GLENDIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Community libraries offer opportunities for learning

The Dawson County Public Library and Dawson Community College Library offer reading entertainment and education for all ages throughout the summer.

In Glendive, the public library is located at 200 S. Kendrick Ave. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

In Richey the public library is located at Main St. and Meadowlark. It is open from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Library staff welcomes visitors to check their e-mail or weather and road conditions, read hometown newspapers and enjoy the beauty of the unique building while they browse through local and state history.

The Glendive Public Library features several attractive reading areas. The Enchanted Forest, a special nook for the younger children, includes a large woodland mural and comfortable seating. The elementary school children find the magnificent dinosaur carpet a bright addition to their reading area. The Teen Scene has a fun and funky decor and includes a collection suitable for young adults. The “Montana Room houses a fine collection of local Montana and Western history. It provides a quiet, comfortable area for study and research. The newest cozy nook is the Garden of Readin’ which will appeal to those who enjoy the feeling of being outdoors.

Special children’s computers have been added which provide interactive educational programs without access to the Internet. This area is appreciated for its child-friendly quality.

Free Internet access is available at both the Glendive and Richey branches. The library subscribes to free Internet databases that include 6000 magazines and newspaper resources.

An index of local newspapers, 1882 to the present, is available. Services are available for the blind and handicapped.

Interlibrary loans make information and resources from other libraries available to community patrons in Glendive and Richey.

Children’s story time is held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and features stories and other special entertainment for preschool children. A summer reading program, “Get a Clue,” is open to children between preschool and fourth grade. A separate program for fifth to 12th grade will also be held. Both will start July 17 and run until Aug. 10. These is no charge for the reading program or story hour.

An attractive community room, complete with kitchen facilities is available free of charge to accommodate meetings, luncheons programs, family reunions and other gatherings.

DAWSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The Dawson Community College library is also open to the public. During the school year, the hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. The library is open part-time during the summer. Anyone wondering about the summer hours can call the college at 377-3396.

The DCC library catalog can be searched from any computer with Internet access by going to the DCC home page (www.dawson.edu) and clicking on library. Online resources such as periodical data bases and e books, are available to off campus users who obtain a password from the library. An online virtual reference service, “Ask a Librarian,” is also available.

The library facility has recently been expanded and totally remodeled. It now includes the college learning center and has doubled in size. It features a wonderful natural light and a great view of the river valley.

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER

Also available to anyone doing genealogical research is a branch of the Salt Lake Family History Center located at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on North Anderson Avenue. It has extensive surname lists, census records, military records and other information available on computer.

The center’s regular hours are 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday. The telephone numbers of history consultants are listed on the door for those who need admittance at other times.