Carnegie Public Library News

New Computers and larger monitors!

2011-08-26T14:57:00.000-07:00

We have 8 public access computers equipped with Office 2010, B/W and Color printing capable,
plus all of our library databases.

Great Additions to the Teen Area

2011-08-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

Tables, stools, netbooks and

some great new books of course!

Summer Reading Program Picnic

2011-08-06T15:27:00.000-07:00

We just wrapped up One World Many Stories and it was a great Reading Program. We had over 70 kids signed up and they read 717 books! We had a taco party picnic with a professional storyteller to close the program.

Sweet Grass Fest

2011-07-08T13:33:00.001-07:00

The Friends of the Carnegie Public Library in Big Timber sponsored pre-parade face painting agian this year. This was the fourth year for this library event. See you again next year.

Carnegie Library Kitchen Shower

2011-03-03T11:15:00.000-08:00

The wonderful members of the Hoe and Hope Garden Club recently gave the library a kitchen shower. Much needed and hoped for items were received, dishtowels, utensils, cleaning supplies, etc. Thank you!

Book Club Get Together

2010-12-29T10:20:00.000-08:00

Come join us at the library on January 13, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. for a Pot Luck to be shared by all the area book clubs and anyone interested in book clubs.

Or just to find out what we have been reading!

Friends of the Library booth at the Women's Bazaar

2010-12-02T17:26:00.001-08:00

This is the beautiful booth where the Friends of the Library
had books, paperwhites, plants, cookbooks, and Christmas cookies for sale.

First Annual Spirit of Montana Authors Gathering

2010-09-07T14:02:00.000-07:00

Friday September 3rd was a wonderful evening. We would like to thank the authors who educated and entertained us through the sharing of their experiences. We would also like to thank the Friends of the Carnegie Library for serving their wonderful hors d'oeuvres and desserts.

Guest Guitarist for Storytime

2010-07-24T12:42:00.000-07:00

This Friday we had the pleasure of hearing some great music and fun songs performed by Ashton Oconnor. Keep your ears open for the next performance.

Make a Splash at your Library Summer Reading Program Picnic

2010-07-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

Our program was all about having fun reading at your library this summer. We had 77 participants and they read over 800 books. Kate and I were thrilled to have so many wonderful children in the library. We wrapped it up with a picnic party on Friday and

as you can see, water ballons were flying.

Face Painting

2010-07-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun painting faces again this year.

Here are a few samples of our hanydwork. The library

would like to thank Susan Lavold and Anita Gutowski

(who was visiting our town from Roseville, MI) for doing

such a great job painting faces!

3rd Annual Soup and Bread Lunch at the Library

2010-03-03T16:08:00.000-08:00

Another successful fund raiser put on by the Friends of the Big Timber Carnegie Library. There were more than a dozen different soups to choose from, homemade bread (it was wonderful Kathy) and cookies.

A big Thank you to everyone who helped cook, serve, eat, entertain, clean, etc. All proceeds will go toward children's books. Stop by and see our growing collection!

2010-01-23T15:49:00.000-08:00

FOL BOOK CLUB PICKS FIRST SELECTION

The Newly formed Friends of the Big Timber Carnegie Library Book Club met for the first time on Tuesday evening, January 12, and chose "Where the River Runs North" as their initial reading assignment. The Friends of the Library group will next meet on Tuesday Feb. 9th downstairs at the library to talk about the book. Everyone is welcome to attend the club's session, which will start at 6:30 p.m. Former librarian Lauren McMullen is scheduled to lead the discussion that night. "Where the River Runs North" was written by Sam Morton. The book is fiction but based on fact; the historical tale focuses on the history of the Absaraka region in southern Montana and northernWyoming. The narrative takes the reader from pioneer life though modern development of this area to the south and east of our own community.
Questions about the club or the focus books can be addressed to librarians Kate Lewis, Jacque Scott or FOL President Kathy Jones. The library's telephone number is 932-5608.

Book Club

2009-12-16T11:40:00.000-08:00

Is your New Year's Resolution to read more?
Come help start a Friends of the Library sponosred book club. Informational meeting will be Tuesday January 12, 2010 6:30 p.m. at the library.

2009-11-20T15:48:00.000-08:00

Today we had a wonderful storyteller and Native American training

specialist tell the story of the First Thanksgiving. Her Native American name is

Davanna Two Steps. She is also known as Sandra Ashley.

Summer Reading Program Picnic

2009-08-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

All of our Buckaroos had a great time at the 3rd Annual Picnic that wrapped up our Saddle Up and Read program. We had hotdogs, chips, veggies, pasta salad, and ice cream. There were lots of prizes passed out including your choice of books to take home! Hope to see you at the library this winter and for next summer's reading program.

2009 Summer Reading Program

2009-07-07T17:57:00.000-07:00

Have you signed up for our Summer Reading Program yet? It's not to late.
Saddle Up and Read Bookaroo is our theme this year. We've given out many
prizes and have lots more to give out. Come on in and Saddle Up to Read!
We will have our annual summer picnic to wrap it all up on July 24th at noon.

Facepainting

2009-06-25T18:33:00.001-07:00

Come to the library on Saturday for facepainting from 12:00 to 2:00. Then stay to watch the Rodeo Parade. We will have free water! These pictures are from last years facepainting fun. Hope to see you there!

Memorial Day 2009

2009-05-26T13:11:00.001-07:00

Here are pictures from the wonderful event hosted by the Friends of the Library to dedicate the new WWI memorial rock.

Also the official opening of the Bob Remmick WWII book collection he generously donated to the library

2009-04-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

What is the Librarian Reading? Kate’s recent reads.
Out Stealing Horses by Per Pettersen of Oslo, Norway. (2003) A book full of descriptors, the reader feels a part of this cabin in the forest story. For a translation, it is well done. I liked this book, I liked the character and his perspective on the golden years of his life. I liked the dog. An older Norwegian looks back on his life and remembers his parents, realizing that his father abandoned his family not just for the neighbor’s wife but because they were part of the resistance to the war and involved in an underground smuggling of refugees. It is a story of loss and survival, and of becoming a man in spite of it all.
Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm (1993) Another cabin in the woods story but this cabin is a wall tent in the Bitterroot Wilderness Area on the Montana/Idaho border along the Selway River. A Missoula college student from back East gets a job protecting Salmon eggs in the wilderness for the National Park Service. He takes the job, knowing he will be snowed in for seven months cut off from friends, family, grocery stores and college life. Again there is a likeable dog. Not only must he survive the cold and snow, he must fill up his days with tasks in order to stay sane in his solitude. This is a great book for anyone who thinks they would like to spend a winter in the west in a tent in the woods. I loved that he took the Foxfire books to his camp and actually used them to make his moccasins. It was a good thing that he was a young man, he seemed to take on a great many arduous tasks.
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister (2007) What a wonderful book, what a nice surprise. This is a story of a cooking school taught by the mysterious and sensual Lily who learned to cook as a child while her mother sat and read book after book. The story includes glimpses into the lives of the people who show up to take Lily’s cooking class. The classes are held in Lily’s restaurant which is closed on Monday nights. The foods are prepared as a class with a sensuous reverence usually reserved for bodies colliding. The participants all bring baggage which must be dealt with as they form a cohesive group. After class they all sit down to eat together, becoming friends that last. I will read this again and again I liked it so much.

2009-04-21T17:46:00.000-07:00

New books in the children's area, thanks to the Friends of the Library and the generosity of the community! These books will be great additions to the library and will be especially appreciated for our Summer Reading Program called Saddle up and Read!

2009-03-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

Greetings from the Carnegie Library Circulation Desk,

I am happy to report that the Big Timber Friends of the Library have purchased a new collection of how-to books for the library. These books are straight from Black and Decker, most of them published in 2008. Here is the list:

Complete Guide to Roofing

Complete Guide to Wiring 1 & 2

Flooring 101: 25 Projects you can do yourself

Plumbing 101: 25 Repairs

Complete guide to windows and entryways

Build your Kids a Treehouse

Guide to decorating with Ceramics

Guide to Dream Bathrooms

Guide to finishing walls and Ceilings

Gates and Garden Walls

Also purchased were:

ASVAB FOR Dummies

Bartending for Dummies

GED for Dummies

Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Site

Idiot's Guide to Meditation

Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books

Come on By, Take a Look

Grab a Chair, Read a Book.

We would love to see you, Kate;Your Librarian

Second Annual Soup and Bread Luncheon

2009-02-18T18:28:00.000-08:00

Here we are at our second annual Soup and Bread Luncheon to raise
extra money for children's books. There were so many soups to choose
from this year. Mulligatawny, Beef Noodle, Chili, Taco, Cream of Potato
and Vegetable, Split Pea, Butternut Squash, Spicy Bean, Chicken Noodle,
Cream of Tomato, all with fresh bread and dessert for $5.00.
Entertainment was provided by Mimi at the piano. Conversation was free and flowing like a river. A great time was had by all. Hope to see you all next year. Kate and Jacque would like to thank the Friends of the Library and all who helped this year to provide yet another wonderful event at the library!

February News

2009-02-10T18:22:00.000-08:00

Our second annual soup and bread luncheon is Wednesday February 18th starting at 11:00 a.m. The proceeds will go toward purchasing new children's books. Be sure to get your homemade soup and bread. This event is provided by the Carnegie Friends of the Library.

Come for a visit

2009-02-10T18:10:00.001-08:00

We are located on the corner of McLeod and 4th Ave. in downtown Big Timber. We strive to keep our new Fiction and Non-Fiction up to date. We have a wonderful selection of Montana Authors. We have 6 public access computers. There is a comfortable chair for you in the Magazine area, study tables in the Teen space and other parts of the library. Story time is on Fridays at 10:45 in the new Children's section of the library.