Newton Public Library is pleased to announce that Sara Rickard has joined the staff as children’s services coordinator. In her new role, Rickard will coordinate services to children ages birth to 9. She will work closely with teen services coordinator Sharon Cepeda, who focuses on youth ages 10 and up. Rickard hopes to create programs…
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Newton Public Library is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Jim and Shirley Goering Community Development Fund of 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. ENLITE delivers books…
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On June 24, Newton Public Library director Dr. Cari Cusick, Hesston Public Library director Melissa Carlson, NPL board member Cathy Anderson, and HPL board member Becky Herron, met up on Zoom for an online rendition of the annual “Books & Beans” event at Mojo’s Coffee Bar. Mojo’s contributed tea samplers for participants to enjoy during…
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By Sam Jack, sjack@newtonplks.org Monday, May 31, 2021, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mobs of White residents attacked and razed the Greenwood District of Tulsa, also known as “Black Wall Street,” killing and injuring hundreds of Black residents, and destroying a thriving community overnight. This happened just a three hour…
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No more yellow caution tape: As of Monday, May 3, Newton Public Library patrons are welcome to stroll the shelves; browse the books, DVDs, and other items; and bring their selections to the desk for checkout. In other words, the library just took a big step toward the pre-pandemic version of “normal.” “Throughout the pandemic,…
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This guest column from Huascar Medina, Kansas Poet Laureate, first appeared in the Kansas Reflector. The original Poem in Your Pocket Day happened 19 years ago, in New York City, during the month of April in 2002. The New York mayor at the time, Mike Bloomberg, initiated the program in partnership with the city’s departments…
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Huascar Medina, Kansas Poet Laureate 2019-21, will join Newton Public Library for an online talk at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 29. In his program, entitled, “May Our Voices Ring True,” Medina will talk about how poetry can help people find their voices, share their words, and discover what truly connects them with one another.…
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Newton Public Library’s Instagram and Facebook followers have voted, and the results are in: These 16 mystery novels have survived Round 1 of the 2021 Tournament of Mystery! Want to vote on which books will move on to the final eight? Follow Newton Public Library on Facebook and/or Instagram, then look for the Library’s posts…
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On Wednesday, April 7, Newton Public Library’s Mystery Lovers book discussion group will meet up, virtually, to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Like all library-sponsored book discussions, Mystery Lovers is free and open to the public. Each month, the library orders multiple copies of the selected book via interlibrary loan. (Patrons are welcome to borrow a…
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By Sam Jack, sjack@newtonplks.org Newton Public Library was pleased to welcome Grady Atwater, site administrator of the John Brown Museum State Historic Site, for an online program on Tuesday, March 16. That program, “John Brown: Public Image vs. Historical Reality,” is now available for streaming on the Library’s YouTube channel. Want to learn more about…
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