Come in early to get the best selection. We have gently used books. Children paperback books are .50 cents, and hard cover books are $1. Adult paperback books $1, hard cover books are $3. Proceeds will benefit your library! Sale now through January 6, 2014.
Christmas at the library was very fun! We had over 140 people show up to See Santa and Mrs. Claus along with participating the Four Corners Health Department health event. Children who won books: Logan Pospisil, Mackenzie Kuns, Alexa Stewart and Rylie Carter. Children who won posters: Alex carter, Jenna Potter, Alison Nekl, Natilie Martensen, Jaimee Paddock, Rowdy Truska, Jon Velazquez and Mauricio Velazquez. Adult book winners: Lori Klitz, Mary Paddock, Steve Stewart and Nancy Martensen.
Santa & Mrs. Claus are coming Wednesday, December 11th 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Shelby Community Library. BRING YOUR CAMERA! Sponsored by the Shelby Chamber of Commerce & The Shelby Community Library. FREE REFRESHMENTS & REGISTER TO WIN PRIZES. If school is canceled because of bad weather, Santa will be here Dec. 18th.
You are invited to attend our Breast Cancer Awareness Event. Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Shelby Community Library. Learn more about breast health from your local health department. If discovered early, breast cancers has a high survival rate. You need to take care of yourself with regular screenings so you can live a long happy life with your family. Sponsored by Four Corners Health Department, Patient Navigation/Every Woman Matters Program, Shelby Community Library, and The Avon Foundation.
Vintage book sell at the Shelby Community Library
For sale in the Library:1907 Set of 2 books – The Shadow of the Rope & The Amateur Cracksman by E.E. Hornug, 1962 Homemaking for Teen-Agers Book 2, 1958 Rin Tin Tin and the Ghost Wagon Train by Cole Fannin, 1944 Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor, 1946 Book Trails Through the Wildwood, 1921 Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest or The Indian Girl Star of the Movies, Little Women – no copyright date, 1956 A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich, 1950 Gene Autry and The Golden Ladder Gang by W.H. Hutchinson, 1943 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, 1951 The Santa Fe Trail by Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1959 Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather, 1943 Murder Up My Sleeve by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1980 Agatha Christie – Miss Marble Meets Murder, 1962 Henry and the Clubhouse by Beverly Cleary, 1958 Gift From the Mikado by Elizabeth P. Fleming, 1953 The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Volumes I & II $5.00, 1955 The Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton, 1904 Cabbages & Kings by O. Henry, 1945 Detective Book Club – 3 novels (The Case of the Golddigger’s Purse, Died in the Wool & Pearls Before Swine, 1981 Best of Helpful Hints Book II by Mary Ellen.
Advertised on E-Bay:
1912 Mark Twain – A Biography – Volumes I,II,III,IV (Set of 4 books) by Albert Paine, 1946 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgin, 1921 The Art of Home Decoration by Mary Harrod Northend.
Book sales are utilized as a fund raiser to supplement our limited budget. All sales appreciated Thanks!
New adult fiction additions to the library include: Unseen by Karin Slaughter, Inferno by Dan Brown, Never Go Back by Lee Child, Gotcha! By Fern Michaels, Mistress by James Patterson, The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth, Tell Me by Lisa Jackson, Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen, The Highway by C.J. Box, Current Creek Valley by RaeAnne Thayne, Willowleaf by RaeAnne Thayne, This Town by Mark Leibovich, Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks, Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb, Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly.
New DVD’s to the library include: The Heat, Monsters University, Into the Snow We Go!, Pacific Rim, The Internship, The conjuring, The Way Way Back, Hammer of the Gods.
The Scholastic Book fair is coming to The Shelby Community Library starting Saturday, October 12, 2013 through October 19, 2013.
You are invited to our OPEN HOUSE. It is taking place Wednesday, October 16th & Thursday, October 17th, from 12:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. along with Parent/Teacher Conferences.
FREE REFRESHMENTS AND DRAWINGS WILL BE HELD.
You and your family are invited to come during any of our library hours. Our Book Fair hours are Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, reopen 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 12:30 noon to 8 p.m. Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon reopen 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., last day Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We think you’ll be happily surprised at the varied selection and reasonable prices.
Besides bringing in affordable appropriate book to our community, the goal of our Book Fair is to add books to the children’s section in the library and school classrooms. One way is with the Wish List, which allows you to donate books to your library or child’s class room in your family’s name. Be sure to look for the Wish List display when you arrive. For your convenience, our Book fair accepts credit cards! Discover, Visa, Master Card and American Express. If for some reason you can’t make it or you want to continue shopping from an expanded selection, you can now visit the Fair. http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/shelbypublclibrary
1st Annual Pinnacle Bank Run draws over 125 runners in the 5K run. Team 1 was Lu Morgan, Jen Vrbka & Pat Morgan. Not pictured is Team 2 Rita Houdersheldt, Emily Houdersheldt and Aubrey Alt having the opportunity to receive $200 for their favorite organization. The Shelby Library Foundation received $200 for each team. THANK YOU Runners and Pinnacle Bank!
The library really appreciates the following businesses that have generously donated prizes, certificates and money to buy prizes for our summer reading program, Creston Fertilizer, Bryan Dickey DDSPC, Double Dutch Dairy, Dubas Funeral Home, L & A Order Buyers, Pinnacle Bank, Pinnacle Bank the Agency, Roxy Rasmussen, Shelby Chamber of Commerce, Shelby Food Mart, Shelby Lumber, Nitha White Chiropractor and the Village of Shelby
We had fun at the Summer Reading Party. We came dressed to get wet. Water balloon toss, balloon fight, water sponge tag and fill the bucket with water was played. Reading prizes where given out. Four way tie for First place prize in the Pre-school thru Kindergarten Brooklynn Martines, Logan Martines, Aaron Willis and Alexis Wetjen. First place in the 1st Grade thru 3rd Grade was Isabelle Arguello. Winning the First place prize in the 4th Grade and up was Mariah Herbeck. Congratulations! The party ended with a watermelon feed served with Gatorade.
