Reading Challenges
Our "Readopoly" challenge sheets can be picked up in the library, on the bookmobile, via curbside pickup, or printed from home, all summer long—
June 1–July 31, 2023.
All challenges are due back at the library by Saturday, July 31 by 9:00 pm for a chance to win a grand prize. Click the link above for all the details!
Park Pictures Photo Contest
Entries Welcome: June 1–30
Public Voting: July 5–16
Celebrate Kearney's parks! Send us your best photo of your favorite place in your favorite park! Be creative!
To enter, email your photo to shaack@kearneygov.org in JPG format with the subject line "Park Pictures." Include the entrant's first and last name, phone number, email address, and age category. Please submit entries according to the photographer's age. We will print your entry and display it at the library. One submission per person.
Age Categories
- Youth: (ages 5–11)
- Teen (ages 12–18)
- Adult (ages 19+)
Everyone can vote for "People's Choice" in the library from July 5–16. One vote per person, per category, per day. Winners will receive Buffalo Bucks! A video of all the entries and the winners will be posted here and on our YouTube page after the competition ends.
10th Annual Edible Book Festival
Entries Welcome: May 1–June 26 at noon
Event: Wed., June 28 with public voting starting at 1:30 pm
Anyone ages 5–100+ can take part in one of our very favorite summertime events. Create an edible book simply by creating something edible that is somehow book related. Get inspired and don't forget to register by June 26 at 12:00 pm.
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Makerspace: Get Creative This Summer!
Come create, invent, and learn this summer. Reserve time on one of our many machines and learn as you go. We value the process involved in making, thinking, and figuring things out.
Reservation requests can be made in advance by using our online form or calling the library. Walk-ins are welcome when the area is staffed.