail by helping us read our way down the trail. Who: Children age 4 through 6^th grade When: Sign up starts May 26^th, Must come in to sign up.              Programs Wednesdays June 3^th – July 8^th 2:00 – 3:00 PM,      Final party July 15^th 2:00 – 3:30 PM Where: Superior Public Library For more information about the Superior Library Summer Reading Program, call 402 879-4200. Or visit our website at:     www.libraries.ne.gov/superior

The Library Foundation is offering a disk cleaning service to the public.  For more information on prices and details of this service call the library at 402 879-4200.

The library receives  new books every month.  These books include children’s, large print,  regular print books and popular books in audio. We have also gotten a number of new movies in the last couple of months.  Come and check out what new or check out the card catalog online.