KPTS Share-A-Story (You didn't miss it after all!)

Due to a glitch in scheduling, Pat Clough from KPTS will be here THIS SATURDAY, July 21, to present Steven Kellogg's The Missing Mitten Mystery. So join us at 11:00 a.m. for this high-energy program. And, remember, each family gets a book of their own to take home, compliments of KPTS!

music, music, music

Tomorrow is the last Family Storytime for the Summer session. Mr. Dale was scheduled to perform, but will not be able to, due to a family emergency. We are, however, still having a musical program. The Villigans were kind enough to volunteer to share their wonderful music with us! The performances will be at 10:00 and 11:00, in the Clymer room. Please join us, you will be glad you did!

See you at the library,
Teresa

One More Weekly Teen Program

Next Tuesday is our last weekly program for the summer. An officer from the El Dorado Police Department is coming to show us how to process a "real" crime scene. We will have prize drawings for some cool stuff. I hope to have a great turnout so tell all your friends to come too.

KPTS Share-A-Story on Saturday!

Don't forget the KPTS Share-A-Story program this SATURDAY MORNING at 11:00! Pat Clough of KPTS will be featuring a MYSTERY by Steven Kellogg: The Missing Mitten Mystery! "During a busy day in the snow, Annie loses one of her red mittens--her fifth lost mitten this winter! Where could it be? Did a mouse take it to use as a sleeping bag?"

Registration is limited to 20 families only (each family receives a copy of the book to keep). Call Youth Services at 316-321-3363 to register.

Hullop All,
I am sorry that I have been so sparse in my posts lately. Things were crazy my last week in England. There were so many things that I wish that you all could have seen. There was Paddington Station for all of you fans of Paddington Bear, there was The Kilns for all of you C.S. Lewis fans, and there was the Eagle and the CHild pub for all of you Tolkein fans. For all of you that love the theatre, I had the privilege of seeing Les Miserables in London and seeing the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park. there were so many lovely and wonderful things to do and see, that I had and am having troubles writing it all down. For any of you that want a good story though, come by the library and we can have a chat. So, where in the world is Evan? Evan is sitting comfortabel in his home glad to have his own bed.

Ti Ti for Then and Ta Ta for Now!
Evan

Don't Forget About Our Weekly Programs

Next Tuesday (July 10th)the teens will decoupage a shoe box to make it into a treasure chest. There is still time to sign up if you would like to come. The program starts at 6 and will last about an hour. Will have snacks and prize drawings. I hope to see you there.

I wanted to thank ever one who helped my month to go smoothly and to encourage you all to finish the Summer Reading Program and get your prizes! :)

Farewell to Ben!

Today is summer intern Ben Kuestersteffen's last day in the Children's Library (for this summer at least!). Stop in and say "bye" if you get a chance. He's been a great addition to our staff and we've really enjoyed having him here!

Are You a Detective?

I was checking out the website for the new Nancy Drew movie and had fun playing their "Are You a Detective?" game online. Here's the blurb: "Are You a Detective? Welcome to the Draycott Mansion, once home to mysteriously murdered actress Dehlia Draycott. It is rumored that there is a hidden room within the mansion that holds the missing clues to this still unsolved murder."

Has anybody seen the movie yet? Give us a review if you have! And how about those books (I always come back to books somehow!)? You can find a quite a few Nancy Drew's in the Juvenile Series collection downstairs and also in the Young Adult Series collection upstairs.

Another fun website I found is Nancy Drew at MysteryNet.com. You can read about Nancy Drew mysteries and author Carolyn Keene; buy Nancy Drew books and Nancy Drew computer games like Danger on Deception Island; and discuss with others in Nancy Drew forums!

Hope all of you are planning fun (and safe) Independence Day celebrations with your families next week! We take a break from programming for the entire week and then resume our regular schedule the following week (Elementary and Teens on Tuesdays; Preschoolers on Thursdays).

Be sure to take time to see the new exhibits on the lower level of the library (in the hallway and also in the Children's Room) the next time you're in. The El Dorado doll collectors' club, an affiliate of The United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc., has set up some wonderful displays of dolls and the books they're based on, such as
Eloise, Raggedy Ann and Andy, The Legend of the Bluebonnet, and Hitty: Her First Hundred Years.

Young people can become part of the UFDC Junior Collectors organization. You can download an application at their website.

Tell us what you think!

As you know, this is our first year to have you register via the web for our Summer Reading Program. The Youth Services staff really appreciates your willingness to take this step with us--it's been a real lifesaver for our small staff in helping us deal with registrations that just keep growing and growing every year!

There are, of course, some patrons that can't stand the new system (and we do sympathize with them). Most comments that we're hearing, however, are positive. Let us know what you think and if you have suggestions for next year for "tweaking" how we set up the program using the Library Insight summer reading program manager.

Thanks for your input!

Karen

"Was it a rat I saw?"....Palindromes!

Friend Hannah stopped by the library tonight and mentioned that her name is the same even if you read it backwards. I told her that there was a word for that phenomenon--palindrome! A palindrome is a word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. Here's a link to a website that let's you play around with palindromes. It has palindrome riddles and also a list of single word palindromes. Have fun!

More on Exodusters and Archeology.....

It's been BUSY in Youth Services, so I haven't had a chance to tell you more about my trip to Nicodemus, Kansas, for the archeological dig earlier this month. Just in case you're looking for something new and different to read for Summer Reading Program, here are a few titles from our library about the Exodusters: Promised Land on the Solomon: Black Settlement at Nicodemus, Kansas by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (978.1 Pro/Kansas Collection/Max Main Room); Wagon Train: A Family Goes West in 1865 by Courtni Wright (J 978.004 Wright); Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West by Lillian Schlissel (J 978.004 Schlissel); and Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas after Reconstruction by Nell Irvin Painter (978.1 Painter/Kansas Collection/Max Main Room). And here are a few dealing with archeology: Archeology by Dr. Jane McIntosh (J 930 McIntosh); I Can Be an Archaeologist by Robert Pickering (J 930.1 Pickering); Digging the Past: Archaeology in Your Own Backyard by Bruce Porell (J 930.1 Porell); and Going on a Dig by Velma Ford Morrison.

Enjoy!

Don't forget about the Teen program tomorrow. Lifting fingerprints should be fun. We will also play a game of pictionary using some of you favorite book titles.

Edinburgh has been a great place. I have noticed that ther is just a greater respect for authors and artists here. For example, there are countless monuments and statues in honor of different authors such as Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. At the same time, I have also realized that this is a much more literary place. There is more to write about and be inspired by. Just yesterday, I ate at this restaurant called The Elephant House. It is where J.K. Rowling wrote part of the first Harry Potter book.
Also, there are so many things that commemorate and cwelebrate the great achievements of others. There are monuements to soldiers such as Nelson, politicians like William Pitt, theologians like John Knox, and adventurers such as David Livingstone. Yet, this celebration is not limited to ancient times. Last night, I went to the appointment ceremony of a new govenor for Edinburgh Castle. There were military bands, bagpipers, soldiers, a general, a lord, and messengers from the queen. I even saw Princess Anne leaving Holyrood with her entourage.
I know that it all seems rather random, but there are so many things that though very inspiring, cannot be described as anything other than British. Well, that is all for a while so....

Cheers!
Evan

YNK @ Your Library

During next Tuesday's teen program we will practice lifting finger prints and look at the different kinds of sworl patterens there are. It should be fun and as always we will have snacks. Please don't forget to sign up ahead of time. I wouldn't want us to run out of food.

"Happy Birthday, Harry!" replaces "Hogwarts Breakfast"!

We've had to change the date and time of our Harry Potter party. It will now be a "Happy Birthday, Harry!" party at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31. Tickets are $5.00 per person and we only have room for 60. It's still being presented (with great enthusiasm!) by SCALA from the SLIM program at Emporia State University.

Advance registration and payment is REQUIRED. We will not be selling tickets at the event!

p.s. July 31st is also J. K. Rowling's birthday!

Hullo All,
I took the train from Stirling today, and arrived this afternoon in Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the home of Hollyrood (the Queen's house in Scotland), Edinburgh Castle, and the University of Edinburgh. I already took a walk through and was very impressed. I am looking forward to more exploring. Tomorrow we start our lectures from a professor at the University of Edinburgh. I am really looking forward to this part of the trip as we begin to study a man named John Knox, who is infamous for his conflict with Mary Queen of Scots. I hope that this post finds you well...

Cheers!
Evan

Hello All,
I am now staying in Stirling, the home of Stirling Castle, Mary Queen of Scots, and the William Wallace Meorial. It is a lovely town, that I find much more agreeable than Inverness. The people are very friendly and the city is very clean. My group, after spending all of our previous times in hostels and dormitories, are now staying in bed and breakfasts. While most of my group is staying all together, I and four others are staying at another 10 minutes away. I am sharing a room, but not a bed, with one other guy. We have our own toilette and shower complete with a heated towel rack. We had a very authentic scottish breakfast complete with haggis and black pudding. I was able to handle the haggis, but black pudding is a tough bite to swallow (literally). However, I did have coffee this morning at a very nice old coffee house that took me back to the days when coffee houses were the center of political and literary conversation. Well, I am off....
Cheers!
Evan