Register Now for Toddler Time at CC Public Library!!

As a result of the survey we sent out this summer,
the library will host a Toddler Time in October, February, and June.  

The 45-minute sessions will be from 6:30-7:15 PM, starting October 30 with a Zoo Animal Costume Party.  Lots of age-appropriate activities will be on tap.  We will do the “Stuffed Animal Sleepover” again in June as part of our summer reading activities for 2018.  Please register online or at the library so we can have enough materials for everyone.

Click Here to Register!

Sign Up For Coding Camp Here!!

Coding Camp at Central City Public Library

Thursday, Sep. 28, 3:45pm-5:00pm
 Hey Kids!!!
CODE CAMP
computer science for youth!
Central City Library, September 28, 3:45-5:00
LEARN TO CODE
critical thinking
logic
creativity
persistence
This class is designed for anyone interested in coding! If you can read, you can code in this game  environment!
Excel at problem solving in all subject
areas!
For kids in grades 2-8!

Click Here to Register!!

Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture

Parents of Toddlers (ages 2-4)… Please Fill Out Our Questionnaire!!

The library would like to offer a “Toddler Time” program quarterly for children 2-4 years old.

It would consist of a theme, stories that are read to the children, games and movement activities, and songs.
We need your input. If you have a toddler, please take a minute or two to respond to our questionnaire (below). Thank-you for your participation!

Toddler Time Questionnaire

July 20th Hockey Scholar Workshop at CC Public Library (for Grades 5-8)!!

Thursday, Jul. 20, 1:00pm-3:00pm
July 20– Hockey Scholar Workshop (limit 20 kids) 1-3 PM
Grades 5-8
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) have partnered to create a web-based course that teaches science, technology, engineering and math and how these are part of the game of hockey.  Mr. Brandon Wright, science instructor at CCHS, will lead the 2-hour hands-on workshop that concentrates on things like angles, rates and ratios, states of matter, force and energy.  You will have a ton of fun with hockey as you realize the science behind the game.  The workshop will be limited to 20 children in grades 5-8 this past year.
Those who complete the 2-hour course will receive free tickets to a hockey game in Kearney in September, compliments of the Kearney Storm Hockey Team.

Register online here: Hockey Scholar Registration

READ to WIN $529!

READ TO WIN $529!! 💵💰 Another great reason to register kids in our fabulous summer reading program!!👍
NEST will deposit $529 into NEST 529 College Savings Plans accounts for 15 lucky summer readers, five in each of Nebraska’s three congressional districts selected randomly among children registering for and completing the Nebraska “Summer Reading Program.” Each winner’s library also wins $250!!

Official rules may be found here: https://treasurer.nebraska.gov/csp/scholarships/read-to-win/2017/NEST-Summer-Reading-Scholarship-Official-Rules-2017.pdf
Register for Kids’, Adult & Teen Summer Reading Programs here: http://libraries.ne.gov/centralcity/2017/03/21/weve-got-lots-of-activities-being-planned-for-this-summer-at-central-city-public-library/

CC Public Library Awarded With Two of the 2017 Merrick County United Way Community Grants!

The first grant is for our Launch Pad Mobile Makerspace! We’ll be creating a mobile space within the library, where people can gather to create, invent, and learn! The makerspace will include fun activities that will focus on: STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math).
The second grant is for an Edgerton Explorit Center Science Program ~ “Bubbles” for kids during 2017 Summer Reading. It will also be used to purchase jump ropes and hula hoops for fun fitnesss/health-related events.
We’re excited about the projects and can’t wait to share them with you!

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