Blog Archive – Kari Albertson Denison

2021 Year of the Dog - Congratulations dog lovers!  It is officially ‘The Year of the Dog’ at the Lewistown Public Library.  This summer the library held a friendly reading competition ‘Reading Like Cats & Dogs’ to determine the library pet of the year. Any book participants read that mentioned a cat or a dog could be used for voting. Dogs…
Library Card Sign-Up Month by Kari Denison - Hello City of Lewistown & Fergus County!  As residents you are entitled to a free library card at the Lewistown Public Library.  That’s right . . .  a FREE library card! Anyone who is a resident of Lewistown or Fergus County can get a library card.  With a library card, patrons can check out books, audiobooks, DVDs, hotspots, laptops…
“Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun” by Kari Denison - Early on last winter I discovered a new non-fiction book titled “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West” by Robert Chaney.  The subject matter of this new book was interesting and relevant to our locale.  The author is a Montana native with decades of journalistic experience, much of…
August weekly programs at the Library by Kari Denison - The Library is fully open regular hours and serving the community in August.  Library staff is on the floor ready to assist patrons and public locating for library materials, research materials and answering reference questions.  This month’s programming for youth and adults is detailed below.  More information about programming can be found on the library…
Patrons Manage Library Accounts with New Mobile App by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library now offers an intuitive mobile app with the Montana Shared Catalog.  This app allows patrons the opportunity to manage their own account at their own convenience.  Available for iOS and Android, this app makes it easy to use the library from any location. With the ease of the Montana Shared Catalog…
Reading Like Cats and Dogs to Determine Library Pet of the Year by Kari Denison - Will 2021 be the Year of the Dog or the Year of the Cat?  The library needs your help to decide. This summer the Lewistown Public Library is hosting a friendly summer reading competition to determine the library pet of the year.  We hope you will join the fun. To participate, read a book that’s…
Level up summer fun: Engage Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program by Kari Denison - School is out and summer reading is upon us!  Summer is a prime time to engage in adventures and opportunities your local library can offer. This summer the Lewistown Public Library’s Summer Reading Program will delight kids of all ages.  2021 Summer Reading Program (SRP) – Tails and Tales – focuses on animals and the…
LPL Brings You Our 2021 Summer Reading Program, Tails & Tales by Brittney Uecker - The Library is delighted to bring you our 2021 Summer Reading Program, Tails and Tales. This year’s program will be about animals and the stories we tell about them. From the farm to the jungle, the ocean to the forest, we will be learning about animals of all kinds through special youth programs and highlighting…
Become a Lewistown Public Library Patron by Kari Denison - Are you new to the area and curious about the process to get a library card at the Lewistown Public Library?  Perhaps you are an established resident interested in library services?  The benefits to having a library card are great.  A card holder has access to checkout (borrow) books and media from the library collection,…
Library Offers New Online Magazine Collection - An exciting new collection is available to patrons at the Lewistown Public Library.  This new collection is an online selection of magazines that offers over 130 choice titles for checkout.  This “Magazine Stand” is a selection of the most popular magazine publications and is conveniently available 24/7.  Magazine titles are available for adults and children. …
Library Offers New Online Magazine Collection - An exciting new collection is available to patrons at the Lewistown Public Library.  This new collection is an online selection of magazines that offers over 130 choice titles for checkout.  This “Magazine Stand” is a selection of the most popular magazine publications and is conveniently available 24/7.  Magazine titles are available for adults and children. …
It’s Groundhog Day, again and again and again by Kari Denison - Groundhog Day is an observed holiday every February 2.  The day’s ritual proclaims to predict the timing of the arrival of spring.  According to the tradition, the groundhog’s shadow is the indicator of whether spring will come in like a lamb or out like a lion.  Thisis based on the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition.  There is…
Celebrating an American Treasure by Kari Denison - “Free at last!  Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”  proclaimed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his historical “I Have a Dream” Address delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King was a Baptist Reverend, activist and spokesperson…
Lewistown Public Library has a new mobile app! - The Lewistown Public Library is excited to announce the availability of their new intuitive mobile app with the Montana Shared Catalog. Available for iOS and Android, this app makes it easy to use the library even if a member is not physically in the library. The Montana Shared Catalog app makes it easy to digitally…
Adventures the Library Can Take You by Kari Denison - Many moons ago a family member highly recommended the TV series “Vikings” to watch as a prime escape from reality.  For unknown reasons I tabled the recommendation for many more moons.  In the thick of winter 2020, I decided to give Vikings a try.  I needed a winter escape, an adventure to a faraway land,…
Create family bonds through reading by Kari Denison - A couple weeks back, a patron approached the front desk with an inquiry.  The individual was looking for a specific book and needed help finding it.  I searched the card catalog for the title that she was seeking.  Fortunately, the book was located in the catalog, but it was checked out.  I asked the patron…
Lewistown Public Library welcomes back regular hours by Kari Denison - Staff and patrons alike are happy to welcome back the regular business hours at the library.  Hours and services at the library adapted in mid-March due to the pandemic and have gradually resumed.  Patrons and the public are welcome to visit the library Tuesday – Friday from 9 am – 6 pm.  If the weekday…
NEW! – Alphabet Fridays with Miss Brittney - Alphabet Fridays with Miss Brittney is a new youth program for the littlest patrons.  Alphabet Fridays engages the Littles in a ten-minute educational video with focus on a different letter of the alphabet each week.  Participants will sing a song, read a book, or do an activity that teaches about that letter. The videos will…
NEW! – Alphabet Fridays with Miss Brittney - Alphabet Fridays with Miss Brittney is a new youth program for the littlest patrons.  Alphabet Fridays engages the Littles in a ten-minute educational video with focus on a different letter of the alphabet each week.  Participants will sing a song, read a book, or do an activity that teaches about that letter. The videos will…
Public Library Card Free to Residents by Kari Denison - Lewistown and Fergus County residents are eligible for a free library card at the Lewistown Public Library.  The process is quick and easy.  To apply for a library card, the applicant needs proof of current residence in Lewistown or Fergus County and a photo identification card.  Bring these items to the front desk at the…
Library Services Highlight by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library is a community hub of information and opportunity to engage.  In the last few months several of our regular programs and services have adapted to different platforms and new engagement opportunities advanced.  These expanding platforms offers patrons and the public more options to engage and connect – enhancing the service of…
Library Services Highlight by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library is a community hub of information and opportunity to engage.  In the last few months several of our regular programs and services have adapted to different platforms and new engagement opportunities advanced.  These expanding platforms offers patrons and the public more options to engage and connect – enhancing the service of…
What would Mister Rogers say/do? By Kari Denison - Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood broadcast from 1968-2001 and educated generations of youth (and parents) about what it means to be a good neighbor.  Played effortlessly by Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers engagingly and carefully taught viewers about values, integrity, emotion, and family.  He also touched on topics lacking open discussion such as race, identity, divorce, war, and…
Lewistown Public Library Celebrates National Library Week: Rolls out new services by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library invites you to “Find the Library at Your Place” this week.  The American Library Association first sponsored National Library Week in 1958 as a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries and library workers. As our country celebrates National Library Week; April 19 – 25, your LPL is rolling out a brand-new…
Library Services to the public during building closure - For the safety of our community the Lewistown Public Library building is currently closed to the public.  To better serve our community during this time, we are actively adapting a few services and support to an online platform.  Accurate and up-to-date information on the health of our state and country can be accessed on the…
Second Saturday library movie matinee to feature “Shrek” by Kari Denison - Once upon a time … the Lewistown Public Library offered free, all age movie matinees at the Judith Theatre – but it’s no fairy tale, as we’re back at it Saturday, March 14. This week the Second Saturday Movie Matinee Series continues with a showing of “Shrek”.  Released in 2001, “Shrek” features Mike Myers, Cameron…
Look to the library for holiday movie classics By Kari Denison - Welcome December!  Tis the season to start getting into the holiday spirit, and your local library is a great place to find your favorite holiday movies. My family has a few favorite holiday movies we snuggle in to watch every year – one of our fun traditions.  Some holidays we may even watch a selected…
Thankful for new cookbooks at the Library by Kari Denison - What’s for dinner? … A question I’ve heard more times than I can count.  I feel like I’m not alone facing the everlasting dilemma of what to cook for dinner.  To be honest, I don’t like to cook.  Cooking is a chore in my world and deciding what’s for dinner is a task.  Who’s with…
Library Walking Book Club Walks Again by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library is pleased to announce the Walking Book Club is back!  The Walking Book Club had wonderful participation during the Summer Reading Program.  This positive response gave merit to continue with the Fall Walking Book Club.  What is a walking book club?  A walking book club is a book club that discusses…
New books arrive monthly at the Library by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library offers a variety of services, programs and naturally – books.  The books come in many shapes, formats and genres for all reading levels. New books arrive at the Library on a monthly basis.  They come our way through careful title selection, reviews and recommendation.  This process is intentional and careful to…
Library Walking Book Club Walks Again by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library is pleased to announce the Walking Book Club is back!  The Walking Book Club had wonderful participation during the Summer Reading Program.  This positive response gave merit to continue with the Fall Walking Book Club.  What is a walking book club?  A walking book club is a book club that discusses…
Dog Days of Summer by Kari Denison - Ever wonder where the phrase “dog days of summer” came from?  Well, I did. Earlier this month I was questioning the origin, and now I know we can literally thank our lucky stars for this phrase, as it’s commonly related to the long hot days of summer or “mad dogs.”  You see, the phrase comes…
Librarian Connect by Kari Denison - Librarian Connect is a fabulous service offered through the Lewistown Public Library.  What is Librarian Connect? Glad you ask.  Let’s dig into the details. Librarian Connect is a personalized online reading advisory which makes selecting appropriate reading material more leisure and fun. Connecting to a Librarian allows a patron to request book recommendations from the…
Summer Reading Program WEEK 6 – Tuesday, July 9 – Saturday, July 13 - Summer Reading has been a BLAST! at the Lewistown Public Library.  This is our final week of “Universe of Stories” and we are excited for our programs and the Summer Reading finale.  “Muppets from Space” is the Summer Reading Program finale at the Judith Theatre on Saturday, July 13 at 11 a.m. This event is…
STARlab Mini Planetarium - The STARlab is visiting the LPL! STARlab is a fabulous mini planetarium on loan for the week of July 2nd from the Museum of the Rockies. Miss Brittney is offering programming in the STARlab for our Summer Reading Program youth participants: Tuesday, July 2 at 1 p.m.:  NASA @ My Library “STARlab Planetarium” for Middles…
The Neighborhood - Summer Reading Program WEEK 4 – Tuesday, June 25 – Saturday, June 29 Summer Reading Program “A Universe of Stories” continues to engage youth and adults this summer with reading challenges, tasks and offers programs, presentations and social opportunities.    Summer Reading finale foreshadow . . .  participants will enjoy an extra special program finale…
What’s Out There? - SRP WEEK 3 – Tuesday, June 18 – Saturday, June 22 Week 3 of the Summer Reading Program is coming up and we are having a great time with “A Universe of Stories” this summer.  “What’s Out There?” is the theme for week 3 at the LPL and we continue to provide fun and unique…
Blast Off! - Summer Reading Program WEEK 2 – Tuesday, June 11 – Saturday, June 15 Week 2 of the Summer Reading Program’s theme is “Blast off!”.  Check out the programs available at your Library this summer.  Several programs are re-occurring, and their descriptions are below.  Each week unique programs and presentations will also be available.  Summer Reading…
Universe of Stories by Kari Denison - This summer will be out of this world at the Lewistown Public Library as we explore stories in the sky, rockets, solar systems, deep space and space travel.  “Universe of Stories” begins on Tuesday, June 4 and sign-ups continue throughout the six-week program.  The Summer Reading Program (SRP) at your LPL has programming for both…
Walking Book Club by Kari Denison - Do you like to read?  Do you also enjoy walking?  If yes, then the Library’s new Walking Book Club may be just be for you! Our new Walking Book Club will start up this summer during the Summer Reading Program “Universe of Stories”.  Sign-ups for the Walking Book Club will take place during the 1st…
Annual Author Dinner Featuring Keith McCafferty - The Lewistown Public Library is pleased to announce Keith McCafferty as the featured author at the 9th Annual Author Dinner.  This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at the Elks Club. Keith McCafferty is an award-winning author known for his “fly-fishing noir” style. McCafferty is author of the Sean Stranahan mystery series…
Wellness Resources 101 by Kari Denison - “The first wealth is health.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.  A good diet and appropriate physical activity lend to overall wellness and health.  March is National Nutrition Month and the Library has tremendous resources to lend a hand on the subject.  Yearning to try new ways to get moving?  Look no further!  The Library has instructional DVDs…
How Sweet It Is by Kari Denison - February is ‘Love Your Library’ month.  There’s a whole lot to love about the Lewistown Public Library.  Let us count the ways in which we serve our community… Provide materials to check out – books, audio books, movies, magazines, eBooks Valuable space – public space to read, study, research, hold meetings, conduct business, connect with…
Welcome 2019! By Kari Denison - To ring in the New Year, let’s celebrate a few noteworthy quotes expressed in the Library during 2018. “We are so lucky to have a library!  I really save a lot of money being able to check out books for my son’s schooling.”  Patron, April 2018. “You ladies have been the best teachers.”  Patron, August…
A Year in The Books III by Kari Denison - Since I began working at the Library in 2016, it has become routine for me to write a year in review at the close of each year –  a tradition I plan to carry on.  So here we go… Big changes have taken place at the Lewistown Public Library in 2018.  One accomplishment Library staff…
“Be Thankful and Carry On” By Kari Denison - Welcome November!  This is the month designated to celebrate gratitude and thankfulness, which inspired me to reflect and share what I am most thankful at this moment in my life. First and foremost and always, I am thankful for my family, the pulse of my existence.  I am ever so grateful and committed to the…
Literary Challenge by Kari Denison - It all started in late July.  My friend and former boss posed to me a challenge. It was a literary challenge from KellyAnne. Very apropos.  A challenge I was willing to take. The challenge came to me via Facebook.  I typically am not a fan of chain posts or challenges on Facebook, but I felt…
Lewistown Public Library Rocks!  By Kari Denison - This year’s Summer Reading Program – Libraries Rock! – was a rockin’ good time with spectacular participation.  Three hundred Library patrons signed up to participate in Libraries Rock!.  These patrons had a variety of tasks to choose from and accomplish during the 6-week program to have the chance to enter into a weekly prize drawing.…
Author Dinner Fundraiser Success by Kari Denison - This year’s Author Dinner on Wednesday, May 16 was a fantastic success.  Library supporters enjoyed an evening at the Elks Club to socialize, participate in a silent auction, dine and listen to the featured author present about his most recent novel. Mark Sullivan, author of “Beneath A Scarlet Sky”, openly shared about his inspiration to…
An educational evening at the Library by Kari Denison - In 1879, gold was discovered in the Judith Mountains near the head of Warm Spring Creek Canyon.  As a result, Maiden (or Maidenville), was established in 1881 and today is a gold and silver ghost town of the Judith Mountains. At the peak of Maiden in the late 1880s, 1,200 folks resided in the area.…
Appreciating Jim Henson’s Creations Then & Now by Kari Denison - Outrageous! Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine the mind-blowing opportunity that presented itself Saturday, March 3 in Bozeman, Montana – of all places.  I was there to proudly watch the Screaming Eagles Pep Band (and most notably watch my son, Solomon, play the sousaphone) at the Class A Boys Basketball state tournament.  Go…
Chili Bowl Success by Kari Denison - The Lewistown Public Library’s 7th Annual Chili Bowl was the biggest and best Chili Bowl thus far!  Twenty-nine teams participated in the trivia.  Some teams were in it for the fun and others participated to win big.  To be the winner of the Chili Bowl, after all, is a tremendous victory. At the end of the…
2017 in the Books! By Kari Denison - I am rather pleased with myself as this year I accomplished to read more than I have since my college days.  One way I know this… I kept a list!  Keeping a list was an idea I borrowed from a regular patron who boasted that the only way she can keep track of what she’s…
Are You A Dreamer? by Kari Denison - Dreams are all around us.  Day or night.  A goal or term of excellence.  Realistic or out of this world.  What do dreams mean?  Where do they come from?  Can dreams come true? “A dream is a small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens up to that…
We Got The Beat! By Kari Denison -   We got the beat and we want you to know about it! Did you know the library has a music collection available for patron check out? Interested in country music?  Come check out Willie Nelson, Faith Hill or Ricky Van Shelton (to name a few).  Like jazz?  Try John Coltrane, Big Band Jazz Recordings or…
Back to School Is Bittersweet By Kari Denison - Every fall since 2003 I have prepared my kids and myself for back to school.  This year’s back to school anticipation will be the last for my family (choking back the tears as I write this) as my youngest child will graduate in 2018. I clearly remember the first day of kindergarten for both of…
Embracing Summer By Kari Denison - How can it be already!?  The fair is upon us and we’re more than halfway through summer.  Winter surely doesn’t go this fast!  In fact, I know it doesn’t. Summer is such a wonderful time of year!  So much to do and so little time.  I have to be ever so careful choosing where to travel and…
Your choice! Charity or Raffle Option. By Kari Denison - Want to help Build a Better World?  This summer’s Reading Program can lend a hand for you to participate on a whole different level. This year is the first year the Adult Reading Program is offering two options for participation:  Charity or Raffle option.  How does it work?  First, come in to the front desk at…
Clifford The Big Red Dog Day! Tuesday, JUNE 13 -  Who let the dog out?! Who?! Who?! Clifford The Big Red Dog is OUT and will be at the library on June 13 to kick off the Summer Reading Program! The staff is super excited to have Clifford in the library and be a part of our summer fun! This year’s Summer Reading Program theme…
Many Thanks to Library Volunteers By Kari Denison - “It takes a village to raise a child” – African Proverb.  And it also takes a village to sustain a Library. The library ‘tribe’ is huge.  Numerous individuals and groups unconditionally volunteer their time to help the library thrive.  The Library Board of Directors work on a volunteer basis, as do the Friends of the…
There’s No Place Like Home By Kari Denison - Dorothy is famous for clicking her ruby red heels while avowing, “there’s no place like home” to return to her family in the timeless classic, “The Wizard of Oz.”  Her epic adventure in the vividly colorful land of Oz was laden with characters unknown in Kansas. After being hunted by a wicked witch and her…
Accomplishing Mission By Kari Albertson-Denison - “Hidden Figures” displayed the lives of three women striving for equality in work and life in the 1960’s during a time of civil unrest.  The scene described below is one of the many powerful scenes giving background to one of the main character’s struggle for equal access to information and civil rights in general. It…
A Year in the Books By Kari Albertson-Denison - The beginning of 2017 brings the close of my first full year working at the LPL.  I excitedly began my adventure at the library in the new year of 2016.  Little did I know when this journey began, I would enjoy my work in a library more than I had ever imagined. Growing up, my…
A Fools Crow Coincidence by Kari Albertson-Denison - A Fools Crow coincidence? I think not. I decided to read Fools Crow a few weeks back as I was visiting with my son’s English teacher for parent-teacher conferences. We were discussing the upcoming reading assignments and up next was to read Fools Crow by James Welch. I thought it’d be a good bonding opportunity…
Miss Peregrine is Peculiar By Kari Albertson – Denison -   Finally it was my chance to read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!  I had been waiting patiently for my turn to check it out as the novel was in high demand – always checked out – and I had it on hold for several months.  When I saw the movie preview last spring,…
It’s a Wrap! By Kari Albertson-Denison -   This was my first summer as Library Assistant and being involved with the Youth Summer Reading Program.  Undeniably, the Summer Reading Program (SRP) at the Lewistown Public Library was more than I ever imagined. Even though staff had warned me of the high pace and energy that accompanied SRP, I honestly did not anticipate…
LPL is a Poke Stop! by Kari Albertson-Denison - On an evening stroll up Main Street last week with my family, my son discovered the Lewistown Public Library is a Poke Stop! This was an exciting discovery and is a bonus for our public library. Pokemon GO is the new game craze this summer and is based off the 1990’s Pokemon video game. Swarms…

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