Follow the link below to preorder a Make a Fairy Tale Pal take home kit. Your kit will be available for pick up on Saturday August 8th from 10-2 and then any time during our normal hours. Each kit is $13 and will include everything you need to stuff your own fairy tale pal! Supplies are somewhat limited so preorder ASAP. Thanks!
https://forms.gle/16H9BNqfY7pS83gR8
Keep reading this summer! You can earn entries to win some fun prizes if you just pick up a book and read! The reading challenge is for preschoolers through adults. Stop by the library to pick up tracking sheets, follow the links below, or use the ReaderZone app.
Preschool-2nd grade sheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7OrvHcNU2fWEhu5-8SY-NFHHak5uUSo/view?usp=sharing
Elementary 2nd-6th grade sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t0QeXIlgSfy8ImH0wCeSZZvNhu-cBHPO/view?usp=sharing
7th grade through High School Sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KSHLyvTGXOih0gc5AR6nvjFtLYZkAv/view?usp=sharing
Adult Sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NuPKvgkiYd33um3j_visAcj8eIqQf9KQ/view?usp=sharing
Sign ups for summer reading 2020 are open for all ages! Fill out the Google form with the link below and you’ll receive codes to track books or minutes on the Reader Zone app or you can print out paper logs as well. You can also sign up to pick up Fun Kits in June for kids Preschool through 6th grade. We’re hoping to have Fun Shops in July so let us know on the form if your child maybe interested! Once you’re signed up you’re ready for a summer filled with imagination!
Don’t know what to check out but want to enjoy some movies! Follow this link to reserve a themed movie Binge Bundle! Binge Bundles are checked out for two weeks and do not count towards the three dvd limit. Check one out today!
We will not be offering curbside pick up or door to door service on Saturdays until the Directed Health Measure is lifted. We apologize for any inconvenience!
TumbleBooks has given us a free subscription to all their online content through August 31st.
Ebooks, audiobooks, read along books, fun math picture books and quizzes, reading games, Young Adult books, and much, much more!!!
No passwords are needed and no limit on how many children can access the content. Beat the boredom and enjoy!
Just follow these links to the material you want!
https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/auto_login.aspx?U=tumble735&P=books
Come Friday, March 13th at 2:00 to see the newest Frozen movie. Popcorn will be provided. Bring your own drink if you want one as well as a comfy blanket or chair. Everyone is welcome!
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 7th 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 2nd 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 2nd through 6th graders will be Thursdays, March 12th and 26th.
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 5th and 19th.
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 6th and 20th from 3:45-4:45. This club is open to 2nd-6th 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 6th 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
