Join us on November 17th from 9AM-2PM for A Frontier Christmas. There will be vendors in the library, a basket raffle, and a bake sale. There will also be vendors at the Douglass Community Building and in the Douglass High School Commons. Be sure to walk around the car show and then stay for the parade and chili feed.
Douglass parents-you can now get free books for your kids! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will mail them a new book once a month through 2019. Children birth up to five years of age in zip code 67039 are eligible.
Sign up today at unitedwayplains.org/imaginationlibrary or stop by the library for a form that can be mailed in. Thank you to United Way for sponsoring this wonderful program!
Summer reading has come to an end! We hope you had fun and join us again next summer!
Bring at least two of the following items to the kickoff party and get an entry into a drawing for an awesome prize! All donated items will be given to Be Filled Food Pantry.
Canned tuna, canned chicken, other canned meats, canned red beans/white beans, refried beans, canned fruit, dinner mixes(ex.-Hamburger Helper), rice meal sides, corn bread mixes, biscuit or bread mixes, snacks for kids (granola bars, fruit snacks, etc.)
Join us on May 24th to sign up for summer reading and have some fun! This year we will have reading bingo for tweens and adults and activities for PreK-finished 5th grade. Bring a t-shirt, at least 50% cotton, and we will iron on this year’s logo. You can also “rock your sundae”, have your picture taken in our photo booth, and enjoy some other fun activities. Session signups for PreK-5th will again be on a first come first serve basis. Signups end June 6th. No late signups will be accepted. Call the library with any questions.
Join Friends of the Library for their annual plant sale April 19th 8AM-7PM, April 20th 9AM-6PM, April 21st 10AM-2PM. Friends of the Library will have a book sale all three days, PEO will be selling jams, baked goods, and kitchen items, and the Senior Class will be selling candy bars. Thursday evening the DHS Senior Class will have walking tacos for donations from 5:00-7:00PM.
Join Friends of the Library today! Cost is $10 for individual, $20 for family, and $25 for businesses or clubs. By joining Friends you show your support for the library! Just a few things Friends of the Library has done is purchased folding chairs and a popcorn popper, donated $1,000 to purchase books, donated $500 for the summer reading program and $500 for LET, and the list goes on. So please stop by today and become a Friend!
Sign ups are going on now until January 31st for children in grades 2nd-5th. You must sign your child up in person, no phone sign ups please. Each week will be a different activity. The session will run from February 6th-April 17th with no session on March 20th.
Join us on March 1st at 6:30 PM as local author Dan Ferguson signs copies of his new book, “Grace’s Mirror: Healing for Perfectionists.” Dan takes you on a journey to search for a mirror that will make the perfectionist happy. He offers sound Biblical and psychological advice, leading the perfectionist to healing and recovery.