Please join us Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 5 p.m. for our first book event of 2022: the Mystery Lovers Book Club discussion of Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King! All library book clubs are open to the public; no need to RSVP. And if you didn’t quite finish the book, please come anyway! No judgment. 😉…
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After much thought and deliberation, Newton Public Library has decided to end the Hoopla digital borrowing service, effective Friday, Dec. 31. This decision was based on the staff’s judgment that Hoopla is no longer the most cost-effective way to meet patrons’ demand for e-books, e-audiobooks and other digital content. The library spent similar amounts on…
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The Newton City Commission voted yesterday to move forward with the design phase of the new library project. This is very exciting news as we work toward making the new library building a reality! In 2020, Newton Public Library and the City of Newton developed a project agreement to work toward a new library building,…
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Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? Make a card for an ENLITE patron! Newton Public Library’s ENLITE service delivers books to all Newton and North Newton retirement centers and nursing homes, as well as to individual homebound patrons in our community. Kristin, our ENLITE coordinator, would love to drop off cards…
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The American Library Association (ALA) has named Sam Jack to its 2022 class of Emerging Leaders. Jack, who serves as Newton Public Library’s adult services librarian, is one of 49 librarians from across the U.S. and Canada chosen to participate. The Emerging Leaders program is designed to enable librarians to participate in planning, network with…
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Netflix’s Korean-language drama “Squid Game” has become the top-rated TV show in nearly 100 countries. If you can’t get enough of deadly games – and social satire – give these books a try! Click the title links to go directly to each book’s entry in the online catalog. You can use log in and use…
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If you’re trying to figure out Medicaid/KanCare for yourself or your family, you don’t have to do it alone. GraceMed‘s Mayra Mauricio-Rosales and Esther Epp of the Kansas Division of Health Care Finance will be at Newton Public Library, 720 N. Oak Street, to answer questions about Medicaid/KanCare, and to provide assistance with enrollment, first…
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More than 30 certified Navigators in the Cover Kansas network are ready for Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment will be November 1, 2021, through January 15, 2022. Navigators provide free assistance that includes reviewing eligibility for financial aid, comparing health insurance plans, and helping consumers enroll in the coverage plan of…
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It’s our biggest sale in more than two years: Newton Public Library’s Fall Book Sale will include thousands of used books, audiobooks and DVDs, donated by community members or withdrawn to make room for new library materials! The event runs Thursday, Sept. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 2: Thursday: 9 AM – 7 PMFriday: 9 AM…
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Starting Friday, Sept. 17, and continuing on the first and third Fridays of each month, GraceMed community outreach representative Mayra Mauricio-Rosales will be at Newton Public Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to provide Medicaid/KanCare enrollment assistance to families with children. “We will help and support families with the application process, from the start…
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