Happy Thanksgiving from the Library

Storytimes – 

  • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
  • Wednesdays at 10:00 am 
  • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
  • Facebook Storytimes in English and Spanish

Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone! The library will close early at 1 pm on Wednesday, the 23rd and will be closed Thursday and Friday. We will reopen on Saturday at 9 am.

Holiday Open House

On December 8th from 6 to 8 pm, we are having a holiday celebration at the library. There will be cookies, musical performances, and a special visit from Santa. Bring the kids to listen to Santa tell stories and to take their pictures with Santa. 

Library and Lunch

On Tuesday, December 13th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Seven Days of Us” by Francesca Hornak. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.

Polar Express Party

Kids, wear your pajamas to our Polar Express party on December 15th 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.

Game Day

On Thursday, December 22nd at 5 pm, come to the library and 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! We will also have occasional tournaments on Mariokart and Super Smash Bros.for those interested.

Movie Time

On Friday, December 16th at 4 pm, Come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn! An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left behind by his family during Christmas vacation.

hoopla BingePass

Here is something else to binge after you have finished your holiday feast.

A hoopla BingePass gives you unlimited access to great online content for seven days – with a single borrow! Hoopla is available FREE with your Liberal Memorial Library card.

If you haven’t tried hoopla yet, it is an all-in-one media service where you can browse 950,000+ titles in six different formats—audiobooks, eBooks, comics/graphic novels, full music albums, movies, and TV—and instantly borrow, then download or stream, the titles of your choice!

Borrow up to 6 titles (also called borrows) per month. You can access the titles you borrow instantly on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. With hoopla, there are no holds or waiting!

To register, please visit the Apple or Google Play store and download the hoopla digital app, or visit www.hoopladigital.com and go to “Get Started Today”. Enter your email address and create a password for hoopla. After that choose our library from the list of nearby libraries. 

It will ask for your Library Card Number and Library PIN (password) to finish creating a hoopla account. 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. After you are finished, you will log in to hoopla with your email address and the password that you created.

If you use one of your borrows on a BingePass, you can access all of the content in that collection free for seven days. Here is a list of the currently available BingePasses:

  • hoopla Magazines – Read current and recent issues of popular and in-demand magazines.
  • Curiosity Stream – Watch high-quality and engaging documentaries and nonfiction series.
  • Great Courses Video – Access to hundreds of the most popular Great Courses Library Collection courses. Use one borrow to access one or multiple courses – whatever you choose.
  • The Highlights Collection – Delights kids with its positive messages, puzzles, and “things-to-do.”, with more than 200 multimedia series including the Timbertoes, Listen & Learn, Tex and Indi, and Ask Arizona.
  • Read-Along 2 Learn – Read-Along eBooks allow young readers to explore independently or with narrator support and word highlighting. With topics like sports, animals, emotions, STEM, and more, kids can dig into the world around them at their own pace.
  • Kids’ Books in Action – As their favorite picture books come to life, kids will get excited about reading while watching the events of their favorite stories unfold in movie form.
  • KidzVidz – This collection of movies and TV series covers animals, inspirational children in history, and the planet, plus a how-to-draw animals series to jumpstart their creativity!
  • Hellosaurus – Incredibly engaging, interactive, and educational, Hellosaurus puts kids ages 2 to 8 in their favorite shows. Featuring popular titles like The Wiggles and Love, Diana, children develop life skills independently and safely by having fun. One borrow gets all the Hellosaurus they want for 7 days.

    You must download the Hellosaurus iOS or Android app to your mobile device to play this content. No signup needed.

October Fun at the Library

Storytimes – 

  • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
  • Wednesdays at 10:00 am 
  • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
  • Facebook Storytimes in English and Spanish

Haunted House Decorating Contest

The library is having a Haunted House Decorating Contest that involves decorating small wooden model houses. For everyone who has signed up for the contest, the houses are due back on Monday the 17th. On the 26th we will announce the winner of the contest. Come to the library from Tuesday the 18th through the 22nd and vote for your favorite. 

Oct. 2022 Video & Board Game Day

Game Day

On Thursday, October 20th at 5 pm, come to the library and 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! We will also have occasional tournaments on Mariokart, Super Smash Bros., Just Dance and Tekken for those interested.

Teen Otaku Club

Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting.

On Wednesday, October 19th at 5 pm we will watch & discuss the anime “The Promised Neverland”.

On Friday, Friday, November 11 at 4:30 pm we play games and have anime trivia.

Sign up in advance to save your spot. Join us at the meeting for your chance at an anime door prize and fun anime/manga discussion!

2022 Halloween party

Halloween Party

Everyone’s invited to our Halloween Party following the Kiwanis Pet and Spook Parade! There will be games with plenty of candy and goodies!

2022 Books, Coffee & Donuts

Books, Coffee & Donuts

On Wednesday, November 2nd starting at 9 am, come to the library to chat with our staff over coffee and donuts about new releases and new events happening that month.

Library and Lunch

For November’s book discussion, we asked our patrons to write down the names of authors they are most thankful for and we put them in a bowl for others to draw from. Come to the circulation desk to draw an author’s name and find a book in the library written by that author. We’ll meet on Tuesday, November 8th at 12 p.m. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.

Fall Book Sale

Support the library and pick up some good deals at our book sale Tuesday, Nov. 8th – Saturday, Nov. 12th during regular library hours.

Tues-Thurs – paperbacks will be $0.50 each and all other items will be $1 each.

Fri-Sat – $1 for every bag full of books and $2 for every box full of books.

Funds from the Book Sale go to the Friends of the Library to help support library programs including Baby’s Bookshelf, Budding Bookworms, Summer Reading Program, etc.

Reception

On Monday evening, November 7th from 6 pm – 7:30 pm, there will be an exclusive first pick Book Sale reception for current and new Friends of the Library members only.

Sign up to become a Friend of the Library today . You can renew your membership by paying online with PayPal or in person at the library.

Become a Friend of the Library

What’s New at the Library

Storytimes – 

  • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
  • Wednesdays at 10:00 am 
  • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
  • Facebook Storytimes on Thursdays at 11 am

Closed Labor Day

The Library will be closed on Monday, September 5th for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for our regular hours.

2022 Books, Coffee & Donuts

Books, Coffee & Donuts

On Wednesday, September 7th starting at 9 am, come to the library to chat with our staff over coffee and donuts about new releases and new events happening that month.

Teen Otaku Club

Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting.

On Friday, September 9th at 4:30 pm we play games and have anime trivia.

On Wednesday, September 21st at 5 pm we will watch & discuss the anime “Cells at Work”.

Sign up in advance to save your spot. Join us at the meeting for your chance at an anime door prize and fun anime/manga discussion!

Library and Lunch

On Tuesday, September 13th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.

Game Day

On Thursday, September 15th at 5 pm, come to the library and 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! We will also have occasional tournaments on Mariokart, Super Smash Bros., Just Dance and Tekken for those interested.

Rainbow Room Escape Room

Can you escape the upside down? From Sept 26th to the 30th, we will have an escape room themed after the newest season of a Netflix supernatural thriller. Solve clues and puzzles to open locks and escape the room. The room is timed for 30 minute sessions. Knowledge of the show is not necessary to escape. This FREE experience is open to ages 10 and older for groups of 2 – 5 people. Sign up is required. Sign up will start on September 1st. Please call or visit the library (620-626-0180) to reserve your spot!

Fictionalized Biographies

Have you ever read about a historical character and wondered what their lives were like and what they might have thought or felt?

In fictionalized biographies, the author uses artistic license to create a story about real historical figures and events. 

Here are a few of books in our “Fictionalized Biographies” book display:

Mistress of the Ritz

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
by Allison Pataki

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek, Michigan, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: always think for yourself, never take success for granted, and work hard. Marjorie had an insatiable drive to live and love and to give more than she got. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar’s treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London, from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Roosevelts, Kennedys, and Hollywood’s biggest stars, Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine.

The confessions of Al Capone

The Confessions of Al Capone
by Loren D. Estleman

In 1944 Al Capone, the most notorious Mob boss in history, has been released from prison. Though Capone is no longer the powerful force who dominated Chicago’s underworld for years, he is still a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover. The Bureau has a good chance of nailing key members who now are active in the wartime black market if they can get Capone to reveal details of crimes he and his Outfit committed.

FBI agent Peter Vasco is perfect for the job. His orders: pose as the priest he wanted to be before he dropped out of seminary, get close to Capone, and get Hoover the information he demands.

Vasco is alternately fascinated and repelled by the things Capone reveals. Al Capone would stop at nothing to take what he wanted, but also fed the poor of Chicago; he rose to the top of Chicago on a tide of bootleg beer and booze, but took the time to ensure that innocent victims of Mob violence got proper medical care.

This is Al Capone as he’s never been seen before, a ruthless crime lord who trafficked in death and corruption…as well as a man of refined tastes who loved his family. A man whose life is waning, and perhaps, a man who is seeking absolution.

Finding Dorothy

Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts

Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband’s masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank’s passing, Maud is the only person who can help the producers stay true to the spirit of the book—because she’s the only one left who knows its secrets.

But the moment she hears Judy Garland rehearsing the first notes of “Over the Rainbow,” Maud recognizes the yearning that defined her own life story. Judy reminds Maud of a young girl she cared for and tried to help in South Dakota, a dreamer who never got her happy ending. Now, with the young actress under pressure from the studio as well as her ambitious stage mother, Maud resolves to protect her—the way she tried so hard to protect the real Dorothy.

Mistress of the Ritz

Mistress of the Ritz
by Melanie Benjamin

Nothing bad can happen at the Ritz; inside its gilded walls every woman looks beautiful, every man appears witty. Favored guests like Ernest Hemingway and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walk through its doors to be welcomed by Blanche Auzello and her husband, Claude, the hotel’s director. 

Until June 1940, when the German army sweeps into Paris, setting up headquarters at the Ritz. Suddenly Blanche and Claude must navigate a terrifying new reality. One that may destroy the tempestuous marriage between this beautiful, reckless American and her very proper Frenchman. For in order to survive—and strike a blow against their Nazi “guests”—Blanche and Claude must spin a web of deceit that ensnares everything and everyone they cherish.

Library Events in July and August

Storytimes – 

  • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
  • Wednesdays at 10:00 am 
  • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
  • Facebook Storytimes on Thursdays at 11 am

Teen Otaku Club

Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting.

On Wednesday, July 20th at 5 pm we will watch & discuss the anime “A Lull in the Sea”!

On Friday, August 12th at 3 pm we play Nintendo Switch games and win prizes!

On Wednesday, August 17th at 5 pm we will watch & discuss the anime Polar Bear’s Cafe!

Sign up in advance to save your spot. Join us at the meeting for your chance at an anime door prize and fun anime/manga discussion!

USD 480 Summer Lunch Program

July 29th is the last day that USD 480 Nutrition Services will be at the library handing out free grab-and-go lunches. The program is for children from 1 to 18 years old. It runs 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, Mondays through Fridays and does not require special identification or registration. Limit one meal per child per day.

Harry Potter Party

On Monday, August 1st at 2 pm, Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday with us at the library. We will have Harry Potter themed games and crafts. For all ages.

2022 Harry Potter's Birthday Party

2022 Tile Coasters

Teen & Adult Craft: Tile Coasters

On Thursday, August 4th at 2 pm, teens & adults are welcome to this craft where we will be making tile coasters.

Use colored sharpies to decorate your tile and alcohol drops to blur the edges to make a cool effect that is unique to your tile!

Supplies will be limited. Call 620-626-0180 or sign up online.

Teen H2O Party

On Friday, August 5th at 3 pm, we will have water based games on the front lawn. Have fun with water balloons and a frozen t-shirt race. Signup Required. Call 620-626-0180 or sign up online.

2022 teen H2O party

Library and Lunch

On Tuesday, August 9th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Rock Paper Scissors” by Alice Feeney. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.

Library and Lunch August 2022

Back to School Party

On August 18th at 4 pm, play games and have fun at our Back to School Party.

Cutest Pet Contest

Do you think you have the cutest pet? Bring us the cutest picture of your fur babies, feather babies, or even scaly babies during our Cutest Pet Contest in August and let our patrons choose the cutest of the cute! And don’t forget to vote for your favorite!

Watch the library’s website https://lmlibrary.org and Facebook for details.

Upcoming Summer Reading Events

  • Storytimes
    • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
    • Wednesdays at 10:00 am
    • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
    • Facebook Storytimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am
2022 Closed for Juneteenth
  • Library Closed for Juneteenth – Monday, June 20th

    The library will be closed tomorrow, Monday, June 20th in observance of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day.

  • Aaron Fowler “Climb Onboard the Boat” – Tuesday, June 21st at 11 am

    Musician Aaron Fowler and his trained therapy dogs, will be at the library on Tuesday, June 21st at 11 am with his “Climb Onboard the Boat” 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.

  • Teen & Adult Craft: Bubble Art – Tuesday, June 21st at 2 pm

    Teens & adults are welcome to this craft where we will be making bubble art. Use oil pastels on black paper to make your bubble creation really pop!

    Supplies will be limited. Call 620-626-0180 or sign up online.

Luau Bunco 2022
  • Luau Bunco – Thursday, June 23rd at Noon

    Adults, come join our Luau Bunco Party! Seating is limited, so sign up online or at the front desk. (Snacks will be served)

  • Movie Time – Thursday, June 23rd at 4:30 pm

    Come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn! This will be part of our Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program.

    Based on a true story, this live action family movie stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman.

    While swimming free in the ocean, a young dolphin gets caught in a trap and severely damages her tail. Though she is rescued, her tail cannot be saved, and the prognosis is dire. What the dolphin needs is a miracle. She gets that miracle in the form of a marine biologist , a prosthetics designer, and a devoted boy, who find a way to help her swim again.

  • Teen Water Fun – Friday, June 24th from 3 pm to 6 pm

    We’ll have several water based games for teens on the library’s front lawn. Sign up is required and please wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet!

  • Game Day – Thursday, June 30th starting at 4 pm.

    Join us for free play and tournaments. Come and go as you please. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!

2022 Mad Science
  • Mad Science – Amazing Oceans – Friday, July 1st at 11 am

    Mad Science presents Amazing Oceans! Join Mad Science this summer as they dive into the deep and amazing Ocean of Possibilities!

    How do fish rise and sink in water? Why do some fish light up in the dark? What other mysteries lie within the murky deep? We even learn how to exercise environmental responsibility as we give back to the ocean that gives us so much. Join us this summer as we discover together this great Ocean of Possibilities!

2022 Container Gardening Craft
  • Container Gardening Craft – Thursday, June 30th at 2 pm

    Learn about container gardening while having fun planting seeds and decorating a flowerpot to take home! Supplies are limited, register to save your spot. Presented by the Wild West District of K-State Research and Extension.

    Adults and teens only.

  • Interactive Movie for Teens and Adults – Friday, July 1st at 3 pm

    Enjoy an interactive showing of the first swash-buckling tale of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann.

    Interactive showings are a fun way of watching a movie where everyone gets a bag of surprises and instructions, and you shout and snack along with the movie.

    Part of our Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program. For Teens and Adults only.

  • Library Closed for Independence Day – Monday, July 4th

2022 Zoomobile
  • Lee Richardson Zoomobile – Tuesday, July 5th at 11 am

    The Lee Richardson Zoo will bring their Zoomobile to the library on Tuesday, July 5th at 11 am. Enjoy a storytime and a visit from an animal friend straight from the Lee Richardson Zoo.

  • Teen & Adult Craft: Sea Glass Windchimes – Tuesday, July 5th at 2 pm

    Teens & adults are welcome to this craft where we will be making sea glass windchimes. Sea glass is a really pretty muted color. String them together and hang them up to make a unique wind chime for your home!

    Supplies will be limited. Call 620-626-0180 or sign up online.

  • Movie Time – Thursday, July 7th at 4:30 pm

    Come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn! This will be part of our Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program.

    This Disney Pixar film is set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera. It is a coming-of-age story about a young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water’s surface.

  • Library and Lunch – On Tuesday, July 12th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Unhoneymooners” by Christina Lauren.

  • End of Summer Reading Party with Magician Dan Dan the Magic Man – Thursday, July 14th at 1 pm

    Our end of Summer Reading Party will feature Dan Dan the Magic Man along with fun activities for all ages.

Getting Ready for Summer Reading

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Summer Reading signup starts June 1st this year. You’ll be able to sign up online or at our Summer Reading Kickoff Party starting at 2 pm on Wednesday, July 1st.

Events

  • Storytimes  
    • Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
    • Wednesdays at 10:00 am 
    • Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
    • Facebook Storytimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am
  • Teen Volunteer Work Day – Monday, May 16th at 4:30 pm

    Teens, here is an opportunity to complete community service hours at the library. For the month of May we will be creating decorations for our upcoming summer reading program.
  • Teen Craft Night: Morse Code Bracelets – Tuesday, May 24th at 5 pm

    Create unique coded messages with morse code using beads and turn them into bracelets! Challenge yourself creatively in more ways than one with this craft that involves secret messages. All supplies will be provided.
  • Teen Otaku Club – Wednesday, May 25th at 5 pm

    Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting. This month we will watch and discuss the anime My Roommate Is A Cat! Sign up in advance to save your spot and get a free snack. Join us at the meeting for your chance at an anime door prize and to enjoy a craft.
  • Game Day for all ages – Thursday, May 26th at 5:30 pm

    Come in and play board, card, and video games. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!
  • Closed for Memorial Day – The Library will be closed on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for our regular hours.

  • Summer Reading Kickoff Party – Wednesday, July 1st at 2 pm.

    Help us kickoff Summer Reading. We will have games, hot dogs, popcorn, a bouncy house, and more! All ages welcome.

  • Library and Lunch – On Tuesday, June 14th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir.

Spring Book Sale

Support the library and pick up some good deals at the Friends of the Library book sale Tuesday, April 26th through Saturday, April 30th during regular library hours.

Tues-Thurs – paperbacks will be $0.50 each and all other items will be $1 each.

Fri-Sat – $1 for every bag full of books and $2 for every box full of books.

Funds from the book sale go to help support library programs including Baby’s Bookshelf, Budding Bookworms, Summer Reading Program, etc.

Events

  • Teen Volunteer Work Day – Monday, April 18th at 5:30 pm

    Teens, here is an opportunity to complete community service hours at the library. In our first meetings, we will create cards for nursing homes and/or hospitals

  • Kids Bingo Night – Tuesday, April 19th at 4:30 pm

    Kids, join us for a fun game of Bingo! Snacks and fun prizes will be available!

  • Teen Otaku Club – Wednesday, April 20th at 5 pm

    Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting. This month we will watch and discuss the anime Ranking of Kings! Sign up in advance to save your spot and get a free snack. Join us at the meeting for your chance at an anime door prize and to enjoy a craft.

  • Teen Beanboozled Challenge – Friday, April 22nd at 4:30 pm

    Teens, celebrate National Jelly Bean Day by playing the Beanboozled Challenge!

    Bean Boozled Jelly Beans are crazy… In a good way! They make you wonder “how were they able to get the taste soooo right?”.

    Bring a friend and see if they have the courage to go head to head with you on flavors like cappucino vs liver and onions or juicy pear vs booger.

  • Teen Arty Party: Blackout Poetry – Tuesday, April 26th at 5:30 pm

    Celebrate National Poetry Month with a unique craft. Create poetry with words that are on a page and black out the rest with a sharpie and decorate it.

  • Game Day for all ages – Thursday, April 28th at 5:30 pm

    Come in and play board, card, and video games. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!

  • Library and Lunch – On Tuesday, May 10th​ at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “Dear Mrs. Bird” by by AJ Pearce

Black History Month at the Library

Events

  • Storytimes We have Storytime sessions on Wednesdays at 10 am, Monday evenings at 5:30 pm, and now we have brand new Saturday Storytime sessions at 11 am for Storytime in English and 11:30 for Storytime in Spanish.
Saturday Storytime

  • Facebook Storytimes – Tuesdays at 11 am for Storytime in Spanish and Thursdays at 11 am for Storytime in English.

    Visit the library’s Facebook page every week for a new Storytime recording.  https://www.facebook.com/lmlibrary

  • Closed for Presidents’ Day – The Library will be closed on Monday, February 21st for Presidents’ Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday for our regular hours.

  • Mardi Gras Bunco – Thursday, February 24th at 2 pm

    Adults, come to our Mardi Gras themed Bunco Party! We will have masks, beads and prizes! Seating is limited. Sign up on our website or call 626-0180. (Snacks will be served)
2022 Mardi Gras Bunco

  • Encanto Party – Feb. 24th at 4 pm

    On Thursday, Feb. 24th at 4 pm, come to the library and celebrate with the Family Madrigal! We will have Encanto themed photo ops, a craft, popcorn, and lemonade while we watch the movie.

  • Pokemon Day – Monday, Feb. 28th

    Stop by for a Pokémon themed grab and go activity pack and join in on a Pokémon scavenger hunt to be entered to win a prize!

    Packs will be available at the library starting Friday, Feb. 25th. The scavenger hunt must be returned to the library by 8 pm Monday, Feb. 28th to be eligible for the prize drawing. All ages are welcome to participate!
Pokemon Day 2022

Black History Month Display

2022 Black History Alcove

Come in to see the Black History Month alcove display put together by one of our library patrons. While you’re here, stop by our display of books by African American Authors. Here are just a few:

You can also find these books listed on our catalog http://catalog.lmlibrary.org

Black Bottom Saints

Black Bottom Saints: A Novel
by Alice Randall

For decades, Joseph “Ziggy” Johnson, the founder and dean of the Ziggy Johnson School of the Theatre, has been the pulse of Detroit’s famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the city’s African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he is also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where he’s rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era, including Della Reese,  Billy Eckstein, and Nat “King” Cole. 

As he lays dying, Ziggy reflects on his life, the community that was the center of his world, and the remarkable people who helped shape it.

Inspired by the Catholic Saints Day Books, Ziggy curates his own list of Black Bottom’s venerable “Saints.” 

Accompanying these “tributes” are thoughtfully paired cocktails that capture the essence of each of Ziggy’s saints―libations as strong and satisfying as Alice Randall’s wholly original view of a place and time unlike any other.

And Sometimes I Wonder About You

And Sometimes I Wonder About You 

by Walter Mosley

In the fifth Leonid McGill novel, Leonid finds himself in an unusual pickle of trying to balance his cases with his chaotic personal life. Leonid’s father is still out there somewhere, and his wife is in an uptown sanitarium. 

Meanwhile, Leonid is approached by an unemployed office manager named Hiram Stent to track down the whereabouts of his cousin, Celia, who is about to inherit millions of dollars from her father’s side of the family. Leonid declines the case, but after his office is broken into and Hiram is found dead, he gets reeled into the underbelly of Celia’s wealthy old-money family. It’s up to Leonid to save who he can and incriminate the guilty.

Black Deutschland

Black Deutschland: A Novel
by Darryl Pinckney

Jed―young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago―flees to the city of his fantasies, a museum of modernism and decadence: Berlin. The paradise that tyranny created, is where he’s chosen to become the figure that he so admires, the black American expatriate. Newly sober Jed arrives to chase boys and to escape from what it means to be a black male in America.

But history, both personal and political, can’t be avoided with time or distance. Whether it’s the judgment of the cousin he grew up with and her husband’s bourgeois German family, the lure of white wine in a down-and-out bar, a gang of racists looking for a brawl, the past never stays past even in faraway Berlin. In the age of Reagan and AIDS in a city on the verge of tearing down its walls, he clambers toward some semblance of adulthood amid the outcasts and expats, intellectuals and artists, queers and misfits.

New Year’s Resolutions

Are you determined to make 2022 better than 2021? Is your resolution to get healthy? Eat better? Develop a more positive outlook? Check out our New Year’s Resolutions book display to find some inspiration.

Whats a homeowner to do

What’s a Homeowner to Do?
by Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine

With hundreds of clear, helpful illustrations, this essential reference covers such topics as how to install a ceiling fan; determining the right amount of paint to buy; how to repair a loose stair tread; choosing the proper child safety gate; and many more.

More importantly, you’ll get expert advice on when a repair is something you can do yourself and when it’s best executed by a professional. In the process, you’ll learn more than enough to speak knowledgeably about any problem with a hardware store clerk, a repairman, or a contractor.

ego is the enemy

Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday 

Ego Is the Enemy draws on stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.

In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”

no more excuses diet

The No More Excuses Diet: 3 Days to Bust Any Excuse, 3 Weeks to Easy New Eating Habits, 3 Months to Total Transformation
by Maria Kang

We all know that we should exercise and eat right, so why is it so hard to follow through? We make excuses for why we aren’t taking better care of ourselves, saying things like, “I’m too tired,” “I don’t have time,” or “I’m just not built to look that way.” 

The No More Excuses Diet combines short term goals with healthy habit-forming behaviors to create permanent lifestyle changes. Using a specially designed transformation calendar, readers set clear, personal goals and make an easy-to-follow plan for each day.  

The No More Excuses Diet also provides a completely customizable workout guide, with over 50 illustrated exercises designed to build strength, flexibility, endurance, and to shed fat.

Are you really listening

Are You Really Listening?: Keys to Successful Communication
by Paul J. Donoghue and Mary E. Siegel

Listening is an essential skill worth every effort to learn and to master. Listening takes us out of our tendency toward self-absorption and self-protection. It opens us to the world around us and to the persons who matter most to us. When we listen, we learn, we grow, and we are nourished.

Why do we often feel cut off when speaking to the people closest to us? What is it that keeps so many of us from really listening? Practicing psychotherapists, Donoghue and Siegel answer these questions and more in this thoughtful, witty, and helpful look at the reasons why people don’t listen. Filled with vivid examples that clearly demonstrate easy-to-learn listening techniques, Are You Really Listening? is a guide to the secrets and joys of listening and being listened to.

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hoopla BingePass

hoopla BingePass gives Library patrons unlimited access to collections of streaming content for 7 days…with a single borrow. It’s a new way to explore great online content—and a lot of it!

BingePass launched with the introduction of hoopla Magazines and The Great Courses Video Library Collection and the Curiosity Stream BingePass is coming late January.

hoopla Magazines offers 50 popular and in-demand magazines for all ages and interests, such as HGTV, Elle, Popular Mechanics, Fast Company, Inc., Men’s Health, Time for Kids, Woman’s Day, Runner’s World, and many more. These 50 titles are just the beginning—the catalog will evolve and grow steadily over time.

The Great Courses BingePass offers a collection of popular courses curated specifically for Libraries. The collection features more than 300 courses, with each containing numerous lectures. That means patrons can access thousands of learning sessions with a single hoopla Instant borrow.

The Curiosity Stream BingePass will give access to the Curiosity Stream platform that showcases all their documentaries and nonfiction series! With a single hoopla Instant borrow, Library patrons can watch thousands of high-quality videos about science, history, technology, nature, society, and lifestyle, plus some great content for kids! Watch films like The Year That Rocked the World, Royals: Keeping the Crown, Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall, Ancient Engineering, Underworld, Psychology of Con Artists, and thousands more.

All Liberal Memorial Library patrons can sign up for a free hoopla account. If you haven’t signed up yet, call 626-0180 or come in and we can help you get started.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Library!

Events

  • Storytimes Wednesdays at 10:00 am and again on Monday evenings at 5:30 pm
  • Facebook Storytimes – Fridays at 4 pm
  • Kids Thanksgiving Bingo – Tuesday, November 23rd at 5 pm

Kids, join us for a fun game of Thanksgiving themed Bingo! For ages 12 and under. Snacks and fun prizes will be available!

  • Movie Night – Tuesday, Nov. 30th at 6 pm

Come to the library and enjoy a movie and free popcorn! Feel free to bring your own drink, and a blanket/pillow to be comfy!

When the patrol’s biggest rival, Mayor Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone’s favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head-on.

Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Closed for Thanksgiving

The library will close at 1 pm on Wednesday the 24th and will be closed on Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen for normal business hours on Saturday at 9 am.

Holiday Open House

2021 Holiday Open House

On December 9th from 6 to 8 pm, we are having a holiday celebration at the library. There will be cookies, musical performances, and a special visit from Santa. Bring the kids to listen to Santa tell stories and to take their pictures with Santa. 

Teen Grab & Go Craft Kit: Mystery Craft

Teens, during the month of December come in and pick up a ready to make craft! Get one while supplies last, craft will be available for the rest of the month or until supplies run out.

Online Library and Lunch

Library and Lunch December 2021

On Tuesday, December 14th at Noon, our book club will meet online to discuss “A dog’s perfect Christmas” by Cameron, W. Bruce.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

2021 Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

On Thursday, December 16th at 4 pm, wear an ugly Christmas sweater for this fun party for adults! Participate in a White Elephant gift exchange for gifts up to $10, play games, and eat snacks. Adults only.  

Seating is limited. Sign up online, by phone, or at the front desk.

Teen Otaku Club

Wednesday, December 15th at 5 pm we will be celebrating our love of Otaku by having a holiday party! Join us in games, an ornament craft, snacks, and a gift exchange!

Sign up is required to attend this month due to the planned activities.

Holiday Cookbooks

Are you looking for some inspiration for a holiday feast? Check out some of our cookbooks. The Library has all kinds of cookbooks available for checkout. Here are a few:

A bird in the hand

A Bird in the Hand: Chicken recipes for every day and every mood
by Diana Henry

Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting, casual, easy, even celebratory, it’s always in the kitchen and on the table. Plundering the globe, there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it, whether you need a quick supper after work, something for a lazy summer BBQ or a feast to nourish family and friends. In A Bird in the Hand, Diana Henry o­ffers a host of new, simple and not-so-very-well-known dishes, starring the bird we all love.

Sweets and Treats with Six sisters' stuff

Sweets & Treats With Six Sisters’ Stuff: 100+ Desserts, Gift Ideas, and Traditions for the Whole Family
by Six Sisters’ Stuff

Who doesn’t love dessert? The Six Sisters have gathered together more than 100 of their best dessert recipes into one cookbook that the whole family will enjoy. From cakes and cupcakes and cookies to pies and brownies and ice cream, this cookbook has the easy-to-make, family-friendly recipes you’ve come to expect from the Six Sisters.

Moosewood Restaurant celebrates

Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates: Festive Meals for Holidays and Special Occasions
by Moosewood Collective

For three decades, the famed Moosewood Collective has prepared innovative meatless meals that have left vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike clamoring for more. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of their internationally acclaimed Ithaca restaurant, The Moosewood Collective presents their first-ever collection of menus for memorable occasions, with vegetarian specialties for every season.