The WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTS Campaign for a new Newton Public Library building has received a $50,000 gift from the Lewis H. Humphreys Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., of Lebo, Kansas. This moves the campaign past the $2.4 million mark in total funds raised. Lewis Humphreys was a farmer, rancher and World War II veteran.…
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Newton Public Library has a busy slate of youth and teen programs planned for this fall, including a new Early Reader Book Club for children in kindergarten through second grade. The Early Reader Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month during the school year, and is intended to…
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The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kan., has generously gifted $300,000 to the WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTS Campaign, pushing the campaign over the $2.2-million mark. The campaign is an initiative of the Newton Public Library Foundation (NPLF), an affiliate of the Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF), and seeks to raise $2.7 million to help fund construction…
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