Kids, Family Fun, Reading, STEM

LOTE4Kids is Here!

Nov 22, 2025

If you’re working on learning a new language, (or practicing one you already know) LOTE4Kids is for you! LOTE4Kids is an online database that provides over 8,000 books in languages other than English. Here, you can pick the language of your story,...

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Kids, Reading, STEM

Fun Facts and Famous Foxes

Nov 18, 2025

Did you know that there are 23 living species of foxes? Foxes belong to the Canidae family, which means that they’re closely related to animals like dogs and wolves! These animals are hunters and they eat both meat and veggies, this makes them...

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Kids, Reading

Thanksgiving and Turkeys

Nov 13, 2025

Turkey - the portly poultry that’s synonymous with Thanksgiving. While you’ve probably heard the story that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, you might be less familiar with Sarah Hale. Sarah Hale was known as “the mother of...

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Kids, Family Fun, Reading

Where Do Jack-o-lanterns Come From?

Oct 23, 2025

Halloween is right around the corner, and pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns are cropping up everywhere! Today, carving pumpkins and creating a Jack-o-lantern for decoration is a traditional Halloween activity. So how did these gorgeous gourds become the...

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News, Adults, Books with All the Feels, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Teen

PrairieCat Libraries New Mobile App

Oct 14, 2025

The new PrairieCat Libraries Mobile app is now live in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store!    Connect with your library right from your device - search the catalog, manage your account, place holds, renew materials, access digital...

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Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: R.L. Stine

Oct 7, 2025

Reader beware, for this month's author highlight…you’re in for a scare.  Robert Lawrence Stine - better known as R.L. Stine, an American kids’ and teens’ horror author. Today, R.L. Stine is best-known for his iconic series, Goosebumps, but he spent...

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Kids, Reading

Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!

Aug 11, 2025

The Story of the Sandwich... A long time ago, in 1762, there was a man in England named John Montagu. He was called the Earl of Sandwich—yep, that was really his name! One day, he put some tasty food between two slices of bread so he could eat...

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Family Fun, Kids, Reading, STEM

Are You Kindergarten Ready?

Aug 7, 2025

It's almost the start of a new school year, and whether you are back to school experts or back to school first timers, getting ready for kindergarten is a big (and sometimes scary) change - for the adults, and for the kids. That’s why, in 2005,...

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Kids, Family Fun, Reading

What’s the Scoop? July is National Ice Cream Month

Jul 14, 2025

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! That’s right: the essential summer treat has an entire month dedicated to it! July is National Ice Cream Month - and July 20th is National Ice Cream Day. July has been National Ice Cream Month...

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Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: Tui T. Sutherland

Jul 8, 2025

Here there be dragons…and…Tui birds? Well, not quite. Tui T. Sutherland, an American children’s author of more than 50 books, is named after the New Zealand Tui bird. Tui T. Sutherland is the author of the nationally and internationally...

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