Livingston-Park County Public Library

Coming in June, kids can Make a Splash and Make Waves @ the library! The children’s summer reading celebration, Make a Splash! will begin on Tuesday, June 15 for K-2nd grades and Wednesday, June 16 for 3rd-5th grades, from 1:30-2:30 PM. Make a Splash will continue through Wednesday, August 4. Along with the regular fare of stories, crafts and reading incentives, there will be many special programs, including: Miss Frances’ Musical Instruments Sing Along for K-2; Montana Outdoor Science School for 3rd-5th; Storyteller/Naturalist Doc Wild; Magician Kyle Groves; Museum of the Rockies; and children’s singer-songwriter Copper Tom.

Tweens and teens in 6th -12th grades can Make Waves @ the library on Thursdays 1:30 – 3 PM, starting June 17 through July 22. Each week there will be fun events, including a Sidewalk Chalk Art Splash, Fun in the Sun Crafts, Storyteller/Naturalist Doc Wild, Life’s a Beach Party, an L-Town Treasure Hunt, and Summer 2010 Water Olympiad Finale! Additionally, the Teen Beach Bum Book Club will meet Friday afternoons on June 25, July 9, July 16, and July 23. Discussion titles are Found by Margaret Haddix Peterson, Keeper by Kathi Appelt, The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings, and They Came From Below by Blake Nelson. A booklist can be picked up at the library. For more information, call Melanie or Lisa at the library 222-0862. 

Flutes and Friends, a Bozeman Symphony ensemble, will perform at the Livingston-Park County Public Library on Sunday afternoon, May 2 at 3:00 PM.

The ensemble is composed of five professional flutists who perform on many instruments of the flute family, including the concert flute, piccolo, alto flute and bass flute. For certain pieces in their repertoire, the flutists are joined by musicians Jeff Vick and Alan Leech who add a wide range of accompanying instruments such as marimba, vibes, drums, saxophone and bassoon.

Flutes and Friends are part of the Bozeman Symphony’s Far Afield program, which is funded by the Montana Arts Council, Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, Montana Cultural Trust, Montana Association of Symphonic Orchestras and the Bozeman Symphony.

This free concert, which is brought to Livingston by Friends of the Livingston-Park County Library, will take place in the Bev Steveson Room on the lower level of the Library. 

Beginning computer classes will commence on Tuesday, May 4 from 7 – 8 pm.  Registration is required.  For more information or to reserve your place please call 222-0862.

* See Computer Classes under Service for a complete schedule.