Jensen Memorial Library--Minden, Nebraska

06/15/2026

Come in this week to get your votes in for this year's Bookmark Contest! Pick up and turn in your ballots at the desk.

06/11/2026

We're doing a little Throwback Thursday to Summer 10 years ago - warning: these pictures include kids that are now in high school, current college students, and a few that are even now married with kids!
Talk about making a librarian feel... reflective. Not old!😢

06/10/2026

Our first Teen Night of the summer is scheduled for this Friday 6-9 pm. Register* by the end of the day Thursday here: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2352&EventID=589759

*We must have at least 6 pre-registered for this event for it to be held.

06/09/2026

Due to a staff schedule conflict our "Tea-Rex" Party originally scheduled for this Saturday has been moved to Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m.
Register here: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2352&EventID=589760

06/08/2026

Along with these events happening this week, voting for the Bookmark Contest begins today - stop in daily to submit your votes.

06/07/2026

06/04/2026

Wednesday we had a GREAT visit from Ian and Natalie from Sternberg Museum of Natural History! We got to see casts of dinosaur bones, hear stories about animals that lived millions of years ago in our area, and saw what a paleontologist carries in their rucksack for a dig.

06/01/2026

This is the final week to get your designs done for this year's Bookmark Contest! Final day to turn in entries is Saturday, June 6.

05/27/2026

We had a GREAT virtual visit with Daniel George of Ashfall Fossil Beds this morning!
Join us next Wednesday at 1 pm as we welcome Sternberg Museum of Natural History!

05/27/2026

An interesting little tidbit that goes great with our Summer Reading theme!

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/05/26/scientists-may-finally-know-why-t-rex-had-such-tiny-arms/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSCqEpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLMGpOeTdUbVV4azhlMFREc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjDudn-nrm9110NVxQSDWRuwSAm6j8NiWBdI4qsSlr_3bntE3FR6KAJP7ppK_aem_c3V2Gmeuv3ZOG1WD6rUV8A

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of why T. rex had such tiny arms compared to its body size.