The Newton City Commission has approved Military Park as the site for a proposed new public library. The park, which is the current location of the library, was the top choice of attendees at two community meetings last month.

Allison Pate, residential director of EmberHope Youthville, will give a human trafficking awareness presentation at Newton Public Library, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.

By Sam Jack – sjack@newtonplks.org Over the decades, millions of American high school students have been assigned to read Herman Melville’s 1851 whaling epic, Moby-Dick. The result? In 2019 – 200 years after Melville’s birth – millions of Americans have come to know and detest Moby-Dick. Few high-school students are going to enjoy reading (and…
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Rex Buchanan will speak about and show photos of little-seen Native American stone carvings, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Newton Public Library.

Exciting new books and DVDs arrive at Newton Public Library almost every week. Here are a few new titles that are circulating now.

From Sam Jack We had a great time at “Roadside Crosses,” Darren McMannis’s Third Tuesday Genealogy/Local History presentation earlier this week. Darren talked about many train, buggy and auto accidents from Harvey County’s 19th and early-20th century history. For those of you who weren’t able to make it, I took a few notes. Darren said…
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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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