Earlier this year, McCone County Library was awarded a $3000 grant from Libraries Transforming Communities with the American Library Association in conjunction with the Association of Rural and Small Libraries. This grant funding allowed me to purchase a small collection of music resources that can be checked out and enjoyed by anyone with a McCone […]
McCone County Library Summer Reading – May 31st – July 26th Theme : Ocean of Possibilities Summer Reading will run every Tuesday from 10 am until 11:30 am. Week One: 5/31 Ahoy Matey! Set sail on the ocean in your best pirate gear. We will have a pirate themed story time and pirate themed crafts […]
Continue Reading...Earlier this year we received a generous grant from MidRivers. This grant in combination with a grant from If/Then Next allowed us to create a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) library. Our collection is now complete and ready for viewing and you can be one of the first by joining us for Library […]
Continue Reading...We have had interest in student library volunteers this year. McCone County Library has created a program to accommodate local students who have an interest in our library. Here are the prerequisites to be considered for our volunteer program. Any student who has will be enrolled in middle school or high school next year is […]
Continue Reading...In 2020 we received a grant from the American Library Association in conjunction with the Association of Rural and Small Libraries. On our first round of this grant, we promoted civic literacy with a collection of books on Civics and American History. We held a conversation in our library with Representative Jerry Schillinger and his […]
Continue Reading...Join us on Saturday, March 5th, for Library Saturday. We will have storytime at 11 am and learn about opera with Opera Cat and Encore Opera Cat! By the end of storytime you will be singing at least as well as your neighborhood cat. At 2 pm we will explore the wild and wooly world […]
Continue Reading...Many of you remember when we received our first LTC grant in conjunction with the American Library Association and Association of Rural and Small Libraries. That collection featured books on Civics and American History and was followed by a discussion with our local Representative Jerry Schillinger. When I was invited to reapply for a chance […]
Continue Reading...Blind Date With A Book is back for it’s third annual run at McCone County Library. Our Library staff has selected a variety of books that we are excited to have you read. Most, but not all of these books, were purchased within the last year or so. These books are wrapped up incognito with […]
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