Giving Tuesday – Support Your Local Kansas Library
November 29, 2022 – Today is the 10th anniversary of Giving Tuesday, the international day promoting giving to charitable organizations. This is in response to the three biggest shopping days of the year – Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday’s Asha Curran says, “This was just an interesting counternarrative to challenge […]
Kinsley Public Library Blog Tells Turkey Tales
November 23, 2022 – “From the Kinsley Library Archives” is a treat for anyone who loves Kinsley or Kansas history. Recent blog posts have local students investigating an auto theft ring from 1923 and much more. The photos and stories are truly marvelous. Below is a segment of a blog post called “Turkey Tales” from […]
We are Thankful for our Kansas Public Libraries
November 22, 2022 — With Thanksgiving just days away, this is the time to visit your local public library. There are so many things to borrow that will make your holiday time with family even better. To start, plan your Thursday meal and leftovers with cookbooks. Every public library in Kansas has a great selection […]
Newton Public Library Goes Fine Free
November 21, 2022 — The Newton Public Library announced this week that they are going fine free for all late materials. This includes past overdue charges. “We paused collection of overdue fines in 2019, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, so many patrons have already noticed the lack of fines when they turned items […]
Innovation Friday – Horton Public Library Feeds Community
November 18, 2022 – Libraries in small towns are often innovative in serving their communities beyond providing information. Where they see a need, they find a solution. In Horton, the public library coordinates with Second Harvest to administer the “No Hunger Summer” feeding program. Children under the age of 18 years old can get a […]
Salina Public Library Brings Author Discussions Online
November 17, 2022 — The Salina Public Library is bringing authors from around the world to Kansas. The library is part of the Library Speakers Consortium, a group of more than 200 public library systems from across the country that bring author talks to you online. Their goal is to make these interviews more accessible […]
Innovation Friday – Why Small-Town Libraries are Highly Innovative
November 11, 2022 — If you follow the national news about libraries you will often hear about the large library systems across the country – New York, Seattle, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Across the state line the Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library gets a lot of attention, especially for the beautiful book façade […]
Join Me on a StoryWalk
Children at the Lyndon Carnegie Library StoryWalk November 9, 2022 — In communities across Kansas, families are going on a StoryWalk. Created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, the program was initially developed with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Now they are in communities across the U.S. including here in Kansas. This week, November 7th to 11th […]
Emporia High School Library Listens to Teens
November 8, 2022 — Did you know that students make 1.3 billion visits to school libraries in a given year? That is about the same as nationwide attendance at movie theaters. School libraries are highly utilized spaces that are more than a place to grab a good book or a quiet space to do homework. […]
Mango Languages is Available for Everyone in Kansas
November 7, 2022 — Many people want to learn another language. The goal could be to increase communication within your community, for traveling, for business, or just to understand a new culture better. In addition, learning another language is great for your brain health. It improves your memory, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. One of the […]