Fund Raising

The Ortonville Public Library is asking your help in raising funds. A new way to do that is to use www:goodsearch.com to do your searches. For each search, the site's advertisers will donate approximately $.01 to the Library. On the site is also a shopping area. If you do your shopping from the website online, the library gets a percentage of the sales. You do need to enter Friends of the Ortonville Public Library in the charity box you want to support. Please contact the library if you have questions or need assistance. 320-839-2494.

Fund Raising

The Library is holding a raffle for some Christmas prizes. Tickets are $1 each of 6 for $5. The drawing will be held on Wednesday, December 19th. You do not need to be present to win. The raffle is being sponsored by the Friends of the Ortonville Public Library Foundation. Prizes include: a complete Christmas dinner including the ham and all the trimmings, a Dairy Queen ice cream cake, 1 large doll, 1 small doll both on stands, 3 different baskets with Christmas treats and paper supplies, Andes Tower Hills lift tickets and tubing tickets, $10 gift certificate ot E.T.C. consignment shop and a poinsetta crocheted doily. Stop in and purchase your tickets. All proceeds will go towards materials for the library.

Fund Raising

Come and Harvest a Pumpkin. We have all of our magazine and newspaper subscription titles on a pumpkin. Come in, harvest a pumpkin and donate that magazine to the library. Due to budget cuts, we do not have funds to renew our newspapers and magazines. Help the library out by Harvesting a Pumpkin. To date, we have received in cash and magazine donations $730. We still have $625 worth of subscriptions that need to be "harvested".

Fund Raising

Please support the library and use the above link www.GoodSearch.com to do all of your searches and your shopping. If you do, one cent for every search will be donated to the Friends of the Ortonville Public Library Foundation and for shopping 3% is added. This can really add up in a year. So try it. It is powered by Yahoo so it should be familiar to all.

Saturday Reading Program

The Saturday children's reading program will be held on December 1, 15th and 29th. On December 15th, Santa will be making an appearance to the children. This program is open to all children ages 3 through kindergarten.

Saturday Reading Program

The next Saturday reading program will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. This will be a late Halloween party for the children. We ask that they come in costume to have some fun and treats!

Saturday Children's Reading Program

The Saturday children's reading program will start October 20th at 10:30 a.m. The program is open to all children ages 3 through kindergarten. You can sign your child/ren up at the library or call 320-839-2494. The program runs through April 2008. Storytime, an activity and a coloring sheet are all part of this fun program. Come and join us!

Friends of the Ortonville Public Library

The Friends of the Ortonville Public Library are sponsoring an author from Madison, MN. Her name is Jill Elizabeth Nelson. Jill will speak and do a book signing at the library on Thursday, October 18, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited and refreshments will be served.

Jari Thymian

Jari Thymian, daughter of Mildred and the late Donald Thymian will be at the Ortonville Public Library on Saturday, August 18th from 10:30 to 12:00 to talk about and sign her new poetry book called, The Meaning of Barns. Make a point to stop by and see Jari and have a look at her book.

Summer Reading Program

The summer reading program will wrap up on Saturday, July 28th. We will giving out prizes to our top readers. We also have many other prizes to give out. Banana splits will be served to all participants. Thank you to all who participated and made the program fun! See you next year!

Johnny Pineapple

Johnny Pineapple was at the Ortonville Public Library on July 25th. He sang, told jokes, played his uke and taught the children how to hula! A great time was had by all. Check out the pictures of the event.

Author Visit

Jeff Falkingham, author of Sherlock Holmes and County Courthouse Caper, will be at the Ortonville Public Library on Saturday, July 21 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. He will do a short program for the children at 10:30 and then will talk and do a book signing. He has done a revision of his prior book to include photos, etc. of the 2007 flood in Browns Valley. The book is on the Traverse County Courthouse. You can view the book at the website www.cccaper.com . He will have books for sale at $17.00 each with all proceeds going to the Browns Valley Flood Relief Fund.

Summer Reading Porgram

Sign up for the summer reading program will be done June 11 - 16 at the library. There will be two programs onWednesday each week. The first grade through sixth grade will meet at 1:30 and preschool through kindergarten will meet at 4:30. The program is open to all children in the area. The theme this year is "Go Banans at Your Library!"
Program dates will be June 20, 27, July 5, 11, 18. On July 25 we will be having "Johnny Pineapple" here to entertain all children at 1:30 p.m. The final wrap up party with prizes, etc. will be held at 10:30 on Saturday, July 28th. Come in and register your child or call at 320-839-2494.

Annual book sale

Thanks to all who supported our annual book sale. We made just short of $500! That is the most we have made in many years. Thanks again

Annual Book Sale

The Ortonville Public Library will be having their annual book sale from May 14 - 26th. We have lots of adult fiction, non-fiction, paperback, and large print books. We have children's books and videos. Hours are M-Th 12 - 8 p.m. and F & Sat. 10 - 3. Come out and support your library!

Summer Reading Program

The Summer reading program will start with registration the week of June 11 - 16th. There will be two sessions again this year. One group for preschool (age 3) through kindergarten and the other group is first grade through sixth grade. The program is titled "Go Bananas At Your Library". Programs will be held on Wednesdays. Watch for further details as the time gets closer.

Saturday children's reading program pictures

Stop down in our meeting room in the basement and look at the pictures we have taken of the children at the Saturday program. We also have a copy of the craft item they made that week up there.

National Library Week

National Library Week is being celebrated from April 15 - 21, 2007. Please stop in to see us this week. We have some pencils and new bookmarks to give away. We also want you to stop in and see all the services we do offer.

Final Saturday Reading Program

The final Saturday children's reading program for all children ages 3 through Kindergarten will be held on Saturday, April 21st at 10:30 a.m. As this is the final progrm, we will be doing stories, a craft, and having some food to eat. Please plan on attending.

Saturday Reading Program Signup

Please contact the library at 320-839-2494 to sign your child up for the final Saturday children's reading program on April 21st. We will be having an end of the year party so we need a count for food.

Blog for the Library!

I am in the process of setting up a Blog for the Ortonville Public Library. Come back often for updated posts on events in the library, new books, new DVD's, etc.