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Today, Wednesday, April 28, the library board will meet at 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. If you have completed the April Book Challenge to read a book in a different format than you usually do, please contact the library so your name can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book Challenge for May is to read a book set in Montana. Virtual Story Time is over for the year. Thanks to all who participated! Summer Reading is just around the corner. The theme this year is “Tails and Tales” and will explore the exc...
Take part in The Book Challenge for April by reading a book in a different format that you usually read. For instance, you may wish to read a digital ebook or listen to an audio book. You may want to try a graphic novel or a large print book! We have a display for you to choose from and we can get you started on MTLibrary2Go. The library board of trustees will hold their regular meeting April 28, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The members of the board include Jack Young, Valerie VanVoast, Teresa Cornell, Lori Owens, and Linda Tangen....
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, April 26th at 4:00 p.m. In the library meeting room. We have 2 new non-fiction books available this week. “The Agitators” by Dorothy Wickenden is the story of three friends who fought for abolition and women’s rights. “Every Day is a Gift” is the remarkable story of U.S. Senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth. New fiction this week includes: “Northern Spy” by Flynn Berry, “Good Company” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeny, “Eternal” by Lisa Scottoline, “Th...
Tomorrow, April 15, the sixth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School and a small group of guests will gather for the annual Medieval Feast. The Medieval Feast is the culminating event of a unit of study in which students learn about the everyday life of people living in Europe from around 500-1500 A.D. After engaging in lessons about the social hierarchy, jobs and economy, castle life, and the advancements of the time, the Feast allows the students to celebrate. To represent the historical period, students transform the school’s gymnasium into...
Take time this week to stop by the library to see the new titles ready for check out. “We Begin at the End” is by Chris Whitaker. Walk is the chief of police in the California town where he grew up. He has never forgiven himself for giving testimony that sent his best friend to prison decades earlier. Now Vincent is being released. Duchess is the thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw who is trying to keep her family together. Her mother grew up with Walk and Vincent and is bent on self-destruction. Walk and Duchess find themselves fac...
Thanks to everyone who stopped in during National Library Week! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support. Winners of the book bags were Benson Acosta, Maysen Olson, and Tristan Fultz. Winners of the Rad’s gift certificates were Irene Wendeln and Savannah Brown. Winners of the Creamery gift certificates were Kiley and Mariah Huravitch. Congratulations to the winners of our drawings. There will not be LEGO Club on Thursday and the library will be closed...
The former Creative Leisure building served as the venue for three short plays which were presented on April 2 and 3 as part of the Montana Actors' Theater's (MAT) youth programs. Youth actress, Hailey Ganderberger debuted as the lead character, Cindy, in one of the plays: Fighting Demons by Angela Hill. According to Hailey's mother, Kasie Gandenberger, opening night was a success, with all of the youth expressing "great emotion" and putting on "amazing performances." In Fighting Demons,...
No foolin’! On April 1, the Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) announced this year’s Shakespeare Project by putting out a call for theater makers. In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday on Friday, April 23, MAT will be streaming videos created by theater makers who participate in the Shakespeare Project. The deadline for video submissions is April 20. This project idea came to life while Dr. Valerie Guyant and Dr. Grant Olson were conversing about Shakespeare. The pair began wondering: What sort of lives would Shakespeare’s characters have live...
The JUMP Youth group was represented by this fine group of young volunteers, including the Easter Bunny! The Easter Bunny, aka Jackson Nordboe and Anna Terry state the meaning of Easter....
Celebrate National Library Week this week! Show your appreciation and support for the Harlem Public Library by sharing how your library has made a difference during the pandemic. Tell about an ebook, audiobook, virtual story time, book club, hotspot or a way your library supplied a service you needed. On Facebook use the hashtag #MyLibraryIs and make sure to tag Harlem Public Library in your post. Patrons may also submit entries in person at the library. A randomly selected winner will receive a Fire HD 8 tablet from the library. Call the...
Join us for National Library Week April 4 - 10, 2021! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic, library workers continue to exceed their communities’ demands and adapt resources and services to meet their users’ needs during these challenging times. Whether people visit in person or virtually, libraries offer endless opportunities to transform lives throu...
This week, Harlem Public Library, encourages all community members to visit their website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org to explore and access virtual services and programs. Harlem Public Library offers a wide array of online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including Niche Academy, ReadSQUARED, MTLibrary2Go, World Book Online, Montana Memory Project, Resume Builder, Montana PBS and more! April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday March 29th at 4:00 p.m. We have two non-fiction books available this week. “The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die” by Katie Engelhart focuses on six people representing different aspects of the right to die debate. “The Ultimate Meal Prep Cookbook” from America’s Test Kitchen provides 25 weekly plans. Each plan has a grocery list for a week of meals with no waste and simple, smart strategies for cooking on your schedule. New fiction this week inc...
The Harlem Public Library board of trustees meets for their regular meeting today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The Book Club’s new selection “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah may be picked up this week. The first discussion via Skype will be Monday, March 29, 4 P.M. The link may be found on the library website. Thanks to the Friends of the Harlem Public Library for purchasing this book kit. Did you know the library has a notary on staff? Carly will be happy to notarize documents at no fee. You still have time to take advantage of “B...
Stop by the library and pick up a new read or two! “The Children’s Blizzard” is by Melanie Benjamin. This is a story of courage on the Dakota Territory prairie inspired by the devastating storm that struck in Great Plains in 1888. Lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders, especially schoolchildren, were threatened that January day. Andrew Mayne has written “The Girl Beneath the Sea.” Sloan McPherson has forged a path for herself and her daughter away from her family of Florida treasure hunters and drug smugglers. Now Sloan is the go-to div...
Blaine County Library is still following CDC guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID. We are currently under a mask mandate implemented by the Blaine County Commissioners after the Governor lifted the statewide mandate. The library's Pandemic/Epidemic Policy gives the library board the authority to continue requiring masks, handwashing and social distancing until the CDC no longer recommends those measures to prevent the spread of COVID, and the library will be following that policy. Luck...
March is the month to “Buy a Bag O’ Books!” For only one dollar you may purchase a grocery sack full of used books. The Book Challenge for March is to read a nonfiction historical book or a historical fiction book. Each month we offer the challenge to read a book from a certain category. When you complete the challenge your name is entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. This week’s new books include “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. In this novel Nora Seed feels she had let everyone down in her life and is filled with...
On Monday, March 1, the Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) Youth Program held auditions at the Creative Leisure Building for roles in three, one-act youth productions. One of the young people selected is Hailey Gandenberger, the oldest daughter of Cory and Kasie Gandenberger. Mrs. Gandenberger teaches K-12 Art for the Chinook School District. Twenty-one area youth in grades 6-12 tried out for roles in Submerged: A Tragedy in One Act by H. Stuart Cottman and Le Vergne Shaw and in The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue by Ev Miller. Because those two sho...
A Chinook northside resident recently called and asked, "Have you heard about the moose who is wintering up here in our neighborhood?" I had not. She said, "If you come up right now you can get a picture, he's browsing on the bushes in my yard." That was my first introduction to the visitor I've named "Bullwinkle J. Moose" after the cartoon character who appeared on the ABC network during the early 1960's. Chinook's Bullwinkle appears to be a youngster, still sort of gangly, all legs and very...
The library will be hosting an open house book signing for local author Donna Miller, Thursday March 4th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to stop in to meet the author and get your book signed. Donna will have books available with a special event price of $25.00. We have one non-fiction book ready for checkout this week. “Uniquely Human (A Different Way of Seeing Autism)” by Barry Prizant, PhD is a new approach to understanding autism. “The Paris Library” by Janet Charles is based on the true World War II story of the heroic librari...
Celebrate the month of March with the “Buy a Bag O’ Books” used book sale at the library. A grocery sack full of used books is only one dollar! Book Club members may pick up the new selection “The Flood Girls” by Richard Fifield this week. The first discussion via Skype will be Monday, March 8 at 4 P.m. The link may be found on the library website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org. The Book Challenge for March is to read a nonfiction historical book or a historical fiction book. If you have completed the February Book Challenge contact the libra...
Masks are still required in the library as per the Blaine County Commissioners’ directive. We are still offering curbside service for those not wishing to enter the library building. The Harlem Public Library board of trustees meets today at 4:15 in the library meeting room. The library is hosting the “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program for infants, toddlers, and preschooler children. Parents/guardians are invited to register their children at the library or on our Facebook page. When a child signs up they will receive a free board book....
We have 2 new non-fiction books ready this week. "Keep Sharp" by Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a guide to building a better brain at any age. "Just as I Am" is the memoir of Cicely Tyson, which was released two days before she passed away. This book is part of our Black History Month display. We have several thrillers available this week. In "The Survivors" by Jane Harper, a body is discovered on the beach, unearthing dark secrets, hidden guilt, and simmering social tensions. Psychologist Alex Delaware an...
The physical education classes at Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook celebrated the completion of a unit on heart health with a Pie in the Face Gathering on February 18. Students who collected the most donations for their grade level in the Kids Heart Challenge, a program of the American Heart Association, were recognized at this Gathering and granted the privilege of throwing a pie at a school official. The Gathering was livestreamed on the school's Facebook page. The school's goal was to...
The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, February 24, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Challenge for February is to read a book with a medical theme. When you have completed the challenge contact the library to be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The library is sponsoring the “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program to encourage family literacy and to prepare children for school. Parents are encouraged to register their children for the program at the library or on our Fac...
