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(Sidney) - Watford City, ND musician and children’s author Jessie Veeder will be live in-concert on Saturday, June 10, at 5 p.m. Jessie Veeder has been a symbol of folk music in western North Dakota since she released her first original album when she was only 16 years old. It was an effort that took her from performing at fairs and festivals around her home state to managing a national college and coffeehouse tour and launching a music career that recently landed her in Nashville to record her fifth original album. Since then, she has gone o...
Jax really digs reading about all things construction, and he loves playing with all his cars and trucks. He also loves reading books and he's already built a strong foundation for a bright future be completing the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program at the library! Even though he always takes time to help care for his new baby brother he finds time to read and has started more new books like Curious George ("Monkey George"). Jax Andrews, 4, is the son of Chase Andrews and Laurel Masterson....
(Sidney) - A new year gives us all a fresh chance to reflect on the prior year and create new goals and benchmarks moving forward. The Sidney-Richland County Library is celebrating the library's successful year, generous community support, and wonderful patrons. Although modern-day libraries have evolved to encompass much more than books, our summary will ultimately begin and end at its core...books. This year SRCL truly embraced a variety of platforms to widen its collection beyond the...
(Sidney) - The Sidney-Richland County Library (SRCL) hosted by an open house on Tuesday, Aug.30, 3-5:30 p.m. SRCL recently received several awards of distinction, including the Library of the Year Award, the Excellence in Library Services and Administration Award, and the Trustee of the Year Award. SRCL was recognized for its outstanding programs and services to the public, its administration of library services, and its recent renovation and expansion project. Without a doubt, the level of community support ultimately resulted in the Library...
Sidney - The Sidney-Richland County Library is honored to exhibit the work of Marc Steinberg. The exhibit is the result of a partnership of the Montana State Library and Marc and Debbie Steinberg. Marc Steinberg was a Missoula resident and retired doctor who served the White Sulphur Springs area for many years. Marc was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2020. Although he had never painted before, Marc's wife Debbie urged him to try artwork. He took up painting as a way to cope and created this art e...
The Montana Library Association and Trust for Montana Libraries are embarking on a road show across Montana to share information about their legislative agenda. These events are an opportunity for the library community to facilitate public conversations about two critical issues: securing funding for libraries during the 2023 Montana Legislature and protecting Montanans' right to read. The Montana Library Association is requesting the reauthorization and increase of per capita state funding to local libraries. The current program is set to end...
Zane Perrault says that he has many favorite books, including I Need A Monster. In fact, Zane has lots of favorite books now that he completed reading 1,000 books before starting kindergarten this week. Zane's other favorites include Legos, swimming, and of course, dinosaurs. Zane Perrault, son of Chad and Sarrah Perrault, finished the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program this week at Sidney-Richland County Library. To encourage a love of reading in children, the Sidney-Richland County...
(Sidney) - The Sidney-Richland County Library (SRCL) will be hosting an open house on Tuesday, Aug.30, 3-5:30 p.m. SRCL recently received several awards of distinction, including the Library of the Year Award, the Excellence in Library Services and Administration Award, and the Trustee of the Year Award. SRCL was recognized for its outstanding programs and services to the public, its administration of library services, and its recent renovation and expansion project. Without a doubt, the level of community support ultimately resulted in the...
The Sidney-Richland County Library is proud to announce our latest hard-working reader, Beatrix Rein Homecillo (she goes by Bea ("Bay-yah"). Bea had a strong interest with books at a very young age. In fact, she prefers books over toys. Before Bea turned four, she read her first sentence! Now Bea reads at least five books every night and will often say, "I can't sleep without my bedtime stories". Bea is the daughter of Jasmin Dayao, Sidney, and Renier Homecillo currently of Cebu, Phillipines....
Sidney – The Sidney-Richland County Library staff are looking forward to a fun summer. This year’s Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities”, is free and anyone can join. Read what you want, when you want. You can keep track either online or through the dedicated library app, READsquared. There are lots of special programs planned at both SRCL and at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Watch for announcements of special events as well. The first event will be “The Lego Guy”, Curtis Mork. Curtis has been a Lego fan since the age of 6 and has...
Sidney - Watford City, ND writer and musician, Jessie Veeder has released her first children's book, "Prairie Princess" featuring beautiful oil painting illustrations by Williston artist Daphne Johnson-Clark. The Sidney-Richland County Library is hosting an author meet and greet, reading, signing, music and creative activity for all ages featuring Jessie Veeder on March 29 at 6:30 p.m. "Prairie Princess" is a celebration of rural living and our connection to the land told through the perspective...
Future Cowboy Jase Mulkey was able to meet his goal easily due in large part to his love for all things cowboy; horses, rodeos, and rustling up a great story! His favorite book is Cowboy Small by Lois Lensky. Jase is the son of J.D. and Jessica Mulkey, Sidney. To encourage a love of reading in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide program that encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their children every day....
Scotty Anderson is almost 3 and loves to read around 10 books a day. He loves all books, but some of his favorites are Curious George, Llama Llama Misses Mama, Little Blue Truck, Night Animals, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Scotty also likes to count items in the book and recite the parts he knows. Scotty is the son of Ryan and Ashlea Anderson, Sidney. To encourage a love of reading in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide pr...
There's no doubt that Lincoln and Rhyan love to read books. If asked their favorites they will give you a list that could fill a newspaper page. Lincoln can already read Cat the Cat and Tip Tip all by himself, while Rhyan loves Fancy Nancy and books about princesses. Even though they love to be outdoors and have many favorite activities, they always take time to read many books every day. Lincoln, 5, and Rhyan, 4, are the children of Daniel Heggem and Jamie Jensen, Sidney. To encourage a love...
Lainey's latest favorite read is the series, "Zoe & Sassafrass". This adventure series combines magical animals, mystery, and science. It's also a beginner chapter book for this new reader at just 5 years old. Her nightly routine includes 3-4 short books or 3-4 chapters from her book series. Lainey Jaye Frank is the daughter of Krista and Nick Frank, Sidney. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwid...
Olivia's bedtime routine includes reading at least 5 books every night. She has a variety of favorites including "Fox in Socks", "Green Eggs and Ham," "Marvin K Mooney "Will You Please Go Now," "Fox the Tiger," and "The Wonky Donkey." Her love for books helped her to learn how to read before enrolling in Kindergarten. Olivia is the daughter of Shaun and Nikki Keller, Sidney. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before...
Theo Reaches 1,000 Book Milestone Theo really digs reading about dinosaurs. In fact, despite reading everything he could about dinosaurs both at home and at his daycare, Sue's Sunshine, he still needed more books! He was so excited when the library purchased some new dinosaur books. This helped Theo to achieve the goal of reading 1,000 books. Theo Perez, 2 years old, is the son of Savannah Asay and Chris Perez. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is pr...
Mila Schulz, daughter of Crysta and Dustin Schulz, started kindergarten this week after already achieving a milestone. Mila is the latest to finish the goal of reading 1,000 books before kindergarten. Mila's favorite books are PJ Max and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but her Mom says that true list of favorites is quite long as she just loves to read. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide...
Lucas loves to read about trains, and he loves to read about them with his big brother Jack. Their Mom says they both love reading because it's a good reason to stay up late too! Lucas, 2, is the son of KC and Erin Siebenaler. In addition to his love of books, Lucas also likes puzzles and you guessed it...anything is big brother does! To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide program that...
Olivia and her family have worked extra hard over the summer to get ready for the start of kindergarten this week. In addition, they completed a full list of 1,000 books that Olivia has read too! Olivia, 5 years old, is the daughter of Kat and Rob Oakley. Olivia loves reading about Disney princesses. She also adores If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and all titles by Laura Numeroff. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before...
Molly Mehling has already established a love of reading. At just 5 years old she loves to read all books, but especially ones about dinosaurs and unicorns. Her parents, Roy and Brenda Mehling, credit the efforts of many who helped to foster her love of reading; including her preschool teacher, the librarians, and friends and family who purchased books or sat and read with her. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before...
Sidney - Take a walk on the wild side this summer! Sign up for the 2021 Tales and Tails Summer Reading Program. The Sidney-Richland County Library wants to ensure there is summer fun for everyone. There is no cost to participate. Read what you want when you want. You can keep track either online or through the dedicated library app, READSquared. There will be prizes for babies and toddlers, school-age kids, teens and adults. Plus you don’t want to miss all of the exciting programs that will be offered both online and in person at the l...
Sidney - The Sidney-Richland County Library hosts Montana Conversation “Introducing Native American Literature” with Dottie Susag. Every participant will receive a complimentary copy of the book, “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdrich. This program will be virtual and participants will receive a unique link to join once they have registered. The introductory program will take place April 6, 6:30 p.m. This program will give participants an introduction to the book and provide some questions to think about as they begin to read. The second...
Sidney - The Sidney-Richland County Library has a new way to connect patrons to the world around them. Get unlimited access to the world’s best content with PressReader. Your card will give you access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves. No limit on downloads and they are yours to keep forever. Here’s a sample of just a handful of what is available: • The Guardian • Bloomberg Businessweek • Los Angeles Times • Daily Mail • L’Équipe • Der Tagesspiegel • Libération • China Daily...
At just two years old, Brynlee has already read 1,000 books! Despite her young age, she was able to complete this milestone because of her love for books. She can sit for hours looking through board books independently and is well on her way to becoming an independent reader. To encourage a love of reaching in children, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide program that encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their children...
