Central Community College/Grand Island Resource Center Library

Celebrating Pride Month is the perfect opportunity to pick up a book and refresh your knowledge or learn something new! Whether you'd like to pick up a new fiction novel, learn a bit of history, or gain a new perspective, there's a book for you!

Library Hours Notice:

The library will be closed all day tomorrow, Friday, May 28th for a library workshop.
The library will open again at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1st.

With May being Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month was well as Mental Health Awareness Month, why not come by the library and join us in celebrating by learning about and exploring these topics! Our monthly displays are wonderful sources if you are ever looking for a place to begin expanding your knowledge and appreciation of a subject.

Book Discussion – May 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the library.

Extra copies of the book are available at the library and must be returned the evening of discussion.

Last in the Class

By Tammy Marshall

Tammy will be here in person to talk about her book!

After her high school graduation in 1960, Ginny Drummond left her small town in Iowa, vowing never to return. Years later, though, she attends her 50th class reunion -- an event with life-changing ramifications for her and William Fairchild, the classmate who befriends her. The reunion is momentous for all their classmates because of an anonymous letter and its contents promising riches to the last surviving member of their class. Ginny and William initially believe the letter to be a joke, but things soon turn deadly because someone will stop at nothing to be the last in the class.

Right to Read Day, Monday, April 20 – organized through ALA’s Unite Against Book Bans initiative, this day calls on advocates to celebrate wins against censorship efforts and take action to defend the freedom to read. On Right to Read Day, ALA will release the State of America’s Libraries Report, including the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2025

National Library Workers Day, Tuesday, April 21 – a day honoring you and your peers for the impact you have in your communities, sponsored by ALA’s Allied Professional Association (Libraries work because YOU do!)

National Library Outreach Day, Wednesday, April 22 – a day to bring your library outside its walls and into the community to meet people where they are, coordinated in collaboration with the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

Take Action for Libraries Day, Thursday, April 23 – a day led by ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office to take action against legislative censorship efforts by contacting Congress

This National Poetry Month, come by and check out our poetry collection, which features Nebraskan Poets! There's something for everyone, so come welcome Spring with a poem or two.

Book Discussion – April 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the library.

Extra copies of the book are available at the library and must be returned the evening of discussion.

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander Newfoundland

By Jim DeFede



When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill.

As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news.

Over the course of those four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. As a show of thanks, scholarship funds for the children of Gander have been formed and donations have been made to provide new computers for the schools. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill.