Kids, wear your pajamas to our Polar Express party on Tuesday, December 17th at 5:30 pm! We will have snacks and hot chocolate while we watch a movie. You can also bring along a pillow and blanket to be more comfortable.
Snacks and hot chocolate are first come first served.
Library Closing Early
The library will close early at 5pm on Thursday, December 19th for a Staff Appreciation Dinner.
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? On Friday, December 20th at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library.
Closed for Christmas Holiday
Wishing all of you a merry and safe Christmas holiday from the Liberal Memorial Library family to yours. In celebration of the holiday, we will be closed December 24th through 26th.
Library and Lunch
OnTuesday, January 14th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Christmas Fiction Books
Check out our display of Christmas fiction books to help you get in the holiday spirit.
She’s given up on love and Christmas…but fate has other plans.
All Callie wants for Christmas is to hibernate. She’s still reeling from being dumped by her childhood sweetheart and is officially in grinch mode, but her meddling sister, Anita, won’t let her give up on life, love, and Christmas quite so easily.
Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.
Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor trying to take a break from both his life and his constant desire to fix things.
But somehow fate finds Ben trapped by a blanket of snow at Kira’s farm, and, despite her Grinchiest first impressions, with the glow of the fairy lights twinkling in the trees, and the promise of a warming hot chocolate, maybe, just maybe, these two lost souls will have a Christmas they’ll remember forever…
Annie Sharpe’s spark for life has fizzled out. Her kids are grown up, her restaurant is doing just fine on its own, and her marriage has come to an end. Untethered for the first time in her adult life, she finds a winter guardian position in a historic seaside home and decides to leave her city life behind for a brand-new beginning.
When she arrives in Willow Bay, Annie is enamored by the charming house and the town’s rich seasonal traditions. Her neighbors receive her with open arms—that is, all except the surly nephew of the homeowner, whose plans for the property are at odds with her residency. As Christmas approaches, tensions and tides rise in Willow Bay, and Annie’s future seems less and less certain. But with a little can-do spirit and holiday magic, the most difficult time of her life will become…a season for second chances.
Christmas can officially get stuffed because Harriet Smith is not feeling bright and merry this year. So when her college-aged daughter opts for Manhattan’s winter wonderland instead of Christmas at home, Harriet finds herself seeking solace in a wine-soaked one-night stand.
But how Harriet will spend the holidays is swiftly decided for her after the town’s old Winter Theater’s elderly owner requests that Harriet direct the stage’s final Christmas performance. And Harriet will do anything to help . . . even work with the owner’s lawyer who, as it turns out, is her less than impressed one-night stand.
Directing the play with him won’t exactly change her life. But it might just reignite the Christmas spirit and remind her what makes life merry and bright again.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19th at 6 pm, come to the library to learn about the basics of a good cookie! Take home several samples and recipes. Brought to us by Nancy Honig from the Wild West District-K-State Research & Extension.
Registration is required. Sign up online, by phone (620) 626-0180, or in person.
LEGO Play Day
Kids, unleash your imagination! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 4pm, join us for free-play with LEGO bricks galore! Upcoming Lego Play Days are November 21st and December 5th.
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? On Friday, November 22nd at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library.
Family Board Game Night
Calling all families! On the 4th Tuesday of every month at 5pm, come play board games with your family or compete against other families! We will provide great classic board games for open play. The next Family Board Game Night will be on November 26th at 5pm.
Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone! The library will close early at 1 pm on Wednesday, the 27th and will be closed Thursday and Friday. We will reopen on Saturday at 9 am.
Modern Arcade
Competitors, players, and gamers, if you want to play games for FREE, then come join us at the library on the second Tuesday of every month at 4pm. The next Modern Arcade will be on December 10th starting at 4pm.
For ages 10 and up. Game consoles available:
Playstation 5
Xbox Series X
Nintendo Switch
AND MORE!
Library and Lunch
On Tuesday, December 10th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Santa Suit” by Mary Kay Andrews. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Kansas Notable Books display
Every year the Kansas State Library chooses books that are either written by Kansas authors or about Kansas related topics to be among their selection of Kansas Notable Books. These are a few of this year’s new notable books.
You can find a complete list of Kansas Notable Books available for checkout from our library catalog, http://catalog.lmlibrary.org.
In 1955 the small town of Udall, Kansas, was home to oil field workers, homemakers, and teenagers looking ahead to their futures. But on the night of May 25, an F5 tornado struck their town without warning. By the time the tornado moved on, it had killed 82 people and injured 270 others, more than half the town’s population of roughly 600 people. It remains the deadliest tornado in the history of Kansas.
Jim Minick’s nonfiction account, Without Warning, tells the human story of this disaster, moment by moment, from the perspectives of those who survived. Through the tragedy and hope found in this story of destruction, Without Warning tells a larger story of community, survival, and how we might find our way through the challenges of the future.
Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit.
On the road to Burden County, they’re joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure – but no sense of purpose – and a recently widowed schoolteacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger.
Racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen red stagecoach, they encounter monsters more wicked than witches lurking along the dusty trail. But the crew is determined to get that bounty, or die trying.
Josie Posey, a mature yet ever-feisty big city crime reporter turned crime solver, has officially retired to a small, touristy town in middle America where she and her posse of friends “unofficially” have their noses in everything.
Josie loves her new life, but she itches to get back into the action. She gets more than she bargained for when The Village Gazette asks her to interview their local celebrity, a former NYC prima ballerina.
Then, the ballerina’s husband is discovered dead-face down in the couple’s beloved field of flowers. Now, Josie has the inside track on solving the murder, with her quirky Mahjong Mavens as useful sidekicks.
The Jayhawk, the University of Kansas’s legendary and unique mascot, has represented the university for more than one hundred years and is recognizable around the world.
In The Jayhawk, Rebecca Ozier Schulte tells the story of the beloved mythical bird’s origins and historical significance, role as mascot, relationship with student life and representation in campus publications, popularity in advertising and as merchandise, and much more.
No other source brings the Jayhawk’s fascinating history together. This stunning book is highlighted by more than 300 photographs, most of them in color and many of items rarely seen by the public. The Jayhawk is sure to delight fans, alumni, and anyone who’s ever chanted “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU!”
Kids, unleash your imagination! Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 4pm, join us for free-play with LEGO bricks galore! Upcoming Lego Play Days are Sept. 17th, Oct. 1st, and Oct. 15th.
Family Board Game Night
Calling all families! Join us on Thursday, Sept. 19th at 5pm to play board games with your family or compete against other families! We’ll provide great classic board games for open play.
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? On Friday, Sept. 20th at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
Zen Den
On Thursday, Sept. 26th starting at 4:30 pm, teens are invited to Zen Den – the ultimate after-school hangout for teens!
Every other Thursday at 4:30 pm we will dive into crafts, binge-watch movies and anime. Challenge your friends to video game battles in a welcoming space just for you.
Library and Lunch
On Tuesday, October 8th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Daisy Darker” by Alice Feeney. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Banned Books Week display
Banned Books Week is coming up next week, September 22-28. Our staff is putting together an amazing display this year, come in and check it out!
While you’re at it, why not check out one of the books on display that have been banned or challenged around the country.
Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. The doctor’s bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock therapy machine under the stairs….
Running with Scissors is at turns foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Discovered in the attic where she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.
In 1942, as Nazis occupied Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. Anne’s account offers a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
An unusual memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father, a historic preservation expert dedicated to restoring the family’s Victorian home, funeral home director, high-school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.
All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren’t Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson’s emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults.
Now that Summer Reading is officially over, the staff of the Liberal Memorial Library would like to thank all of our patrons, kids, performers, staff, board members, volunteers, visitors, and passers-by that visited the library over these past two months.
From the kickoff to the closing party, we are ecstatic that you took the time and effort to make it into the library and look forward to seeing everyone again next year for another exciting year of Summer Reading.
Coming Events
Storytimes –
Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
Wednesdays at 10:00 am
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? Every Friday at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
Forrest McCurren Live
Enjoy a free concert at Liberal Memorial Library on Wednesday, July 24th at 6pm. Forrest McCurren will perform live with his signature Ozark sound.
The Zen Den
On Thursday Aug.1st at 4pm, watch your art transform and come alive with special glow paint. Looking to spice it up or try something different? This is just the event for you! Round up your crew and let’s paint in the dark!!
Welcome to the “Zen Den” – the ultimate after-school hangout for teens! Dive into crafts, binge-watch movies and anime, and challenge your friends to video game battles in a welcoming space just for you.
LEGO Play Day
Kids, unleash your imagination! On Tuesday, August 6th at 4pm, join us for free-play with LEGO bricks galore!
Library and Lunch
OnTuesday, August 13th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting” by Clare Pooley. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Summer Beach Reads book display
Here are a few of the books in our Summer Beach Reads book display. Come in and check it out.
Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer…
In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic, businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish her family’s old seaside cottage, Lovie’s refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husband’s philandering.
Then, in the summer of ‘74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the beach’s turtles. Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound love—forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton’s influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children.
Conley Hawkins left her family’s small town newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon, in the rearview mirror years ago. Now a star reporter for a big-city paper, Conley is exactly where she wants to be and is about to take a position in Washington, D.C. Or so she thinks.
When the new job goes up in smoke, Conley finds herself right back where she started, working for her sister, who is trying to keep local paper afloat. Then Conley witnesses an accident that ends in the death of a local congressman. The more she digs into the story, the more dangerous it gets. As an old heartbreaker causes trouble and a new flame ignites, it soon looks like their sleepy beach town is the most scandalous hotspot of the summer.
When four strangers rent bargain-basement rooms in an old hotel near the beach, they embark on the summer of their lives. First there’s Ariel Spencer, who has big dreams of becoming a writer. Her new friend Sheila Murphy is a good Catholic girl from Ohio. Then there’s small-town Missourian Wyatt Smith. The last of the four, Nick Volkov, is looking to make a name for himself. Despite their differences, the four bond over everything that Nantucket has to offer. But venturing out on their own for the first time, with all its adventure and risks, could change the course of their lives.
Twenty-six years after that amazing summer, Ariel, Sheila, Wyatt, and Nick reunite at the hotel where they first met. Life hasn’t exactly worked out the way they had all hoped. Being back together again will mean confronting the past and finding themselves. Meanwhile, the next generation discovers Nantucket: Their children explore the island together, experiencing love and heartbreak and forging lifelong bonds, just as their parents did all those years ago. It’s sure to be one unforgettable reunion.
Summer Reading is in full swing here at Liberal Memorial Library with a new event or performance nearly every day of the week! All events are free of charge but some may have limited seating and require registration. Come to the library and checkout this year’s Summer Reading events.
It’s not too late to sign up for Summer Reading and earn fun prizes while reading! Register online https://lmlibrary.org/srp2024 or in person.
Adventure Board Game Night – Teen Summer Reading
On Monday, June 17 at 5 pm, teens are invited to come to the library and play the games that we all know and love and maybe discover a new favorite.
Smoky Hills Share-A-Story Presentation with Jennifer Hanson
On Tuesday, June 18th at 11 am, Smoky Hills PBS is coming to our library to present Share A Story “Nature Cat”. Each child will get a book to take home.
Share a Story is a 45-60 minute program geared toward children ages 2-7.
Read it – Jennifer Hanson will read a “Nature Cat” book to us
Watch it – We will watch a “Nature Cat” PBS kids video
Do it – We will Have fun making a craft
Closed for Juneteenth
The Library will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. We will reopen on Thursday for our normal hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Aaron Fowler “The Adventure Begins Today!”
Musician Aaron Fowler is coming to the library on Thursday, June 20th at 11 am with his “The Adventure Begins Today!” Summer Reading program.
There will be singing, moving, playing instruments, and sharing stories, including stories from the latest book in the Bella and Choco series, The Boat. For ages 4 & up.
Blacklight Bingo
On Tuesday, June 25th at 3pm, bring the whole family to this fun spin on bingo. Be sure and wear neon and you may win some prizes!
What’s in the box? – Teen Summer Reading
Teens, got what it takes to unravel the secrets hidden within the box? On Wednesday, June 26th at 5pm, swing by our summer reading party and show off your detective skills!
Juggler Extraordinaire Richard Penner
Wacky adventures await on Thursday, June 27th at 2pm, when Richard Penner, Juggler Extraordinaire performs his Circus Arts Act!
Charcuterie 101 – Adult Summer Reading
On June 27th at 6 pm, come to the library to learn how to make beautiful charcuterie boards and enjoy a delicious tasting!
Help us kickoff Summer Reading on Thursday, June 3rd with our Summer Reading Kick Off Party. From 12 to 2 pm there will be games, prizes, hot dogs, and more! After that, starting at 2 pm, Mad Science will present “Dino Show”, a program millions of years in the making. All ages are welcome.
Earn prizes by reading 5, 10, and 15 hours! Fill out and turn in a reading log by July 13th to qualify to earn prizes. For every hour your child reads (or is read to), color in one circle on the reading log. Bring your reading log in after five circles are filled and get a prize. Earn another prize for ten circles, and earn a final prize for fifteen circles!
Come in to the library to pick up your reading log and Summer Reading calendar.
The Teen and Adult Summer Reading Programs
How it Works
Teens and adults, play our Summer Reading Adventure Bingo to receive prizes and raffle tickets for chances to win more prizes.
Complete a bingo square by performing the actions or reading the books described on the bingo sheet square. Earn a bingo by completing a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line. For each square completed, have a library employee stamp that spot. Attending a program allows you to get any spot stamped. First bingo receives a prize. For each spot stamped you will receive a raffle ticket for chances to win prizes. Black Out receives 10 extra raffle tickets.
Saturday, July 13th is the last day to turn in raffle tickets.
The Teen Summer Reading Program is open to teens ages 12 to 17. The Adult Program is open to adults ages 18 and up.
Come into the library to pick up a bingo sheet (one sheet for Teens and another for Adults) and a copy of the Summer Reading calendar.
Summer Reading Events
In addition to our regular library events, we will also have lots of fun Summer Reading events:
Monday evenings at 5:30 pm – Evening Storytime
Wednesdays at 10 am – Morning Storytime
Fridays at 1 pm – Mahjong – for Adults
Saturdays at 11 am – Saturday Storytime
Saturdays at 11:30 am – Saturday Storytime in Spanish
Mon, June 3rd at noon – Summer Reading Kick-Off Party followed by Mad Science – All ages
Wed, June 5th at 12 pm – Gardening with Ron Honig – for Adults
Wed, June 5th at 5 pm – Taskmaster – for Teens
Thurs, June 6th at 2 pm – Jay and Leslie: Laughing Matters – for all ages
Thurs, June 6th at 4 pm – The Zen Den Cafe – for Teens
Tues, June 11th at 1 pm – Dan Dan the Magic Man – for all ages
Wed, June 12th at 5 pm Teen Movie Night – for Teens
Thurs, June 13th at 1 pm – Wisconsin Schneider and the Magic of Music – for all ages
Fri, June 14th at 12 pm – Luau Bunco – for Adults
Mon, June 17th at 5 pm – Adventure Board Game Night – for Teens
Tues, June 18th at 11 am – Smoky Hills Share-A-Story Presentation with Jennifer Hanson – for all ages
Thurs, June 20th at 2 pm – Musician Aaron Fowler – for all ages
Tues, June 25th at 3 pm – Bioluminescent Bingo – for all ages
Wed, June 26th at 5 pm – What’s in the box? – for Teens
Thurs, June 27th at 2 pm – Juggler Extraordinaire Richard Penner – for all ages
Thurs, June 27th at 6 pm – Charcuterie 101 – for Adults
Mon, July 1st at 1 pm – Master Storyteller Jefferson Knapp – for all ages
Wed, July 3rd at 10 am – Llamas at the Library – for all ages
Tues, July 9th at 1 pm – Musician Thad Beach – for all ages
Fri, July 12th at 2 pm – End of summer reading party – for all ages
Closed Memorial Day
The Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for our normal hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
Movie and Craft
On Tuesday, April 23rd at 4pm, come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn!
This newly released Disney movie tells the story of 17-year-old Asha, who makes a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need, and meets a living, magic star which has fallen from the sky.
Zen Den
On Thursday, April 25th starting at 4 pm, teens are invited to a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournament at the library!
Welcome to the “Zen Den” – the ultimate after-school hangout for teens! Every other Thursday at 4pm we will dive into crafts, binge-watch movies and anime. Challenge your friends to video game battles in a welcoming space just for you.
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? On Friday, May 3rd at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
LEGO Play Day
Kids, unleash your imagination! Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 4pm, join us for free-play with LEGO bricks galore!
Summer Reading Kickoff date
We have set a date for the beginning of this year’s Summer Reading. The Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be on Monday, June 3rd. Come to our party, sign up for Summer Reading, and enjoy a performance by Mad Science!
Comics Plus
Comics Plus, powered by LibraryPass, is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga to readers for free through the State Library of Kansas eCard. You can access titles using a smartphone, tablet, or web browser, and can be downloaded to multiple devices. There is never a wait to read, all titles are unlimited access simultaneous use.
All titles are available 24/7 for online and offline reading. An internet connection is required to browse the collection and check out titles, while downloaded titles are accessible offline via the LibraryPass app for iOS or Android.
If you’re already using Comics Plus or want to start, it’s just got a little easier to use. Kansas Library eCard holders are now able to log into Comics Plus, both the website and the apps, using their eCard number and PIN (which is their date of birth in MMDDYYYY format).
If you don’t have a State Library of Kansas eCard yet, talk to a librarian about getting one. They are free to all residents of Kansas.
Check out one of the links below to find age appropriate comics for your kids or see the full library for yourself.
Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange
If you participated in our jigsaw puzzle exchange last week, don’t forget to come in this week to exchange your tickets for new (to you) jigsaw puzzles.
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? Every Friday at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
LEGO Play Day
Kids, unleash your imagination! Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 4pm, join us for free-play with LEGO bricks galore!
Bunco Party
On Friday, March 22nd at Noon, join us for the popular dice game, Bunco! Let the dice roll, meet friends, and win some fun prizes. Registration is required, so register online, or in person. Adults only. Snacks will be provided.
Zen Den
Welcome to the “Zen Den” – the ultimate after-school hangout for teens! Every other Thursday at 4pm we will dive into crafts, binge-watch movies and anime. Challenge your friends to video game battles in a welcoming space just for you.
Closed for Good Friday
The Library will be closed on Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th for Good Friday and Easter. We will reopen the following Monday at 9 a.m.
Sunflower eLibrary – Overdrive
Liberal Memorial Library is now part of the Sunflower eLibrary consortium. That means our patrons now have access to all of the Sunflower eLibrary ebooks and audiobooks. Read or listen to them on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader! It’s free and easy to get started.
Great Selection
Choose from bestsellers, fiction, nonfiction, books for kids and more.
Free from our library
No subscription. No late fees. No monthly limits. Check out up to 5 books at a time. Place a hold on up to 5 currently unavailable books at a time. Use your Liberal Memorial Library card and password to check out.
If you are unsure of your library card number or password, please call us at 620-626-0180 and we will be happy to help.
Your perfect reading companion
Make any text large print and adjust light settings for ebooks
Change playback speed or set a sleep timer for audiobooks
Read or listen on your phone, tablet, kindle, or other ereader
Listen to audiobooks in your car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Get help in the app from the Libby support team
Easy to get started
The Libby app will walk you through set up, so you can start reading right away. All you need is a device to get started!
First question: do you have a library card? Select Yes
Select Search For A Library
Search for Sunflower eLibrary – the results of your search will show Sunflower eLibrary in Abilene, Kansas and other branches. This is the one you want to select.
Next choose the Sign In With My Card option
Select MORE to list all of the libraries. Scroll down to select Liberal Memorial Library.
Enter your Liberal Memorial Library card number and password, then choose Next to finish.
If you use a Kindle eReader, you can choose to have eBooks sent to your Kindle apps and devices.
Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? Every Friday at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
Movie Time
On Thursday, January 25th at 4pm, come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn!
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtles set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. But they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
Teen Club
Are you in middle or high school? On Wednesday, January 31st at 4 pm, come hang out with your friends to do crafts, watch anime, and decompress from the stresses of life.
Game Day
On Friday, February 2nd starting at 4 pm, join us to play video games, board games and card games. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!
Mardi Gras Bunco
On Friday, February 9th at noon, come to our Mardi Gras themed Bunco Party!
We will have masks, beads and prizes! Seating is limited. (Snacks will be served)
Library and Lunch
OnWednesday, February 14th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Lonely Hearts Book Club” by Lucy Gilmore. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Valentine’s Day Inspired Book Display
With Valentine’s day coming soon, we’ve put together a Valentine’s day inspired book display. Here are a few of the romance novels on display.
Meghna Raman defied her parents’ wishes and followed her life’s passion, becoming a theater teacher and aspiring playwright. When she discovers that her beloved writing partner, best friend, and secret crush, Seth, is engaged she realizes he’s about to become the one-that-got-away. Determined to try and move on, Meghna agrees to let her parents introduce her to a potential match. Maybe she could marry the engineer that her parents still wish she’d become.
Grumpy engineer Karthik Murthy has agreed to his mother’s matchmaking attempts to make her happy, never dreaming he would meet someone as vibrant as Meghna. A fake engagement could help Meghna soothe the sting of planning Seth’s wedding festivities and help Karthik avoid the absurd number of set-ups his mother has planned for him.
As the two find common ground and start for each other, an undeniable chemistry emerges. But soon, their insecurities threaten something that’s become a lot more real than they’d planned.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie is sure it’s too good to be true…and she’s right.
As the world-renowned expert on Chimalli, by rights Corrie should be leading the expedition, not sharing the glory with her disgustingly handsome nemesis. But Dr. Ford Matthews has been finding new ways to best her since they were in grad school. Ford certainly isn’t thrilled either—with his life in shambles, the last thing he needs is a reminder of their rocky past.
But as the dig begins, it becomes clear they’ll need to work together when they realize a thief is lurking around their campsite, forcing the pair to keep their discoveries—and lingering attraction—under wraps. With money-hungry artifact smugglers, the Mexican authorities, and the lies between them closing in, there’s only one way this all ends—explosively.
Coder Marina Spicer has no time to waste when it comes to love. Frustrated by the online dating world, she created Dealbreakers, an anonymous app where women review how men stack up to their internet profiles. Her high standards have served her well at work, so why not in love?
Enter Lucas Kennedy. A charming Irish content writer, he’s the only one standing between Marina and her long-deserved promotion. Much to Marina’s chagrin, the two are paired on a project to test out dating ideas. Looking him up in Dealbreakers hoping to learn some dirt about her rival, she finds he’s the worst-rated man on the entire app.
As Lucas and Marina argue their way through mixing cocktails, salsa dancing, and throwing axes, Marina finds herself having more fun than she’s had in years. So when temptation becomes too strong to resist, Marina allows herself to break some of her own rules. After all, if the Dealbreakers say he’s Mr. Wrong, he can’t possibly be Mr. Right . . . can he?
Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
Mahjong
Are you interested in learning a new game to play with family and friends? Every Friday at 1 pm we will get together for a fun game of Mahjong here at the library. Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. For adults only.
Game Day
On Friday, December 22nd starting at 4 pm, join us to play video games, board games and card games. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!
Closed for Christmas Holiday
Wishing all of you a merry and safe Christmas holiday from the Liberal Memorial Library family to yours. In celebration of the holiday, we will be closed December 25th and 26th.
Teen Club
Are you in middle or high school? On Wednesday, December 27th at 4 pm, come hang out with your friends to do crafts, watch anime, and decompress from the stresses of life.
Library and Lunch
OnTuesday, January 9th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Kid’s Blacklight Bingo
Kids, on Thursday, January 11th at 4 pm, join us for this fun spin on bingo. Be sure and wear neon and you may win some prizes!
Christmas Fiction Books
Check out our display of Christmas fiction books to help you get in the holiday spirit.
When it becomes known that Mr. Nicholas, the eccentric owner of the local hardware store, is somehow involved with reindeer, toys, and children, the town becomes more and more suspicious that this man is more than just a clerk on Main Street.
It’s the beginning of December in Rudolph, New York, America’s Christmas Town, and business is brisk at Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, a gift and décor shop owned by Merry Wilkinson. The local amateur dramatic society is preparing a musical production of A Christmas Carol. But it’s not a happy set, as rivalries between cast and crew threaten the production.
Tensions come to a head when a member of the group is found dead. Was someone looking to cut out the competition? Everyone in the cast and crew is a potential suspect, including Aline, Merry’s mother, and Merry’s shop assistant Jackie O’Reilly, who was desperate for a starring role.
It could be curtains for Christmas—and for Merry—unless the killer can be ferreted out of the wings.
Just weeks before Christmas, severe wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the Christmas Boutique—an annual sale of handcrafted gifts and baked goods that supports the county food pantry. Determined to save the fundraiser, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson offers to hold the event at Elm Creek Manor, her ancestral family estate and summertime home to Elm Creek Quilt Camp.
But while the Elm Creek Quilters work tirelessly to make sure the Christmas Boutique happens, it may take a holiday miracle or two to make it the smashing success they want it to be.
“Marley was dead, to begin with,” Charles Dickens tells us at the beginning of A Christmas Carol. But in Jon Clinch’s ingenious novel, Jacob Marley, business partner to Ebenezer Scrooge, is very much alive: a rapacious and cunning boy who grows up to be a forger, a scoundrel, and the man who will be both the making and the undoing of Scrooge.
They meet as youths in the gloomy confines of Professor Drabb’s Academy for Boys, where Marley begins their twisted friendship by initiating the innocent Scrooge into the gentle art of extortion. Years later, as Marley toys with the affections of Scrooge’s sister, Fan, Scrooge falls under the spell of Fan’s best friend, Belle Fairchild.
Now, for the first time, Scrooge and Marley find themselves at cross-purposes. The two men engage in a shadowy war of deception, false identities, forged documents, theft, and cold-blooded murder. Marley and Scrooge are destined to clash in an unforgettable reckoning that will echo into the future and set the stage for Marley’s ghostly return.
Meticulously crafted and beguilingly told, Marley revisits and illuminates one of Charles Dickens’s most cherished works to spellbinding effect.
