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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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I can’t believe the Summer Reading program is half over this week. With the weeks flying by, I want to remind everyone that the Library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th so the staff may celebrate with their families. The Library will be open regular hours the rest of the week and all regular programs will be held at normal times. We had quite the crew in the Library a few days ago when the Rotary Club decided to hold a volunteer night at the Library. They tidied shelves, cut out name tags for programs, put DVD’s and books away, made sig...
Everyone saw the wonderful picture of the Rotary Club presenting a check to the Library last week. I thought I would translate what that donation, the funding from the Friends of the Library, funding from the Whitehall School District summer program, and the $250 donation from the Black Tie Blue Jean organization will mean to the children, teens, and adults of the Whitehall/Cardwell area. The cost of the summer reading program includes craft supplies, programming fees, prizes, snacks, publicity, manuals, extra staffing, and planning hours....
Summer Reading is off to a great start and this week even more exciting programs are in store for our readers. Monday the Countdown to Kindergarteners will be exploring letters and the alphabet. They are working on making a line, following directions, cutting with scissors, writing their names, and more. Story time has moved to 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, followed by the regular “Building a Better World” summer reading programs. This Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. the Christensen School of Dance will be here to show off their steps, explain the dif...
The Library will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday May 29. In response to the young patron who asked me why we were closed on that day, here is the answer. Memorial Day came out of the horrific casualties the United States suffered on both sides during the Civil War. On May 5, 1868, General John Logan, a Union general, declared there would be a yearly observance to honor those who had died in the Civil War. The day was originally entitled Decoration Day and only celebrated in the northern states. The Southern states kept their own form of...
Mark your calendars for Neal Lewing on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library! Neal is part of the Humanities Montana Conversation Program and will be presenting “Meagher of the Sword, Montana’s First Acting Governor. According to the Humanities Montana website, “This is the story in folklore, music and Meagher’s own words, of the man commemorated in the statue that graces the Montana State Capitol’s front lawn.” Lewing is an actor, singer/songwriter, recording artist, playwright, poet, storyteller, author and historian. The program is free and op...
Ready to tap your toes and lift your spirits? This Thursday, May 11, at 5:30 p.m. the Library will be hosting an evening of Irish music. The event is free and open to anyone who enjoys live music with an Irish twist. Bring your children and make a night of it for the whole family! The Erin in Exile exhibit will stay at the Library until the end of May. If you haven’t had a chance to see it come anytime during regular hours. The exhibit is in order throughout the adult section and contains a wealth of information and photographs covering the h...
I am writing this from Chicago where I am visiting my youngest daughter. The city has some great things to offer but I am ready to be back in Montana! The “Erin in Exile” exhibit will arrive on Wednesday and we will be setting up that afternoon. The Friends will be hosting the opening reception on Thursday, May 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. You are all invited to view the exhibit and enjoy some wonderful treats. The exhibit will be in the library until the last week in May when it goes on to Missoula Public. Don’t forget the Library will be closed o...
I just received great news that Neal Lewing from Humanities Montana will be able to come and do his presentation on Thomas Francis Meagher June 5th at 6:30. It will be a great night of Montana history! Since May’s History Book Club is featuring “The Immortal Irishman”, this will be a great night to find out even more about one of our most well-known personalities. On May 29 the Library will be closed for Memorial Day. We will be open on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., our regular hours. On Tuesday we will begin pre-registration for the Su...
The History Book Club will be meeting to discuss “Paris” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, in the basement. Next month we will be reading “The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero” by Timothy Egan to go along with our celebration of the “Erin in Exile” exhibit. It was the 2016 Montana Book Award winner, presented by the Montana Library Association this past month in Billings. Egan previously won the National Book Award for his history of the Dust Bowl, “The Worst Hard Time”. Mark your calendar on May 6 for th...
Happy National Library Week! If you do not have a library card or have not been to the Library in a while, we invite you to come check out all of the programs and services. Also, coming up is National Children’s Book Week, May 1-7, and the “Erin in Exile” exhibit with activities throughout the month of May. In June the summer reading program will begin with this year’s theme “Building a Better World”. There will be programs on building a better world through science, dance, art, puppetry, and more. One of the most interesting classes I t...
Last call for the Friends of the Library meeting on Thursday, April 6th at 5:00. Everyone is invited and we have much to discuss about the coming months! If you would like more information about the Friends please call the Library at 287-3763 or drop by the circulation desk. I came home from the annual Montana Library Association (MLA) meeting with lots of new ideas and free things for the Library. When Hastings closed in Missoula they donated their extra DVDs and CD books on tape to the Missoula Public Library. Their staff generously shared...
By the time you read this I will be almost done with a week at the Montana Library Association (MLA) annual meeting in Billings. MLA provides a myriad of training in all types of areas and relevant issues relating to library funding, new laws, the latest technology, and more. It is also a chance for libraries to network together with new ideas and share programming that has worked well in their communities or maybe not worked so well. It is a mix of academic librarians, school librarians, specialty librarians, and of course, public librarians w...
Joyeux printemps! Happy springtime! The History Book Club will be finishing up “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 28, and head to France for April. Edward Rutherfurd’s novel “Paris” is the choice for next month. This historical novel about the city begins in 1261 and ends in 1968. Rutherfurd follows different French families from all walks of life throughout the great historical events occurring in the city. This is part of a series of books covering the great cities of Europe by Rutherfurd. If you would like to join us f...
I just returned from the Broad Valleys Federation meeting and thought I would share a little information about this wonderful organization. There are six different federations in Montana, which are divided into different geographical regions. The Broad Valleys Federation has 21 member libraries and stretches from Helena to Dillon. It includes large libraries such as Bozeman Public, medium libraries such as Whitehall, and smaller libraries. Some of the members are libraries which are a combination of a school and community library, such as the...
Last call for beginning computer classes! There are five spots left for the new session of beginners starting on March 6th. The advanced group will begin their new sessions in March as well with TechBoomers “Internet Safety 101”. If you are interested in the beginning classes just give us a call at 287-3763. For all of you “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” fans, I just saw a teaser trailer release for the new movie “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul”. It looks like it will be released this summer so watch out for it . You can watch the teaser at:...
Like many people around the country, I am currently watching “Victoria” on television every week. It is a wonderful historical drama about the life of Queen Victoria, one of Great Britain’s longest ruling monarchs. She was only 18 years old when she ascended the throne in June of 1837 and during her lifetime her children and grandchildren would rule over many of the countries in Europe. Victoria reigned for over sixty years until her death in 1901. She was an interesting woman who spoke English, German, French, Italian and Latin; as well as be...
I received word this last week that the Library will be hosting “Erin’s Exiled Children” during the month of May this year! There will be all types of special programming to accompany the exhibit so watch here for special announcements. A full itinerary of the programs will be on the March Programming calendar so everyone will be able to plan ahead for special evening events. Summer Reading is already in the planning stages. This year the theme is “Building a Better World” and the ideas are already flowing from the staff. Clifford the Big R...
If you have ever had a desire to write and have others appreciate, critique, and make suggestions on your work; the Tuesday night Writer’s Group invites you to come and be a part of their fellowship. The first meeting was such a success that the group asked to meet weekly instead of once a month. The meetings will be every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Library. Feel free to bring ideas you are working on, rough drafts, finished works, or writing helps. Bruce Ball is moderating the group. Information Literacy comes in many forms. Last w...
It’s Music Jam Time for all the singers, musicians, and patrons who just like to listen in. Music Jam is a group of people who love to make music together in the basement of the Library. The group meets every second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and is open to anyone who enjoys making a joyful noise. January 16th the Library will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will be open on Saturday for our usual hours from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. I spent the morning opening our new laptops for the computer classes. They are so much fun and have all t...
Happy New Year and welcome to 2017, a year of new programming and old at the Library! First of all Bruce Ball will be leading a new writer’s group in the evening at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10th. Anyone who is interested in writing is welcome to bring their work, start something new, give advice or seek advice from others. Although it seems like winter has just started, the Friends of the Library will be hosting a series of classes on fly fishing. The classes are for children, teen, adults or anyone else who is interested in learning or j...
I hope you are all staying warm this snowy season. If you are in need of something fun to read, the Library just received another shipment of new books and movies. The collection is now all caught up on several series, including Anne Perry’s detective stories, the Maisie Dobbs mysteries, and a variety of independent books. For young fantasy fans, there are all six volumes of the “Knights of Arrethtrae” series by Chuck Black and the first volume of John Flanagan’s Ranger Apprentice (The Early Years) series entitled “The Battle of Hackham H...
What a great visit we had with Santa on Saturday! The Library staff wishes to express a special thank you to the Friends of the Library for providing goodie bags for the children, refreshments for the adults, setting up the snack tables, and helping the staff clean up afterwards. Of course, a huge thank you to our dear Santa who listened to almost 100 children tell him their most-wanted requests for this year. I hope the parents were able to take great pictures with all the excitement. However did we manage without cameras on our cellphones?...
Are you running out of gift ideas, recipes for holiday gatherings, or decorating ideas? The Library has many excellent resources for creating new traditions during the season. “Christmas from the Heart” from Better Homes and Gardens, “The Christmas Stocking Book” by Mary D’Alton, “Christmas Comfort & Joy” edited by Carol Field Dahlstrom, and “Christmas All Through the House” are all wonderful books to help with any holiday need. If there are little helpers in the house, they might enjoy “Cookie Dough Fun” published by Publications Internat...
December is here and the Library schedule is full of fun holiday activities. Tuesday afternoons, December 6 and 13 at 2:00 p.m. will be the adult ornament making classes. The itinerary will include traditional German stars and Danish heart baskets with materials provided. Please let us know if you would like to attend. The Library will also be participating in the Whitehall Christmas Stroll on December 10 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The Friends of the Library will be hosting an open house with lots of goodies for the adults and students, while the...
I hope everyone has a wonderful few days off for Thanksgiving. The Library will be closed Thursday and Friday this week so the staff may enjoy the holiday with friends and family. Saturday will resume regular hours from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is new book season in the publishing world and the collection is receiving new works from favorite authors almost every day. I wanted to share some of the new titles which arrived just in this week. Many popular mystery authors are releasing new works in time for the holidays. Patricia Cornwell has a...
