December 19, 2016 – ​The Nevada County Library has a lot of programming on the calendar leading up to the Christmas holiday, as well as some holiday hours.

Bear River Station will be closed December 19th – January 3rd.

Madelyn Helling Library will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24th & 31st.

Grass Valley Library will be closed Dec. 26th, 27th, Jan. 2nd & 3rd.

Doris Foley Historical Library will be closed Dec. 23rd – 31st.

All Nevada County Libraries will be closed Monday, Dec. 26th & Jan. 2nd.

Library Programming

Children’s Programming

Tuesday December 20th

  • Pre-School Storytime, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Madelyn Helling Library

    Children from ages 3 to 5 (with a favorite adult) have fun with engaging books, songs and activities as they build their early literacy skills. This is a drop-in program in the Children’s Room at the Madelyn Helling Library.

  • Toddler Time, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Truckee Library

    Toddlers from 18 months to 3 years (with a favorite adult) are welcome to join us for an engaging storytime.

  • Tinkering Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library

    Middle Schoolers can join for a drop-in program where we will tinker and make. Join us in the Children’s Library.

Wednesday, December 21st

  • Mother Goose Storytime, 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Grass Valley Library

    Join us for songs, books, and early literacy tips for babies and toddlers ages birth-3 year-olds. This is a drop-in program in the Children’s Room at the Grass Valley Library.

  • PAWS to Read, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library

Thursday December 22nd

  • Mother Goose Storytime, 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Madelyn Helling Library
  • Preschool Stories, 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. at Truckee Library

Children from ages 3 to 5 (with a favorite adult) have fun with engaging books, songs and activities as they build their early literacy skills. This is a drop-in program in the Children’s Room at the Truckee Library.

  • Sing-along for all ages, 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library

Sing favorite songs and learn new ones. Singing with your children is an important part of literacy building. This is a drop-in program for grades kindergarten through 6th.

Friday, December 23rd

  • Pre-School Storytime, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Grass Valley Library

Children from ages 3 to 5 (with a favorite adult) have fun with engaging books, songs and activities as they build their early literacy skills. Drop-in program in the Children’s Room at the Grass Valley Library – Royce Branch.

Technology and Computer Classes

Monday, December 19th

  • Apple Geek!, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library.

Bring your Apple device and receive help from our library geek, Jeff! Register online before it becomes full.

  • Library Geek!, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Madelyn Helling Library

Bring your device and receive help from our library geek, Jeff! Registration is full, but you can join our waiting list online.