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Happenings & New Items at the Library
See the Concept Design for Newton Public Library, as presented to the community on February 23, 2010.
VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance volunteers will assist low-to-moderate income taxpayers with basic tax returns through April 15 in the Bessmer Meeting Room during the following hours: 5:30- 8 p.m. Mondays; 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Individuals will be served in order of sign-up. Sign-up sheets will be put out at 9 a.m. of each tax assistance day for that day only. Each individual must be present to sign up. Individuals must be at the east table in the Adult Department one-half hour before the scheduled starting time for that day’s session to hold their position in the queue. More information on items to bring is available from the library.
Keys to New Job Opportunities: Hands-on computer class requires registration as space is limited. Key #3: Opening the Doors, Wednesday, March 10, 7-8 p.m.
Free Computer Classes. Hands-on, one-session classes require registration as space is limited. Classes are free and open to all. Computer Basics, Tuesday, March 9, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Beginning Word 2007, Friday, March 19, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Internet for Beginners, Tuesday, March 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Beginning Excel 2007, Tuesday, March 30, 7-8 p.m.; Intermediate Excel Formulas, Wednesday, March 31, 7-8 p.m.
Remembering and Revisiting Erma: The Erma Bombeck Show, presented by Connie Penick and Dona Lancaster, live from the Dodge City Public Library on Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. This live broadcast is free and open to the public.
Learn, Share, Discuss Linux: The Newton Linux User’s Group (NLUG) will meet Wednesday, March 10, at 6:45 p.m. to share information and applications regarding this open source alternative to Microsoft Operating Systems. Meetings are free and open to all.
Puppet Show: Spring break fun on Tuesday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m. Free fun for the whole family!
Third Tuesday Genealogy WorkNight: March 16, 7:00 p.m. Margaret Hermstein, Harvey County Register of Deeds, will give a free presentation on researching the history of land and houses. All are welcome.
Teen Book Bingo: Saturday, March 20, 3-5 p.m. When you're bored silly with Spring Break, come to the Library for free fun and games. Play for prizes: a gift certificate to Pages, and a hardcover set of Inheritance trilogy (Eragon).
Digital Photography Help: We will view a video by Nick Kelsh with basics to successful digital photography, brought to us by Gwen Neufeld. Gwen will then demonstrate digital scrapbooking. Bring cameras, cords, manuals, and questions on the Fourth Tuesday, March 23, 7 p.m. See the Fourth Tuesday Photography group's photos on Facebook! and Flickr!
TALK Book Discussion: “Growing Up” is the topic of a four-part discussion series. Rachel Waltner Goossen of Washburn University will lead the third discussion of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. Books for the series are made available by the Kansas Humanities Council and may be reserved at the Library.
Convert It: A videoconference with instructions for converting tapes and phonograph records to discs will be presented Friday, March 26, 9:30-11 a.m. This program is free and requires no registration.
Artist Phil Epp: Recently returned from the Art in Embassies program, Epp will present “From Kansas to Kazakhstan”, with photos illustrating his talk on Thursday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m.
Teen Gaming and More: Mondays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. Bring library cards for laptop use, play card games, the Wii™, access online tutoring with HomeworkKansas, or just hang out.
Interested in knitting? All levels of experience are welcome to gather on Mondays at 7 p.m. to share patterns, ideas, and expertise.
Needlework With Marilyn: Join Marilyn Swanson on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. to learn to embroider or quilt, or just to sit and stitch with others. Bring your own supplies and meet at the table near the Large Print area.
Friends Cart Sales: Used books are for sale each Monday and Wednesday at about 1:00 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month at about 10:00 a.m. for a couple of hours. Proceeds benefit the Library.
New! Learn a language: Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
New! Ancestry Library Edition is available when using computers inside the Library.
New! Testing Education and Reference Center: study for GED, college entrance exams, and more!
Display Case: Farm toys and Harvey County agricultural facts are displayed by the Harvey County Farm Bureau.
Art Display: Enjoy artwork of Mae Blythe. This display is courtesy of the artist and Newton Fine Arts Association.
See highlights from Summer Reading 2009.
See highlights from this year's Flower & Garden Tour.
Adopt-a-magazine: The Library invites patrons to pay for a magazine subscription for the Library. Contact the Library for possible titles to adopt.
Enjoy this sampling of new materials:
For My Father. When a Palestinian’s suicide mission fails, he finds himself becoming attracted to an Israeli woman. DVD
Hannah, Sophie. The Wrong Mother. Sally’s affair with Mark Bretherick turns horrifying when pictures of him prove he’s not who he said he was. New Fiction
Hathaway, Margaret. Living With Goats. Everything you need to know to raise your own backyard herd. New Nonfiction
Irving, John. Last Night in Twisted River. Danny misjudges the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear and goes on the lamb with his father. New and CD Fiction
Johnson, Paul. Churchill. An exploration of the complex and fascinating statesmen who led Britain through its darkest hours. Nonfiction CD
Kranish, Michael. Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War. When Jefferson fled Monticello, minutes ahead of the British, it changed the course of history. New Nonfiction
Marsh, Stefanie. I’m No Monster. The story of Josef Fritzl who held his daughter as a sex slave in his basement. New Nonfiction
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen. Wench. The lives of four slave women, brought to Tawana House as mistresses to their white slaveholders, are told. New Fiction
Powers, Richard. Generosity. Characters in the novel obsess over a woman with hyperthymia – an excess of happiness. New and CD Fiction
Richo, David. How to be an Adult in Relationships. Five keys to mindful loving are presented. New Nonfiction
Last Updated 3/8/10
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