Closed Christmas Day

Closed Christmas Day

As we celebrate this special day, please note that our library will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24th and 25th. We will resume our regular hours on Thursday, December 26th, at 9:00 am. But while our physical doors may be closed on December …more

๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ!

๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ!

The Friends of the Valentine Public Library ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! This year, we are doing things bigger and better! Teams can register for the morning session, afternoon session, or both. Get your team together, pick a fun name, and …more

Our “Friends Tree”

Our “Friends Tree”

๐‘จ ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’Œ ๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’š! This holiday season, weโ€™re celebrating the heart of our libraryโ€”๐˜๐Ž๐”, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ! The Friends group was founded to provide vital volunteer support, foster community ideas for enhancing library services, and …more

Meet Our Elf on the Library Shelf

Meet Our Elf on the Library Shelf

Introducing Dewey, our Elf on the Library Shelf! Straight from the North Pole, Dewey has arrived at Valentine Public Library to spread some holiday cheer! When you and your little ones drop by to pick out books before Christmas, take a few minutes to hunt …more

Celebrate the Holiday Season at the Library

Celebrate the Holiday Season at the Library

Join us at the library for a month filled with holiday cheer and creativity! Stop by our card-making station to craft a special Christmas card to share with friends, family, neighbors, or even a local senior or service member! Card stock, envelopes, and festive trimmings …more

Bookmobile

Bookmobile

The Bookmobile schedule for 2024/2025 is ready! You’ll find the new schedule under Bookmobile in the “About the Library” drop-down menu. This outreach service visits schools in communities throughout Cherry County on a bi-weekly schedule. The Bookmobile carries fiction and non-fiction materials for adults and …more

Friends of the Valentine Public Library Membership Drive

Friends of the Valentine Public Library Membership Drive

Do you love the library? Would you consider becoming a Friend?  We would love to have you become a โ€œFriendโ€ and offer support to them as they assist the library in so many projects. This year, the Friends of the Valentine Public Library’s primary focus …more

The Library is for explorers!

The Library is for explorers!

Telescope and Binocular Lending are available at Valentine Public Library. To expand access to STEM-related learning tools and materials, the Valentine Public Library has partnered with the Omaha Astronomical Society to circulate a Zhummell Z114 telescope for use by library patrons. Our goal is to …more

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

A graphic novel is a format of books that uses both illustrations and words to tell a story. They are similar to comic books in that they use sequential art to tell the story. Packed with rich plots, complex story-lines, and captivating visual elements, graphic …more