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Oceans of Possibilities!

The Summer Reading Program is almost here! Friday, May 20, the Columbus Public Library will kick off it's annual Summer Reading Program. Find the Oceans of possibilities reading brings!

Starting Friday, May 20, log on to columbuspubliclibrary.beanstack.org to sign up or register for challenges (there is a challenge for every age group). Log your reading, earn badges, a free book and your chance to win real-world prizes.

We would prefer that if at all possible that you would please log your reading progress using Beanstack. Those who have no or limited internet access can still sign up just visit the library and library staff can help you get signed up. Paper logs are available at the library and can be used to help young readers have a visual of how much reading they have done and how much more they have to go.

If you have any questions, please call Columbus Public Library at (920) 623-5910.

Columbus Literacy Council Looking for Tutors

If you have tutored or are interest in becoming a tutor please join us for a re-aquainting, re-organizing meeting on Wednesday, May 18 at 2:00pm at the Library Annex. Tutors work with children and adults of all abilities. We are able to offer, but are not limited to, ESL, remedial school help for all grades, GED test prep, citizenship and other subjects. If you cannot make the meeting but want to get involved, send an email with your name, phone and/or email, and area of interest columbusliteracycouncil087@gmail.com.

If you would like to work with a tutor, please send an email with your learning goal to interest to: columbusliteracycouncil087@gmail.com. 

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

“Numerous studies estimate that as many as one in five children have difficulties learning to read.  Reading has been associated as an early indicator of academic success.  Public formal education does not typically start until ages 5-6.  Before then, parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple (read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten) and very manageable endeavor.” (Taken from the 1,000 Books website)

Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning by participating in this free year-round early literacy program! Upon signing your child up, you will receive
logging sheets, and your child can add a submarine to our 1,000 Books Deep Dive visual. You can also keep track of your progress on Beanstack just like our summer reading challenges. Your child will receive a small prize for every hundred books read to them, and when they finish 1,000 they receive a free book to keep! Book binding for paper logs is available after completing the program.  For ages 0-5

Sign-Up Guidelines for Virtual Programs

Currently, all of our programs for all age groups are taking place virtually. This may continue to be the case for some time.

As the world moves toward a more virtual reality, at least for the time being, we need to ensure that our patrons are accessing our virtual programs safely.

  1. All Columbus Public Library programs are free and open to the public. We never charge a fee of any kind for our events.
  2. The only way to sign up for a virtual event for our library is by signing up in a Google doc in a link directly from our website or the body of the event description on our Facebook page. It would never be in a comment to that event.

Scammers post fake links for a LIVE STREAM or LIVE LINK to events in the comments section of the post to make it seem as if it is part of the event. It is not. They want your credit card information. The Columbus Public Library would never ask for that information under any circumstances.

Columbus Public Library is Now on YouTube!

We are excited to announce that the Columbus Public Library now has its own YouTube channel! Find us on YouTube by searching for Columbus Public Library WI. Then follow us
by liking and subscribing to our page. You can also choose to get a notification when a new video is posted.

There will be weekly program videos posted for ages 5 and up, weekly Storytimes, and monthly adult crafting videos. We may also post fun videos about upcoming programs and library news. 

This is a great alterative for those who do not use other social media sites to still have access to our instructional videos and storytimes. Videos will still be shared on Facebook for those who prefer to watch through that site.

Click here to visit the Columbus Public Library's YouTube page.

* Storytime videos will only be availble for viewing for one week.

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