Tell us about your experience at the library! Using crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, markers, charcoals or paint to create an original bookmark. (No computer generated images, please.) Make it wonderful and colorful!

Artists from preschool to age 18 are invited to participate. Details and entry forms will be available at the library. All entries are due by March 22.

Beginning March 25, Library patrons will vote on their favorites and winners will be announced during National Library Week in April.

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Ages 6-18
Thursday, March  18
1-3pm

Enjoy your spring break at the library for an afternoon of gaming. We’ll pull out the board games and play some fun new-to-you games. We’ll also have the Wii for wireless games.

If you have a board game you’d like to share, bring it and introduce other kids and teens to your game.

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photo courtesy of Reading With Rover (http://www.readingwithrover.org/)

Kidscape (ages 6-11)
Thursday, April 1
4:00-5:00pm

Kidscape is going to the dogs. Two therapy dogs will be here for you to read to. Dogs don’t judge you and love to be read to.  Sign-up at the library to read to a dog or call 441-2665 to reserve a spot!

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Kidscape – Celebrate Kansas
(ages 6-11)
Thursday, January 28
4-5pm

Celebrate Kansas Day with wheat and sunflower treats,and a Kansas game.

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Kidscape (ages 6-11)
Thursday, December 10
4:30-5:30 pm

Create your own masterpiece out of odds and ends from our craft room!

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Kidscape (ages 6-11)
Thursday, October 8
4:30-5:30pm

Savannah Sunderman will talk about her book ABC and getting a book published.

Then we’ll make our own ABC books.

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November 14 – 2-4pm
(Ages 6-18)

Come celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library with us! We’ll have board games and the Wii!

Hundreds of libraries across the country will be participating!

Help us break the record for the most number of people playing the same board game on the same day!

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Go green and weave your own bag with old magazines, newspapers and duct tape.

Wacky Wednesdays
(ages 12-18)
July 29 at 2pm
At the new Library
201 N. Nettleton

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Join us for the first Kidscape Thursday of the summer!

Personalize your own lunch bag perfect for picnicking.

Kidscape Thursdays (ages 6-12)
June 11 at 2pm
200 E. Third St.

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Enjoy music by some jazz greats while making your own instruments with common things around your house.

Kidscape Thursdays (ages 6-11)
June 18 at 2pm

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