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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The Newton Public Library Foundation is pleased to announce that Barbara and Bob Bunting have made a substantial leadership gift to the WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTS fundraising campaign for a new library building. Barbara and Bob Bunting are well known to the citizens of Newton. A lifetime of living and working in Newton has made the…
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Newton Public Library is pleased to announce the resumption of in-person StoryTime events for young children and their caregivers. The library’s eight-week spring StoryTime session begins March 23 and continues through May 13. StoryTime for toddlers (18-36 months) will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. StoryTime for preschoolers (3-5 years) will be available at…
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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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