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A New Book Set of a Classic Title

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Old Yeller by Fred Gipson — 18 copies (Grades 3-6)
When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward Kansas for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis Coates is left to take care of his family and their farm. Living in Texas Hill Country during the 1860s, Travis comes to face new, unanticipated, and often perilous responsibilities in the frontier wilderness. A particular nuisance is a stray yellow dog that shows up one day and steals food from the family. But the big canine who Travis calls “Old Yeller” proves his worth by defending the family from danger. And Travis ultimately finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the dog who comes to be his very best friend.

Winner(s) of an Autographed Copy of James & Susan Patterson’s New Book!

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As announced previously, the System has an autographed copy of James & Susan Patterson’s new book, Things I Wish I Told My Mother.  We had an overwhelming number of responses….43 in total!  So what did we do?  We decided to give away not just one but TWO AUTOGRAPHED COPIES of the book!

…..And the winning libraries are….

Hoesch Public Library in Alma and Sargent Public Library! 

Congratulations to these libraries!  And a huge thank you to all who entered!  

Reluctant Readers Workshop

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Librarians love to put books in children’s hands and share the joy of reading. But… what do we do if they don’t want our books? What do we do if they don’t enjoy reading? Given the life-long impact of reading and literacy, these questions are worthy of our time.

Join Erica Rose as she examines the definition of “reluctant readers” and offers alternative terminology and approaches for working with this group. The discussion will explore opportunities for librarians to inspire, encourage, and engage with every type of reader in ways that remove barriers and break the mold. Titles, formats, and engagement strategies are all included as key pieces of the puzzle and audience ideas, questions, and experiences are always a welcome addition.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21st via Zoom
11AM – 12PM
1 CE AVAILABLE

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Using YA Literature to Inspire Teen Girls Interests in STEM

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Do you find it difficult to include teens in your STEM or STEAM programs? Is it especially hard to find things that interest teenage girls? Join Dr. Melissa Cast-Brede as she shows you how to use YA Literature to inspire interest for all things STEM related in teens using literature!

Thursday, May 6, 2021
11am – 12pm
1 CE Credit

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/GmzQxXoNBWZ99WNA7

Book Repair on a Budget Workshop

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Join Denise Harders from the CPLS office as she shows you the ins and outs of book repair without blowing the budget. In this workshop, she will teach you how to master broken hinges, worn spines and torn pages like a pro using Kapco Book Repair products.

 Monday, April 19th, 2021
1pm
1 CE credit for participants


The System will be hosting a group purchase of Kapco products that you will learn about during the workshop. This will enable libraries who need to stock up on book repair items to do so at a discount.

Registration:  https://forms.gle/fe9RsDAxk24GVHNG8

S.T.E.A.M.-ing Through 2021

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February is over, but we received such a terrific response to our Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead program last month, we decided to keep the fun going. 

And now (drumroll please), we are going to email out an activity that is appropriate for elementary-age children on the 15th of each month throughout 2021! In addition, we will email out a teen activity on the last Friday of each month for the remainder of the year! Supplies will be available for these projects, too!

Call or email the System Office to let us know how many children you expect at your program.

Remember, you can request supplies for any of the 20 activities from February through the end of the year. All the projects can be found on our website.

Our elementary project for March is to do Bubble Prints.

Watch the linked video for complete details.

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If you choose to do Bubble Prints, the System will provide Food Coloring, Paper Bowls, and Straws.

Be sure to watch for our Teen Activity, Binary Baubles, which will come out on March 26th (the last Friday of the month).

Reader Zone Workshop

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Build Readers Today
Summer Reading 2021

Now is a great time to begin planning for summer reading success!

The Nebraska Library Commission has contracted with Reader Zone to offer libraries throughout the state a web-based tool for managing reading programs. You are invited to join a Zoom call with Reader Zone founder, Jake Ball, on February 18, 2021 at 1:00 PM Central Time to become familiar with Reader Zone and see how it can enhance your efforts now and through summer reading. 

This is a live Zoom meeting where you will be able to ask questions as Jake shows you how to build Programs and use the features of Reader Zone.

Simply log onto Zoom and enter the Meeting ID listed below during the scheduled time and we will see you there!

No pre-registration is required.  Visit Zoom.com and enter the meeting ID:  473 615 3161
This Clinic is Scheduled for:
February 18, 2021
1:00 PM Central Time