The Stanley Public Library will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.  The library will be open Tuesday, May 28 at 1:00 PM.

Two of Stanley’s master gardeners, Mary Domaskin and Brenda Jorgenson of the Mountrail County Garden Club, held a fun planting activity at the Stanley Public Library for students in grades K-6 on Tuesday, May 14.  They aided the students through the process of planting marigold seeds in a small pot.  They then showed the students how a planted seed would look once it came up and had several colors of  marigolds in their final blooming stage.  The students took their planted seeds home, along with a blooming marigold they repotted.

The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

During the month of April, the Stanley Public Library held a Reading for Rewards contest for students in grades 7-12.  The students checked out books, read and returned them for an entry into the contest.  The winner for April was Devon Anthony, who read a book titled “Plague.”  Devon won a $25 VISA gift card sponsored by Braddock Insurance.  Congratulations to Devon and to all the students who read a book to enter the contest!

The Stanley Public Library recently celebrated National Library Week with a LEGO building contest.  Entrants built a character or scene from a book they read.

The winners are:  grades 4-6, Erika Littlefield, first and Avery Ellis (not pictured), second; grades K-3, Skylee Christopher (not pictured), first and Pierce Tronset, second.

There were many excellent entries.  Congratulations to all participants for a job well done!  The contest was sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The Stanley Public Library will be closed Friday, April 19 in observance of Good Friday.  The library will be open Monday, April 22 at 12:30 PM.  Happy Easter!