Sep 20, 20173 minLibrary Story: From Sparta to Jamestown via LibrariesLibraries are the dynamic testament to a community’s need for intellectual stimulation and sense of community. I can’t imagine a thrivin...
Sep 19, 20171 minLibrary Story: Library As A Safe Accepting PlaceWhen I was a young child, there were many problems in my family. At times the situation was very difficult. As both of my parents believe...
Sep 18, 20172 minLibrary Story: Library In My LifeIn 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 boo...
Sep 15, 20171 minLibrary Story: Library, Home Schooling, Self-PublishingStory by Rebecca Nyberg, Homeschool Mom I began using the children’s library on a weekly basis when my oldest children were three and fiv...
Sep 14, 20172 minAdult Programs: Respect for EldersTo listen to her adult program visit Previous Programs page. Rebecca’s Lesson Plan I am an only child raised with a healthy respect and aw...
Sep 14, 20172 minLibrary Story: Library and Family CareThere 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 ...
Sep 13, 20171 minLibrary Story: The Library, Just Walk In The Door 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 s...
Sep 13, 20173 minLibrary Story: Libraries & DumpstersStory 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 w...
Sep 12, 20171 minLibrary Story: Job SearchStory 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...
Sep 12, 20171 minLibrary Story: Family InfluenceMy 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, ch...
Sep 11, 20172 minLibrary Story: One Book, or Two, Makes a DifferenceJoe Rector, library director, and I (Bill Kennedy), development director and writer of this post, were talking about how to communicate t...
Sep 10, 20172 minLibrary Story: My Library & Literacy As a parent of four kids, I know that children’s literacy is of utmost importance. I also know that it is not easy in our modern world o...
Jan 25, 20171 minAdult Programs: Geneaology Online Searching Adult Program by Barb Caine Barb discovered her love for family history at her great-grandmother’s knee. An education major, she is on st...
Oct 1, 20161 minAdult Programs: Writer's Development WorkshopAdult Program by Bruce Berg, Keith Norman and Bill Kennedy Tuesday, October 11, 6:00 pm Lower level Alfred Dickey Conference Room Do you ...
Sep 8, 20161 minAdult Programs: Fall Birding ClassAdult Program by Dan Buchannan Where: Alfred Dickey Lower Level Conference Room When: Tuesday, September 13, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm What birds ...
Aug 18, 20161 minLibrary Story: Louis L’Amour, Alfred Dickey Free Public LibraryThese are quotes from the opening pages of Education of a Wandering Man, Bantam Books, 1938. “Education is available to anyone within rea...
Jul 27, 20162 minLibrary Story: Chess @ The LibraryWe’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. Fifty losses in a row. That’s about how many times Tim Brat...
Jul 7, 20161 minThe Book Mobile: Lifetime Vision Source makes DonationLibrary Development Director, Bill Kennedy, Lifetime Vision Source, Dr. Larry Motacek, Library Director, Joe Rector, Lifetime Vision Sour...
Jun 15, 20161 minThe Book Mobile: Modern Woodmen of America DonationThanks to the local chapter of Modern Woodmen of America for their generous matching gift of $2,500 for the new Bookmobile. Pictured are ...
May 18, 20161 minAdult Programs: Modern Computing Questions & AnswersAdult Program by Justin Batz Where: Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St. SE Jamestown, ND When: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM Join Justi...