Literacy
February 2021 Calendar
Why was February chosen to celebrate Black History? Follow the link to find out how it was chosen https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/black-history-month/how-february-was-designated-black-history-month/2301310/
Let’s see if the famous Punxsutawney Phil will predict six more weeks of winter on February 2. Do you know how this tradition started? https://www.groundhog.org/legend-and-lore
The Altus Public Library will be closed on February 15, 2021 in observance of President’s Day.
Valentine’s craft will be available the week of February 8-13.
MLK Day Service Project
Teena Darden a “Volunteer in Service to America” (VISTA) Member assists the Southern Prairie Library System in displaying various books for Martin Luther King Day. Books and activity sheets displayed are for the young, teens and adults. It is not too late to pick one out for this long weekend of celebrating Martin Luther King.
January Virtual Storytime
January 13th – The books for today are The Snowy Day and Froggy Gets Dressed. Then a sing along with the song “Put your mittens on” followed by decorating your craft mittens
January 20th – Senora Rivera will be doing a Bilingual Story time with Ms. Bailee. They will be reading books on Yoga.
January 27th – Stories will be about bears! Our first book Can Bears Ski? and then “Polar Bear in the Snow”. Now lets make a polar bear with cotton balls.
There will be grab-n-go crafts available every week while supplies last. Limit 2 per family.
January 2021 Calendar
All programs are listed on the Event Calendar at the library’s webpage. Programing is virtual. Look us up on Facebook Page and like our page today!
National Button Day – November 16, 2020
Founded in 1938, the National Button Society recognized button collecting as an organized hobby. Both novice and advanced button collectors celebrate the enjoyment of collecting on this day.
Veterans Day Closing
The Altus and Hollis Public Libraries of the Southern Prairie Library System will be closed on November 11, 2020 to honor or military active and retired. Without them we would not have the freedoms we take for granite every day. Here’s a link to the History of Veteran’s Day.
Cybersecurity Month
Week 1 of Cybersecurity Awareness
Stay up to date!
https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/
Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness
What is DDoS?
DDoS stands for distributed denial of service attack. You’ve probably heard of DDoS and know that it can take down your network, but do you know how a DDoS attack works.
Watch our #HowtheInternetWorks video on DDoS.
Christopher Columbus Day – October 12, 2020
Christopher Columbus was a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain. Some people think of him as the “discoverer” of America, but this is not strictly true. His voyages across the Atlantic paved the way for European colonization and exploitation of the Americas. (Information shared from Encyclopedia Britannica)
RBdigital ebooks & Audiobooks
Starting September 10, 2020
RBdigital audio and ebooks will be moving to
OverDrive and the Libby app!!
911 Rememberance
Remembering those we lost.
Honoring the heroes of that fateful day.
We will #neverforget