BlaineCountyLibrary

February is Library Lovers Month! We have a book display of romances to celebrate the month of February. Come in and fill out a heart telling us why you love your library! We have a drawing for adults and one for the kids, so you will want to sign up for that too. We have a “Make your own Valentine” station set up for kids and adults to make a Valentine or two.

February is also Black History Month. Elle put together a display of books celebrating black voices and black stories.

We have several thrillers and a couple of non-fiction books available this week. Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to long-buried secrets worth killing for in “The Ghost Orchid” by Jonathan Kellerman. “One Wrong Word” by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a heart-racing psychological thriller. “Lone Wolf” by Greg Hurwitz is an Orphan X novel.

“Lovers in Auschwitz” by Keren Blankfeld is the true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find each other again more than 70 years later. “It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle” by Mark Wolynn is a groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations.

Winter programs are now under way at the library. Some of our programs have changed and we altered the time a bit to allow kids to get home before dark. Monday will be 4th-8th grade activity from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday will be Story Time from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. This program is for preschool and younger children. Hangout for grades 5-8 will be Tuesdays from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Wednesday will be Home School Hour from 1:30-2:30 p.m. This is a family led program, so if we don’t have volunteers to host the program, there won’t be one that week. We are happy to provide supplies for programs. If you would like to sign up to host, you can find a google doc signup sheet on our Facebook page, or you can contact Emily at the library. Teen Scene for teenagers 13 to 18 is every other Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The next one will be February 21st. Thursdays will be LEGO Club from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Fridays will be Movie Day. We will show a family friendly movie from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us. We do ask that no children under 5 attend movies without an adult. We provide snacks and drinks at all after school programs.