Gering Library

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  • Story Time

    Story Time

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    Story time can help children build their vocabulary, speaking and storytelling skills, letter knowledge, and love of books. Story time includes… books songs & rhymes finger plays & felt boards Stick around after the stories for… social playtime hands-on activities educational toys

  • Story Time

    Story Time

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    by

    jfiet

    Story time can help children build their vocabulary, speaking and storytelling skills, letter knowledge, and love of books. Story time includes… books songs & rhymes finger plays & felt boards Stick around after the stories for… social playtime hands-on activities educational toys

  • Story Time

    Story Time

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    by

    jfiet

    Story time can help children build their vocabulary, speaking and storytelling skills, letter knowledge, and love of books. Story time includes… books songs & rhymes finger plays & felt boards Stick around after the stories for… social playtime hands-on activities educational toys

  • Pints & Plot Twists

    Pints & Plot Twists

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    jfiet

    Gering Library continues its partnership with Scott Free Brewing for Pints & Plot Twists, a true crime book club. On November 4th, at 6:30pm, stop in at 1032 O Street in Gering to join the discussion. This month’s book is Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Harry N. MacLean.

  • Food for Thought Book Club

    Food for Thought Book Club

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    Food for Thought book discussion group affords readers an opportunity to come together, talk about books, and express their opinions. The group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month* at 1:30pm in the community room. Copies of the books for each month may be reserved by calling the library at (308) 436-7433. Books are…

  • Pints & Plot Twists

    Pints & Plot Twists

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    jfiet

    Gering Library is teaming up with Scott Free Brewing to offer you Pints & Plot Twists, a true crime book club. On September 9th, at 6:30pm, stop in at 1032 O Street in Gering to join the discussion. This month’s book is Skyajck: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper by Geoffrey Grey.

  • Thomas Jefferson’s Contributions to The Library of Congress

    Thomas Jefferson’s Contributions to The Library of Congress

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    In 1783, James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City. Congress was able to access libraries in these cities. The new location at Washington, D.C. did not have access to an existing college or any…

  • History of US Public Libraries III

    History of US Public Libraries III

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    Here is where the title of “oldest public library in the US” starts getting into semantics. One library claims the title of oldest building, and another claims oldest building constructed to be a library, and so on. Some libraries started out as subscription libraries while others were open to the public from the beginning. Another…

  • History of US Public Libraries II

    History of US Public Libraries II

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    When you search online for “First public library in the United States” you learn that three libraries claim this distinction. Last week I wrote about Benjamin’s Library Company. This week’s column is about Peterborough, New Hampshire, home of the first tax-supported library in the U.S.

  • History of US Public Libraries

    History of US Public Libraries

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    When you search online for “first public library in the United States” you might get conflicting information. Three libraries claim this distinction. All three were established long before 1776. In the 1720s, Philadelphia resident Benjamin Franklin worked in a print shop. He and eleven friends founded the Junto Club in 1727. The purpose of this…