The library will be closing at 7pm tonight due to a power outage in the area.

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Thinking about remodeling or organizing your home? Maybe you’re planning a new deck, or want to add a fireplace or solar energy. The Home Neighborhood has resources from house plans to appliance repair, home decorating to garages, bathrooms to kitchens. Stop by to get your next home project off to a good start!

Recent Home Blog Posts

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A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place

Large or small, we fill our houses with the things we like and the things we can’t seem to get rid of. Because we do, we have to find a way to organize all that we own so that we can find what we want when we want it

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Is it Easy Being Green?

If you want to live greener, but are afraid that being green is a lot of sacrifice and expensive gadgets, your library has all kinds of books to help. Read further for just a sampling.

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Get Ready for Spring!

It is winter, but the days are growing longer and warmer. Crocus blooms and temperate weather lead to thoughts of clearing the home of the remains of winter. Where to start?

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Update with Paint

Visit the Home Neighborhood for ideas on updating your walls with paint!

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January is National Radon Action Month

Radon is colorless, odorless, tasteless and occurs naturally as uranium in soil, rocks and water breaks down. Even though it is a natural occurrence, it is hazardous if it becomes trapped in your home. January is National Radon Action Month. Use this opportunity to learn the facts about radon and how you can mitigate its presence in your home.

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Energy Savings 101

Danny Lichtenauer from Westar Energy will be at the library December 13 at 7:00 pm with helpful tips on managing household energy use.

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Energy Savings 101

Come to the Library on December 13 to learn how to decrease your energy costs.

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Urban Homesteading, or, Old MacDonald had a backyard farm…

The movement to become more self-sufficient in an urban setting is spreading. Relearning methods for growing and canning produce, managing gray water, and raising chickens are just a few of the areas addressed in the urban homestead movement.

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Take time to organize and declutter

Even small steps can help in the battle against clutter. TARC Industries is offering FREE Residential Shredding October 17 – 21 so take advantage of their service and defy your clutter. I’ll see you there!