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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On the March edition of NPL Live, Dan and Sam welcomed special guest Michael Lang. Michael is director of Kansas Talking Books, a service providing personalized library support and materials to Kansans who are blind or otherwise print-disabled. Watch the video above to learn more about Kansas Talking Books, and get book recommendations for this…
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At Newton Public Library, you can check out books, DVDs, STEM activity kits, WiFi hotspots… and now, board games. Thanks to a grant from the South Central Kansas Library System, the library has added a collection of 40 circulating board games for preschoolers through adults. Collection development librarian Stefanie Knopp is planning to add more…
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By Sam Jack, sjack@newtonplks.org Dearest Readers, Millions of Netflix viewers have been beguiled by the noble Bridgerton family, the upstart Featheringtons, the rakish Duke Simon, and the poison-penned Lady Whistledown. Netflix has confirmed that a second season of “Bridgerton” is in the works. While you wait, try these romance novels that are bound to appeal…
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By Sam Jack, sjack@newtonplks.org Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday evening for Ann Dean’s Fourth Tuesday Photography presentation, “Images from the Mind of a Bi-Racial Black Woman.” If you missed the live broadcast, the recording is now available on the Newton Public Library YouTube channel. I’d also like to share a few links that…
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