The Edgerton Explorit Center visited us during our Summer Reading Program this summer. Sponsored by our Friends of the Library group, approximately 120 people were in attendance at the Ella Missing Center to learn more about Raptors! A hawk, an owl and a kestrel were part of this educational experience. The summer readers also got to participate in an owl pellet dissection, which was a fan favorite.
As part of our Summer Reading program, one of our teens spread a little kindness around town by handing out flowers! Pictured here is Linda Hamel, local business owner, with Aubrie from our teen summer program. A small group hit the streets and passed out flowers to passersby and to folks in their offices that day. So fun to see everyone’s smiles!
The 2024 Summer Reading Program has begun! This year’s theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” If you have a child who is currently enrolled in Pre-School through 6th grade, they can sign-up to join our 6 week program. There are five time slots to choose from. Each week we will be making crafts, playing games and, of course-READING!
Toddler Time for children ages 2-5 begins in June and is held every Tuesday at 10am. Our Teen group also meets every Tuesday in June from 11:30-12:30. They bring a lunch, we discuss what we’re reading and do activities that sometimes take us out of the library and exploring the community.
Contact the library for more details and to register your child.
Our Friends of the Arapahoe Public Library held their annual Fairy Tale Ball! Young ladies and the special guys in their life gathered on March 24th for dancing and memory making! The girls also had a ball making glitter slime, and everyone enjoyed the ice-cream sundaes.
Every Thursday at the library is Puppucino Day! Bring your good boy, or good girl, through our drive-through lane and we will hand you a little treat for your furry friends. We love to see all of these happy faces, both the pups and the human ones!
It’s Di-November! We welcomed young paleontologists into the library to discover more about one of our favorite subjects-dinosaurs. Children “dug” for fossils, made fossil imprints, investigated gems and even tracked down some very big reptiles.
As part of our Community Needs Response Plan, the library is collaborating with local volunteers and the Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools to begin Reading Buddies. The goal is to promote literacy for our younger population with the help of our community. Each month, the school will bring two classes of children to the library where they will be split into smaller reading groups. The library has a small group of vetted volunteers who read and interact with these children. The adults love the interaction with the children, and the children love to hear stories read out-loud! If you would like to learn more about this program, stop by the library!
Toddler Time is back! For children ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers, we read a sweet story, make a simple craft, and then play. Our theme this time was all about corn! Thanks to Ag Valley for donating an entire bucket of it. Everyone got to take home their corny craft and their own bag of kernels to play with. We will meet on the second Saturday of each month. We meet on Oct 14th for our Kitties, Pumpkins and Moons toddler time at 10am.
Our Little Free Library received a fresh coat of paint, thanks to our summer helpers Hannah and Anna! The Little Free Library is located at the South Park Walking Trail and RV Park on the south side of Arapahoe. The idea is to “take a book, leave a book.” It’s a nice little addition for the travelers that visit, or for the locals who walk by.
It’s that time of year again; time to get your school supplies! Thanks to a collaboration with Tri Valley Health Systems and the Arapahoe Chamber of Commerce, a variety of school supplies are available to all school children in our local area, and at no cost. Local businesses have donated book bags, pencils, crayons, glue sticks and more! Families are welcome to drop-in to the library during our regularly scheduled hours and pick up what you need.
