All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Public Library"
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of May 26, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of May 27, 2014 Young Adult Fiction Panic by Lauren Oliver Elusion by Claudia Gabel Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano A Death-struck Year by Makiia Lucier Legacy Code #1: legacy Code Saga by Autumn Kalquist Half Bad #1: Half Life trilogy […]
Summer Reading Program Registration to Begin Tuesday
Registration for the Summer Reading Program will begin at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 27th at the Lamar Public Library! Every summer we offer programs and incentives for readers and this year is no exception. Our theme this year is “Fizz, Boom, Read.” Over the years, summer reading programs have grown to include all readers, […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of May 19, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of May 19, 2014 Adult Fiction A Puzzling Occurrence by Sunni Jeffers Disastrous #1 (Disaster series) by E. L. Montes The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz Adult Non-Fiction A Climate of Crises: America in the age […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of May 12, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of May 12, 2014 Adult Fiction Forgiving Lies #1: Forgiving lives series by Molly McAdams Watching You by Michael Robotham Carnal Curiosity #29: A Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods Tuesday’s Gone #2: Frieda Klein series by Nicci French The Sea House: a novel by Elisabeth Gifford […]
Library Announces Summer Reading Program Registration
With the Lamar Public Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Program, there is something for everyone! Summer Reading Programs (SRPs) have been a staple for many, if not most, public libraries since the turn of the twentieth century. Each summer, during the annual hiatus from school, reading skills often decline. This phenomenon is sometimes called “summer loss” or “summer […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of April 21, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of April 21, 2014 Nonfiction The Baby Name Wizard: a magical method for finding the perfect name for your baby by Laura Wattenberg Blockhead: the life of Fibonacci by Joseph D’Agnese Kennedy’s Last Days: the assassination that defined a generation by Bill O’Reilly Shakespeare’s King Lear: Monarch […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of April 14, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of April 14, 2014 Adult Fiction Invisible Murder #2: Nina Borg series by Lene Kaaberb For Such A Time by Kate Breslin In the Shadow of Jezebel #4: Treasure of His Love novel by Mesu Andrews Shadow Hand #6: Tales of Goldstone Wood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl […]
Lamar Celebrates National Library Week, April 13-19
Lamar, CO –This week, the Lamar Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are […]
Library Announces Grand Prize Winner for Story Book Walk
For two weeks in March, the Lamar Public Library celebrated Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with the “Dr. Seuss Story Book Walk”!! 18 participants completed the entire walk and submitted their map to be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing! An the winner is…..AMELIE BROWN! Amelie received the book, “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of April 7, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of April 7, 2014 Early Reader Books Max’s Checkup: Max and Ruby series by E. Wells Surf Princess by Chelsea Eberly Young Adult Fiction Three #3: Article 5 novel by Kristen Simmons Champion #3: Legend Series by Marie Lu Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Four Seconds […]
Winners Announced for the “Why I Love the Lamar Public Library” Poster Contest
Library Lovers’ Month is a month-long celebration of school, public, and private libraries of all types. This is a time for everyone to recognize the value of libraries and to work to assure that the nation’s libraries continue to serve. In recognition of Library Lovers’ Month, Lamar Public Library sponsored a poster contest for students Kindergarten […]
Library Announces Kid-Friendly Digital Library Experience
Across Colorado Digital Consortium (Overdrive) has a new kid’s/teen website that provides a kid-friendly digital library experience. Introduce your kids to the Lamar Public Library’s Children/Teen Collection of digital titles today! Lamar Public Library has expanded its services with a new digital collection website experience just for kids / teens. The main digital library collection […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of March 17, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of March 17, 2014 Young Adult Fiction The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine The Coldest girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Non Fiction Freehand: sketching tips and tricks drawn from art by Helen Birch Social Physics: how good ideas spread – the lessons from a new […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of March 10, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of March 10, 2014 Early Reader/Child Ride With Buddy by Craig Bartlett A Splash of Red: the life and art of Horace Pippin by Jennifer Bryant Juvenile Fiction Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskel Darth Maul, Shadow Conspiracy: Star Wars Clone wars by Jason Fry I’ve […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of March 2, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of March 2, 2014 Rachel #3: Wives of the Patriarchs by Jill Eileen Smith In the Hand of the Goddess #2: Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce Cress#3 Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Scarlet #2 Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer – Audio book The Book of […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of February 17, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of February 17, 2014 Counting Birds by Jing Jing Tsong One Windy Day by Tammi J. Salzano Truck Party! by Tammi J. Salzano One Rainy Day by Tammi J. Salzano Five Little Pumpkins by Ben Mantle Katie and the Cupcake Cure #1: Cupcake Diaries by Coco Simon […]
Library Craft Night a Success
On Wednesday, January 29th, Lamar Public Library staff members Shandra Esquivel and Kelsey Thomas showed off their skills with a two hour craft bonanza! Shandra opened the evening with a No Sew T-Shirt tote tutorial, Kelsey closed the evening with a lesson on how to create a floral embellishment. DIY (Do It Yourself) craft projects […]
June Woelk…July 14, 1931 – January 9, 2014
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident June Woelk, 82, will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the Peacock Family Chapel. Per June’s request, cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. June was born July 14, 1931, at Newton, Kansas, to Milton and Alvina (Stucky) Wedel and passed […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of January 6, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of January 6, 2014 The Wedding Planners of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine Strait of Hormuz by T. Davis Bunn – Large Print Dangerous Passage #1 Southern crimes series by Lisa Harris – Large Print The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky – Large Print […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of December 16, 2013
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of December 16, 2013 Wings by Jane Yolen The Quest by Nelson DeMille the Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Remnants of Murder #5 Southern Sewing Circle by Elizabeth Lynn Casey – Large print The Shadow Lamp #4: Bright Empires series by Steve Lawhead A Terrible Love […]