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.

National Library Week/Business After Hours

 National Library Week is April 16-22, 2011 and the library will celebrate on Wednesday, April 20 with after business hours open house that day.

The library board is planning for the event and the public is welcome.  Please come in and say hi during that week (and other times too).

Early Literacy Station

 The Early Literacy Station has arrived and is working.  This computer contains educational games for children ages 2-10.  It has a colored keyboard coded for vowels, consonants and numbers.  Everybody who has seen the keyboard wants one.  It is available for use now, but parents must accompany their children, especially the younger ones.  We hope the community will take advantage of this wonderful service.  The funds to purchase this great tool for children came from the Friends of the Library, Points West Bank, Firstier Bank, and the Community Garage Sale.   Thank you to all of you.

“Forts of Nebraska”

 On Sunday, April 10, at 2:00 p.m., the Friends of the Library will host their annual meeting and program.  The Program will be on “The Forts of Nebraska” and presented by Jeff Barnes through the Nebraska Humanities Council.  He will present a power-point presentation on the 12 forts in Nebraska and their 2000 year history and some little known facts.  He was a journalist and has written two books.

A painted design project for the library’s west walls

 Another project of the library board is to decorate two panels on the west end of the building.  An art contest is open to anyone who wants to submit a design.  If you drive down the alley on the west side of the library and look up, you can see a painted section (where there used to be windows), that are in need of some upkeep.  The library board is open to receiving any type of design, especially those that have to do with Kimball. 

Again, the goal is to decorate two panels on the west end of the building.  The library board is open to submission of any type of design and as many as you would like to submit.  The size of the boards will be about 4′ X 12′.  Ideas for you to think about are historical, a panorama, current area projects, a library theme, a funky or graphic design, children reading and playing, etc.  There have been a few inquiries and we are looking forward to receiving the designs. 

The deadline has been set for June 1, 2011 and there will a Chamber Bucks Award.  Submit as many designs as you would like.