Library Ramblings--

Early Literacy Centers

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Come see the early literacy centers at the library. There are two that are available to children between the ages of 3-8. There is a bilingual version that can help your child. Over 80 programs are available at the library on these centers. These centers are available because of grants from the Hawarden Community Foundation and the Sioux County Foundation. Special thanks to Peoples Bank of Hawarden who generously gave to this project.

SMART INVESTING @ YOUR LIBRARY

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It's time to think about money!

Join us at the library as we offer classes in investing as part of a grant from the American Library Association and FINRA. All materials for the class are free. The first meeting date is September 28 at 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m.

Call to register at 551-22244.

IT'S NEW AND IT'S GREAT

2009-10-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

The Hawarden Public Library has just added five new databases to its collection. These are accessible through our web site under the "do research" tab. Now, from your home computer, or at the library you can search the following:

--Auto Repair Reference Center

--Home Improvement Reference Center

--Hobbies and Crafts

--Small Engine Repair

--NoveList Plus

These are part of our EbscoHost Database. You will need to stop by the library for a password and login --but then you are on your way!

Call us if you have questions.

May Activities

2009-05-05T04:11:00.000-07:00

May is that month where school winds down and everyone begins thinking about summer! Our summer reading program is planned. Registration begins the 18th of May. Be sure to stop by the library and sign up your children and sign the permission slip.

Also, May marks "Children's Book Week". We will be celebrating with author Kari Kay who has written FLOPPYCAT. Kay will speaking at the library on Wednesday, May 13th at 3:30 p.m. in the meeting room. She will be offering books for sale. Hope to see you there.

On Saturday, May 16th, Hawarden native Michael Kuiper will be signing his new book at the library at 11 a.m. Please stop by to say hi and wish Michael well.

Don't forget book discussion group on May 20th with author Nicole Baart (hopefully). Nicole will join us if her schedule allows. We will be discussing her new book, THE MOMENT BETWEEN.

Outdoor Lab/Classroom

2009-05-05T04:09:00.000-07:00

The Library Board is working very diligently on the plans for the Outdoor Lab/Classroom. We are grateful for all of you who have donated to the project. You should begin seeing some "action" in the area in the next few months. Plans call for a "prairie' area featuring native Iowa
plants as well as a sitting area. Check out the plans at the library.

February is almost over- - - -

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It has been a great month at the library. Lots of people have been coming through our doors. The library board has also decided to proceed on a new project--An Outdoor Library Lab --on the area north of our parking lot. The plans have been in the paper, and they are also on display at the libary. The idea is to develop an area into an outside story area with wi-fi access and native Iowa trees and flora. Now, the fundraising has begun!

Did you know that Eric Carle's book THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR is 40 years old! The library will be celebrating the event with kindergarten and first graders on Thursday, Feb. 26.

It should be a good time!

Have you been to the library lately?

2009-01-24T09:38:00.000-08:00

If you have not been to the library, walk on over! We are thrilled with how the downloadable book program has soared to great heights. You can download to your Ipod or Mp3 players via the library's web site.

In February we will be introducing even more pictures to the Helen Vipond Digitization Project.

There are over a 1000 photos showing the history of the Hawarden community. Please go to our web site and check it out: http://www.hawarden.lib.ia.us/

During the month of February there will be an "After School at the Library" program for first and second graders. It will be held on Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. Call to register.

It's February and it's time for Valentine's Day. Check out the display of romances!

November--be thankful for libraries!

2008-10-26T18:47:00.000-07:00

November is just around the corner. Make sure that your children attend our "After School at the Library" program on November 13 at 3:30 p.m. Puppeteer Lisa Laird will be presenting an awesome, fun-filled program about Farmyard Fables! The program is for kindergarteners through fifth grade! Lisa is great!

There will be also be a "Monday Matinee" for first through fifth graders on November 10. Call for the name of the movie and more details.

If you haven't looked at our Sioux County Newspaper Project, please check it out. Because of some wonderful grants, the Sioux County Library Association has been able to digitize all the papers of the county through the year 2000. The website lets you search by individual paper, year, and key words. Just follow this link!

And, a reminder, the library closes at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve and is closed on Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours resume on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

What's happening in OCTOBER?

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Everyone is invited to the library on Wednesday, October 29 at 1:30 p.m. for a special presentation by the "quilt lady". She will be presenting a program about feed sack quilts. She dresses in period costume and gives a great program. You won't want to miss this.

Story hours for preschoolers continue to be held on THURSDAY MORNINGS. The time is 10:30 a.m. Give us a call and your preschooler will have loads of fun.

On October 10th, there is a movie matinee for grades first through fifth. Call the library for more details.

Preschool Story Hours are Coming

2008-09-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

Story hour begins on the last Thursday in September and runs through the month of October. Be sure to register your preschooler by calling 551-2244. Registration is required. Story hour consists of stories, games, crafts, songs, and more for three - five year olds. We hope that your child will join us.

WILBOR CLASS

2008-09-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

Remember we will be having a class on downloading audio books to your computer and transferring to a MP3 player on Wednesday evening, Septembe 10 at 7 pm. Please call the library at 551-2244 to register.

It's almost time for school--

2008-08-20T11:43:00.000-07:00

School bells will be ringing next week for West Sioux students. Remember that the library has several online databases that are accessible through our website. You can search the World Book Online, EbscoHost--a wonderful database--with many full text articles from hundreds of periodicals, and of courses, you can also choose World Cat.

For more information about any of these services, please stop by the library. For some of them you will need a unique password available only in-person.

Don't forget to use WILBOR. Our downloadable books site is proving to be a hit. As long as you are a Hawarden or Sioux County rural resident, this service is there for you! Make sure to call us if you are unable to download the software and we will gladly walk you through it over the phone or in person with your laptop. Go to the library's website for any of these services.

OVERDRIVE--IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!

2008-05-12T19:15:00.000-07:00

We know you are waiting for those downloadable books. Keep watching this blog for the announcement of their arrival! It won't be long!!!!

DID YOU KNOW. . .

2008-05-08T14:22:00.000-07:00

that you can now search the newspapers of Sioux County, Iowa online from the library's website through the year 2000! Isn't that great? All you genealogists need to check this out along with the Hawarden historical slide collection on the library's web site-- you can find us at www.hawarden.lib.ia.us

Please take a look!

Take time to read

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Do you need to relax? Check out a book--if you like inspirational fiction, try SUMMER SNOW by Nicole Baart. This is the sequel to AFTER THE LEAVES FALL. It is a story of forgiveness and new beginnings. It is also about knowing who you are. The author is from Sioux Center, Iowa.

Are you a walker? Try our books on cd. And, announcing, that soon we will have downloadable books for your MP3 Players. Awesome new service!!!! Check our website or this blog for the date that this will go live.

Grab a cup of coffee in the morning and read the paper, read your book, or just read the ads. It is a great way to begin the morning. In fact, I think a flavored coffee is just the thing with a good book.

Summer reading begins the first week of June. This year we want adults and kids to track the minutes that they read. Who will read the most--adults or kids? I think I have a pretty good idea on this one!

Oh, we had our book sale today. Thanks to everyone who bought books to help us with our budget. We still have some left and they will be on sale at further reduced prices through the end of May. Bargains galore!