Category Archives: Library News

CCCFF Grant Awarded

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Jennifer

Example of children and adults sharing space The Arapahoe Public Library along with the City of Arapahoe was awarded a matching grant from the  Civic and Community Center Financing Fund in April of this year. The (CCCFF) grants are awarded … Continue reading →

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Can’t make it to the library? You can still join us online!

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Jennifer

There’s swim team and baseball and 4-H projects and family vacations, and the summer to-do list goes on and on. But wait! You mean kids, teens and adults can still earn prizes and keep their reading skills sharp this summer … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Kick-Off

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Jennifer

The Rocky Mountain Wizard, Theron Milo, amazed our crowd with his illusions and magic. This helped kick-off our Summer Reading Registration. Please stop by the library to sign up your child for this 6 week interactive program. Libraries Rock!

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Fairy Tale Ball a Hit!

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Jennifer

Over 55 sweet girls brought their dates and their dancing shoes for our Friends Group’s 1st Annual Fairy Tale Ball. The girls and their guys danced the afternoon away and only took breaks for punch and ice cream. A commemorative … Continue reading →

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Eva and Hugo

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jennifer

Thanks to Eva and Hugo and their humans Dr. Richard and Lori Reiner of Holdrege for visiting us last Saturday! For such large animals, these Leonbergers were very gentle and loved giving out dog kisses. The Reiners answered a lot … Continue reading →

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Boo View

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Jennifer

The Library’s annual Boo View took place on October 21st. Treats, but not too many tricks, and lots of fun was had by all. Some kiddos were even brave enough to pick a winner from Frankie’s nose!

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Maze of Mayhem

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Jennifer

Thanks to the Boo Crew and our hard working library staff, the 1st annual Maze of Mayhem was scary good fun! People were brave enough to attempt the maze and return their lost library book… well some of us had … Continue reading →

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Teen Advisory Board

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Jennifer

Do you know a young person in grades 7-1o? If so, they’re welcome to join us for our Teen Advisory Board meeting on October 10th from 5pm-6:30 pm. This group helps plan their own activities and takes turns bringing snacks. … Continue reading →

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Recipes Wanted!

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jennifer

Our Friends of the Library are collecting recipes for a community recipe book and we need your favorites! We encourage you to look up grandma’s old recipe and one of your current recipes. Small anecdotes may be included with each … Continue reading →

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Teen Advisory Board

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Jennifer

Our Teen Advisory Board met before the Christmas break to appoint officers and to start planning for next year. Once those housekeeping issues were done, pizza and shenanigans were had by all. This group helps the librarians make decisions about … Continue reading →

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