Click on the cover of a new book and it will take you directly to the library’s Verso catalog. From there you can see if the book is available, and read a summary or current Publisher’s weekly review. Reserving a book from this search is not an option, you will need to access your own account under Library Links.
“Books Sandwiched In” a program for adults will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month upstairs in PERKS! coffee shop with new books, dvds and cds. Bring a brown bag lunch at noon and enjoy reviews, lively discussion and the company of fellow readers. The Library will provide a drink and dessert. You may check out any material presented that catches your interest after the program.
Any patron 18 years or older with a library card in good standing can check out up to 5 movies at a time: VHS tapes for two weeks and DVDs for a week. We have movies for every age….from babies to adults!
New videos (DVDs) at the library:
and many more… come in and see!
The first Sunday of every month is free fine day. The library is open from 2-5 pm, if closed, please leave the overdue materials in the book drop.
Enjoy the reading experience. Kansas Talking Book Services provides reading materials, decriptive videos, and equipment for the visually impaired. For more information, call: 1-800-362-0699. Or visit the website: www.kslib.info/talking.
They’re not an MP3, audio tape or CD player and they’re not software… they are the self contained audio equivalent of a book. Clearly marked buttons give listeners the option of placing digital bookmarks and controlling the speed of the narrator’s voice, all while easily moving forward and backward through chapters.
Additionally, each Playaway has a universal headphone jack that works with almost any type of headphone or mobility accessory. If you don’t have headphones, earbuds may be purchased for $1 at the circulation desk and then are yours to keep.
Playaways come in Adult fiction and nonfiction, Children’s fiction, and Young Adult fiction. Each playaway is checked out with your patron card for two weeks, with the option for one renewal.
Check out our perpetual Book Sale in the Adult department. Includes gently used books, videos and audiobooks. Please pay at the front desk. The displays are located in the hallway across from the copy machines. Check them often! The materials are updated frequently! Don’t forget to check out the Book Sales in the Children’s Department and Young Adult Department, movies too! Remember teachers… books to build your class libraries are free!
Do you have books at home that you would like to donate? Donations can be dropped off at the library during regular business hours. If you have a large donation that requires assistance with unloading, please call ahead (356-1433) and a library staff member can assist you!
Talk About Literature in Kansas is a program for every Kansan who loves to read and discuss good books. The Friends of the Grant County Library Foundation is proud to sponsor for Winter/ Spring 2012, Literature With Kansas Connections.
Even if it isn’t always completely accurate, almost everyone has a picture of 19th century Kansas – Free State Bleeding Kansas, Sod House Early Settler Kansas, Populist Farmer Kansas, and other conceptions of the state we call home. We often hear that those were the days when the open frontier offered all men (and some women) real opportunities, when families worked together and children grew up knowing the true values of work and community. There’s less agreement about what it’s meant to live in 20th century Kansas.
Each book in this series offers a different window through which to look at modern-day Kansas. Kansans are proud of their anti-slavery history – these authors help raise the question of just how well the state enacted its implied commitment to equality. Equally important is the “frontier myth.” The books examine how life in Kansas has changed since the “Wild West outpost” days. Urbanization, rural decline, and social changes in the roles of women and the races have fundamentally changed what it means to be a Kansan. Growing up in 20th century, small-town Kansas is far different from the same experience in 19th century, small-town Kansas. The desire to cling to tradition is set at odds with the changing technological and social landscape.
Langston Hughes focused on eastern Kansas in the pre-Civil Rights, but post-Civil War era. Bob Dole writes about his experiences in World War II-era western Kansas. Laura Moriarty and Tom Averill have written recent novels about fictional late-20th century towns that deal with young people coming of age. You may find it interesting to compare each kind of experience with the others. These Kansas authors bring questions involving gender, ethnicity, time and perspective together in their work. Each author’s picture of a highly individualized Kansas experience brings readers to an understanding of our common experiences as Kansans.
All adults are invited to join the discussions of following titles on the dates listed below. Discussions will be held in the Cooper Clark meeting room at 7:30 p.m. Books are available for check out at the main circulation desk. Discussions will be lead by a scholar, and refreshments will be served.
January 30th, Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes. Discussion lead by Sandra Wiechert
March 1st, The Slow Air of Ewan McPherson by Thomas Fox Averill. Discussion lead by Sara Richter
March 26th, The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty. Discussion lead by Kim Stanley
April 30th, One Soldier’s Story by Bob Dole. Discussion lead by Nancy Hope
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