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Happenings & New Items at the Library
See highlights from this year's Flower & Garden Tour.
The Library will be closed Saturday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
Free Computer Classes. Hands-on, one-session classes require registration as space is limited. Classes are free and open to all. Computer Basics, Tuesday, July 14, 2:30-3:30; Internet Basics, Thursday, July 16, 2:30-3:30; Beginning Word 2007, Tuesday, July 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Publisher 2007, Monday, July 20, 7-8 p.m.; Beginning Excel 2007, Wednesday, July 22, 7-8 p.m.; PowerPoint 2007, Tuesday, July 14, 7-8 p.m.; Keyboarding/Practice Sessions, Wednesday, July 29, 7-8 p.m.
Sign up for Summer Reading! Summer reading for kids and teens is underway! Sign up now and read for fun and prizes!
Gaming Mondays: 3-5 p.m. Play the Wii or some board games. Bring your library cards to use the laptops. Be part of a Yu-Gi-Oh! club. Free fun for all teens.
Wednesday Family Time: This summer promises free fun and giggles for the whole family. July 8: Blast off with guests from the Kansas Cosmosphere. July 15: Explore with the gang from Wichita Exploration Place. July 22: Join the magical storyteller, The Big Red Clown. July 29: End the summer with those crazy Barnyard Puppets. All programs at 1:30 p.m.
Teen Thursday “Express Yourself”: Bring a friend, play a game, make a craft, or just hang out on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. Have library cards handy to use the laptops. Crafts scheduled include July 9: Illustrator Jesse Graber teaches drawing. July 16: Manga drawing with NPL's Kari Fischer. July 23: Make friendship bracelets.
Movies & More Saturdays: Teens are welcome to beat the heat with free movies, crafts, and gaming each Saturday from June 6 – July 25. Movies scheduled include July 11: Yes Man, July 18: Anime Saturday, and July 25: Twilight.
Learn, Share, Discuss Linux: The Newton Linux User’s Group (NLUG) will meet Wednesday, July 8, 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.
Third Tuesday Genealogy Worknight: Join others in the search for ancestor records on Tuesday, July 21, 7-8 p.m. Bring your questions or searches, make use of the Library’s resources, people knowledgeable in the field, as well as laptops for conducting online research.
Fourth Tuesday Photography: July 28, 7-8 p.m. Bring your camera, cord, manual, and questions to learn about digital photography. Cy Brown will present tips for close-focus photography, followed by time to practice, discuss and problem-solve. Laptops available or bring your own.
Embroider With Marilyn: Join Marilyn Swanson on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. to learn to embroider, or just to sit and stitch with others. Bring your own supplies and meet at the table near the Large Print area.
Adopt-a-magazine: The Library invites patrons to pay for a magazine subscription for the Library. Contact the Library for possible titles to adopt.
Display Case: Russian military insignia from the collection of Mike Morton.
Enjoy this sampling of new materials:
Anderson, Kevin L. Enemies and Allies. The Dark Knight meets The Man of Steel. New Fiction
Cook, Claire. The Wildwater Walking Club. Noreen, Tess, and Rosie find themselves sharing secrets and steps. New Fiction
Fanning, Patrick. Not Dead Yet… and One or Two Other Good Things About Retirement. An irreverent guide to life in the slow lane. New Nonfiction
Lamia, Mary C. White Knight Syndrome: Rescuing Yourself from Your Need to Rescue Others. Advise for those find themselves drawn to rescue others. New Nonfiction
Levy, Shawn. Paul Newman: A Life. A behind-the-scenes examination of the actor’s life. New Nonfiction
Margolin, Phillip. Fugitive. Amanda Jaffe finds herself defending a con man at the heart of an international scandal. CD and New Fiction
Mr. Brooks. A psychological thriller about a man (Kevin Costner) controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego. DVD
Simpson, Jessica. In This Skin. Jessica wrote 9 of the 11 songs on this album. CD Nonfiction
Strawberry, Darryl. Straw: Finding My Way. The highs and lows of this baseball slugger are recounted. New Nonfiction
Toibin, Colm. Brooklyn. Set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, a hauntingly beautiful novel of a young woman who crosses the ocean to make a new life. New Fiction
Last Updated 7/2/2009
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