We had a delicious Monday morning coffee! Shelly Brensing fixed yummy orange poppyseed bread, cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit and muffins. We also shared some with the city employees for all the work they do for us. Thank you, Shelly and city workers.
Sandy and I are excited that Gayla Meroniuk is making us a stuffed character of Bob, our main character for summer reading. “Bob” is a wonderful book of friendship and adventure by Wendy Maas. The kids will love having Bob to hold while we read.
I have been reading “A Shelter of Hope” and “Hidden in a Whisper” by Tracie Peterson on the State Library Card. These are the first two books of the series Westward Chronicles and they have featured people working at the Fred Harvey Houses along the Santa Fe Railroad. I have always been fascinated by Fred Harvey and his great restaurant enterprise and having that setting for a historical/romance series has made a great read! We also have a non-fiction book in the library, “The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West” that relates information and pictures of the Harvey House years.
Last Friday we had a great time at the library with our second, First Friday Gathering. Tyler Taylor shod a horse in the backyard, Cheyenne Rice displayed her western photos, Bruce Figger entertained us with guitar and singing, the Saddle Club had great food and we topped it off with a Hay Scramble with prizes hidden in the hay for the kids! It was a great night! Thank you all for participating in our community event with about 70 people in attendance!
I want to have you save the date for our meeting “Tech Talk” Preventing Scams and Hacks Tuesday May 14th at 2 p.m. Jennifer Gleason of K-State Extension will bring us very important information on how to keep our families safe from scammers.
To come:
• English Language Learners class meets every Wednesday Evening with Rachel Sandoval. Excepting Board meeting nights.
• May 14th - 2 p.m. Jennifer Gleason 21st Central Extension, “Tech Talk: Preventing Scams & Hacks”
• No Coffee and Goodies May 27th, Memorial Day. The Library will be closed. Monday Morning Coffee is being discontinued during the summer months.
• June 7th - First Friday Event - “Wellness” we’ll make it a fun evening - come see it to believe it!
• June 10th - the beginning of summer reading! PBS will be here at 9:30 a.m. to entertain Preschool Children with Adventure in the Library!
• June 11th - Summer Reading for K-2 & 3-5th. Tuesdays will be the day for older kids. We are thinking, 10:30-11:30 a.m. for K-2 and 2- 3 p.m. for 3-5th grades.
• June 18th “Exploration Place”! 3-7 year olds in the morning - 6-13 year olds in the afternoon.
Next Board Meeting: May 8, at 6 p.m. Our library hours are: Monday morning 8 a.m. to noon; and Tuesday through Friday 2-6 p.m. Call 620-234-5762, email larabeelibrary@gmail.com. Visit Facebook at Nora Larabee Memorial Library.
By Gerry Hildebrand, head librarian for the Nora Larabee Memorial Library. Phone 620-234-5762, email larabeelibrary@gmail.comor visit Facebook at Nora Larabee Memorial Library.
