• Pre-K Story Time: Fire Safety

    It’s Fire Safety Week, and we’ve got a special surprise planned for our Pre-K friends! Fire Safety Story Time! Our friends from the Valentine Fire Department are visiting Pre-K Story Time this Friday, October 10th at 9:30 AM! Kids will get to meet real firefighters, ...more

  • Craft Hour: Fall Bean Mosaic

    🍂🎨 Kids in grades 3 and up can celebrate the season with a Fall Bean Mosaic! Using an assortment of colorful dried beans, you’ll glue and arrange them to create a festive fall picture—maybe pumpkins, leaves, or anything autumn inspires. Each design will be one-of-a-kind, ...more

  • Pre-K Story Time: Scarecrows

    Join us for Story Time—designed especially for Pre-K kids and their grown-ups!Each Friday from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m., we explore a fun new theme through stories and hands-on crafts that spark creativity and learning. What to Expect: Themed Story Time: Listen to an engaging story ...more

  • Shhhh!…We’re Reading Book Club: Wild Fire

    Teens & tweens, get ready for a page-turner you won’t want to put down! This month, we’re diving into Wild Fire by Dee Garretson. When a simple summer camp in the wilderness turns into a fight for survival, four teens must rely on their wits, ...more

  • Craft Hour: Pumpkin Yarn Art

    🎃🧶 Kids in grades 3 and up are invited to get crafty with a Pumpkin Yarn Craft! Using yarn and glue, you’ll shape and design your very own pumpkin creation—perfect for adding a cozy fall touch to your seasonal décor. It’s simple, fun, and a ...more

  • Craft Hour: Spooky Watercolor Painting

    🕷️🎨 Kids in grades K–5 are invited to make a Spooky Watercolor Painting! First, you’ll draw spider webs on your paper using a white crayon. Then, watch the magic happen as you spread watercolor paint across the page—the webs stay white while the colors swirl ...more

  • Pre-K Story Time: Pumpkins

    Join us for Story Time—designed especially for Pre-K kids and their grown-ups!Each Friday from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m., we explore a fun new theme through stories and hands-on crafts that spark creativity and learning. What to Expect: Themed Story Time: Listen to an engaging story ...more

  • Craft Hour: Halloween Perler Bead Creations

    👻🎨 Kids in grades 3 and up can get spooky and creative with Halloween Perler Beads! Design your own haunting creation or choose from one of our fun Halloween patterns—think pumpkins, bats, ghosts, and more. Once the beads are fused, you’ll have a festive decoration ...more

  • Pre-K Story Time: Monsters (Kids can wear their costumes!)

    Happy Halloween! This week’s theme is Friendly Monsters! Kids can wear their Halloween costumes (any kind!) to storytime fun—then stop back by the library at 4:30 for the Annual Scare in the Square Trick-or-Treat Parade! Join us for Story Time—designed especially for Pre-K kids and ...more

  • Ag-Citing Science: Pumpkins to Pie!

    Join 4-H educator, Blair Speck, as brings agriculture to life for kids in grades K-5th!  This collection of hands-on modules, created by the Nebraska 4-H Youth Development Ag & Food Systems Team and Nebraska Ag in the Classroom materials, is utilized to help youth explore ...more