Holiday Book Sale 2023

Join us for a Holiday Book Sale Extravaganza!

Free will donation – Give what you can – Take what you want

November 27 – December 1: Adult Fiction and Mass Market (pocket) Paperbacks (includes Large Print)

December 4-9: Childrens and Young Adult (teen) books

December 11-16: Audio Books, DVDs, BluRays, and Sheet Music

December 18-22: Adult Nonfiction (including local history and Large Print)

December 26 – 29: Holiday Leftovers – If you missed a week, check this one out as the best of what didn’t go will be served as leftovers, one more time.

All items first come, first serve. We do not have an inventory of what we have available. But if there are too many items for day one – we will keep adding all week.

Free will donation. Please make checkes payable to: Friends of the Library or FOL

All proceeds go to the Friends of the Library and help support non-budgeted North Platte Public Library projects and services.

Join the FOL Today!

Consider giving any amount to the North Platte Public Library (NPPL) Foundation fund at Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation any time of the year. However, May 3, 2023 is the date for the annual North Platte Giving Day – a day when our community comes together and gives any amount to hardworking non-profit organizations and together we help our community continue to be a great place to live.

Give at https://www.northplattegiving.org beginning April 19, 2023.

And enjoy the 2022 Year in Review video from North Platte Public Library…you might see someone you know or learn something you didn’t know!

2022 Year in Review at North Platte Public Library

Winter 2023 Book Sale Jan 9 – Feb 11

North Platte Public Library will be hosting a Winter 2023 Book Sale event. Each week will feature different sale items.

Weekly Schedule of Focused Sale Items

  • Week 1: January 9 – 14, 2023: Hardcover and Trade FICTION and LARGE PRINT
  • Week 2: January 17 – 21, 2023: Mass Market (Pocket) PAPERBACKS, AUDIOBOOKS, and DVDS
  • Week 3: January 23 – 28, 2023: CHILDREN’S and YOUNG ADULT
  • Week 4: January 30 – February 4, 2023: NONFICTION
  • Week 5 (Last Chance): February 6 – 11, 2023: Last Chance REMAINDERS

We Need a Lift!

Update: March 2023 – Progress is moving forward. Some work is being completed in house by qualified City Employees, Otis is installing new equipment, and the Library hopes to have a new working elevator by December 31, 2023. In the meantime, be kind to Library workers and be prepared for some noise if you visit, there is more noise than normal but it means there is progress!

In the fall of 2021, the North Platte Public Library elevator experienced major malfunctions. The Library has spent approximately $5,000 so far in failed efforts to “fix” the aging and heavily relied upon lift. This ancient 1970s technology is hard to find parts for and replace. Therefore, the Library needs new elevator. We want to support their fundraising efforts as this was an unplanned and unbudgeted expense.

The quote to replace just the electronics came in at $112,350 but did not include:

  • Machine Room work to install HVAC and new disconnect, lighting, and GFCI outlet
  • Pit Upgrades to install a 50GPM sump pump and additional lighting
  • Fire Alarm System with smoke heads at each landing floor, in the machine room, and in the top of the hoistway

Therefore, we are estimating the total project cost and fundraising goal to be $300,000.

Please consider donating toward this project through the North Platte Public Library FOUNDATION fund at Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation.

North Platte Giving Day is Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Visit: https://www.northplattegiving.org/NPPLFoundation to easily make an online donation toward our project.

Enjoy the nostalgia of better days for the North Platte Public Library’s elevator.

Video courtesy of Star City Elevators on YouTube (11/19/2018)
Video courtesy of Star City Elevators on YouTube (10/23/2020)

Spring Book Bazaar

We are overflowing with book donations so you WIN!

This time it will be setup along the West windows in the main area of the North Platte Public Library (120 W 4th ST) and once again we will have a free will donation in place to give what you determine is fair.

Library Hours until May 1, 2022:

Monday – Thursday9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Friday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am – 2:00 pm
SundayClosed

Library Hours after May 1, 2022:

Monday – Saturday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
SundayClosed
April 25 – 30Non-Fiction
May 2 – 7Fiction
May 9 – 14Paperbacks
May 16 – 21Children’s and YA
May 23 – 28DVDs / CDs / Audiobooks

Baskets! Baskets! Baskets!

The North Platte Public Library Foundation’s Book Gift Baskets are NOW ON SALE!!!

Looking for a unique one-of-a-kind gift this year? Worried that whatever you order online won’t arrive before Christmas? Then we have the answer, my friend–A BOOK GIFT BASKET!

There are lots of baskets with a children’s theme, a cooking theme, and MORE!!!

Prices range from $5.00 to $75.00. We started with around 300, they go fast! Stop by TODAY and get the best selection!

The Library has new hours as of October 1, 2021:
Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Friday 9:00 am -6:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday Closed

CANCELLED: Living History Tour

It is with regret that we inform you that the Lincoln County Legacies: A Living History Tour (formerly known as “The Cemetery Tour”) set for September 17-18, 2021 has been cancelled.

However, the Pancake Brunch hosted and supporting the Lincoln County Historical Museum on Sept 18, 2021 at the Lincoln County Historical Museum is still moving forward. Visit the Lincoln County Historical Museum on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/npcanteen to keep updated on Museum events.

UPDATE: The tour was cancelled due to a shortage of actors willing to do the performances, as well as a shortage in time available to write scripts. It takes a lot of behind the scenes work to pull these events off and when nothing was coming together, we decided to cancel it. We hope to try again next year.

Thank you for understanding.

Book Bazaar Starts October 12th!

Printable PDF PosterDownload
FOL Membership FormDownload

Due to COVID-19 we are running our “book sale” a little differently this fall.

We are utilizing an open area of the Library (not to be held in the meeting room) and limiting selections to four (4) tables plus wall shelving/display area to help with social distancing.

There will be no media (DVDs, Records, Audiobooks), no items on the floor, and no cash register. But there will be puzzles October 19-23.

New items will fill in according to the schedule above as room allows, so if you are particularly interested in a specific genre/topic, you might want to schedule visits to the Library during the entire week to see more items.

This is a free will donation event with all proceeds going to the Library to purchase new material and help offset a 10% decrease in our materials budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.

All Friends of the Library (FOL) memberships have been forwarded one (1) year because our best perk is early access to our book sale events, and we were unable to have a spring book sale and this one is being conducted over an extended period of time. However, if you value your membership to the FOL, we will gladly accept your membership dues for the upcoming year.

The Book Bazaar is open during Library Hours, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm.

2020 Historical Tour Canceled

This has been a difficult year to say the least. The North Platte Public Library Foundation has decided to cancel the 2020 historical tour. This decision was made in response to the public health concern of gathering in groups due to COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the rising local case numbers.

We hope our tourists understand and look forward to presenting a historical tour in 2021. We wish everyone good health and safety in this challenging time.