It’s beginning to look a lot like Spring!  While we still may get a blast of winter, the longer days and the warmer temperatures are giving us hope that spring is around the corner.  Are you dreaming of all that fresh produce and beautiful flowers?  Come to the library and pick up a seed catalog and start planning!  If you want to stay in the doldrums of winter, come check out several of our new books and enjoy a good read while you patiently wait for changing of the seasons.

Roar…Goes the Dinosaur Storytime will be March 7^th at 9:00am.  Bring the youngster in your life for a roaring good time as we read dinosaur books, stomp like a dinosaur, and go on a hunt for elusive dinosaur eggs.  While geared for children toddler through 2^nd grade, everyone is welcome!

Stop in and take a look at all the neat builds our Lego Club patrons have made!  From planets to monsters their imaginations are huge and their creativity will make you smile.  Lego Club for 2^nd through 6^th graders will be Thursdays, March 12^th and 26^th. 

With the weather changing, now is the perfect time to bring your infant through preschooler to Listen and Play!  We read a few books then give the kids an opportunity to play and look at more books.  It’s a great time to meet and talk to other caregivers.  Listen and Play will be Wednesdays, March 5^th and 19^th.

New Books!

Adult Fiction

Authenticity Project – Clare Pooley

Big Lies in a Small Town – Diane Chamberlain

Cleaning the Gold – Lee Child

Crooked River – Preston and Child

Dear Edward – Ann Napolitano

Golden in Death – J.D. Robb

The Holdout – Graham Moore

The Look-Alike – Erica Spindler

Lost (Book and Audio) – James Patterson

Museum of Desire – Jonathan Kellerman

Perfect Little Children – Sophie Hannah

Secret Guests – Benjamin Black

The Spirit of Nebraska – Debra Kleve White

The Third to Die – Allison Brennan

You are not Alone – Hendricks & Pekkanen

Early Chapter

Happy Birthday! – Geronimo Stilton

Mac Cracks the Code – Mac Barnett

Picture Books

Almost Time – Gary Schmidt

No More Naps – Chris Grabenstein

DVD/Blu-ray

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Frozen 2

Knives Out

Midway

It’s February, the month of love, and if you’re looking for a good love story make sure you stop in to check one out.  We also have a large selection of movies if you’re looking for a good romantic comedy for Valentine’s Day.  If bettering your relationships, especially with that special someone in your life, is on your to do list for 2020, we have several great relationship improvement books that can help you build lasting and positive relationships.  Stop in and see what we’ve got!

Lego Club continues!  We had a great attendance of young patrons for our Lego Club in January and we will continue to offer Lego Club two Thursdays of every month through the month of May.  In February, those dates are February 6^th and 20^th from 3:45-4:45.  This club is open to 2^nd-6^th graders and is a great opportunity for kids to express their imagination.  Lego club is cooperatively funded by a Youth Excellence Grant from the Nebraska Library Commission, the Lied Battle Creek Public Library Foundation, and through the donations of the community. 

The Battle Creek Library Foundation needs you!  Our foundation is always accepting new members.  The Foundation is a group of people who believe the library is an important part of the community.  They help make improvements to the building, provide prizes for the Summer Reading Program, purchase books for the library to put in its collection, and help support the various programs that the library does throughout the year.   Come to the next meeting, Thursday, February 6^th at 6:30pm in the library meeting room to join this community-impacting group.

New Books!

Adult:

Country Guesthouse — Robyn Carr

Forever Hidden – Tracie Peterson

Hindsight – Iris Johansen

Lady Clementine – Marie Benedict

Lake Season – Denise Hunter

Moral Compass (book and audio) – Danielle Steel

Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers – Brian Kilmeade

Tiny Habits – BJ Fogg

Treason – Stuart Woods

Vanishing – Jayne Krentz

Young Adult:

Toll – Neal Shusterman

One of Us is Lying – Karen McManus

Junior Fiction and Junior Reader:

Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever – Aaron Blabey

Bad Kitty Joins the Team – Nick Bruel

Bo’s Magical New Friend – Rebecca Elliott

Diana Princess of the Amazons – Shannon Hale

Eva’s Campfire Adventure – Rebecca Elliott

Karen’s Witch – Ann M Martin

Narwhal on a Sunny Night – Mary Pope Osborne

Notorious – Gordon Korman