The Ainsworth Public Library held a Smokey Bear 80th birthday on September 10th. What fun! The group enjoyed several Smokey the Bear stories, birthday cake, played a bear game, learned about fire prevention, got to climb in a fire water truck, and of course, got to see Smokey. Thank you Ainsworth Fire Department and Smokey for visiting the library!
FALL STORYTIME will be held on
September 17, 2024 from
4-5 p. m.
This month’s Book Club selection will feature a non-fiction title by Candice Millard titled “Destiny of a Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the murder of a President”.
James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation’s corrupt political establishment.
But four months after Garfield’s inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation’s future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care.
The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history
We will gather on September 16th a.t 2 p.m. to share thoughts on this book. Hope to see you there
A birthday party will be held on September 10th from 4-5 p.m. at the Ainsworth Public Library to honor Smokey’s 80th birthday.
We hope to have Smokey the Bear here to present some fire safety information to us. (If there is a fire call at that time, he won’t be able to come as he will be busy fighting the fire). We will also hear a story on Smokey the Bear, play a game or do a little craft. Prizes will be given out for the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge held from July 21st to August 31st. Of course, we will have a piece of birthday cake to enjoy!
Hope to see you at the party!
1. Library Card Sign-Up Month: If you don’t have a library card, stop by and get one!
2. Banned Books Week: Sept. 22-28 Check out a book that has banned!
3. Smokey Bear 80th Birthday Party September 10th 4-5 p.m.
We plan to have Smokey the Bear at the Library and hear some fire safety tips. Hear a story on Smokey, play a game, and enjoy some birthday cake.
4. Book Club: Discussion will be held on Sept. 16th at 2 p.m. on the title of “Destiny of the Republic: A tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president” by Candice Millard.
5. Storytime will be held on Sept. 17th from 4-5 p.m. Hope to see your child at the library!
Ainsworth Library Board will be meeting on September 11, 2024 at 5 p.m.
This meeting is open to the public!
AGENDA
Thank you to all that completed the Ainsworth/Library Survey! We appreciate you responding. We will release the results after we get it all compiled.
The Smokey Bear Reading Challenge ended on August 31st. We had a total of 17 readers enter the challenge that ran from July21st to August 31st. The six week program ended up with a total of 19,732 minutes read. The program was open to all ages. The goal was for each reader to meet the assigned 720 minutes.
We had three readers meet the 100% goal and over. They included Kaydence Myers, Ivanna Quintero, and Doris Voss. We also had three readers almost make the reading goal. They met 94% of the goal. These readers included Meliana Bothma, Leon Carpenter, and Jaiden Lehn.
Four readers met the 65-73% goal. They included Oakley Davis, Kimber Davis, Kimberlyn Doke, and Monsterrat Muno. Sienna Myers met 53% of the goal. We had six readers under the 50%.
I want to thank all the readers who joined this reading challenge. Smokey the Bear and the library staff are very proud of our readers.
Be watching for information on our 80th birthday party for Smokey the Bear coming up on September 10t
We have two week left in our Smokey Bear Reading Challenge. The Challenge will end on August 31, 2024. We currently have 17 readers signed up for the program. A total of 11,917 minutes have been recorded so far. The reading goal was for each reader to have a total of 720 minutes read during the six week reading challenge.
Three readers have already reached the goal. Four readers are more than half way to the goal. Three readers are just under the half way mark and five readers are at quarter of the way to the goal. We have two readers that have not recorded any time yet.
A party is being planned for the readers in September for Smokey’s 80th birthday. I will release more information as it gets closer. In the mean time, keep on reading!
