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ELECTION Nov 5th

Late registration? Learn more here.

SUMMER READING FUN
Thank you all who participated in the Summer Reading programs this year. Winners of reading contest are Gavin, Layla, Kenady & Makenna.

SMOKEY BEAR VISITS LIBRARY on Friday, Oct. 18th @ 2 pm. Prizes & Goodies +

BIG MOVIE WATCH
A sci-fi rom-com about a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide FREE Feb. 7th-17th using your library card #. Learn more.

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LIBRARY HOURS
Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm Saturday 9 am- 2 pm.

NEW BOOK SHELVES
We moved books & installed new shelves! Stop in to see!

THURSDAY TECH Help
12 - 1 pm Thurs.: Help learning your Device: Computer, phone, wi-fi? Or call for appt: 406 822-3563.

Check It Out: NEW SUGGESTIONS for Must Read Books from your Library.

Fundraiser Thanks
Thank you all who came to the Santa Party & Cookie Exchange events. Congrats raffle winners. Friends of the Library need you.

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NEWSLETTER
Info on programs, resources, books & more. Read Dec. News.

BLOOD PRESSURE KITS
Need to monitor your blood pressure? We now can lend kits for a week, maybe longer. Call 406 822-3563.

CYBER ESSENTIALS
On October 16th, Thursday, All Day, the Library is offering a Cyber Security Class. Starts at 10 am, lunch at noon, ends at 3 pm. Call us to sign up!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETINGS: Monthly 4th Tuesday 12 pm at the Commissioners Mtg. Rm.
MORE INFO

AGENDA

Library FOOD BANK
Overdue book? Donate non-perishable food items. Got extra? Donate to our food pantry! NEED a little help with food? Stop into the Food Pantry @ the Library. Free library cards, too!

Library Guides

CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISING
THANK YOU EVERYONE
Friends of the Library held their annual Christmas fundraising basket(s) raffle PARTY Dec. 13th. Santa was here at 11 am. Tickets for prizes drawn at NOON.
CONGRATS WINNERS.

EXCELLENT APP:
Kanopy lets you stream films free with your Library card! More info.

MONDAY Gathering
1:30 pm: Hobnobbing - Kids Group offers weekly learning adventures with followup of crafting fun! Join us.

SELF CARE SATURDAY
Join us for the inaugural event Saturday, January 3rd. Heather has Lego Table & Instructions for kids and Journaling & Journal Making for the Young Adults/ Adults. Writing supplies available! JOIN US!

LIBRARY NEWS Archive:

LOCAL POETS LAUREATE
Thank you, Mark Gibbons (Alberton) and Chris La Tray (Frenchtown) Montana's latest Poets Laureate for your Sept 28th visit!!

AUTHOR VISIT Success
Thanks to Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray and the patrons who visited us Tues. Sept. 3rd, 2024. Thank you

PIE CONTEST WINNERS:
Nancy Wilson: Rhubarb Surprise
Eleanor Hollenback: Banana Cream
Pat Metzger: Rhubarb Custard Alexis Naef (GRAND PRIZE WINNER): New York Cheesecake
Thanks to our 2021 judges: Vicky Miller, Gaylene Borden and Zoe Kelsey!

READING WINNERS 2024
K-2 Gavin S & Layla V
5-6 Kenady C
7-8 Makenna C

FUNDRAISER
SUCCESS 2020-Style
ONLINE Facebook Fundraising Campaigns netted more than $700 for Library Programs, including our Summer Reading Contest.

Thank You KATHY SKALAK for your winning bid on the quilt donated by Claudia Price & the Christmas Bazaar Fundraising Package. And all who donated, including individually online!

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Montana Author Visited!
Thank you for joining us Aug 21st when Katie Powner returned with another page-turning novel. Great reading & cake!

LIFE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST
Thank you all who attended the April 5th, 2024, Zoom presentation with Ben Lesser, a 96-year-old author and survivor of Nazi Germany. Read his story with a special discount. BUY NOW: Book Discount: Code: Library25

Beautiful homemade quilt donated to raised funds for Mineral County Library MT

*$25 for 1st place & $15 for 2nd.

WRITER DIRECTOR RON FORD
Thank you all who came to listen & on Oct. 30th. Writer, Director and Actor Ron Ford was here to talk about his life's work -- books to movies -- and we ate cake! !

I don't believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don't have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn't go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years."

Ray Bradbury, American Author

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Banned Books Week - Celebrate the Freedom to Learn

CELEBRATE MLK
January 27th, 2022
Follow Martin Luther King Jr's example: Do good for someone else.

Brandy Elhert poses with her winning Key Lime Pie and Family!

WE WON PILCROW GRANT
Thanks to The Pilcrow Foundation for awarding the Mineral County Library a grant that puts 69 new kids books on our shelves for checkout! We learned of our award the summer of 2019. The goal of the Foundation is to provide quality hardcover books to rural libraries. Come see us today!

Banned Book Week
We celebrated the freedom to read during 2022 Banned Books Week: Sept. 18th - 24th.

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Winners received a Baking Cookbook and aprons for all kids. Thanks to all who participated in the challenge and enjoyed some prize winning pies with us!

Dan Arnsan and Library Director Guna and a Trevor's Tank Story Cake!

2019: A Good Year
WE MET THE AUTHORS
Thanks Chris Latray, Mike Raether, Dan Arsan and Leslie Budewitz for coming to share your new books and stories with our little library. They came on Aug. 17th, Jul. 14th, May 11th, Mar. 30th, respectively. See our party pictures on Facebook.

WORKSHOP: Thanks Gwen Florio April 20th for putting on a writer's workshop! And all who attended.

ANNUAL PIE CONTEST
Great fun at our 3rd annual Pie Contest on Mar.16th. 2019.

#1 Overall Winner
Brandy Elhert -- Key Lime Pie

Kids: Karissa Pearce - Apple Pie

PUMPKIN CONTEST
A major cold snap during the last week of October didn't dampen the fun at the 2019 Library Pumpkin Decorating Party & Costume Contest. Thanks all who joined us Oct 29th.

Best Costume Winners:
Preschool
1st - Mataea S & 2nd - Kenadie S.

K-2 - Brian M.

Best costume: Mataea S.

Preschool Pumpkin Winners:
1st - Kenadie S.
2nd - Kaiden M.
3rd - Boaz M.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
1st - Piper M.
2nd - Solveig F.
3rd - Cael C.

Grades 3-6 Winners
1st - Austin K.
2nd - Syndi
3rd - Alida F.

Best Pumpkin
Piper M.

Each winter, Friends of the Library organizes a Holiday Bazaar to raise program funds and we also host a holiday party for the kids!

Friends of the Mineral County Public Library Montana

ANNUAL EVENTS with Friends:

Each summer, Friends of the Library organize a Summer Reading Program with an in-house reading contest and a weekly Reading in the Park.

READING CONTEST WINNERS July 2022
Zaimon Firestone, Grade 5-6; Hunter Steele, Grade 3-4; Emmett Firestone, Self Reader, K-2; & Layla Vigue, Buddy reader, K-2. Congrats!!!

FEATURED:
MONTANA MEMORY
Check out the project capturing notable Montana moments with the Montana Memory Project website (Link).

Mondays 1:30 pm
Homeschoolers / parents are invited to participate in a weekly science experiment and crafts!

HOBNOBBING

Always a good excuse to gather at the Public Library

SELF-CARE SATURDAY

Saturdays 9 am - 2 pm
Kids enjoy our Lego table with Build Instructions; Adults and Young Adults will create journals and diaries. Writing supplies available.

Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Bring crochet and knitting projects, learn techniques, share advice, and generally have a good time.

CROCHET and Knitting Lovers Circle (CAKLS)

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Tuesdays 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bring your lunch (or grab a Tuesday special at Darlow's)and join us in our comfy space of lending and learning.

CESSS: Seize The Day

Tuesdays 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Send loved ones a note using our free Cards, Envelopes, Stamps, Stickers and Stationery (CESSS).

Story hour provided online by Parents as Teachers during stay-at-home period.

Imagine:
Free books for 0-5 year olds!

Follow Storytime with PAT on Facebook.

Wednesdays 11 am
Mineral County Parents as Teachers (PAT) read stories and lead youngsters in a half hour of playtime: Goose On the Loose!

STORY & Play Time

More info about Parents as Teachers (PAT): Website.

Wednesdays 11:00 - 11:30 am
Bring the kids for a bit of play with crafts and toys and a story, too. Fun is the goal.

STORY & PLAY TIME

LUNCH in the Library

FRIENDS of the Library

The BEES Book Club

2 pm - Quarterly
Have fun, meet good folks, and help the Library do its community vital thing. We need you!

Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Good reading, lots of fun and some adventure as part of the Library's Book Reading Group The Bees.JOIN US!

EVENT WITH US!
If you have questions or ideas for library activities, CALL US @ 406-822-3563.