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I can hardly believe this Sunday is November 1st and the turning back of the clocks. Everyone keeps telling me how fast this year is going, and I believe it! Winter illnesses are running through the adults as well as the children this week, including the Whitehall Community Library staff (110 W First St - Whitehall). Thank you for your patience as I am rearranging schedules, working at the front desk, and trying to keep programs up and running. Miss Brandi and I are healthy so far, but then we...
This week at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First St - Whitehall) should be a little calmer than last week, as all of our volunteers are back! They all happened to be on vacation last week, and the staff has a whole new appreciation for how hard they work and how much they get done! Thank you all again for helping us to do everything we do! Next Saturday, the lovely ladies from the Clerk and Recorder's Office will be at the Library collecting ballots for the election from 10 AM until 1...
One of the greatest joys of my job at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First - Whitehall) is telling patrons I have a new order of books in. This week Brandi and I stopped at Barnes & Noble and brought home almost $5,000 in new books. I didn’t pay nearly that much because they give me a fantastic discount, but the effect was the same. All week I have heard little voices and big voices exclaiming their delight with “Wow!” “When are they going to be out?” “Can I look?” “Is this book on th...
October is the time for new computer classes at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St). This month, we will explore smartphones (both Android and iPhones), use Facebook Messenger, manage phone privacy settings, and more. The October calendars are out, and all of the computer classes are listed by date. Pick up a calendar today and sign up for classes you would like to attend. All classes are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 PM. The library will be closed on October 12th for Columbus Day...
It is always fun to have the 21st Century students return to the Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First St.) after school begins. This year we are doing different craft projects from indigenous peoples around the world. We began with totem poles from the peoples of the Northwestern United States, then moved on to polar dream catchers with polar bears and penguins from the Inuit people of the Arctic regions. This week, we are painting in the style of Picasso from southern Spain and France. Get...
It is nice to be back at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First - Whitehall) after a week off, putting up veggies, quilting, watching my grandchildren play football, soccer, and run cross-country. I was greeted with fantastic news: the Whitehall Library has been selected to host an Artist-in-Residence this winter. The program is part of the Montana State Library's Creative Aging area. Our Friends of the Whitehall Library are providing part of the funding to bring in a professional artist...
Fall is arriving, and the Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First St) will once again be closed for Labor Day. The library will be open the rest of the week for regular hours, and the book drop will be open 24/7. Fall programs begin this week with Reading Rangers at 10 AM and Story Time at 11 AM, making Wednesday mornings an early reader paradise. Come join us for reading readiness, stories, crafts, music, and more. Mommy and Me will begin next Thursday, September 10th at 11 AM for children...
I love statistics, and this year the Whitehall Community Library's (110 W First St - Whitehall) end-of-year report amazed even me! From July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, your library had 56,469 patrons cross our doors; they checked out 24,276 items, and 9,605 attended 664 programs. Staff gave out 144 library cards; answered 2,762 reference questions, 1,402 technology questions, and 3,876 general questions. The computers logged 4,873 hours of use, while 660 patrons used the Wi-Fi for 1,234 hours....
Summer is the time for singing, and this Wednesday, August 12th at 11 AM, at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St), Miss Erica will lead a magical musical storytime. Many of you enjoyed her this summer, and we managed to talk her into coming one more time before school starts. Bring your preschoolers and come join the fun! Next week's Mystery Book Club will meet at 3 PM on Tuesday, August 18th. We also have a new book club beginning on Monday evening, September 14th, at 5 PM. The...
Summer Reading and Feeding at the Whitehall Community Library (110W First - Whitehall) are over; patrons are getting ready to go back to school, the weather is granting a few cool days, and the library is gearing up for September programs. We are still accepting submissions from readers who have completed their sheets for prizes. There are many children who split the summer between parents and will be returning this month, so feel free to come and collect all three prize levels. On August 12th...
The last two months have flown by at rocket speed here at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St - Whitehall)! Summer Reading ends on July 30th with our big end-of-summer party at 9:30 AM for preschoolers and younger, then 10:30 AM for everyone older. The store will be set up in the basement, with ice cream and toppings, and crafts for all. Please bring your reading log to go to the store. We will be feeding lunch one more day, on July 31, then the lunch program ends for the summer. We...
Can you believe we only have two more weeks of Summer Reading/Feeding left at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St - Whitehall)? We still have plenty of great programs, including Planet Making next week on Wednesday at 10:30 AM. Wear old clothes as we will be using nail polish to design our planets, and I don't want anyone's best clothes to get a little dab on them. Then, on July 30th at 10:30 AM, will be our end-of-summer reading party. It is always a great time of snacks, prizes, an...
It is lovely to have all the cool weather we have been having. Summer hasn't seemed like summer this year, but it is coming. If you are without air conditioning and the weather is hot, please feel free to come to the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St., Whitehall) to cool off. You can pick up a lunch for your children, read books or magazines, participate in a program, or just sit on the couches and enjoy the cool air. It will get hot in the coming months, and we want everyone to know...
The Whitehall Community Library is in the second month of Summer Reading and Feeding, and things are going great! We are feeding 160 patrons, and summer reading sign-ups are nearly 250! On July 8th at 10:30 AM, we will be making slime to take home. It is wonderful to play with all summer and keeps well in a plastic container (such as a butter dish). Even though the 21st Century group is not meeting again until July 13th, everyone is invited to all our programs. Summer is a terrific time to join...
July arrives next week, and with it, many families are headed to the mountains, lakes, or to be with family. Knowing that from years past, we will not be having a program on Wednesday, July 1st at the Whitehall Community Library. We will be serving lunches from Monday through Thursday from 11 AM to 1 PM. The library will be closed on Friday, July 3rd, and Saturday, July 4th, for the Independence Day holiday. Programs happening the week of June 29-July 2 include History Book Club on Monday, June...
It is a great week to visit the Whitehall Community Library! We are kicking things off with a bang with programs and lunches galore. On Wednesday, June 24th, Markie Schulz will be here with her amazing dragon puppets at 10:30 AM. It will be a great time for everyone, and lunch will be available for pickup from 11 AM until 1 PM. The library was approved for the Senior Planet Digital Education Program and will offer classes this fall on a range of technologies and computer programs. The classes ar...
As I am watching the price of everything go up, I am so thrilled that the Whitehall Community Library will once again be providing lunches through our friends at Action, INC and East Middle School in Butte. Anyone 18 and younger will be able to pick up a hot lunch at the library starting June 15th from 11 AM to 1 PM, Monday through Thursday, for free. There is no paperwork to fill out, no sign-up required, just free food and full tummies. Wednesdays are our big programming days, and June 17th...
The wait is almost over! The Whitehall Community Library's 2026 Summer Reading Program: Flash Tomereader Explores the Galaxy starts June 8th. Readers can pick up signup sheets and calendars on the 8th and start reading away! The summer feeding begins on June 15th, and meals will be served from 11 AM to 1 PM. Meals are free to anyone 18 and younger from Monday through Thursday. No signup is required for the feeding program, just come and have lunch on us. This week there will be no Storytime so...
Summer is upon us, but I wish someone would inform the weather. As I am writing this, patrons at the Whitehall Community Library are telling me it is supposed to snow tonight. Given that forecast, it seems strange to state that the library will be closed on Monday, May 25th, for Memorial Day, then open the rest of the week at regular hours. I am working on a licensing agreement with an organization dedicated to teaching people over 50 all aspects of the digital world. The program includes workshops, classes, resources, hands-on experience, and...
It is beginning to be summer holiday season, and Memorial Day is just around the corner. The Whitehall Community Library will be closed on May 25 but will be open for regular business hours the rest of the week. Due to the closing, the History Book Club will meet at 5 PM on May 18 and the Mystery Book Club will meet on May 19 at 3 PM. This is a week early for the History fans, but I think everyone is looking forward to the three-day weekend. This Friday the library will be hosting students from...
You may have noticed the beautiful blue irises in front of the Whitehall Community Library. The flowers are coming up all over town, and spring is definitely on the way. In the library world, that means that summer reading is almost ready to start, and orders of new books, prizes, and craft supplies are pouring in. We will be reading and feeding again this summer, so plan on having lunch on us starting in June. I actually had a few minutes to order $2,500 in new books. Summer is my second favorite season for best-selling authors to launch...
April has flown by, and I cannot believe that Andy Laszlo is coming to the Whitehall Community Library this Thursday, April 30th, at 5:30 PM to speak at the closing of the Anne Frank exhibit. I have watched class after class of middle school and high school students process the sadness of the Holocaust through the life of one teenager their own age. The "Dear Anne" wall has touched so many people, as the notes to Anne by our students have shared their compassion and commitment to stop bullying w...
A great thing about attending the Montana Library Association (MLA) Conference is coming home with tons of ideas I want to put into practice right away at the Whitehall Community Library! One of them is a library of things, including our brand-new telescope. Each library received a new telescope to check out to patrons just in time for summer. Libraries lend out fishing rods, cooking pots, bicycles, and anything you can think of that patrons may need but don't use all the time or cannot afford....
The opening of the Anne Frank exhibit at the Whitehall Community Library on Monday, April 6th, was amazing! The library wants to thank Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Willem Volkersz for coming to share with a packed room of patrons! Willem is the artist who made the suitcases honoring the 183 children who died in the Holocaust from his school in Amsterdam. It was the perfect start for the exhibit. We have hosted so many wonderful middle and high school students over the past week. They have shown so much...
April is like a giant flower ready to burst into full bloom at the Whitehall Community Library. Monday, April 6th, at 5:30 PM, will be the opening program for the Anne Frank exhibit from the Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina. There will be special guest speakers, including Willem Volkersz, who created the suitcase project for the children who perished at the Montessori school in Amsterdam. Rabbi Chaim Bruk will be sharing his family's experiences during the Holocaust. There...
