Tuesday, April 16, come out and join the fun at the Stromsburg Public Library! Taxes are done, Spring is here (maybe?) it’s time to get out and enjoy the days to come!

We will be holding our monthly lapsit at 11:00 am for 1-4 year olds and their parents. Lapsits are held the third Tuesday of each month. They are a fun time of reading, rhyming, and singing for parents and children. This month our stories are oldies but goodies with selections from Aesop’s Fables, Mother Goose, and popular fairy tales.

Tuesday night at 7:00, Colleen Pallas will be with us to talk about creating your own herb garden. Information will be given on caring for the herbs, use of the herbs and how to freeze and dry your herbs.

Winners for our “Guess How Many Gold Pieces” are Wyatt Jensen and Neeli Noyd.

There were 285 gold pieces, Wyatt guessed 280 and Neeli guessed 282! Both Wyatt and Neeli will receive Easter baskets full of goodies.

Congratulations Wyatt and Neeli! 

Come into the library and guess the number of gold pieces to win an Easter basket full of goodies!

Fun for everyone at the Stromsburg Public Library!

Movie Showing at the Library

Saturday, March 2, 2013

10:30am

In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, we will show a movie based on one of his books! We will also celebrate with some birthday treats.

Children grade 3 and up are welcome-younger children are welcome with a parent.

See you Saturday!

Travelin’ and Trailin’ Lapsit

Tuesday

February 19, 2013

11:00am

Children 1-4 years old are welcome with their parents

Stories, songs, rhymes!

Valentine’s Day is on it’s way next week and the Valentine’s books have hit the shelves. The kids can read about their favorite characters and what happens to them on Valentine’s Day. We have Splat the Cat, Arthur, The Berenstain Bears, Curious George and many more favorites.

If you are looking for a good read for Valentine’s Day Amazon has compiled a list of 50 Great Love Stories, one for each state in the Union! Check out their list here. Many of the books are available at the Stromsburg Public Library.

We have two new books from some of the hottest names in romance fiction; Nora Roberts and Janet Evanovich available now at the library too. Don’t forget the DVD’s! Check out your favorite romantic comedy such as “Leap Year”, romantic tearjerkers like “Nights in Rodanthe” or “We Bought a Zoo”, a movie that will warm your heart.

Stromsburg Public Library strives to meet the needs of our patrons in any way that we are able. One way we do this is by providing access to free eBooks and audiobooks.

OverDrive is an online collection of audiobooks and eBooks available to patrons for check out. eBooks are compatible with most popular devices and many may be downloaded directly to the device without the use of the computer. Audiobook files must first be downloaded to the user’s computer before transferring to a compatible device.

I highly encourage you to visit the website http://nebraska.lib.overdrive.com. Browse the collections and see what is available. I especially like the “Lost in the Virtual Stacks” section. You never know what hidden gem you may find.

Begin using OverDrive by clicking the “Getting Started” tab on the left hand side of the page. You can check the “Device Resource Center” to make sure that your device is supported by OverDrive, then learn how to use OverDrive by clicking the “OverDrive Help”  button. This is the most valuable tool on the site.

The “OverDrive Help” section has articles and videos that cover every device and how to use them in conjunction with OverDrive.  The videos are very detailed and literally take you through every step of the installation and use.

To set up your account with OverDrive you will need your library card number. If you don’t have your library card, please call the library at (402) 764-7681 and one of the librarians will help you.

If you have any difficulties getting started with OverDrive, please stop by the library and we will be happy to assist you!

Are your children already bored with the holiday vacation? Nothing to do? Send them to the Stromsburg Public Library’s Vacation Story Time!

Snow and snowmen will be the theme of the story time held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 10:30 am. We will be reading stories, singing songs and having a fun time with different activities. Students in grades K-5 are welcome!

The library will be closed December 24, and December 25 to celebrate Christmas. We will reopen on December 26 with normal hours.

The library will be open New Year’s Eve, December 31, and closed New Year’s Day, January 31. We will reopen January 2, with normal hours.

Merry Christmas!