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It’s the final countdown. Eight days until the end of the reading portion of the Summer Reading Program. All reading grides and lists are due no later than 1:00pm July 26, 2025. Drawing for the raffle winners will take place at 1:15pm. I am very excited about the...
July may be the busiest programming month of the year here at ETLPL. We have year-round ongoing programs for all ages, Monday afternoon summer programs, Friday afternoon art, reading grids due, and three adult programs to promote. The last item on that list is the...
This year’s Children’s Parade was a glorious way to kick off 4th of July celebrations. We had eighty-one children and parents participate. Many of the children will, however, need a stern talking to before they get their temps as they broke a cardinal rule. Never pass...
Summer seems like an odd time for this article about a puzzle competition, but I didn’t schedule it. The competition is officially called the Prairie Lakes Puzzle Masters’ Tournament and is entering its second year. That means I wrote sketchy articles about it last...
In April I wrote an article about President Trump’s Executive Order regarding the Institute of Museum and Library Services. At that time, Trump had appointed Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the IMLS and the majority of staff had...
This week acts as the official bridge between our spring and summer at the library beginning with the Friends of the ETLPL Books and Bites on Saturday. We had collected so many books over the past year that it took nearly an hour and half to set up. Five hours later...
Summer really is right around the corner. Maybe not the weather, but certainly the end of the school year. While I still catch myself making plans for when I am off in the summer, I quickly catch myself and panic sends me back to making my real summer plans. This week...
Featured Summer Books Series Last summer Miss Maria began a weekly book club for patrons 9-13 years old. The Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club was actually in conjunction with the publishers of those books who provided swag for everyone who participated each week....