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March has come in like a lamb. Yay!
Here are the things that are going on in the month of March in the Youth Services department.
We hope you will bring your kiddos to join in.
Come and have some silly fun with us!
Welcome to the new Youth Services page – one spot for news, pictures, events, and more from Miss Lesa.FEBRUARY 2025 YOUTH events.STORYTIMES in February -5th at 10:30 am7th at 10:30 am [First Friday ]19th at 10:30 am11th at 6pm – FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY. We will be showing the movie IF FEBRUARY 18th -PICKLE AUTOPSY – 10 years old or over “coroners” needed for sign up. Join us for this silly and fun event.February 25th at 6pm. – LEGO Play! Open LEGO play in the library! Come and create whatever you like. We have LEGO, DUPLO and more.Coming in JANUARY 2025.I have some fun things planned for January in the YOUTH DEPARTMENT.Here are some that are happening in the beginning of the month.Be sure to sign up for those that require it.~Lesa
DECEMBER events coming!
In December, we will have several fun events. It’s holiday time, so it’s holiday events!
Storytimes will be on the 6th, 11th and 18th. There will be no storytime on December 4th due to a staff get together for the holidays.The 6th is the First Friday Storytime at 10:30 am. Following this storytime will be a parent cafe where parents and I can chat about programs. Let me know what you would like to see offered here at the library. Share your thoughts and ideas. Refreshments will be provided.On the 21st is our monthly Stay Play – LET’S PLAY! day at 1pm in the meeting room. This is geared toward children, birth to age 5 and their grownups.At 2pm on the 21st, we are having a KIDS IN THE KITCHEN event. Let’s make cookies! Sign up is required for this event by December, 14th.On the 23rd, we will have a movie in the afternoon since it’s a no school day. We hope you can come and enjoy the events.
New activities are always on the horizon at Iola Public Library. We are excited to announce a special art workshop for kids in March where they can unleash their creativity and make their own masterpieces. Stay tuned for more details and be sure to check back often for updates on all our youth programs. We love to see our young patrons engaged and having fun while learning. Remember to bring your friends along for even more fun!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Bike the Trails 7 p.m. Sept. 13
Ben Alexander, Southwind Cycle, offers tips on bike safety checks and discusses scenic autumn rides on local trails. There are three: Lehigh Portland, Prairie Spirit and Southwind Rail.
Introducing Video Games!
We are now offering video games!
Summer Reading Wrap-up party is TODAY! 5:30 – 6:30
Today from 5:30 to 6:30 on the east lawn of the Iola Public Library. Come and enjoy games, water play, food, sweets and prizes for all your hard work for the Summer Reading Program this year. Great job all! Pick up your BINGO card at the Gazebo. Make your way around...
T-shirt art day in the sun!
On Tuesday, it was a nice, warm day and nearly 50 gathered outside, bringing with them their shirts to create their own paint art. We provided the paint, brushes, and an assortment of "odd" items to apply with and they did the artful creating. Some of the "odd" things...
Fun and busy week with the youth of Iola
It has been a busy and FUN week here at the library! Storytime was a great on Wednesday morning. Then, in the afternoon, kiddos made their own sand dollars and starfish. They took them home to dry. Today was Library Littles Playdate. We had a BLAST! They played in...
LEGO Play Day – Sat., June 25
LEGO free play from 10 am to Noon
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WED. IS LAST DAY TO SIGN UP for Dinner on a Dime, April 16 recipe/cooking program with Melissa. $1 fee.
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A GREAT SELECTION OF GARDEN BOOKS awaits. All these and more. Be sure to see the big display on the carousel. We have books for kids, books for elders; raised-bed and container gardening; trees, weeds and prairie flowers; sun or shade. Many of the titles have been added in the past two years. seknfind.org
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CARRY A CARD, BEGIN A POEM. That, Traci Brimhall told her audience here Thursday, is the best way to get started and keep going. "When you feel a response to something you see, a smell that triggers a memory, a sound. Pull out your card and write a short line about it."
Speaking as the Kansas Poet Laureate, and a poet who practices what she preaches, Brimhall followed some poetry readings with a short workshop. Using the theme "Memory Feast", audience members each wrote a one-line memory of food, then shuffled their cards into poems.
Brimhall is a university distinguished professor of creative writing and narrative medicine at Kansas State University. She has published five collections of poetry. Her latest, "Love Prodigal", is now at IPL, autographed and ready for checkout.
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CALENDAR APRIL 7 - 12
MON. Friends of the Library host a reception to introduce candidates for new Library Assistant Director position, 4:30-5:30, meeting room. Library Board meeting, 5:30, meeting room. Chess Club with Josh, everybody welcome, 6:00, genealogy room. In Stitches, adult crochet with Jen, 6-8:00, Flewharty.
TUES. Friends of the Library annual meeting and spring tea with musical ensemble, 5:30, meeting; RSVP to smoreland@sekls.org.
WED. Last day to register for new program series, Dinner on a Dime, 6:00 Apr. 16, cooking with Melissa, Flewharty; $1 registration fee. Story time for library littles, 10:30 with Lesa, meeting room. Family movie night, free, 6:00, meeting room; an epic tale of the animal kingdom.
THURS. Youth crochet with Jen, 6:00, library lounge.
FRI.-SAT. No scheduled programs.
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IT'S SPRING AT LAST! Our annual Plant Swap is May 3, first Saturday of the month. If the weather is nice, we'll be on the east lawn by the gazebo; if not--like last year--we'll be in the meeting room. We will also hold a bucket garden workshop that morning, with instruction from Casey Diver, K-State Southwind Extension. We are providing materials, with a grant from the American Heart Association; number of participants is limited, so please register in advance.
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