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, “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner and “Waltzing Montana” by Mary Clearman Blew.

April is National Garden Month and Autism Awareness Month. The display table is full of a wide variety of gardening and landscaping books to choose from. We also have a selection of books to improve your awareness of autism, many of which have been purchased recently.

We would like to remind patrons about MontanaLibrary2Go. MontanaLibrary2Go is a consortium service that offers circulating downloadable digital e-books and audiobooks to patrons at participating libraries. MontanaLibrary2Go offers a collection of over 25,000 contemporary, classic, and bestseller downloadable and streaming audiobooks and e-books (books in electronic, or digital, format) to patrons of participating Montana public, tribal, and academic libraries. Recently 2,379 downloadable magazines were added to MontanaLibrary2Go. You need to be a patron of a participating library and be in good standing to use MontanaLibrary2Go. Blaine County Library is a participating library. If you need to learn how to access MontnaLibrary2Go, just give us a call and we can walk you through the process. If you need in-person help with your device, we can do that too!

After School Hangout for grades 7 and 8 is on Mondays at 3:30. Story Time for ages 6 and under is Tuesdays at 10:30. After School Hangout for grades 5 and 6 is Tuesdays at 3:30. LEGO Club for grades Kindergarten and up is Thursdays at 3:30. Masks are still required for anyone age 5 and over during all programs. Hand washing will be required upon entering the building. There will be social distancing where applicable. There will be no food or drinks during programs.

We have 2 iPads available for checkout for a 14-day checkout, and 3 WiFi hotspots.

Blaine County Library is still following CDC guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID. We are currently under a mask mandate implemented by the Blaine County Commissioners after the Governor lifted the statewide mandate. The library’s Pandemic/Epidemic Policy gives the library board the authority to continue requiring masks, handwashing and social distancing until the CDC no longer recommends those measures to prevent the spread of COVID, and the library will be following that policy.