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pring has sprung and we are gearing up for a busy March at the North Lake County Public Library. The book drop is always available as is our online catalog and Montana Library2Go with eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. The big news is the much anticipated Friends of the Library Book Sale happening on March 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the library meeting room. This is the first book sale since 2019 and there are thousands of great books and other media just waiting for you to buy. Come and support the library and
take home some treasures. at 10 a.m. in the library meeting room. Felicia is Sierra’s tech class for hosting our first InteracMarch is “Learn How to tive Movie Upgrade Your CybersecuExperience rity.” With with Disdata breaches, ney-Pixar’s “Brave.” a million Follow passwords, malware and along and Abbi Dooley, play a game. all kinds of North Lake County Public Library District Pretend to other techy shoot a bow things going on in the world, it is more with Merida, sniff for a bear with Fergus and important than ever to be sure you are protected. follow the wisps. We will have some St. Patty’s Day This program will take fun too. place on Tuesday, March Don’t forget, Mother 15, at 2 p.m. in the library Goose Mondays at 9:15 meeting room. We have a special fam- a.m. for the 0-3 crowd and Story Time Thursily program scheduled days at 9:15 a.m. for the on Saturday, March 19,
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year ago, we launched the Snowbird Fund to help families and friends of missing and murdered indigenous persons by offering immediate cash assistance (no questions asked) to search for their loved ones. Since then, the fund has not only survived but it has doubled its cash amount and increased its funding capacity – all during a pandemic and tough economic times. Meanwhile, through the tenacious efforts of native communities and 10 - March 9, 2022
ones are bereft and left to families around the state search for them and find and country, the issue of Missing and Murdered answers to their disappearance. Indigenous Persons has gained more attention Montana’s Missing Indigenous from tribal, Persons Task local, state Ivan MacDonald and federal Force, the Anna Whiting Sorrell officials, inMarilyn Zimmerman statewide Whitney Williams collaborative cluding U.S. Interior Secnetwork that retary Deborah Haaland, includes participation the first Native American from each of the state’s eight federally recognized to serve as a cabinet sectribes, state and federal retary. But this cancer conagencies, and law enforcement, notes that Natinues to spread, and tive Americans are four routinely we learn about times more likely to go another missing indigemissing than non-native nous person whose loved
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3-5 group. Participation by parents and caregivers and older siblings is always encouraged and welcome. This month the themes include: colors, bath time, St. Patty’s Day, spring and babies. Deanna Mydland from Montana PBS will join us on March 10 with something special. We have extended the checkout on hotspots to 14 days, but there are some stricter penalties in place if they are not returned. This has been an immensely popular service and we hope to be able to make it fair and accessible for everyone. We have the IRS In-
struction Booklets and 1040 forms for the April 18 tax deadline. You can also print your own from: www.IRS.gov/ forms-instructions. The State of Montana does not print or send us any forms or booklets. Those can be found at: www. mtrevenue.gov. Both entities encourage e-filing and direct deposit as the fastest way to file and get a refund. The library’s regular hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays reserved as high risk hours (please wear a
residents. Teaming up with the Montana Community Foundation, we launched the Snowbird Fund in February 2021 to directly support Native families by providing immediate financial assistance – a tool that previously was not available to families – to search for their missing loved ones in urban and reservation areas. The fund was the first of its kind in the country. Direct payments of up to $1,000 are made to individuals to offset the considerable expenses
families and friends incur while searching for their loved one. Assistance can cover anything from gas money, meals, hotel stays, cell phone payments, tools like metal detectors and drones, hosting a community vigil and conducting a targeted awareness campaign. In its first year, the Snowbird Fund gave 11 cash awards for: family support during searches; family unification; travel and lodging; search and rescue efforts. We provided financial
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