Weekly Columns Archives

@ Your Library The remainder of 2025 will be busy for most people, but don’t forget to take care of…

@ Your Library Happy Thanksgiving! The library staff is grateful for another year of providing the community with wonderful books…

@ Your Library Hope your hunting season is going well. Sure wish someone could pick off a few of the…

@ Your Library Join us on Thursday, November 13th at 1:00 pm for a presentation on the Changes to Medicare…

@ Your Library Don’t be spooked, join us on Thursday, October 30th at 1:00 pm for a workshop on Preventing…

@ Your Library Hope you have stocked up on good books to read on this long weekend from school. Maybe…

@ Your Library Saturday, October 11 is a busy day at the library. Join us at 10:30 am for stories,…

@ Your Library Welcome October! The month of spooks and good reads. The library will also be hosting a free…

@ Your Library The library just received a gift of 100 new children’s books, ranging from pre-kindergarten through early readers.…

@ Your Library I am hopeful that the library parking lot will be redone by the time this column is…

@ Your Library Fall activities are in full swing. Join us Monday, September 15th at 6:30 pm for an amazing…

@ Your Library Welcome to fall, at least the start of fall season with school starting, fall sports kicking off…

@ Your Library Happy Labor Day weekend! May your weekend be free of labor and full of time with family…

@ Your Library Goodness, how did we arrive at the third week of August already. The Bass Tournament has begun…

@ Your Library It is the middle of August, college students are beginning to head off for their school year,…

@ Your Library Today’s reading prompt is to read a book with short chapters. There are a wide range of…

@ Your Library I am having trouble remembering to keep up with the reading challenge in the column. I’ve done…

 July 16, 2025 My Cabin Calls Take me back to 1952 Opening the door to my cabin Gathering my memories…

@ Your Library Next Friday is August. Where has the summer gone! I still have piles of books I want…

@ Your Library Today is the deadline to turn in your writing for our summer writing contest. Physical entries need…

@ Your Library It is the middle of July, the middle of summer reading and the library hopes your reading…

@ Your Library Happy Independence Day! Celebrate responsibly. The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Maybe end the…

@ Your Library Last week the reading prompt was to read a book with a pun in the title. There…

@ Your Library I apologize for not covering the last couple of Reading Challenge prompts. Today I’ll cover two and…

@ Your Library We are halfway through June. Summer reading time is speeding by. Be sure and grab a book…

@ Your Library The library hope your summer is starting off with great weather and plenty of time to read.…

@ Your Library Start your summer with some magic! Magic at the library with magician Brodini on Tuesday morning June…

@ Your Library Summer reading starts in ten days! We are just about ready for the razzle, dazzle of magicians…

@ Your Library Outside is finally looking springlike and that means summer reading is just around the corner. That also…

@ Your Library I am excited to announce that the new app for the Arrowhead Library System is finally available.…

@ Your Library I hope all you readers are still making progress on your 2025 reading challenge to read 25…

@ Your Library The weather is warming, spring sports have started and it is time to think about spring reading.…

@ Your Library April is the last month of school year programming, although we do creep a bit into May.…

@ Your Library March has been eventful. Reading as escape, release or just a break is all the more important…

@ Your Library Hopefully we have well and truly entered the season of mud. I don’t like it,but know that…

@ Your Library I mentioned in last week’s column that I’d be sharing book prompt ideas two weeks in a…

@ Your Library Oops! I was supposed to provide titles for the next reading challenge prompt in last week’s column…

@ Your Library Two months of 2025 are just about over. That means spring can’t be too far away. Time…

@ Your Library New books are such a treat. It is so much fun to see what is new and…

@ Your Library Happy Valentines Day! I hope you can find plenty to love in whatever you are reading. We…

@ Your Library Welcome to February.  You are already a quarter of the way through the second month of 2025.…

@ Your Library I have often heard people say the month of January lasts a year and at times that…

@ your library Happy New Year! We are running another reading challenge in 2025 after having so much fun with…

@ Your Library We hope your Christmas was merry and filled with great books and plenty of time to read!…

@ Your Library I hope your December is delightful and full of wonderful events with friends and family. I also…

@ Your Library I hope everyone can enjoy the Home for the Holidays parade tonight. Tonight is the 30th anniversary…

@ Your Library Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at your public library. May you find time in the…

@ Your Library The month is clipping along at a brisk pace. Two weeks until the Home for the Holidays…

@ Your Library Happy hunting to all who go out seeking deer. Stay safe. A reminder that the library has…

@ Your Library Happy November! Two months left in 2024. Be sure to get out and vote on Tuesday, November…

@ Your Library Tomorrow, Saturday, October 26th at 1:30 pm the Sutter Brothers will perform at the library. “How to…

@ Your Library Are you looking to get your scary fix? Do you like to be scared? Here are some…

@ Your Library It is looking like fall has arrived and the weather is finally agreeing to cool off a…

@ Your Library The final quarter of the  year has begun. It is time to look at some of the…

@ Your Library October is right around the corner. We have lots of exciting programs coming up including Heck of…

@ Your Library September continues to march along at a rather brisk pace, but the weather has been gorgeous and…

@ Your Library The library staff all hope your fall is going well and that any back-to-school activities are settling…

@ Your Library Tomorrow our fall hours start. We will be open tomorrow, Saturday, September 7th from 10 am –…

@ Your Library Happy Labor Day weekend! I hope the weather stays fine and that everyone can get outside and…

@ Your Library Welcome to town fishermen! Families of fishermen, check out the Friends of the Library book sale today,…

@ Your Library Crafters’ Café will meet on Tuesday, August 20th from 11 am – 1 pm. Bring whatever project…

@ Your Library Tuesday, August 13th at 3pm, Willow Brae, a Celtic music duo will perform at the library. Willow…

@ Your Library Next week is the last week of youth summer programming. Libratory will meet on Wednesday, August 7th…

@ Your Library It is the last Friday in July. Summer is moving quickly (but I’m not sure it is…

@ Your Library I hope your summer reading has been peachy and plentiful! There are so many books to choose…

@ Your Library Will Hale and the Tadpole Parade will perform at the library on Tuesday, July 16th at 3:30…

@ Your Library July, the middle month of summer will hopefully provide all of us with sunny, warm (not hot)…

@ Your Library It is almost July already. I hope you have been able to do a few things on…

@ Your Library Summer activities continue to happen at the library. Join us for Crafters’ Café on alternate Tuesdays (see…

@ Your Library Summer reading is in full swing with lots of programs next week. Every week we have Libratory…

@ Your Library Welcome to summer! Make sure to take time to slow down and enjoy the days however best…

@ Your Library Happy Memorial Day weekend! I hope you have plans to remember those who died in service to…

@ Your Library The 2024 reading challenge continues. Read (or listen) to 26 books this year (one for every letter…

@ Your Library Hope your May has been sunny and bright! Even if you must turn to books to find…

@ Your Library Happy May! I hope you found some beautiful flowers to brighten your May Day. Join us tomorrow,…

@ Your Library May is just around the corner and that means that the library begins to transition to our…

@ Your Library Hopefully by the time you read this, my crocus will have bloomed. I was able to visit…

@ Your Library It is the tail end of National Library Week. Celebrate your library by visiting it and borrowing…

@ Your Library April is here! Enjoy the season of transitions. In reality, what season isn’t a season of transitions?…

@ Your Library Quick reminder, that we have calligraphist Lynn Prouty here on Monday, April 1 to talk about the…

@ Your Library Enjoy spring as summer is coming! Read, read, read! Whatever the weather, whatever your circumstances, find time…

@ Your Library Beware the Ides of March. This day has been ominous for millennium and no one quite knows…

@ Your Library The spring equinox is less than two weeks away. We are almost halfway to summer! I would…

@ Your Library It is March. I often complain that February feels like the longest month of the year. February…

@ Your Library This February has been a wild one as far as weather goes, not what we’ve come to…

@ Your Library Our 2024 alphabet reading challenge is to encourage everyone to read/listen to at least 26 books over…

@ Your Library This wacky weather makes me want to curl up with a good book and ignore it all.…

@ Your Library February is here whether we’re ready or not. This is a great month to visit the library…

@ Your Library Icebox Days are in full swing. Stop by the library tomorrow and join us in playing board…

@ Your Library Icebox Days starts today and runs until January 28th. I hope everyone will be able to get…

@ Your Library Happy New Year! Join our reading challenge for 2024! We’re calling it the Alphabet challenge and want…

@ Your Library Happy New Year! (almost). The library will be closed on Monday, January 1 with regular hours resuming…

Hello and Happy Holidays from the Icebox of the Nation!  We’ve had a very busy year filled with travel and…

@ Your Library It is the middle of December, only ten days until Christmas. Are you taking care of your…

@ Your Library There are only three weeks left in the year and just over two weeks until Christmas. My…

@ Your Library It is December which means we have one month left in the year. Be sure and make…

@ Your Library The library is feeling very cozy as the Northern Lights Quilter’s Guild has displayed in our lobby…

@ Your Library The library is closed Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11 in observance of Veterans’ Day. Have…

@ Your Library November, the end of the year is upon us as we experience hunting season, Veterans’ Day and…

@ Your Library Tuesday is Halloween, the last day of October, which means there are just over two months left…