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We had a nice turnout for our first Tuesday Summer Reading Program. A shout out to Deputy Kokkeler, who came and talked to the kids about his job, read a book and handed out some fun swag, courtesy of the Blaine County Sheriff's Office. Last week we had Rob Buhman and Connlin Brown come and talk about bees. This week Clinton Brown came and talked about being a cowboy. Next week Mitchel Smith will come talk about being a Navy Sailor. We are so thankful that community members have agreed to take...
June 15 is National Smile Power Day, and what better way to start the day than with a smile? Most people think that we smile because we feel happy, but it can go the other way as well: we feel happy because we smile. In fact, the simple act of smiling, whether forced or genuine, spurs a chemical reaction in the brain, which releases dopamine and serotonin. Many people know those two neurotransmitters by different names; serotonin is often called the happiness hormone and dopamine the feel-good...
Montana Actors’ Theater is offering a performing arts summer camp experience for children ages 5-15. The team invites Blaine County youth to sign up for this KidsMAT experience, which will take place in Chinook from July 5-8. According to Youth Activities Director, Angela Pratt, campers will learn all aspects of theater production, including story and script development, costuming, and technical aspects. Interested individuals can register online at mtactors.com/kidsmat/. Camp fees include a t-shirt and water bottle. Hours are M...
Everyone is invited to take part in the Summer Reading program “Tails and Tales!” Children may register at the library with a parent/guardian and adopt a stuffed animal friend and receive a free book. Throughout the months of June and July they may earn prizes for books read. Grand prizes will be awarded at the end of the program. Every Tuesday at 10 A.M. children may come to Story Time in the Park. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and bring a blanket to sit on. The next Sidewalk STEAM for elementary students will be June 16...
The Harlem Public Library invites readers of all ages to join in our Tails & Tales summer reading program! Registration will begin this week and the entire program will run until August 6th. We will kick off our summer with a stuffed animal adoption event. In collaboration with 21st Century and Aaniiih Nakoda College Library, children may come to the Harlem Library during operating hours during the month of June and choose a stuffed animal to adopt. When they choose their pet, they will set a goal to read so many books to their new friend throu...
Our Summer Reading Programs officially began yesterday! Children of all ages are invited to join the Blaine County Library’s Summer Reading Program and attend the fun programs and events we have planned. Children who join the summer reading program keep their minds active and enter school in the fall ready to learn and ready to succeed. Kids can sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge anytime. For every two hours read, they will be able to enter their name into our Summer Reading prize drawings. There will also be small prizes awarded for e...
Children of all ages are invited to join the Blaine County Library's Summer Reading Program and attend the fun programs and events we have planned. Children who join the summer reading program keep their minds active and enter school in the fall ready to learn and ready to succeed. Kids can start signing up for the Summer Reading Challenge after school on Friday, May 24th. For every two hours read, they will be able to enter their name into our Summer Reading prize drawings. There will also be small prizes awarded for every two-hour entry and...
Given residual concerns about the pandemic in Montana, the music festivals that are typically held in twelve districts each spring, followed by State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, which also populate school calendars this time of year, were conducted differently in April and May. However, the Chinook High School music programs did hold their Spring Concert on May 6 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium. Due to a directive issued by the Montana High School Association, all district music festivals were held virtually this spring, and those performances...
Have a great time at the library this summer by joining the Summer Reading program “Tails and Tales.” All ages are invited to participate by tracking the number of books read between June 1 and August 6 to earn prizes. Summer Reading will kick off the week of June 1-June 4. Children may come to the library with a parent/guardian to register and to choose a stuffed animal to adopt that comes with a free book. You may also register anytime during the summer on the READsquared app. Story Time in the Park will be held for younger children in the...
We have one non-fiction book available this week. "Killing the Mob” by Bill O’Reilly is the tenth book in the Killing series and it focuses on the Mob and the FBI’s fight against it. “Finding Ashley” is the latest from Danielle Steel. It is the story of two strong, brave women turning wrenching loss into reconnection, and a family reunited after bringing dark secrets into the light. “A Distant Shore” by Karen Kingsbury is a high stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith. John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in “Sooley,...
Check out the gardening books we have on display at the library. Time to start thinking about getting busy in the dirt! The Book Challenge for May is to read a book set in Montana. We have a great selection in our Montana fiction section. Be sure to let the library know if you have completed the April challenge so you can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. Two new WWII novels are ready for check out. “The Kitchen Front” is by Jennifer Ryan, the author of “The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir.” With the war on, the BBC radio is...
The Montana Actor's Theater (MAT) invites local actors and actresses to Save the Date, May 8, as audition day. The former Creative Leisure Building at 417 First Street in Havre will be the audition venue for youth and adults interested in a role in A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays. The auditions will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, residents of Athens interact with fairies from a local forest, and soon four young Athenians...
We have one non-fiction book and several thrillers available this week. In "On the House: A Washington Memoir" John Boehner, former Speaker of the House, shares colorful tales from the halls of power, the smoke-filled rooms around the halls of power, and his fabled tour bus. "When the Stars Go Dark" by Paula McLain is a thriller that entwines fictional crime with real cases and is guaranteed to keep readers up all night. "The Other Emily" by Dean Koontz takes readers on a twisting journey of...
Today, Wednesday, April 28, the library board will meet at 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. If you have completed the April Book Challenge to read a book in a different format than you usually do, please contact the library so your name can be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Book Challenge for May is to read a book set in Montana. Virtual Story Time is over for the year. Thanks to all who participated! Summer Reading is just around the corner. The theme this year is “Tails and Tales” and will explore the exc...
Take part in The Book Challenge for April by reading a book in a different format that you usually read. For instance, you may wish to read a digital ebook or listen to an audio book. You may want to try a graphic novel or a large print book! We have a display for you to choose from and we can get you started on MTLibrary2Go. The library board of trustees will hold their regular meeting April 28, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. The members of the board include Jack Young, Valerie VanVoast, Teresa Cornell, Lori Owens, and Linda Tangen....
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, April 26th at 4:00 p.m. In the library meeting room. We have 2 new non-fiction books available this week. “The Agitators” by Dorothy Wickenden is the story of three friends who fought for abolition and women’s rights. “Every Day is a Gift” is the remarkable story of U.S. Senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth. New fiction this week includes: “Northern Spy” by Flynn Berry, “Good Company” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeny, “Eternal” by Lisa Scottoline, “Th...
Tomorrow, April 15, the sixth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School and a small group of guests will gather for the annual Medieval Feast. The Medieval Feast is the culminating event of a unit of study in which students learn about the everyday life of people living in Europe from around 500-1500 A.D. After engaging in lessons about the social hierarchy, jobs and economy, castle life, and the advancements of the time, the Feast allows the students to celebrate. To represent the historical period, students transform the school’s gymnasium into...
Take time this week to stop by the library to see the new titles ready for check out. “We Begin at the End” is by Chris Whitaker. Walk is the chief of police in the California town where he grew up. He has never forgiven himself for giving testimony that sent his best friend to prison decades earlier. Now Vincent is being released. Duchess is the thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw who is trying to keep her family together. Her mother grew up with Walk and Vincent and is bent on self-destruction. Walk and Duchess find themselves fac...
Thanks to everyone who stopped in during National Library Week! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support. Winners of the book bags were Benson Acosta, Maysen Olson, and Tristan Fultz. Winners of the Rad’s gift certificates were Irene Wendeln and Savannah Brown. Winners of the Creamery gift certificates were Kiley and Mariah Huravitch. Congratulations to the winners of our drawings. There will not be LEGO Club on Thursday and the library will be closed...
The former Creative Leisure building served as the venue for three short plays which were presented on April 2 and 3 as part of the Montana Actors' Theater's (MAT) youth programs. Youth actress, Hailey Ganderberger debuted as the lead character, Cindy, in one of the plays: Fighting Demons by Angela Hill. According to Hailey's mother, Kasie Gandenberger, opening night was a success, with all of the youth expressing "great emotion" and putting on "amazing performances." In Fighting Demons,...
No foolin’! On April 1, the Montana Actors’ Theater (MAT) announced this year’s Shakespeare Project by putting out a call for theater makers. In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday on Friday, April 23, MAT will be streaming videos created by theater makers who participate in the Shakespeare Project. The deadline for video submissions is April 20. This project idea came to life while Dr. Valerie Guyant and Dr. Grant Olson were conversing about Shakespeare. The pair began wondering: What sort of lives would Shakespeare’s characters have live...
The JUMP Youth group was represented by this fine group of young volunteers, including the Easter Bunny! The Easter Bunny, aka Jackson Nordboe and Anna Terry state the meaning of Easter....
Celebrate National Library Week this week! Show your appreciation and support for the Harlem Public Library by sharing how your library has made a difference during the pandemic. Tell about an ebook, audiobook, virtual story time, book club, hotspot or a way your library supplied a service you needed. On Facebook use the hashtag #MyLibraryIs and make sure to tag Harlem Public Library in your post. Patrons may also submit entries in person at the library. A randomly selected winner will receive a Fire HD 8 tablet from the library. Call the...
Join us for National Library Week April 4 - 10, 2021! National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic, library workers continue to exceed their communities’ demands and adapt resources and services to meet their users’ needs during these challenging times. Whether people visit in person or virtually, libraries offer endless opportunities to transform lives throu...
This week, Harlem Public Library, encourages all community members to visit their website at www.harlempubliclibrary.org to explore and access virtual services and programs. Harlem Public Library offers a wide array of online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including Niche Academy, ReadSQUARED, MTLibrary2Go, World Book Online, Montana Memory Project, Resume Builder, Montana PBS and more! April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role...
