Lincoln county library events
The Western News staff
The Lincoln County Public Library in Libby will be presenting a full calendar of programs in July. All events are free and open to the public.
The Libby library is pleased to offer one-on-one technology sessions; one hour set aside to help with any computer skills needed, from basic computer use to Microsoft Word, using your new Nook, Kindle, or iPad, searching on the Internet or learning how to send and receive emails. Call Jessie Pate at 283-2472 or the library’s main line at 293-2778 to schedule a one-hour session.
The Libby library will host story time for preschool age children every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
The Troy library will host story time for preschool age children every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m.
The Troy library will host chess games from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Saturday. All ages and experience levels welcome. For more information please call Kimberly at 295-4040.
For more upcoming library events, please view the calendar on the Lincoln County Public Libraries website, www.lincolncountylibraries.com.
July 1
10 a.m.
Ages 6-12
Join Ms. Powers as she teaches you some “Science Wonder” activities to amaze your friends.
July 2
4 p.m.
Summer Adventure Program: Join us for some great science activities that will amaze your friends.
July 3
4 p.m.
Teens
Berry Biology: Think DNA is too small to see? Not if you get enough of it. Learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry and see it for yourself.
July 3 and July 10
1 p.m.
Troy library: Summer Reading Program. Please call Kimberly at 406-295-4040 for details.
July 4
The libraries will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.
July 5
Troy library: The regularly scheduled chess/board game activities are cancelled for July 5th.
July 8
10 a.m.
Ages 6-12
It’s “Fizz, Pop, Science” time. Learn to make a miniature volcano or a lava bottle.
July 9
12 p.m.
Join the Friends of the Library for the start of the 19th annual Lemonade on the Lawn event at the Libby library. Stop by for some great songs and stories of work in America with Bill Rossiter. You can purchase refreshments or bring your own bag lunch. Lemonade is free.
July 9
4 p.m.
Summer Adventure Program: Join us for another “Fizz, Pop, Science” adventure. Learn to make a miniature volcano or a lava bottle.
July 10
7 p.m.
Birds of Northwest Montana at Libby High School. Libby High School biology teacher Gene Reckin will share his collection of local bird specimens and talk about their anatomy, physiology, special adaptations and the physics of flight, migration, ecology and identification. Visitors are asked to enter the building through the double doors that face Education Way by the practice field.
July 11
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Libby Friends of the Library are having a book sale. The entrance is on Main Street across from the post office. Stop by and check out the books, movies, and music CDs. It’s a great way to support your library.
July 12
2 p.m.
Book talk and signing. John Herrmann has just released a new novel, “Everybody Comes to the Red Dog.” He will visit the library to share how the novel came to be, read a selection, and answer questions.
July 15
10 a.m.
Ages 6-12
Learn how to create some fun paint and chalk art at the library.
July 16
4 p.m.
Summer Adventure Program: Join us as we mix science and art to make some exciting creations using paint and chalk.
July 17
4 p.m.
Teens
Papermaking.: Learn how to make your own paper with Ms. Rambo of Libby High School.
July 17
5:15 p.m.
Forest and Fire Ecology: Nikia Hernandez, Libby District fire management officer of the Kootenai National Forest, will speak about the local fire history and ecology, as well as the impact fuel-reduction activities can have on a wildfire event.
July 19
11 a.m.
Join the library for A Hot Drink and a Good Book, our monthly book discussion group. This month, we’re reading “The Curiosity” by Stephen P. Kiernan. A man, frozen in the Arctic ice for more than a century, awakens in the present day. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library.
July 22
10 a.m.
Ages 6-12
Join us at the library for a scientific scavenger hunt and win some prizes.
July 23
12 p.m.
Join the Friends of the Library for the 19th annual Lemonade on the Lawn event at the Libby library. Becky Timmons will be entertaining guests with “Forest Service Look Outs: Then and Now”. You can purchase refreshments or bring your own bag lunch. Lemonade is free.
July 23
4 p.m.
Summer Adventure Program: Scientific Scavenger Hunt at the library. Join us for a scavenger hunt to have some fun and win some prizes.
July 24
4pm
Teens
CSI Lincoln County: Learn the secrets to solving crimes from Detective Nagle and Detective Hall.
July 24
5:15 p.m.
The Elements of Filmmaking: Robbie Newman, of local production company Shadowhouse Films, will introduce you to the basics of making your own movies.
July 25
Amnesty Day: The last Friday of every month is Amnesty Day at the Lincoln County libraries. Any materials fewer than 90 days overdue, which are returned in good condition to any of the three libraries on that day, will have all penalties waived. Overdue inter-library loan materials are not included.
July 29
10 a.m.
Ages 6-12
It’s Alive: Join us as we explore some “capillary action” during Biological Science at the library.
July 30
4 p.m.
Summer Adventure Program: Join us once again at the library for “It’s Alive: Biological Science.” We’ll be learning how capillaries work using flowers or vegetables and dye.
July 31
4 p.m.
Teens
Spark Your Creativity: duct tape crafts and melted crayon art - what more can we say?
July 31
5:15 p.m.
The Science of Libby Dam: Cody Barrick will describe the construction of Libby Dam and explain the process of hydropower generation.