Food 4 Fines

We’ve gone through another year of Food 4 Fines, and this year, I wanted to share the results with our patrons. Because of your generosity, we were able to donate 320 canned goods (well, not everything was a can) to the Phelps County Food Pantry, which I lugged over there…

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Free Workshop to be hosted at the Library!

On Tuesday, October 23rd, and Thursday, November 8, Echo Pelster and Charlie Cappel will be teaching a free workshop on Social Security Planning at 5:30 each night. We’re delighted to host this workshop as it helps our community develop financial literacy skills that we all depend upon to keep our…

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Library Programs This Week

The following children’s programs will be taking place yet this week: Tuesday Tales: Stories and fun for preschoolers (ages 2 – 5 years) and their families. Mr. Alex will be our guest reader tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Children’s Activity Room. Alphabet Soup: More stories and fun for preschoolers…

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Fall Preschool Story Programs Begin

Fall preschool story programs begin on Tuesday, September 11 and Wednesday, September 12. Jingles & Rhymes (18 months to 3 years) Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Alphabet Soup ( 3 to 5 years) Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Please note: Tuesday Tales (2 to 5 years old) 6:30 p.m. will begin in October.  

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Oregon Trail Grand Prize Winner

During our summer programs we had a special challenge for our adult readers. The challenge was to read books whose setting was in one of the states that the Oregon Trail crossed or was written by an author from that state. Several adult summer readers participated. The Grand Prize Drawing…

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Library Welcomes New Director

I’m Michael Burris, and I’m very enthusiastic about my new position here as Director of the Holdrege Area Public Library. The library has always been a major influence in my life, and my focus is to make all the library’s services and programs available to make your lives better.  …

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