Category: Youth News
Celebrate Small Town Saturday at CCPL on Saturday, November 30th!
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Date: Saturday, November 30 
Time: 9:00โ11:30 AM
Location: Central City Public Library
Join us for a cozy and creative morning of fun for kids in preschool through 6th grade!
Activities include:
A Kids’ Movie
Hot Chocolate Station
Decorate Your Own Cookie
Important Note:
Children younger than 1st grade ๐๐๐๐ have an adult stay with them during the event.
For more information, contact the library at (308)946-2512.
Bring your kids and make some holiday memories with us!
Christmas Coloring Contest Begins at CCPL November 30th!
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๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐:
*Pick Up Your Coloring Page: Starting Nov. 3
*Return Your Masterpiece: By Dec. 13
*Voting Period: Dec. 16โ21
*Winners Announced: Dec. 23
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*Choose a coloring page at the library.
*Submit your finished artwork by ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 13 to enter the contest.
*Patrons will vote on their favorite pieces from ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 16 ๐๐ 21.
*Open to ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: Preschool through Adult!
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CCPL’s Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest is BACK!
We begin accepting entries for our Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest on TUESDAY (October 15-19)!!
We can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!
The Central City Public Library is hosting a Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest that
begins on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 and lasts through Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Decorate a pumpkin or gourd (real or artificial) as a book character or with a literary theme and drop it
off at the CC Public Library’s front desk for display until October 25. The public will vote for “People’s
Choice Awards” in four categories (age 10 & under, age 11-18, age 19 & over, and Family entry).
Winners will be announced on October 25, 2024. Winners in each category will receive prizes!
Contest Rules:
- The library cannot accept carved pumpkin/gourd submissions. Only painted and/or decorated
whole pumpkin/gourd submissions may be entered into the contest. - Submissions will not be accepted before Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 9 am.
- All contest submissions must be accompanied by an entry form.
- Contest submission must be turned into library staff by Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm.
Late pumpkin submissions will not be accepted. - One winner will be chosen from each of the following categories: age 10 & under, age 11-18,
age 19 & over, and Family entry. - All pumpkins must be picked up by 1:00pm Saturday, October 26, 2024. Pumpkins/gourds
that are not picked up by this time will be disposed of.
Click below for Contest Entry Form and for more information:
http://libraries.ne.gov/centralcity/files/2024/10/Pumpkin-Entry-Form-2024-1-1.pdf
Congratulations to Sally Bankson! She’s the 2024 Recipient of the Mad Hatter Award!
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง!
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ’๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐’๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐.
Here to present the award were special guests Holli Duggan and Sally Snyder from the Nebraska Library Commission, who serve as liaisons to the Nebraska Library Association‘s Awards Committee. We were also joined by Jessica Wilkinson, Director of Crete Public Library (last year’s Mad Hatter Award recipient).
CCPL’s staff members as well as Sally’s family were thrilled to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of her hard work and dedication.
We are so proud of Sally’s achievement and grateful for all the incredible contributions she has made to our library and community. 
Comments from the two nomination letters included statements such as:
“๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ง.”
“๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฉ๐จ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ญ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ.”
T๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ!
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐-๐ถ๐๐ June 6th!
Embark on an Epic Journey: Adventure Awaits at CCPL’S 2024 Summer Reading Program!
Join us this June & July for our exciting Summer Reading Program! 
Dive into a world of books, activities, and fun for all ages.
From thrilling adventures to magical discoveries, the library is the place to be!
ย Check out the schedule and find instructions for ReaderZone below.
Start logging in your reading progress June 1st!
We’re Excited to Receive a $1,500 Grant from Heartland United Way!
KIDS! Register to WIN a Winter Bundle!
Hey Parents!
During the break from school keep your kids READING! We have “SNOW” many booksย available at our library!
Stop in, find a book they can SNUGGLE up with & have them register for a chance to win one of our winter bundles!
They can register each time they come to the library!!!
