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Upcoming Events at the Library!
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Keep space open on your calendar for November 10th Paper Rose class with Lori Brungardt. 6 pm. All supplies will be provided. Please sign up at the library so we know how many to expect!
Book Clubs:
The next meeting of the original Book Club is October 29th at 7 pm. The book selected is “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See. Interlibrary Loan copies are available. For the November 19th meeting, they will be reading “Cradle of the Reich” by Jennifer Coburn. A full schedule is available at the library if you are interested.
The Mom’s Book Club met last wednesday, October 8th, and discussed “True Colors” by Kristin Hannah. Their next meeting will be November 12th at 6pm. Location will be Cozy’s Pizza. And the book selected is “The Witches of Moonshyne Manor” by Bianca Marais. Bring 2 book suggestions to the meeting when you come so we can draw titles for Decembers meeting.
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Holy smokes! There is so much MORE to be excited about this summer.
Here is the July programming!
Mondays:
Programs every Monday evening at 6pm, most for any age. These events do have sign up sheets with limited availability so make sure to come in and sign up for those classes you are most interested in.
July 7th come and make a custom bookmark. All material provided. Bring your creativity! July 14th, Darren Parker will lead an ADULT watercolor class. Cost is $30. Make sure to sign up ahead of time. July 21st bring your own coffee mug for a flower arranging class with Alesha Arnsdorf. Cost is $15. Make sure to sign up ahead of time to ensure we have enough flowers. July 28th, Bad Art Night. All ages welcome. The night is inspired by the book “The dot” by Peter Reynolds. Come, be creative! Enjoy yourself. No pressure.
For the kids:
Even more kids events in July!
July 1st, 10 am stained glass picture frame craft. This is a 2 week class and will finish on July 8th. For the smaller kids, we will have a cardboard paper collage craft available. At 5pm, Darren Parker will have another kids watercolor class. Cost is $20 July 3rd, STEM with the KState Research Extension office interns again at 10 am. Come prepared to get messy. We are doing Tie Dye!
July 8th, 10 am finish the stained glass pictures and story time! July 10th, STEM at 10am. Ice Cream Volcanos
July 15th, 10 am Water color painting for KIDS! Cost is $20. July 17th, STEM 11am-1pm at the POOL! No cost.
July 22nd, 10 am Story Time with Guinea Pig guests! July 24th, 10 am Kid nutrition with Taylor Schultz. Her passion is infectious. Come check it out!
July 29th, 10 am come build Bird Houses with Pastor Mike. At 5pm, we will have our last KIDS watercolor class with Darren Parker. Cost is $20 July 31st, 10 am our final STEM event of the summer. Make sure to turn in your reading logs to get your prizes!
Phew!
Other Ways To Get Involved:
If events are not your thing, don’t worry! I still have ways for you to be involved in summer reading. Kids: by filling out your reading log, you can earn prizes like books for your house and brag tags. As always, there will be $2 gift certificates to the Cunningham Pool Concessions given to those who participate. Adults: For each book you read, fill out an entry form to win a gift card! We will have cards to Daydrinkers, Cozy’s, Rusty Rose, and Taylor Schultz photography. Participate in our Facebook “Passive Book Club”. Each post participation gets you an entry into the gift card drawing.
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Holy smokes! There is so much to be excited about this summer. The theme for this summer:
Mondays:
Programs every Monday evening at 6pm, most for any age. These events do have sign up sheets with limited availability so make sure to come in and sign up for those classes you are most interested in.
June 9th will start us off with finger crochet bags/purses. No experience needed! Just a willingness to learn. Cost is $10 for the materials. June 16th, Beth Patton will be leading a cookie decorating class. Come prepared to work in a team and go home with some delightful treats. Cost is $10 for ingredients. June 23rd get yourself a team for a photo scavenger hunt around town! The winner will be graded on creativity and humor. No cost, just your time. June 30th, Louise Armstrong will host a card making class. She has thoughtfully planned out 2 different cards to be made. No cost, but there are limited spots available.
For the kids:
Every Tuesday and Thursday there are kids events!
June 10th, story time at 10am for ages 5 and under. We have a goat coming! June 12th, STEM with the KState Research Extension office interns again at 10 am.
June 17th, 10 am Water Color Painting with Darren Parker. This class is for KIDS! And does come with a cost of $20. There will be a few more dates in July for kids painting classes. Come on down to the library and check dates and times of those. High schoolers welcome! June 19th, STEM at 10am.
June 24th, story time at 10am for ages 5 and under. Come read and see some chickens! June 26th, STEM at 10am.
Are you tired yet? And that is just what is happening in June! Make sure to check back for July’s schedule. Unfortunately, that one is still slightly under construction.
Other Ways To Get Involved:
If events are not your thing, don’t worry! I still have ways for you to be involved in summer reading. Kids: by filling out your reading log, you can earn prizes like books for your house and brag tags. As always, there will be $2 gift certificates to the Cunningham Pool Concessions given to those who participate. Adults: For each book you read, fill out an entry form to win a gift card! We will have cards to Daydrinkers, Cozy’s, Rusty Rose, Taylor Schultz photography, Love’s, and Subway. We will also be trying out a Facebook book club. Don’t worry, it will be the low stress club of your dreams. “Read a book with a red cover.” “Take a picture while reading outside.” Each challenge completed gets you an entry into the gift card drawing.
Did I tell you I’m excited for summer reading? Because I am. I am so excited!! I absolutely love reading and have fond memories of summer reading programs growing up. We may have different taste in books, but I will always be interested in hearing about the books that excite you! Come in and tell me YOUR favorite summer reading memories. Or tell me about your favorite book!
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Celebrate Kansas Day by browsing the Kansas collection at Cunningham Public Library.
Kansas Day is Wednesday, January 29th. CPL has a great collection of Kansas books and many books by Kansas authors. Below are a couple of favorites from our Kansas Collection.
Sod and Stubble: The Story of a Kansas Homesteadby John Ise tells the story about a family’s struggle to establish a homestead in Kansas during the late 19th century. The book, published in 1936, has been made into a soon-to-be-released film. Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development did a piece in December, 2024, on the creation of the film in his Kansas Profile–Now That’s Rural. Look for 2024 featured profiles.
Reflections of Kansas 1900-1930, A Prairie Postcard Album by Frank Wood and Scott Daymond offers illustrations of 312 historical postcards of Kansas, from 1900-1930, accompanied by detailed captions for each one. Below are some excerpts.
Persistent arctic winds lashed the Kansas countryside during the blizzard of 1912, drifting a train on the Englewood Branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to a complete stop… Three miles east of town, hundreds of townspeople and railroad employees from Ashland shoveled snow and ice by hand to enable the train to travel forward. A.M. Zimmerman photographed a chilled crew of successful workers along the cleared railroad tracks in Clark County.
Excerpt from Reflections of Kansas by Frank Wood and Scott Daymond
A Ferris wheel was a popular attraction at this street carnival about 1915 in Nashville, Kingman County. Founded in 1885, Nashville developed after the building of the Englewood Branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad in 1996 and 1997. A painted sign on the side of J.J. Lawrenz’s Real Estate office appears at the right in this picture. Mr. Lawrenz came to the United States from Germany in 1876 and in 1910 moved is family to Nashville, where he opened a real estate office…
Excerpt from Reflections of Kansas by Frank Wood and Scott Daymond.
