Blind Bid Sale – Tamarack Room Furniture

We’re taking blind bids on the old tables, chairs, and carts from the Tamarack Room! Available items: 4 tables, 1 table cart, 55 chairs, 4 chair carts.

Stop by the Tamarack District Library front desk to fill out your blind bid form. Indicate the item(s) you want, how many, and your price per item. The highest bid for each item will receive the quantity they requested, and remaining items will be awarded to the next highest bids until everything is sold. Bids accepted until December 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. In-person bids only at Tamarack District Library ~all items are as is.

1000 Books B4 Kindergarten

The concept is simple, the Rewards are Priceless.

 Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started).

The key is perseverance. Make it exciting. When your child reaches a milestone, give him/her a small reward (stickers, backpacks, books). Most of all be creative!

If you are able to, make sure to keep a record of “any” book that is being read to your child. This includes teachers and siblings.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten graphic

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten App

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app (for iPhone or Android) lets you keep track of your reading activity quickly and easily.

  1. Scan Books into your library
  2. Keep track of reading activity for multiple readers
  3. Track your progress to 1000 books!