Category: Library News

There will be a Library Board meeting this Wednesday, October 19th. The meeting will be held at the Sargent Township Library at 12:00 noon.

Click here for the agenda.

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Here at the Sargent Library we have 4 new computers thanks to a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant. This is exciting for our community because it means that we now have 6 computers for the public to use. As more and more business is transacted online, it becomes essential that everyone have access to the internet. Now that the library has a sufficient number of computers, there should never be any wait time. You won’t have to worry that someone else will come in and make you get off the computer. You can work all day without any interruptions. Be sure to stop in and try out the new computers. Remember, we also have black & white and color laser printers. If you need help setting up an email account or just general help with using a computer, the librarian is always here to help you.

I have been sick for the past week, and it feels good to be back at the library today.  Thanks to Jess and Joann for taking over for me. They did a good job.  I’ve just unpacked 11 new books. It may take a few days to get them processed and on the shelf, but they look like some good ones.

The Eighty Dollar Champion – Elizabeth Letts

In the Garden of Beasts  –  Erik Larson

A Stolen Life – Jaycee Dugard

Happy Birthday  –  Danielle Steel

Escape   – Barbara Delinsky

Save Me – Lisa Scottoline

One Summer  – David Baldacci

Carte Blanche 007 – Jeffery Deaver

Fallen – Karin Slaughter

Bel-Air Dead –  Stuart Woods

Sixteen Brides – Stephanie Grace Whitson

The Silent Girl – Tess Gerritsen

Sisterhood Everlasting – Ann Brashares

Split Second  –  Catherine Coulter

Shelter – Harlan Coben

Do you recognize any of these people from 1965? The library has a number of school yearbooks from the past – ranging from 1915 to the present.  Come on in and search through the memories.

It’s fun to read about the pioneers that first settled this land. I find it especially interesting to read about Custer County history. The Sargent library has a number of Nebraska history books. Here are some of the most interesting ones.

Pioneer History of Custer County Nebraska – S. D. Butcher

Sargent, Nebraska 75th Anniversary Celebration 1958,   Sargent Centennial 1883 – 1983,   Sargent’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Celebration

No Time on My Hands – Grace Snyder (Custer County pioneer, biography)

When You and I Were Young, Nebraska! – Berna Hunter Chrisman (autobiography)

The Ladder of Rivers: The Story of I. P. Olive – Harry E. Chrisman

A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore – Roger L Welsch

Battlefields of Nebraska – Thomas D. Phillips

Mollie – The journal of Mollie Dorsey Sanford in Nebraska and Colorado Territories

The Children’s Blizzard – David Laskin

Nebraska: An Illustrated History – Frederick C. Luebke

Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen – Bob Greene

 

 

One of my least favorite jobs at the library is getting rid of old books. There is limited space,  so some of the books that are well worn or never get checked out have to be discarded. These books are available free (donations accepted) for whomever wants them. Come in and look them over. You may find the perfect book for you.

Come into the library and find a good book.  Stay inside and beat the heat.  Remember, we also have 4 public computers with a color printer and scanner.  We can make black & white and color copies, as well as send and receive faxes.