December 31, 2019 • Page 8 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com BY DANA SCHMIDT Yankton Community Library Have you been thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Want to learn a new hobby, find better ways to manage your finances or try a new diet? The library has a book for that. Library staff are also here to help you with your new devices you may have gotten for the holidays, especially if you want to learn how to borrow e-books through our library on the Libby app. Did you know there are thousands of free audiobooks available on Libby as well? These are great for in the car or while you are working out… which might be another New Year’s resolution? On Monday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m., Coach Rozy will be joining us for our “Explore: Exercise” class. He will be teaching participants some great basic exercises that can be done at home. This will be good motivation to begin a healthy 2020. The Library is hosting our second annual Winter Reading Challenge. Let us help you “Brighten Your Winter with A Book.” Readers of all ages are encouraged to register on Beanstack (http://cityofyankton. beanstack.org) to track your reading from now until Feb. 29. Teens and adults will track each book read and those in fifth grade and under will track by minutes read. As readers reach certain milestones, stickers will be awarded to help us build a mosaic on our bulletin board. Your name will also be put into a drawing for prizes as you continue to track your reading. On Sunday, March 1, the library will be hosting a Cocoa and Cookies party for all those that participated in our Winter Reading Program. There are nearly 4,000 stickers needed to complete our mosaic so we hope to see lots of participants to help us reach our goal! In January, the Friends of the Yankton Community Library will be hosting their first quarterly book sale. This will be a three-day event, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 2, and running through Saturday, Jan. 4. The first day of the sale will be open to Friends members only. But don’t worry-memberships will be available the day of the sale. A Single membership is just $10 for the year, with a Family membership costing only $15. This is a minimal fee to pay for the first pick of some great titles. On Friday, Jan. 3, the sale will be open to everyone with paperbacks priced at 50 cents and hard cover books at $1 each. On Saturday, Jan. 4, the remaining items will be part of a bag sale — as many books as you can fit in the provided plastic bags for just $2 per bag. Proceeds from the book sale and membership fees are used to support the library in various ways, including paying for performers or other special items for the library. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 10:30 a.m., the library will host our second Bilingual Story Time in partnership with Cornerstones Career Learning Center. This time we will feature stories and songs in both English and Chinese in honor of the Chinese New Year. Activities will be geared toward preschool age children, but the event is open to the entire family. We hope you will join us for this unique story time! The library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the holiday. The library will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, for a staff training day. The staff of the Yankton Community Library want to wish you all a very happy and peaceful new year full of friendship, fun and plenty of good books! Noem, BFM Release Comprehensive Annual Financial Report PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem and the Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) today released the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2019. The annual report includes the state government’s complete financial statements. “A culture of financial stability is the cornerstone of South Dakota – we don’t spend what we don’t have. This consistency allows us to invest in our future and strengthen our families,” said Noem. “I am committed to maintaining this fiscal integrity. My administration has made it a priority to retain our AAA public credit rating, maintain a strong level of reserve funds to address emergencies, and continue structurally balancing the budget.” The Department of Legislative Audit (DLA) audits the basic financial statements and, for the 33rd consecutive year, has issued an unmodified “clean” opinion on the CAFR. Also contained in the report is information about the State’s economic conditions and outlook, the profile of the government, major initiatives, and a financial analysis of the State’s funds. A discussion of those topics can be found in the “Letter of Transmittal” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis.” “The employees of BFM, DLA, and the accounting offices of all state departments have once again succeeded in issuing the CAFR before December 31, and I thank the hardworking employees of the State for this accomplishment,” Noem concluded. Highlights from the fiscal year 2019 CAFR include: •The State’s total net position (net worth) is $7.0 billion – an increase of $188.6 million. •The combined ending balance of the Budget Reserve and the General Revenue Replacement Fund was $189.1 million, an increase of $12.7 million. •The State has maintained its AAA public issuer rating from Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings, and Moody’s for the past three fiscal years. This represents the highest rating possible from all three bond rating agencies. The CAFR can be viewed online at bfm.sd.gov/cafr, or for printed copies, contact the Bureau of Finance and Management at 605-7733411. 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More information is 5 available at Calendar. outdoornebraska.gov. 3 Vehicles entering the parks must have a 2020 park entry permit, which may be 9 purchased on-site, at OutdoorNebraska.org, or from vendors across the 8 state. 1 8 Happy New Year9 2 Sudoku #6 2 8 3 4 7 5 6 1 9 LARGE PRINT BOOKS • Agent Running in The Field by John Le Carre, fiction • Killer Instinct by James Patterson, fiction ADULT BOOKS • Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges by Frank Barnes, nonfiction • Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow, nonfiction • Going Over Home: A Search for Rural Justice in an Unsettled Land by Charles D. 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Parker’s Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins, fiction • Scarlet Fever by Rita Mae Brown, fiction • The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott, fiction • The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher, fiction • The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era by Gareth Russell, fiction • Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock, fiction • Spy by Danielle Steel, fiction • Stitches in Time by Suzanne Woods Fisher, fiction YOUNG ADULT BOOKS • Dark Fire by Chris D’Lacey, fiction • Gravity by Sarah Deming, fiction • Otherlife by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller, fiction JUNIOR BOOKS • Adobe Shelters to Steel Skyscrapers: A Timeline of Building by Alex Woolf, nonfiction • Biomes and Climate Change by Edward Ricciuti & Echo Elise González, nonfiction • Counting Pebbles to Writing Code: A Timeline of Mathematics and Computers by Brian Williams, nonfiction • Foraging to Supermarkets: A Timeline of Food by Cath Senker, nonfiction • Harry Houdini by Kjartan Poskitt, nonfiction • I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage, nonfiction • Wooden Spears to Military Drones: A Timeline of Warfare by Cath Senker, nonfiction • Eyes on the Prize by Nicole Kear, fiction • The Show Must Go On by Nicole Kear, fiction • Three’s a Crowd by Nicole Kear, fiction EASY READING BOOKS • Addition by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • Beads on One String by Dennis Warner, nonfiction • Division by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • Fractions by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks by Sandra Markle, nonfiction • I Spy Spooky Night: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, nonfiction • I’m Not Millie! by Mark Pett, nonfiction • Multiplication by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • Numbers by Joseph Midthun Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • Subtraction by Joseph Midthun & Samuel Hiti, nonfiction • Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep! by Bruce Arant, fiction • Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List by Kate Klise, fiction • Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora, fiction ADULT DVD’S • After the Wedding, fiction • Dora and the Lost City of Gold, fiction • The Handmaid’s Tale: Season Three, fiction ——— Visit library.cityofyankton.org or call the library at 605668-5275 to reserve any of these titles! ng the We rf Surf on over to www.missourivalleyshopper.com MV Shopper MV Shopper M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y In Print and Online! 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