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After School Story Hour meets today from 3:30-4:30. There will be no After School Story on Halloween, Oct. 31.The library board of trustees meets today at 4:15 P.M. Lego Club meets on Thursdays at 4:30 P.M. and Books and Babies is held Tuesdays at 10 A.M. Book Club members may pick up the new book “Pachinko” this week. The first discussion will be Oct. 29, 4 P.M. Mark your calendars for the Holiday Wine and Cheese fundraiser which will be held December 5. “Watching You” is the new gripping novel by Lisa Jewel. You have a new husband and are...
If you missed the first meeting of our book club, Free People Reading Freely, you have plenty of time to stop in and choose a book to read for before the next meeting! We have multiple copies of the Top 10 Most Challenged or Banned Book in 2017. The next meeting will be Tuesday November 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend. The movie today will be “Ladies in Lavender” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The movie is rated PG-13 and it runs for one hour and 44 minutes. Everyone is welcome to att...
Thanks to everyone who attended the Friends of the Library annual membership meeting. We had a great crowd and the support is greatly appreciated. If you missed the meeting you may become a Friend of the Library by paying your annual dues of $10 at the library or to PO Box 172, Turner, 59542. Mark your calendars now for the Friends of the Library Holiday Wine and Cheese fundraiser which will be December 5. The new selection for The Book Club is “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee which may be picked up the week of October 22-26. The first discussion wil...
If you missed the first meeting of our book club, you can still come in and check out a book to read for before the next meeting! The movie today will be “Wish You Well” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. The movie is not rated and it runs for one hour and 40 minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “Ladies in Lavender” will be the movie next Wednesday. New movies available this week are Skyscraper and Hotel Transylvania 3. A husband’s secret life, a wife’s new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with “Winte...
Don’t miss the Friends of the Harlem Library annual membership meeting tonight at 6 P.M. at the library. A free salad supper will be served. Highlights of the Friends activities from the past year will be featured. A business meeting will be held as well as a cake walk. Door prizes will be given away. Annual dues of $10 may be paid at this meeting. All members are encouraged to attend and we are always looking for new members. Please join us! After School Story Hour meets on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 for children ages 4 to grade 5. Books and B...
Plan to join us for the first get together of our book club on October 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The movie today will be “The Stray” at 1:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. “Wish You Well” will be the movie next Wednesday. Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Kids of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend. Middle School Hangout, for kids in grades 6-8 is held on Tuesday afterno...
The After School Story Hour kicks off today from 3:30-4:30. Children ages 4 to grade 5 are invited to come for a fun time of stories, activities, crafts and snacks! The library will be closed Monday, October 8 in observance of Columbus Day. The Friends of the Harlem Public Library annual membership meeting will be October 10, 6 P.M. Join us for a free salad supper, a business meeting, and a cake walk! Highlights of the Friends activities from the past year will be featured and door prizes will be given away. All members and those interested in...
We have three non-fiction books and three fiction books ready for checkout this week. “In Pieces” is the new biography by Sally Field. “We Fed an Island” by Chef Jose Adres is the true story of rebuilding Puerto Rico, one meal at a time. “This is the Way the World Ends” by Jeff Nesbit explains how droughts and die-offs, heat waves and hurricanes are converging on America. “Depth of Winter” by Craig Johnson is the latest Longmire book. “Lethal White” by Robert Galbraith is a Cormoran Strike novel. “In His Father’s Footsteps” by Danielle Steel te...
Banned Books Week: Sept. 23 - 29, 2018 Banning Books Silences Stories Celebrate your freedom to read! The Harlem Library is observing Banned Books Week Sept. 24-28. This week is set aside to bring together the entire community in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Stop by the library to see the special display Carly has put together featuring several books that have been banned in the past but still remain on the library shelves thanks to the efforts of librarians, teach...
Banned Books Week: Sept. 23 - 29, 2018 Banning Books Silences Stories This week we are centering on banned books. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Stop in and see our Banned Books display. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Be a rebel, checkout a banned book and read it today! Blaine County Library is proud to be Celebrating the Right to Read and as an extension of Banned Books Week we will...
Remember September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! You may get your very own free library card by registering at the library. You will need to bring a current photo ID, a working phone number and current mailing address. When you register you will be entered to win a free book! The Book Club members may pick up their copy of “Run” by Ann Patchett this week. The first discussion will be Monday, September 24, 4 P.M. in the meeting room. We always welcome new members. Congratulations to Dana Azure who was the lucky winner of the $50 gift card for...
Banned Books Week: Sept. 23 - 29, 2018 Banning Books Silences Stories By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the...
“A book is a dream you hold in your hand.” ~ Author Neil Gaiman The library is a place that helps to make those dreams come true. Come to the library in September “Library Card Sign Up Month” and you can register for your very own library card. All you need is a current photo I.D., a working phone number and mailing address. Parents may register their children who are in kindergarten and older. The first time you use your card you may check out one item. When that is returned, you may check out two movies at a time and as many books as you fee...
The Incredibles are joining the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to encourage the public to obtain a free library card as Honorary Chairs of Library Card Sign-up Month this September. The Incredibles will use their superpowers to remind families, students and people of all ages that signing up for a library card is a great step toward a truly super lifestyle. Library Card Sign-up Month is a time to highlight the supportive role libraries and librarians play in transforming lives and communities through education....
We would like to welcome our new Clerk, Kadie Dahl this week. Stop in and say hello to Kadie and if you haven't met our new Assistant Librarian, Kelsey Buhmann Brown, say hello to her as well! This week we will be participating in the Sugarbeet Festival by having a StoryWalk on Saturday. What is a StoryWalk? In a nutshell, a StoryWalk is two books that have been dismantled, laminated and presented page by page on a trail, bike path, or in store windows. The StoryWalk is a way for families to rea...
September is “Library Card Month.” If you do not have a library card please stop by and register for one. All you need is a current photo I.D. We will need a working phone number and mailing address as well. When you register your name will be entered to win a free book! Books and Babies meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. in the library meeting room. This weekly program focuses on early childhood development for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Children listen to stories, sing, play and do fun activities. Parents/caregivers must accompany their ch...
The library will be closed Monday, Sept. 3 in observance of Labor Day. The Book Challenge for September is to read a biography about a person you wish you could know. Contact the library with the title of the book you read for the August Book Challenge. “The Word Is Murder” is a new mystery by Anthony Horowitz. On a spring morning in London, wealthy mother of a famous actor Diana Cowper goes into a funeral home to plan her own service. Six hours later she is found strangled by a curtain cord. Fredrik Backman, author of “A Man Called Ove...
Stop in and welcome our new Assistant Librarian, Kelsey Buhmann Brown this week. Fall programs will begin in September. Wednesday movies begin September 5th. The movies for the month will be: Against a Crooked Sky, Me Before You, 8 Seconds and On Golden Pond. All movies begin at 1:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend. If anyone has a request for a movie, just let us know. You can also put in a request to Marlene at the Senior Center. Story Time will begin Tuesday September 11th at 10:30 a.m. Middle School Hangout will also be held...
Are you keeping up with the 2018 Reading Challenge? We challenge you to read 52 (or more) books this year. At the end of the year if you have met this goal your name will be entered into a drawing for a gift basket, including a $25 gift card. The Book Challenge for August is to read a true crime book. Contact the library with the title you have read and you may win a $10 gift certificate from a local business. Heather Graham’s latest Krewe of Hunters book is “Fade to Black.” Marnie Davante is hoping her former fame as a star in a cult TV show...
The winners of the drawings for the Summer Reading Grand Prizes are Mary Simons in the preschool age group and Savannah Heilig in the grade school age group. Congratulations to all the children who participated in the summer reading program! There was a total of 1,377 books read this summer (and many of these were read more than once!) The “Letter by Letter” game for adults continues until the end of August. You may win a $50 gift card! This is the time of year when we begin planning the programs we hope to provide at the library in the com...
We have a couple of non-fiction books ready this week. Wendy Mitchell had a busy job with the British National Health Service, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends running and climbing mountains. Then, slowly, a mist settled deep inside the mind she once knew so well, blurring the world around her. She didn’t know it then, but dementia was starting to take hold. In 2014, at age fifty-eight, she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s. In “Somebody I Used to Know: a Memoir” Mitchell shares the heartrending story of her cog...
Stop by the library and see what’s new! We have a great selection of new titles including DVDs. On these lazy, hazy summer days the library is the place to be! “Bring Me Back” is a new psychological suspense novel by B.A. Paris. Finn and Layla are young and in love. On a vacation they stop at a service station so Finn can use the restroom. When he returns to the car Layla is gone never to be seen again. Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. They bonded over shared grief, although Finn’s sixth sense tells him not to trust...
Thanks to all the children who participated in the “Libraries Rock!” summer reading program. Reading record sheets must be turned in by Aug. 3. The grand prize drawing will take place Aug. 10. The “Letter by Letter” game for adults continues through the month of August. The Book Challenge for August is to read a true crime book. Contact the library with the title of the book you read for the July Book Challenge. James Grippano has written “A Death in Live Oak.” The death of Jamal Cousin, president of the black fraternity of a major Florida uni...
Thank you to everyone who came out and attended The Kilted Man program. If you didn't come to one of the programs, you definitely missed out! We had a nice attendance for the book signing and discussion as well. If you have not read "Aunt Eleanor's Men" by Vic Palm, you will want to get on the list for one of our copies. Eleanor led a fascinating life. We have three movies ready to go this week: Ready Player One, Isle of Dogs and A Quiet Place. All are rated PG-13. If you are planning a road...
The library board of trustees will meet Friday, July 27, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room. The final summer reading program will be July 26, 1 P.M. Children have until Aug. 3 to return their reading record sheets to earn prizes and to enter to win the grand prizes. The grand prize winners will be drawn Aug. 10. Thanks to everyone who participated in the summer reading program. The “Letter by Letter” game for adults continues through the end of August. The Book Challenge for July is to read a book from a genre you don’t usually read and the c...
