The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.

One-Stop Recycling

Posted by on April 3, 2013

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Come to our 6th annual TSCPL Green Fair, Saturday, April 13, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. There’ll be booths, displays, live animals and crafts for the kids. You can also recycle your surplus electronics and get your sensitive documents shredded. Read on for more information…

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Give Green a Chance Green Fair April 13

Posted by on April 1, 2013

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The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Green Fair, April 13 from 2–5pm, offers entertainment for all ages and eco-friendly ideas to incorporate into your daily life. Paper shredding and electronics recycling will also be part of the Fair.

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Make the Library Your Garden Center

Posted by on February 19, 2013

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If you missed us at last week’s Garden Show at the Kansas Expocentre, here are a few tips and tricks our librarians handed out to more than 600 people who stopped by our booth. Get a library card, and start using the gardening books mentioned in this post, plus hundreds others in our collection.

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Be Crafty and Be Green

Posted by on April 17, 2012

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The Green Fair @ Your Library is coming up on Saturday, April 21 and it seems the perfect time to channel your crafting energy into recycling. Use what you already have on hand or what someone else considers trash and make it awesome.

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Is it Easy Being Green?

Posted by on April 3, 2012

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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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Green Fair @ your library April 21

Posted by on March 29, 2012

Come to our Green Fair April 21

Coming soon, it’s the 5th annual Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Green Fair being held Saturday, April 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. right here at the library. We’ll have booths manned by more than 25 different organizations all geared to helping you help the earth.

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We made it to 150!

Posted by on April 12, 2011

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We made it with extras to boot! Don’t forget to come see us at the fair this Saturday 2:00-5:00 pm. Read on to see our complete list of 150 Ways to Get Your Green On!

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Our Green Report Card

Posted by on March 27, 2011

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As local partners gear up for our popular Green Fair April 16 – a day where “green” rules and vendors, demos and literature explain why – it’s time we gauge the return on our own green efforts. Does the library practice what we preach – I mean aside from being Topeka’s No. 1 book recycler? [...]

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Get Your Green On! 150 Ways

Posted by on February 28, 2011

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We host the biggest and most fun Green Fair in Northeast Kansas. Come to the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library April 16 for giveaways, information, tips and tricks, live music and fun.

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