Products have arrived at Main Street Market yesterday for the Greenhouse.

DVD rotation movies

 The library has obtained some DVD movies for patrons to borrow.  There 24 movies on a rotational basis every 3 months through the Panhandle Library System. 

The rules for checking out these DVD movies are a 3 day checkout, and 1 movie per family at a time from this collection.  There are movies for adults and children.

This set include “Charlie Wilson’s War; “No Country for Old Men”;  “Tender Mercies”; “Dora the Explorer Super Babies”; “The Wind in the Willow”;  “I Love Lucy, Season One”; “9 to 5”; “Four Little Girls”;  “Battlefield of the Mind” by Joyce Meyer; “Super Cross”; “Terminator”; “In His Father’s Shoes”; and 12 more.

Synopsis of the last year at the library

 I have been the new director for 1 year and 1 month.  Thanks to the support of the Friends of the Kimball Library and the library board, we have added new shelving in the children’s area and shelving for magazines and Clean Harbor regulation notebooks in the adult area;  received 4 new computers from the Gates Foundation with matching funds;  added OVERDRIVE for downloadable audio and eBooks;  added the new Microfilm reader/printer/scanner;  and the Early Literacy Station for children aged 2-10; and are moving toward new catalog/OPAC software;  cleaned and rearranged and many other things.   It has been a busy year and we hope everyone will enjoy and utilize the new additions.  Funds for the Early Literacy Station were also provided by The Firstier Bank and Points West Bank.  Children seem to be enjoying this new machine.  Stop in and get a personal tour.

Summer reading program & more

 It seems early yet, but the staff is making plans for Summer Reading Program.  It is scheduled from June 13, 2011 until July 6.  The library needs ice cream buckets and round oatmeal cardboard containers or round hot chocolate mix cardboard containers for craft projects.  If you have some to donate to the program, just drop them off at the library. 

We are excited that the meeting rooms in the library are getting more use.  The community is invited to use them.  If they are used for educational and civic purposes there is no charge.  If they are used for social purposes there is a small fee.  Recently the rooms have been used by the Tai Chi classes and by the newly formed photography group.  Both are something new and positive for the community.

Main Street Market is looking for a full-time meat cutter.

Main Street Market is looking for a fulltime meat cutter.

Main Street Market is looking for a fulltime meat cutter.

Easter Lilies are on sale now at Coop!

Summer Reading Program supplies

 The staff is making plans for Summer Reading Program.  It is scheduled from June 13, 2011 (a Monday) until July 6 (a Wednesday).  The library needs ice cream buckets and round oatmeal cardboard containers or round hot chocolate mix cardboard containers for craft projects.  If you have some to donate to the program, just drop them off at the library.  And Thank you.

Forts of Nebraska presentation

 Sunday afternoon, The Friends of the Library hosted a very entertaining and informative presentation on “The Forts of Nebraska” by Jeff Barnes from Omaha.  Mr. Barnes was a very knowledgable speaker, had wonderful slides to show and gave us some very interesting history about our beautiful state of Nebraska and how it related to the history of the United States at that particular period of time.  He covered 11 Forts in Nebraska beginning with the first one in 1820, Ft. Atkinson.  Nebraska forts were outstanding and important, especially Fort Kearny (at Kearney, NE) and our beloved Ft. Robinson.  The library will have his book, “Forts of the Northern Plains”, available soon.  It covers forts of the plains during the Indian Wars.  Mr. Barnes has driven over 13,000 miles in researching and photographing these historical sites.