In partnership with Wichita Public Library and other libraries in the greater Wichita area, Newton Public Library is inviting Newtonians to take part in the 2023 NEA Big Read. This year’s Big Read book selection is “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast. In her first memoir, the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist…
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Newton Public Library held a Literary Tea on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Warkentin House Museum. Here is a list of the tea-themed books that we talked about! Many of these books can be borrowed at Newton Public Library. Search our online catalog to check availability and place holds. Books that aren’t part of our…
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What a year it has been! Newton Public Library’s staff collectively read hundreds of books in 2022. Here are some of our favorites. Click the links to go directly to each book’s page in our online library catalog. Chambers, Becky. A Psalm for the Wild-Built. “It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness…
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The campaign to construct a new building for Newton Public Library just took a big step forward. At its meeting on Nov. 22, the Newton City Commission received plans and specifications for the new library project, and it voted to set a date of Dec. 21 to begin accepting bids from construction contractors. Bids are…
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Newton Public Library is now officially fine free! This means that patrons owe fees only if items are damaged or lost. Past overdue fines will also be waived. “We paused collection of overdue fines in 2019, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, so many patrons have already noticed the lack of fines when they…
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Looking for a way to help the Newton community in 2023? Volunteering with Newton Public Library’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a great opportunity. The VITA program helps seniors and people with low-to-moderate incomes to file their taxes for free. Volunteers work one-on-one with taxpayers to gather the needed financial information and complete the…
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To celebrate Children’s Book Week (Nov. 7-13), Newton Public Library is inviting kids in grades 1-4 to write and illustrate their own picture books! Who can participate? Young book lovers in grades 1-4. What will participants do? Starting on Monday, November 7, blank booklets will be available for participants to pick up, which will be…
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Calling all writers: Do you enjoy writing poetry, short stories, or comic books? Do you dream of writing a complete novel? If so, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is for you. Newton Public Library will host meet-ups for NaNoWriMo participants, every Tuesday evening in November from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. NaNoWriMo is a fun, seat-of-the-pants…
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Newton Public Library’s book club selections for November are now available for borrowing! Copies circulate on a first-come, first-served basis, and you’re welcome to borrow them whether or not you can attend the associated discussion. (Though of course, we’d love to see you!) Mystery Lovers Book Club, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 The Surgeon, by…
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It’s October, and that means we are in the final month of the campaign to help fund a new Newton Public Library! The campaign has reached its original goal of $2.7 million, but costs have increased since the initial estimates for this project were made, about two years ago. Through the Newton Public Library Foundation,…
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