JR​VLS FRIENDS

Libraries are the dynamic testament to a community’s need for intellectual stimulation and sense of community.  I can’t imagine a...

When I was a young child, there were many problems in my family. At times the situation was very difficult. As both of my parents...

In the summer when my mother was working full time, my day always included about a half mile walk to the library where I could choose...

Story by Rebecca Nyberg, Homeschool Mom I began using the children’s library on a weekly basis when my oldest children were three and...

To listen to her adult program visit Previous Programs page. Rebecca’s Lesson Plan I am an only child raised with a healthy respect and...

There comes a time when all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can never fix Humpty Dumpty again. My brother Donald, at the age of...

My first memory of books was being read to by both my mother and grandmother. What a wonderful way to be able to bond with a child, the...

Story by Jim Nyland It started with a dumpster.  Well, actually, it started in a dumpster, but more on that in a minute. My start in the...

Story by Tom Ravely In the summer of 1989 I moved from Minneapolis to LaMoure, ND motivated by my interest in family history. I had found...

My love of the library and for reading began when I was three or four years old. I would visit my local library several times a week,...

Joe Rector, library director, and I (Bill Kennedy), development director and writer of this post, were talking about how to communicate...

Adult Program by Barb Caine Barb discovered her love for family history at her great-grandmother’s knee. An education major, she is on...

Adult Program by Bruce Berg, Keith Norman and Bill Kennedy Tuesday, October 11, 6:00 pm Lower level Alfred Dickey Conference Room Do you...

Adult Program by Dan Buchannan Where:  Alfred Dickey Lower Level Conference Room When: Tuesday, September 13, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm What birds...

These are quotes from the opening pages of Education of a Wandering Man, Bantam Books, 1938. “Education is available to anyone within...

Library Development Director, Bill Kennedy, Lifetime Vision Source, Dr. Larry Motacek, Library Director, Joe Rector, Lifetime Vision...

Thanks to the local chapter of Modern Woodmen of America for their generous matching gift of $2,500 for the new Bookmobile. Pictured are...

Adult Program by Justin Batz Where: Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St. SE Jamestown, ND When: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM Join...