2011 Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading 2011 will start on Wednesday, June 1 @ 3:00, with the annual Seed Spitting Contest.

This years kids theme is “One World, Many Stories” so we will try to have a craft each week from a different country.

There will be a craft every Wednesday and every other Friday @ 3:00

5th grade & under

June 3rd – Dreidels

June 8th– World paper dolls

June 15th –Chinese paper lanterns

June 17th Henna Tattoos [need release signed for this by parents/ guardians]

June 22nd– Australian didgeridoo & boomerangs

June 29th- German Edelweiss Hats

July 1- Banks

July 6th- Still to be determined

July 13th- Mexican Gods Eye

July 15th- Mediterranean mask

July 20th- Japanese Wind socks

July 27- Guatemalan Worry dolls

July 29th -Hot air Balloons

August 3rd- Silhouettes

This years theme is “You Are Here”

Teens: 6th – 12th grade

June 2nd– Sign up

June 6th  – 9th– Digital Scavenger Hunt [sign up for this event].

June 17th –Henna Tattoos[ need release signed for this].

June 23– Fear Factor Foods [sign up for this event].

July 21st- Tie Dye

The  Adult Reading events have not be determined yet. Will post as they come about.…

Spring Break 2011

During the Central Heights Spring Break this year the library held two craft days. The first was on Wednesday and the second was on Friday.

The kids and adults were invited come and make spring flower wind socks and finger flyer’s. The wind socks were a little hard for some of the younger kids so the adults were the ones who made most of the craft for them, sometimes the adults just like to make crafts.

Next up for craft will be an Easter craft day on Friday, April 22 at 3:00, we will make yarn baskets and bunny bag baskets.…

What Happened to Geography Club?

What happened to the Richmond Public Library Geography Club? Well they got a little bored with it… so we have come up with something new!

Since every month has some kind of food theme, there are also weeks and days in each month that are specific to food, we have decided to go with food months. Not sure what to call the club yet [Food Club?]. I’m sure we will think of something.

On March 22nd  we had our first new food club. March was Frozen Food month so each person was told to go to the frozen food section of the grocery store and pick out something to bring. There are all kinds of things in the frozen food isles.

We had spinach dip, pin wheels, lasagna, pot stickers, banana cream pie, just to name some of the items that were present. This new idea seemed to go over pretty good with the club, so next month is Fresh Celery Month, everyone has to have fresh celery in what ever dish they bring. As an added bonus since the club will meet on Friday, April 15 which happens to be during National Egg Salad week and the 15th is National Glazed Ham Day it could be interesting to see what shows up next month.

P.S. Sorry no pictures this month I forgot the camera.…

Kansas Budgets

wonder what your city budget looks like? There is now a web site that has all the Kansas towns and cities listed with their current budget and last years budget. Under the Kansas Resource tab on this web site you will find “Kansas Budgets” click and you will be at the web site.  You can look up city, township and counties.…