Spring Break Kids & Teens Gaming

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.

Posted under Events, Kids, Kids Programs, Teens, Teens Programs

This post was written by Erica on February 28, 2010

Kidscape – Read to the Dogs

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 have books read to them.

Sign-up at the library to read to a dog or call 441-2665 to reserve a spot!


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This post was written by Erica on February 25, 2010

National Library Week Bookmark Contest

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.

Posted under Events, Kids, Kids Programs, Preschool, Preschool Programs, Teens, Teens Programs

This post was written by Erica on February 13, 2010

Kidscape – Celebrate Kansas

Kidscape – Celebrate Kansas
(ages 6-11)

Thursday, January 28

4-5pm

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

Posted under Events, Kids, Kids Programs

This post was written by Erica on October 27, 2009

Kidscape – Junque Arte

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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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This post was written by Erica on September 22, 2009

Kidscape ABC

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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.

Posted under Books, Events, Kids, Kids Programs, Library Info

This post was written by Erica on August 20, 2009

National Gaming Day!

nationalgamingday 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!

Posted under Kids, Kids Programs, Teens, Teens Programs

This post was written by Erica on August 14, 2009

Paint Your Own Lunchbag

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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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This post was written by Erica on April 24, 2009

All That Jazz!

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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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This post was written by Erica on April 21, 2009

Bookmaking

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We’ll make books, binding them  using a simple stitch and make a collage cover.

Kidscape Thursdays (ages 6-11)
June 25 at 2pm

Posted under Events, Kids Programs

This post was written by Erica on April 16, 2009