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The Sidney-Richland County Library and the Family Resource Center are proud to work together to make sure that every family in Richland County has the tools and support they need to be happy and healthy. Because of this partnership, anyone who uses the library has access to a wide variety of materials that can help families learn, play and grow together, even through tough times. Library and Family Resource Center staff are more than happy to help you find what you need to help your family deal with a loss, a major change (like moving or going...
Happy New Year! We here at the Sidney-Richland County Library hope that you and yours have had a wonderful holiday season. Because the spirit of giving never runs out around here, we’d like to offer potential solutions to two very common post-holiday problems rowdy kids and cranky Kindles (and other eReader devices). First, let’s handle those kids. Has your child in kindergarten through 3rd grade ever threatened to run away? Well this time you can let them, to the Library Circus! On January 5th from 1-2 pm, we’ll have activities, stories (and s...
It’s that time of the year, your house hopefully smells like freshly baked cookies, but there’s also a good chance it’s about to be full of some holiday cabin fever. If you’re looking for a change of pace, come down to the library. We have a holiday open house, two movie matinees, and some Marshmallow Madness to entertain kids of all ages! In the spirit of the season, we’ll be showing Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas from 2-4pm on December 22nd. Bring the whole family and spend some time together, we’ll cle...
Richland County is your source for holiday fun and prizes. We’ve got something for everyone to get you out of the house and involved this month, and it should also get you (and us) in the holiday spirit. First, we have two month-long contests. Throughout the month, we’ll be accepting and displaying entries for our gingerbread house contest in the library. This year’s theme is “Tell us your favorite holiday story in gingerbread!” and you can enter individually or as a group. We’ll have prizes for the “People’s Choice” and best entries in each a...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope that you will enjoy some great times with friends and family. Let’s start by congratulating everyone who participated in our coloring contest, you did a great job and your pictures really helped get us in the holiday spirit. But we don’t want the kids to have all the fun at the Library, so we have two special opportunities for the grown-ups and your favorite teddy bears and other stuffed friends. No really, I said grown-ups AND stuffed animals. I’m not kidding when I say we have something for everyone at th...
The astronomy presentation on “Size and Scope of the Universe” scheduled for November 9th at 7pm has been POSTPONED due to Hurricane Sandy. Our presenter, Dr. Kevin Manning, lives on Long Island, and his home and car were damaged by the storm. We are working with him to schedule an alternative date in December, and will get that information out as soon as possible. The Library apologizes for the inconvenience and hopes that all of you will still be able to join us for his presentation later this year. If you have any questions or concerns, ple...
How big is the universe? Why does Saturn have rings? How do I use this telescope to see all the cool stuff I hear about on the Discovery Channel? On November 9th at 7:00pm, you can join us at the Sidney-Richland County Public Library for a special presentation by former NASA consultant Dr. Kevin Manning to answer all those questions, and any others that you can think of! Dr. Manning will give an exciting presentation titled “Astronomy for Everyone: The Size & Scale of the Universe” and then take us all outside (weather permitting) to use his...
