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Winter Hours Mondays – 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Thursday - 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Summer Hours - Starting Monday, March 25 Monday - Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sat 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. March Events Monday, March 4: Maker Monday: Learn to Design with a 3D printer at 5:00. No Storytime March 6 or 7. March 19: Movie and Munchies at 3:30 showing Disney’s Robin Hood. February 20: Kaffee Klatsch at 2:00. Monday, January 25: Robotics Club at 3:30. L...
Carrington City Library Winter Hours October - March Mondays – 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Thursday - 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Events Monday, January 15: Family Game Day – stop in anytime to enjoy the games and activities we have for patrons of all ages! Monday, January 15: Family Reading Clubs Monday, January 29: Robotics Club BookFest Raffle Get your tickets for the February BookFest Raffle and support the library! $20 each, only 300 tic...
“Once you learn to read, you will be free forever.” – Frederick Douglass. In a nutshell, that’s the core of the First Amendment – guaranteeing our freedom to read will ensure we can remain free to pursue our hopes and dreams. During October, libraries across the United States try to create awareness of the importance of this freedom and the challenges that inherently come to it. The library has a window display “I’m with the Banned,” which generates comments when people see some of the books th...
It may surprise you to hear it, but as the city library director I really believe more people should be using the library! September is a great time to explore what we can do for you as it is National Library Card Sign-Up month. Why should people use the library? Here are 10 reasons: 1. The main reason people still visit the library is to check out books. Your library card can let you travel around the globe on countless adventures and through time to meet all kinds of people, fictional and...
Carrington City Library Hours Mon. - Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Storytime For children ages 0 and up and their adults. Stories, songs, crafts & literacy activities, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting at 10:00 a.m. BOGO Book Sale Buy a bag of books for $5, get the second one free on Saturday, September 16. New Books “After That Night” by Karin Slaughter “Lion & Lamb” by James Patterson “Dead Mountain” by Preston & Child “Holly” by St...
With ebooks, digital streaming, gaming, and social media becoming more prevalent each year, some ask, “Are libraries obsolete?” Definitely not! Of course, being a librarian, you’d expect me to say that. The first proof comes from the publishing world: Ebook sales have indeed increased over the past few years, but print books have experienced an even larger surge in sales. Facts according to publishing industry statistics: • Over 4 million new books were published in 2022, including both self-pu...
Carrington City Library Hours Mon. - Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Summer Reading Activities The library will continue to offer a variety of activities each week until school starts. Visit the library website (carringtonlibrary.org) or follow us on Facebook for the weekly list of activities. Adult and Teen Reading Challenges are due by noon on August 7. Annual Book Sale A bag of books for just $3.00! Books for all ages and in a wide variety o...
Carrington City Library Hours Mon. - Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Summer Reading Party The Summer Reading Celebration Party for preschool-grade 6 will be held on Wednesday, June 19. A carnival of activities starts at 10:00 a.m., with grand prize drawings at 11:00, followed by lunch. New Books “Cross Down” by James Patterson “The Path to Sunshine Cove” and “The Café at Beach End” by RaeAnne Thayne “Mrs. Nash’s Ashes” by Sarah Adler Fire Str...
Carrington City Library Hours Mon. - Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Closed Monday, June 19 for Juneteenth. Summer Reading Schedule for June • Monday: Movies and Munchies @ 3:00 p.m. • Tuesday: Yoga in the Park @ 10:00, Arts & Crafts @ 11:00, Stem @ 3:30 • Wednesday: Storytime @ 10:00 • Thursday: STEM @ 11:00, Arts & Crafts @ 3:30 Visit the library website (carringtonlibrary.org) or follow us on Facebook for the weekly list of activitie...
Summer is my favorite season – it's full of warmth and sunshine and back-deck reading. Summer is also my favorite time to be a public librarian because my days are full of readers and all kinds of activities. The library's summer reading program is one of the most popular and most important programs that we offer. This year's theme is "Bee a Reader." Most people recognize how important reading is for children. It helps improve language skills, develops imagination, and prepares for academic s...
Carrington City Library Hours Mon., Tues., Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Closed Friday Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 Library Board Meeting The Library Board Meeting is the second Thursday of the Month, starting at 4:30 p.m. Reading Clubs The Reading Clubs will be held the first Thursday of the month, starting at 6:30 p.m., and the second Tuesday of the month, starting at 9:30 a.m. Each club reads a different book! A...
The job of the Carrington City Library Board of Trustees is “to provide the patrons of the library with effective public library service by helping fulfill the mission of the Carrington City Library” (Board by-laws). The 2023 Board is comprised of five community leaders with varied backgrounds but a common commitment to providing a strong, vibrant library in our community. Following is a brief introduction to the current trustees. Robin Simonson is the current Board president. Robin and her hus...
Library Hours Mon., Tues., Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Closed Friday Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 Taco-in-a-Bag Fundraiser The Taco-in-a-Bag fundraiser will be held February 9 from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. at the City Library Community Room. The meal will include Taco-in-a-bag, beverage and dessert. A freewill donation to the library will be appreciated. New Books The Perfect Alibi by Philip Margolin The House of W...
If you regularly follow regional and state news, you’ve likely heard about a book that is causing controversy in a couple of libraries in the state. Today I’m not weighing in on the merits of this book; instead, I wanted to share some insights into how libraries select books and other materials that are in their collections. The process of adding material to a library – called collection development – is rooted in a library’s mission statement. Carrington City Library’s mission statement b...
Library Hours Mon., Tues., Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays - 10:30 - 7:00. Closed Friday. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 It’s Fund-raising Time! The January Cash Raffle is sponsored by Friends of the Library. Tickets are $20. Proceeds go to purchasing new books. Taco-in-a-Bag will be held February 9 from 11:00-1:00 at City Library Community Room. It includes Taco-in-a-bag, beverage and dessert – freewill donation. New Books Red Winter by Tom C...
Resources. Simply put, that’s what a 21st Century library provides to its community. Sure, one of those resources is books as that’s what pops to mind first when we think of libraries. At Carrington City Library, we provide a wide range of literature and work hard to keep up with new releases as our mission is to encourage the love of reading. However, there are a lot more resources available at the library, and I’d like to highlight a few: • You can access the Internet on one of our patron...
Library Hours Monday – Thursday – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 Story Time Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. October After School Activities October 13 at 3:30 p.m. - Movie & Munchies - “The Bad Guys” October 20 – craft & scavenger hunt; movie at 2:00 p.m. – showing “Monster House” October 27 at 3:30 p.m. - Movie & Munchies - “Hotel Transylvania” Audiobooks and EBooks Free with every library membership is access to a HUGE collection of...
Library Hours Monday – Thursday – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 Summer Reading Reading challenges for all ages of readers! Earn entries now for the grand prize drawings. Visit carringtonlibrary.org for a weekly list of activities including movies, yoga, STEM and crafts. Upcoming Events • Saturday, June 25 starting at 11:00: Author Meet and Greet Children’s Author Karri Theis will share her new book and answer questions about p...
“A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.” The primary mission of Carrington City Library is to inspire a love of reading. The library is excited to share with you its newest collection, one designed to excite children about reading and strengthen reading comprehension skills: Wonderbooks! According to Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading, “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading alou...
