What's Been Going On

November was another busy month at the library. We started a new Tot Time program specializing in early literacy. It's been a real hit with moms and toddlers who have tried it so far. If you're interested in attending our weekly Tot Time, just come in the library on Monday at 11:00 prepared to laugh and learn with your toddler.

We also had a wonderful Veterans Day program along with the local American Legion. Over 200 people attended.

Costume Contest Winners

We had lots of cuties enter our Kids Halloween Costume Contest at Rosebud County Library. We had two of them tie with the most likes on Facebook. Check out their pictures below. Congratulations to Johanna M. and Nicholas M.!

Fall Fun Update

I'm going to declare our first two fall programs a great success. The Teen/Tween night had a great turnout and the kids had lots of fun trying out Halloween makeup ideas and playing games together. Then, the very next day, the crafters took over. A really nice group got together to share their crafts and work on them together. Be sure to check out the pictures for your friends or yourself.

Don't forget this Saturday on Halloween we will have a kids costume contest. Be sure to come in the library and show off what your kids have put together for a Halloween costume this year.

Teen/Tween Night Photos

 serving up the nacho bar

enjoying the nacho bar

 pink for breast cancer awareness

 makeup artists at work

ROCKSTARS 

Apples to Apples

Craft Share Photo

crafters hard at work

Fall Fun for Everyone

Rosebud County Library has lots of fun fall events coming really soon!

Tomorrow teens and tweens can come into the library for our after-hours teen/tween night. We're serving up a full nacho bar and then we'll all try our hand at all the cool makeup and nail art tutorials from YouTube and Pinterest.. Then, of course there will be lots of pictures!

This Saturday we are having a fun craft get together. Just bring any craft you're working on or would like to share. This is a great opportunity to learn something new from your neighbors and get great ideas

Next Saturday is Halloween and we are doing something special for the little ones. They can come in during our open hours 10am-1pm that day in their costumes. We'll take pictures of them if they want and put them on our Facebook page. Who ever gets the most likes by Monday will get a prize!

'Cause We're All About that Database! It's EBSCO!

Because you know I'm all about that database,
'Bout that database, it's EBSCO
I'm all 'bout that database, 'bout that database, it's EBSCO
I'm all 'bout that database, 'bout that database, it's EBSCO
I'm all 'bout that database, 'bout that database

Whew! That was a fun little attempt of a parody. But seriously, if you have a school-aged child and you don't know about the EBSCO databases, you need to find out about them. The Montana State Library pays for access to the EBSCO databases for use by all Montana library patrons through their local library. Just call us at 406-346-7561 and we'll give you the password to access the databases from school or your own home.

If your kid needs to do a report on a historical figure, there's the Biography Reference Center. Are they writing a book report? There's the literary reference center. If your child is on the debate team or trying to write a persuasive essay there's the point of view reference center. If they need info on any figure in history there's the historical reference center. 

BookMyne

Wouldn't it be great if there was one quick and easy place to see what you've borrowed from the library, when it's due and search for new things to check out? Well, guess what! There's an app for that. Its called BookMyne. You can download it from the app store and log in to your Rosebud County Library account. 

It's really simple. You just download the app, open it and the app will ask to your permission to access your location. Say yes and the app will find the closest library to you and lists it on the screen. Then you tap the plus sign to add it to your libraries. After that you will find a place to enter your library card number, your pin and a nickname. Luckily if you don't have that information handy, the app also lists your library's hours and telephone number. If you don't know just call during regular hours and the librarians at Rosebud County Library will gladly give you your information.

Research vs. Google Search

We're well into the the 21st century now and just about every single one of us carry a fantastic device that can answer just about any question we have on a whim. Our smartphones, yay! They're great for finding out a company's telephone number and/or hours or who that guy in the movie was, you know, important stuff.
Usually the ever-powerful Google search is where we go to find out what we need to know. But, sometimes, you need to know more. When it's important, you need facts and specific details. That's where the Montana Statewide Library Resources come in. The Montana State Library provides a wonderful tool that allows you to search various reliable databases using a single search box. It's called DiscoverIt! You can find this search tool by going to mtslr.org.