It’s no mystery now: this week we’ll be playing “Poison Dart Frog” aka “Detective Frog.” We’ll also introduce a new board game to go along with the detective theme: Clue Jr. Tuesday AfterSchool is offered in partnership with Twin Rivers YMCA and is open to all area elementary school children…
We have an almost entirely new Young Adult (or teen) Nonfiction section thanks to state funding of the project. Since the teen years mark the transition from childhood to adulthood, topics of special interest include: general health, mental health, dating, self-expression, religion, careers and higher education, and civic engagement. Where…
Come to our next Third Tuesday Book Club meeting on Oct 17th at 6:30pm. We’ll be discussing Cheyenne Autumn by Mari Sandoz.
We have two Watt Detectors available for checkout. http://www.oppd.com/residential/energy-saving-tools/watt-detector/
Genealogy Club will be meeting at the library at 6:30pm on Thursday, September 28th. This free and open to the public event will be geared toward beginners. Come see what genealogy is all about!
This week we’ll be making t-shirt bags from old t-shirts. We have a limited number of t-shirts on hands. Kids are encouraged–with parental permission–to bring old t-shirts to turn into a bag. Tuesday AfterSchool is offered in partnership with Twin Rivers YMCA and is open to all area elementary school…
Today we went from two remaining Elephant and Piggie books to twenty-one books! This award-winning series is today’s smash hit for early readers who might also like Doctor Seuss and Curious George. It’s also one of the best series for teaching about coping with emotions and social situations. This project…
This week we’ll be having a “Musical Masterpieces” activity, plus the usual variety of things to do. Tuesday AfterSchool is offered in partnership with Twin Rivers YMCA and is open to all area elementary school children (under age 8 with supervision). Beginning right after school, the afternoon includes a snack,…
Our after-school program is starting up again tomorrow with a library scavenger hunt! (Kids who did the scavenger hunt during summer reading will have a special role to play.) This will be Garren’s last week of leading the program as he is changing from youth librarian to library director. The…
In 2016, my personal reading challenge was to read 1,000 picture books. Then of course I wanted to share the best books I discovered, some older and some newer. At this website, you can find a categorized list of 115 of the books that I’m most excited about: http://www.noiseinthelibrary.com/2017/07/year-of-1000-picture-books.html We…