Category: Library Events

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Central Nebraska Community Services will be holding an information session at our library Wednesday, Dec. 4 @ 10 am-noon.  Please contact the library in advance of the session to make a reservation (946-2512). — at Central City Public Library.

Participants should bring employer and income information for every member in the household who needs coverage, such as pay stubs or W-2 forms, policy numbers for any current health insurance plans covering members of the household, and also Social Security numbers.

November Pinterest Class (Cake Decorating)

Sherree Stahn gave participants at the November Pinterest class some great tips on how to use fondant and icing to decorate cakes, cupcakes, and desserts! Everyone enjoyed practicing on the cupcakes.  — Pinterest Cake Decorating Class (11/4/13)

Sign up today, for a pie baking class (Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Topping), to be held in Central City, Thursday, November 21 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.  The class is being taught by National Pie Baking Contest Grand Champion Phyllis Bartholomew.  Phyllis owns Blue Ribbon Pie Company and has taught pie baking classes for many years.

The class fee of $36 includes hands-on instruction, recipe and a homemade pie to take home.  Attendees are asked to bring a glass pie dish and rolling pin.  To register, please call the library @ 308-946-2512.

The class is sponsored by: Central City Public Library; Merrick Foundation, Inc.; Central Community College, Columbus Campus

Charlotte Endorf’s “Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train”

Nebraska author Charlotte Endorf entertained and educated the audience at the library about some of the real-life stores of orphaned children who rode the Orphan Trains from 1854-1929. Those in attendance really enjoyed her touching stories!

Be sure to click on the link above to see the pictures from the program!

If you missed Charlotte’s program, we have two of her books available for checkout about the Orphan Train: “Trains of Promise: A Collection of Stories & Recipes” and “Plains Bound, Fragile Cargo: Revealing Orphan Train Reality”.

Be sure to attend the library’s next Pinterest Class (Monday, November 4 @ 7:00 pm)!  The topic is Cake Decorating.  Sherree Stahn is the instructor.  Fee:  $4.  You’ll learn techniques for fondant and icing.  All supplies will be provided.

Next class:  Rag Baskets (Monday, Dec. 2)

Pinterest Cookie Swap is coming up Wednesday, Dec. 18 @ 6:00 pm!

Cake Decorating

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Participants in our Oct Pinterest class enjoyed learning how to cut,bend & stamp silverware from instructor JudyMarco pic.twitter.com/fMJRiWd9Ny

— Central City Library (@CcplNe) October 8, 2013

Saturday, October 19 @ 1:00 pm, Charlotte Endorf will be at the library to present a very special program!  “Excess Baggage:  Riding the Orphan Train”.   Endorf traveled more than 15,000 miles, seeking the last surviving riders and descendents to document the real-life stories of the children who rode the Orphan Trains between the years 1854 and 1929.  Dressed in period attire, Endorf entertains and educates audiences of all ages about this little know Nebraska history.  She discovered she’s related to an orphan train rider.  Could you be as well? 🙂

Humanities Nebraska provides major funding for this program. HN receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nebraska State Legislature, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and private donations.

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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, is October’s book, for the #LoneTreeReaders #bookdiscussiongroup pic.twitter.com/INPda7Vse0

— Central City Library (@CcplNe) September 24, 2013

A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.

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Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week. Celebrate your right to read, by checking out a banned/challenged book. pic.twitter.com/l26gkHBgh7

— Central City Library (@CcplNe) September 23, 2013