At 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, Newton Public Library will join other public and school libraries across the state, celebrating “Kansas Reads to Preschoolers.” The NPL event will feature snacks; drinks; free books to take home; a puppet show; and storytime featuring this year’s statewide selection, “I Like Myself!” by Karen Beaumont. Kansas Reads…
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U.S. Census Bureau partnership specialist Jason Dean will speak at the Newton Public Library, 7 p.m Wednesday, Nov. 20. “I will be covering the how, when, why and where of the 2020 Census,” Dean said. The “how” includes four different ways to respond to the Census, while the “when” includes information on the timeline. April…
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Exciting new book and DVD titles arrive at Newton Public Library almost every week. Here are a few that are being processed and will hit our shelves soon. Click the titles to be linked directly to their entries in our online catalog, where you can see availability and/or place a hold. You can also stop…
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Roadside memorials to accident victims are often seen around Harvey County and around the country, placed as a loving tribute by family and friends. Local historian and author Darren McMannis will speak about roadside crosses, and the stories behind them, in a program at Newton Public Library, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. McMannis recently published…
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Newton resident Kay Self is displaying her collection of official White House Christmas ornaments at Newton Public Library. Self’s collection started in 1994, when she and her seven-year-old daughter took a train trip to Los Angeles. “Along the way, we had the pleasure of meeting Bob and Fred, two widowed, retired brothers from Ohio, who…
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Internet browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and Safari fulfill a basic function: Type in the address of a website, and its content appears on your computer or mobile device. But modern browsers are capable of doing much more.  At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, Newton Public Library’s resident tech expert, Nathan Carr, will highlight…
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Exciting new book and DVD titles arrive at Newton Public Library almost every week. Here are a few that are being processed and will hit our shelves soon. Click the titles to be linked directly to their entries in our online catalog, where you can see availability and/or place a hold. You can also stop…
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From the City of Newton: In two community meetings held last week at the Newton Public Library, attendees said the Newton Public Library’s current location in Military Park is their top site for a proposed new library. The City-owned property at 320 N. Main (the old south Dillons) was the second choice. In both meetings,…
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