June/July 2010 connetnow – What’s Happening at Your Library

Posted by on January 25, 2011

This is the issue for information on SummerFest programming. Find out what fun things the kids can do at the library this summer. For the adults… for home improvement ideas without the sales pitch come to the library. A new Home Improvement neighborhood will be dedicated to the do-it-yourselfer. Another new neighborhood on Pets has information on subjects ranging from pet training to non-traditional pets. Both neighborhoods open this summer.

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April/May 2010 connectnow – What’s Happening at Your Library

Posted by on January 24, 2011

Check out the Library’s magazine, connectnow online. The library is continually evolving to make browsing our stacks easier. That service expands with the launch of two one-stop browsing areas, the Cooking and Lawn & Garden neighorhoods, in April. Plus, learn why this year’s El Dia de los Ninos/El Dia de los Libros, scheduled for April 29, will be better than ever.

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Feb/March 2010 connectnow – What’s Happening at Your Library

Posted by on January 23, 2011

Check out the Library’s magazine, connectnow online.

The library is here to assist your tax needs. That service may be more valuable than you think as the state Department of Revenue aims to change the way you file your taxes. Plus, the community will come together in February for Kansas Reads. Find out what high-profile Kansan will be visiting the library (on page 1 of connectnow).

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Japanese Bento Making

Posted by on December 17, 2010

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Bento is a single portion, rice based meal common in Japanese cuisine. They are served in a box with separated compartments and often decorated to look like popular cartoon characters or animals. Topeka teens made their own bentos in this fun library program. They formed sticky sushi rice into crazy shapes using plastic wrap and cookie [...]

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