To celebrate Children’s Book Week (Nov. 7-13), Newton Public Library is inviting kids in grades 1-4 to write and illustrate their own picture books! Who can participate? Young book lovers in grades 1-4. What will participants do? Starting on Monday, November 7, blank booklets will be available for participants to pick up, which will be…
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Calling all writers: Do you enjoy writing poetry, short stories, or comic books? Do you dream of writing a complete novel? If so, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is for you. Newton Public Library will host meet-ups for NaNoWriMo participants, every Tuesday evening in November from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. NaNoWriMo is a fun, seat-of-the-pants…
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Newton Public Library’s book club selections for November are now available for borrowing! Copies circulate on a first-come, first-served basis, and you’re welcome to borrow them whether or not you can attend the associated discussion. (Though of course, we’d love to see you!) Mystery Lovers Book Club, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 The Surgeon, by…
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It’s October, and that means we are in the final month of the campaign to help fund a new Newton Public Library! The campaign has reached its original goal of $2.7 million, but costs have increased since the initial estimates for this project were made, about two years ago. Through the Newton Public Library Foundation,…
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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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Newton Public Library is pleased to announce that it has received a $1,000 grant from the Sher Klassen Neufeld Endowment Fund of the North Newton Community Foundation (NNCF). NNCF is an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation. The library will use the grant funds to purchase books for its ENLITE outreach service, which delivers books…
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The Ladies Reading Circle of Newton recently made a $1,000 donation in support of the campaign to build a new Newton Public Library building. Founded in 1880, the Ladies Reading Circle is the oldest continuously-meeting women’s group in Kansas and has a long history of civic engagement, especially with the library. Many members have served…
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As part of Newton’s 150th anniversary celebration, youth in grades 4 through 8 are invited to join Newton Public Library for a five-day after-school program that will uncover “Untold Stories” about Newton’s history and culture, April 25-29 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The week will kick off on Monday, April 25, with a walking tour…
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