Library Receives Libri Book Grant
The Richmond Public Library is a 2007 recipient of the Libri Grant. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which
donates new, quality, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program.
The Foundation works with the library’s Friends of the Library or other local organizations because we believe in community involvement and want to encourage and reward local support of libraries. The Friends, or other local sponsors, can contribute from $50 to $350 which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new, quality, hardcover children’s books through the Foundation’s BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program.
Thanks to the Libri Foundation and the Friends of the Richmond Library group the library has received 38 new hardcover children’s books. Books this library would not have been able to afford without help from others. It takes a lot of support to keep a library open.
A list of these new books along with others the library has purchased or received in the last month can be found on our new books and movies section.
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An Evening of Gospel & Patriotic Music
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 @ 6:30 P.M. The Rosey girls of Ottawa Music and a few friends came to the Richmond Community Building to sing and play for the people.
Robin 17, Kelley 14, Leah 11, Carly 10 1/2 and their father Calvin played instruments and sang songs to entertain the people. They played violin, cello and trombone.
Olivia Stockard 7yrs and her teacher Elizabeth Rhodes performed a violin piece. Elizabeth and her mother also performed a musical number.
Carly read a patriotic poem that she won a award for.
The evening was ended by a sing-a-long. The library wished to thank the Rosey family and their friends for the wonderful program.
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NEKLS has a new home
NEKLS [Northeast Kansas Library System] has moved it’s headquarters. NEKLS is the headquarters for the Northeast library system, which is the system Richmond belongs to. Richmond librarians and some board members attended the open house on June 21, 2007. The Richmond board members and librarians agree that the new place is really nice and much better to get around in.
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Painting Masks
June 25th Teens only. Teens were invited to paint ceramic masks. The teens came in and painted masks. Each teens mask was of course as different as they are.
The library will try to have at least one craft or event that is for teens only each month this summer
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Tumble Bugs and Decorating Masks
Wednesday, June 20th kids came to the library to decorate Masks and make Tumble Bugs. The masks were pre-cut and made of cardboard. The kids were given buttons, feathers, beads and told to decorate masks any way they wanted. They came up with some creative masks.
Then the kids made tumble bugs. Tumble bugs are made of card stock pre- cut and a marble. The kids glued the bugs together and decorated with stickers.
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