Library ClosuresThe Great Falls Public Library’s last open Sunday of the season is May 20. After this date, the library will begin its summer schedule:
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10 am – 8 pm
The Great Falls Public Library will also be closed on Monday, May 28 in recognition of Memorial Day.
Friends of the Great Falls Public Library Annual Book Sale The Friends of the Great Falls Public Library will hold its annual used book sale Thursday, May 17 from 4 -7 pm, Saturday, May 19 from 10 am – 4 pm, and Sunday, May 20, from 1 – 4 pm on the third floor of the Public Library. Individuals who would like to attend the “pre-sale” on Thursday will be asked to join the “Friends” group at reduced dues of $5, instead of the regular annual dues of $15. There will be no cost to attend the sale on Saturday or Sunday, and Sunday also will be the $2 sack sale. The public is encouraged to attend the sale to take advantage of great used books. All public support of this sale directly supports the library. Proceeds from this sale support various library projects regular budgets do not allow. The Friends have sponsored a wide variety of programs at the library over the years, including Montana Repertory Theater productions, musical performances, and the Festival of the Book. The group has also sponsored Wi gaming and will sponsor this year’s summer reading party. Friends of the Public Library is a voluntary organization that values, supports, and champions the public library in ways that include, but are not limited to, advocacy, sponsorship, and organizing special events and projects for the library, such as this book sale. Members can choose their own level of involvement, either through active involvement or through membership dues, with both levels supporting the library and the community. For further information or to assist with the sale, call Jude Smith at the library at 453-0349.
No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom
Law Day is every year on May 1st. It is a designation for a special national day that marks our nation’s commitment to the rule of law. It was established in 1958 by then President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1961 Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day. Some bar associations and other organizations celebrate Law Week or Law Month. The Great Falls Public Library celebrates Law Month with a series of programs on Thursday evenings in May to acknowledge the importance of this designation and its intention to help educate the public about the court and justice system. The programs are free and open to the public. In addition to these programs, the Information Department will offer tours of the legal resources the library offers. More detailed information on these tours will be available soon. Call 453-0349 or check online for more information on these tours. The program schedule is as follows. May 3, 7:00 pm An Introduction and Overview of the Court System with the Honorable Chief District Court Judge Kenneth R. Neill, current chief judge of the Eighth Judicial District. May 10, 7:00 pm Get to Know the Candidates District Court judicial hopefuls introduce themselves and share their experiences with the justice system. The four candidates are: Mike Rausch Joe Sullivan Greg Pinkski Steve Fagenstrom
May 17, 7:00 pm Free, Local Legal Resources with representatives from the Self-Help Law Clinic, Judy Pylar from the Cascade County Law Clinic, and Law Clerks Mary Glover-Rogers and Mark Dunn, who will discuss family law mediation.
May 24, 7:00 pm Bankruptcy Proceedings with representatives from Montana Legal Services.
May 31, 7:00 pm Debate in a Box with representatives from the Montana State Bar Association who will present an educational overview of Referendum 119. This is a proposal to require state Supreme Court justices to be elected or appointed from districts with approximately equal populations. REGISTER FOR FREE COMPUTER CLASSES AT GREAT FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY! The Great Falls Public Library is presenting a four-part series of free of computer classes on Mondays in May from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. This series, Computer Basics: The Second Step is those needing help a step beyond our first class, Computer Basics.
All classes will be held on the second floor of the library. People attending the classes must arrive at the library before 6:00 pm.
Due to high interest and limited computers, class size has been capped at 28. Anyone interested may register by calling the library at 453-0349 or stopping in at the 2nd floor Information Desk. You must register for the entire series. The schedule is listed below.
These classes are sponsored in part by the Great Falls Public Library Foundation.
Computer Basics: The Second Step
 April 30: Managing Files & Folders: Creating Folders, Saving & Moving Documents
May 7: Word Documents: Formatting, Copying/Pasting, Saving & Inserting Pictures and other Objects
May 14: World Wide Web: Finding What You Need, Uploading & Downloading, Participating in Online Communities
May 21: E-mail: Making an Address Book, Formatting E-mails, Attaching Files
Coming in June and July!Computer Basics: A Class for the True BeginnerJune 18: Introduction to the Computer and Using the Mouse
June 25: Opening , Closing and Saving Files, Introduction to WORD
July 2: Introduction to the Web: Surfing and Searching
July 9: Introduction to E-mail: Getting and Address and Sending Mail
Please help us provide better services! Help the Montana State Library understand how you use online resources available at the library, such as MontanaLibrary2Go, HeritageQuest, and HomeworkMT, and about your participation in programs like Ready 2 Read and Summer Reading.
In May the library welcomes The Thursday Morning Drawing Group, who will be exhibiting their work at the library during the months of May and June. The show will include paintings, drawings, and other eclectic pieces. Also on display will be a photography exhibit from the Overholser Museum in Fort Benton.
The Thursday Morning Artists have one common thread: original creativity. They gather together every Thursday morning to make art and have been doing so for many years. As individual artists they have works spread to the far corners of the world. These artists’ style runs from realistic to abstract. They place no limits on the mediums they use and above all in their art follow no rules.
Members of the group are Jeanne Scott, Carol Collins, James “Pinky” Keyser, Darlene Sanford, Larry D. Goff, Jean Mazur, Brenda Barthelmeh, Marcia Hocevar, Frank Olszewski, Ruth Franklin, Janet Sedlacek, Patricia Bushly, and Cecile Smiley.
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