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The library board meets today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The Book Challenge for September is to read a book written by two authors. Contact the library when you have completed the challenge so your name may be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book Challenge for October is to read a book with a spine of your favorite color. This week we are celebrating Banned Books Week. This year’s theme is “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark: Keep the Light On.” Banned Books week is an annual event celebrating the freed...
Don't forget this week is Banned Books Week. Be sure to stop in and look at the Banned Books display. Be a rebel and check one out today! Free People Reading Freely Book Club started Banned Books Week by holding our first meeting after the summer break. We will be reading two books by Jamie Ford, who spoke at our library earlier this month. Stop in and pick up a copy of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet or Love and Other Consolation Prizes. Participants can choose one or the other or both...
Harlem High School held its annual Homecoming festivities this past weekend as the volleyball team earned a historic five set win over the visiting Malta M-ettes and Friday the Roundup Panthers came to town for the football game. After a week of fun activities the parade was held Friday afternoon and the Homecoming King and Queen were crowned....
September is Library Card Sign Up Month! To obtain your own library card please bring in a current photo ID to register. After you receive your card in the mail you may check out one item the first time you use it. When you return the item on time you may then have regular privileges. Parents with a current photo ID may register grade school children. Students age 14 and older may sign up for card using a student ID or driver’s license. Having a library card number allows you to check out free ebooks or audio books from MontanaLibrary2Go on you...
Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community - librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types - in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The books featured...
We hope you all enjoyed the 2019 Sugarbeet Festival!...
The Missoula Children's Theater came to Turner this past week to provide acting experience to the students of Turner School, with the production, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. With his ship wrecked and his trusty computer JCN on the fritz, brave explorer Gulliver finds himself lost in space with nothing but an invisible Force to guide him! While transporting from world to world, under the control of the Maniacal Scientist of Lapunta, Gulliver discovers fighting aliens, arrogant Horse Leaders of the...
Remember the library is now operating on a new schedule: Mondays 11-7, Tuesdays and Fridays 9-2, Wednesdays and Thursdays 12-6. The Book Challenge for September is to read a book written by two authors. We have a selection on display for you to choose from. There are all kinds of opportunities to become involved at the library. The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, meets on Mondays at 4 P.M. You may also take part in the On-Line Book Club through our Facebook page. Programs for children include Storytime for ages 0-5 which meets on...
It's been a while since we have thanked patrons for donations. A big shout out to the following people who have donated to the library: Kylie & Tyler Kropf, Edith Bilger, Ann Davies, Travis Simpson, Mary Pyette, Julie Klingaman, Millie Hall, Donna Murdy, Patricia Hofeldt, Krita Drugge, Wilma Mellville, Gary & Millie Smith, Colleen Overcast, Amber Brinkman and Nancy Boyce. Thank you for your generous support of the library. Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to...
On Tuesday, September 10, Jamie Ford will be at the Blaine County Library for an author Meet, Greet, and Eat. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a presentation by the author at 7:00 p.m. After his presentation, Ford will not only be autographing books but will have books available for purchase. Ford is perhaps best known for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, which spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian/Pacific...
Don’t miss the visit from bestselling author Jamie Ford on September 9! A meet and greet with a taco bar served by The Book Club will be held from 6:00-7:00 P.M. with Ford’s presentation at 7:00 P.M. His novels include “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” “Songs of Willow Frost,” and “Love and Other Consolation Prizes.” These books will be available for purchase and signing and there will be photo opportunities with the author. Ford will be presenting at Blaine Co. Library in Chinook Sept. 10 and at Havre-Hill Co. Library Sept. 11. See t...
Plan to join us Tuesday September 10th when will be hosting Montana author Jamie Ford. We will have a meet, greet and eat at 6:00 p.m. and Jamie will begin his presentation at 7:00 p.m. He will have books available for sale and he will gladly autograph his books. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, spent two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Recently, that same novel has been optioned for a stage musical, and also for film. His...
Check out these pictures from the Harlem 100 year All Class Reunion....
In addition to all the activities going on uptown, the Brew-fest, Color Run, Car Show, etc. The 100 Year Harlem High School All-Class Reunion offered plenty of opportunities for alumni to enjoy competitively. Don Richman hosted a golf tournament at the Harlem Golf Course with the format being determined the morning of the event and dependent on the number of duffers ready to play nine holes. Myron Hoops organized a 3 on 3 basketball tournament Friday afternoon at the elementary courts for the ar...
After an absence of more than 30 years, the one-mile race/walk down Havre’s Fifth Avenue immediately preceding the Festival Days Parade has been revived. The race will begin at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, near Spud’s Grub Hut and finish near the vacant lot adjacent to the Havre Fire Department. CASA of Hill County, a non-profit organization of court-appointed special advocates, also known as guardians ad litem, is reprising the 5th Avenue MADD Dash Mile under its own auspices. The purpose of the CASA 5th Avenue Mile race, jog, walk, stroll is...
The library will be open special hours during the Harlem High All Class Reunion this weekend for visitors to view the displays of memorabilia and to visit with friends. Please stroll down Memory Lane Friday, August 30 from 1-4 P.M.; Saturday, August 31 from 1-4 P.M. and Sunday, September 1 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Thanks to everyone who brought in items for display. Starting in September the library will have NEW HOURS of operation: Monday 11 A.M. -7 P.M., Tuesday and Friday 9 A.M. -2 P.M., Wednes...
Story Time will begin Tuesday September 3, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Middle School Hangout will be Tuesday September 3rd at 3:30 p.m. LEGO Club will begin Thursday September 5th at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday September 10th Blaine County Library will be hosting Montana author Jamie Ford. We will have a meet, greet and eat at 6:00 p.m. and Jamie will begin his presentation at 7:00 p.m. He will have books available for sale and he will gladly autograph his books. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and...
Congratulations to all the participants in a successful Summer Reading Program! The grand prize winners of tablets were Jacob Pursley, preschool – first grade; Juliann Tomaskie-Hawley, grades 2-6; and Dana Azure, teens and adults. Hannah and Izzy VanVoast tied to win the prize for reading the most books in grades 2-6. Oz Baker was the top reader in the preschool – first grade group. A total of 1768 books were read! Thank you again to all who supported the Summer Reading Program by giving donatio...
ld their regular monthly meeting Monday August 26, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Tuesday September 10th Blaine County Library will be hosting Montana author Jamie Ford. We will have a meet, greet and eat at 6:00 p.m. and Jamie will begin his presentation at 7:00 p.m. He will have books available for sale and he will gladly autograph his books. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, spent two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on...
The library has been approved to be open five more hours per week! We need your input to set our new schedule. Please fill out the hours of operation survey on our Facebook page, the website harlempubliclibrary.org, or at the library. The new hours will take effect in September. We also are conducting a community survey to better serve you. Please complete the survey on our Facebook page or at the library. Thank you! The Book Challenge for August is to read a book with a question for the title. You may win a gift certificate from a local busine...
Our Summer Reading Program has official ended. We had 87 kids register to participate and a total of 687 hours of reading logs were turned in. Cynnloch Gibson was the winner of the Alien Conquest LEGO Kit. Bridger Billmayer was the winner of the Space Shuttle LEGo kit, Space Explorer and Tin Can Robot. The Refractor Telescope winner was Charley Nissen and the NASA backpack winner was Ashton Kokkeler. Laura Danley was our top reader, so she will be the recipient of the after-hours pizza party. Congratulations to all the participants and the luck...
South of the Border, Column No. 25 Columnist's note: A camper from Cut Bank staying in the campground just west of Whitlash, told me several weeks ago, "If you are looking for an interesting story about this area, check out the Grandview Cemetery. Everyone buried there was less than five years old." Asking around I was given the name of Sharon Lerum as a contact for information. She's a ranch wife who lives just south of the cemetery and is the volunteer caretaker for the two-acre plot. We met...
Children who participated in the Summer Reading program have until August 9 to return their reading logs. Drawings for the grand prizes will take place August. 12. Thanks to all who joined in the fun this summer! The library will be closed August 12 for carpet cleaning. The Book Challenge for August is to read a book with a question for the title. We have a selection for you to choose from. The library will be open five more hours per week starting in September. We would like your input concerning our hours of operation. We also invite you to...
Kids who are reading and turning in time logs will have until Friday August 9th to turn in time logs. We will draw for prizes after 5:00 on the 9th and contact the winners. The reader with the most hours will win an after-hours pizza party. Accelerated Reader tests for Chinook schools and Zurich can be taken until school starts. We are excited to announce a special program coming in September. Tuesday September 10th Blaine County Library will be hosting Montana author Jamie Ford. Ford will be talking in Harlem on Monday evening and Havre on...
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading program. We appreciate all the wonderful readers! A big shout out to all the businesses, organizations and individuals who generously donated to the Summer Reading program. Children have until August 9 to return reading logs. Harlem students may also take A.R. tests until August 9. Teens and adults have until August 2 to let the library know what books you have read/listened to. The drawings from grand prizes will take place August 12. Le...
