Category: Richmond Public Library

The Week after the fair was a busy one here at the library. Every group had a craft and we had our monthly library board meeting all in one week.

First up were the younger kids on Wednesday, July 18th. They made butterfly finger puppets at 3:00. This was a craft with no gluing involved, just put slot A into slot B and peel and stick. These were pretty cute little butterflies.

      

Thursday the teens who didn’t make dream catchers the first time around were invited to come and make them at 2:00.

Friday the adults made their own “Hidden Pictures”. We used the “Picturing America” pictures, then laid objects on them and took a photo. The object is for other people to try and find the hidden objects not in the photo.

      

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the younger kids were invited the library on Wednesday, July 11 to decorate mini cupcakes and cake-pops. They were given frosting and sprinkles and told to have fun and they did!

        

The library was closed for the Richmond Free Fair but we made our presents know during the parade. The library enters a float in the parade every year. This year the theme was “TV Show” of did this make the librarians happy. Of course we chose “Survivor” as our TV show! Even if we didn’t win first place we were still the “coolest” float in the parade, we had a pool with water for the kids.

      

Up next at the library?  Butterfly Finger Puppets July 18 @ 3:00 for the younger kids. July 19 @ 2:00 for the teens, dream catchers.  July 20 @ 1:00 Hidden Pictures…

Just a reminder to everyone that the library will be close for the Richmond Free Fair Thursday, July 12 through Saturday, July 14, we will be open on Monday, July 16th. We hope everyone comes to the the fair. The library will be having a duck pond and helping at one of the food stands, so come on down and support the library, and enjoy the fair.…

The Richmond Fire Department is selling reflective address signs as a fundraiser. The signs are printed on both sides, one side will be blue and the other side will be green. The cost of the signs will be $20.00 if you are interested please call Steve Weese at 1-785-304-0492 or find a fire dept. member and ask them.

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On Wednesday, June 27th the younger kids came to the library to paint ceramics. They got to choose between and animal or a monster. Surprisingly most of the boys picked monsters. Up next for the younger kids will be decorating mini cupcakes and cakepops on Wednesday, July 11th at 3:00.

     

On Thursday, June 28th the teens [those with signed permission slips] came to the library and got henna tattoos. Each teen picked out their own design. Some kids settled for old ones we already had copies of, other kids got online and found new designs they wanted. Henna Tattoos is by far a favorite with the kids.Up next for the teens is Candle Making on Thursday, July 6 at 2:00.

        

Remember the library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for the holiday, we will also be closed July 12th, 13, & 14th for the Richmond Free Fair, you will find the librarians at one of the food stands during the fair. The stand is run by The Richmond Area Civic Organization and The Richmond Public Library some come by and support your local library.…