Richmond Public Library

Richmond Pubic Library Receives
Humanities Kansas SHARP Recovery Grant

TOPEKA – Humanities Kansas recently awarded a SHARP Recovery Grant in the amount of $4,900.00 to Richmond Public Library in Richmond. Connie Weber serves as project director. She has been the director of the library since 2003. This grant will help keep the library running smoothly for many months to come.

The SHARP Recovery Grants support Kansas cultural organizations that provide humanities programming and are facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus. Grants are for general operating support, staff retention, and needed digital and/or operational transitions for cultural work in the post-pandemic era. Humanities Kansas awarded 121 SHARP grants statewide.

“Humanities Kansas is honored to be able to support Kansas cultural organizations as we recover from the impact of Covid,” said Julie Mulvihill, Humanities Kansas Executive Director. “This past year has demonstrated that Kansans lean into the humanities during challenging times. Kansas cultural organizations that do work in the humanities provide important social connections and contribute to the economic well-being and strength of our communities.”

Funds have been made available through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to assist cultural institutions affected by the coronavirus as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Joseph R. Biden.

About Humanities Kansas
Humanities Kansas is an independent nonprofit spearheading a movement of ideas to empower the people of Kansas to strengthen their communities and our democracy. Since 1972, HK’s pioneering programming, grants, and partnerships have documented and shared stories to spark conversations and generate insights. Together with statewide partners and supporters, HK inspires all Kansans to draw on diverse histories, literatures, and cultures to enrich their lives and to serve the communities and state we all proudly call home. Visit humanitieskansas.org.

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The Adults will be having a craft day on Friday, October 15th @ 1:00 PM

They will be making two crafts on this day. A popsicle stick scarecrow and a toilet paper pumpkin.

Each craft is $2.00 for the pumpkin craft, no charge for the scarecrow craft. You will need to sign up for this craft. This craft can be take home if you don’t want to make it here.

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October Activities for the Kids @ the Library
Wednesday October 6th we will be bleaching or tie dying shirts.
YOU must provide the shirt. We may have to put kids in shifts 4:00 PM & 5:00 PM [this is NOT a take home craft]

Wednesday, October 20th we will make fluffy slime, 4:00 PM [also NOT a take home craft]

Call the library or come in to sign up for either of these craft days…

NEW COVID-19 RULES for the Library
Effective – September 10, 2021 [We will revisit these rules at each regular monthly board meeting]

MASKS: Patrons must wear a mask to use the public computers
SOCIAL DISTANCE PLEASE- Please! move out of the way or out of the library when someone else comes in
HAND SANITIZER- MUST use before you use library computers
LIBRARY PROGRAMING- offering in-Library or grab n go for most program. Sign up required for all programs
COMPUTERS: All are open [if wearing mask]

IF you are sick-STAY HOME!…

Richmond Public library has had a food club for many years. I changes every so often to keep things fresh. We stared years ago with geography club, then alphabet club, then Minion food club. Well its time to refresh again so we are now The Richmond Public Library Food club.

We usually meet every Friday, but have decided to meet monthly with this refresh. So we will now have Food Club on the first Friday of each month.

The refreshed club new rules are:

Check or ILL a book or magazine from the library

Make a recipe either in the book or magazine or inspired by the book or magazine.

We will see how this “New” club works out for everyone. Our first Food club day is Friday, October 1st @ 12:00 PM…