Mystery Book Club meets at the Litchfield Public Library at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To get involved, attend a meeting, or talk to Barb about getting on the list for the book.

Come to the library to play board games on the 3rd Tuesday of each month! People of all ages are welcome to play the library’s games in the meeting room from 6:30-7:30 p.m. – or bring their own. Free to attend. No need to sign up.

Dates:
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 1

Pioneerland libraries will be closed on Monday, January 19, for Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Homeschool Connections continues at the library through April! This program is held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, 2:00-2:45 p.m. Connect with other homeschooling families and learn about famous artists while completing an art project.

Sign up by calling the library at 320-693-2483 and letting staff know how many people will be coming with your group, so that we don’t exceed the capacity of the meeting room.

Dates are:
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 8

Kids 14 and under, as well as their families, are invited to get creative with LEGOs at the library! We provide the space and the LEGOs. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult/teen caregiver. Teens are welcome to attend with younger siblings.

This program is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. No need to sign up.

Dates:
January 13
February 9
March 10
April 14
May 12

Would you like to volunteer your time to help your local library? Two people are needed to fill open spots on the Litchfield Library Board. This is an advisory board to the city of Litchfield regarding the library building, grounds, and furnishings. Library board members also serve on the board of the Litchfield Library Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that receives and manages donated funds. Must reside in Meeker County; Litchfield city resident preferred as the majority of members must be city residents. Meetings held quarterly on the 4th Tuesdays of January, April, July, and October at 5:30 p.m. The board typically holds another meeting in the spring to survey the condition of the building.

To apply to be on the board, visit city hall.

The Winter Reading Program begins January 2!

January means the start of Winter Reads, the adult winter reading program for Pioneerland Library System. The program starts at the Litchfield Library on Friday, January 2, and ends Saturday, March 14.

You can sign up anytime until early March. When you sign up, you’ll get a book bag, while supplies last. You’ll also get a reading log to track and rate the books you read beginning the day you sign up. If you read 3 books by the time the program is done, you can choose a small prize. If you read 3 more, you can pick an additional prize. If you turn in a card with all 6 books read by the last day of the program, you’ll be entered in a drawing for local business gift certificates, sponsored by the Friends of the Litchfield Library. The program can be completed only once per year.

In the past we’ve limited participation to adults, but this year teens age thirteen and up are welcome to participate if they wish.

The prize choices include mugs, candy bars, book lights, notebooks, and can coolers, while supplies last.

You can read any books you choose: library books or your own, fiction or nonfiction, print or audiobook or ebook.